Archetypal Western
Classic Films
Greatest Western of all time? Most influential Western? Archetypal Western? Stagecoach (1939) may be all three, depending on your point of view. John Ford hadn’t made a Western since 3 ... Read more
Posts by: David English
AI Lobby Music
Tech Notes
Hotel lobby music is supposed to be bland. But what if it was composed by Björk and driven by a Microsoft AI system? And what if the music varied according ... Read more
Lightweight and Ergonomic
Tech Notes
It’s tough enough to have to lug around a laptop. Adding an ergonomic stand is adding insult to injury. But what if that stand weighed only 3 ounces and was ... Read more
AI-Produced Movies?
Tech Notes
Warner Bros. has struck a deal with Cinelytic to bring AI decision-making into the company’s film-management system. Initially, it will be limited to just low-level choices. What could possibly go ... Read more
One for All
Tech Notes
Wacom displays are a great peripheral for those who like to draw digitally. Unfortunately, the price has made them too costly for many non-professionals. That’s set to change with the ... Read more
Four-Sided Screen
Tech Notes
Think your home theater is truly immersive? Think again. The next advance in movie watching may be a four-sided screen with the ceiling functioning as a fourth panel. In the ... Read more
Flying Taxi
Tech Notes
Weren’t we promised a future with flying cars and robot maids? We don’t have either yet, but we may have flying taxis later in this decade. At the CES tradeshow ... Read more
Bluetooth Bumps Up
Tech Notes
You may want to hold off buying any Bluetooth audio devices. The specifications are about to get a major upgrade. Yesterday at the CES tradeshow, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group ... Read more
Sleepyhead
Tech Notes
Ever fall asleep while wearing your headphones? Maybe you were on to something. Kokoon Technology has announced its new Relax headphones that are meant to be worn while you sleep. ... Read more
Lost and Found
Music, News
My latest music track is being featured on discchord. I’m “making some great tunes in Launchpad with beautiful visuals,” according to the website. You can find the post here. I ... Read more
Cold Around the Heart
Classic Films
It’s interesting to note that my two favorite film noirs of the 1940s — Double Indemnity (1944) and Out of the Past (1947) — also have the two best femme ... Read more
Loss of Innocence
Classic Films
Some film historians lament that we’ll never recapture the magic of a film noir, screwball comedy, or musical comedy. There’s some truth to that, but why would you want to? ... Read more
Fever Dreams
Music, News
One of my music tracks is being featured on discchord. I “got nice and trippy on this Launchpad jam!,” according to the website. You can find the post here. I ... Read more
Grovey
Music
Who says you can’t create production-quality music on a mobile tablet? I was able to create the music track below on my iPad using the Launchpad app and its Found ... Read more
Whistle Go Explore
Tech Notes
If you live in an urban or semi-urban environment, you may live in fear that your dog will unexpectedly leave the yard of your house. And if you live near ... Read more