There have long been reports that Apple is working on ways to effectively create AirPods hearing aids – adding capabilities to the in-ear headphones that would enable them to replace hearing aids for at least some people. Or, at least, blur the lines between earphones and hearing aids. A new report today says that the Cupertino company is still actively working on this, and has other health-related ambitions for the devices …...
Update 12:48 p.m. ET: Akamai says it has implemented a fix for the issue. “We have implemented a fix for this issue, and based on current observations, the service is resuming normal operations. We will continue to monitor to ensure that the impact has been fully mitigated,” it says. An apparent DNS issue is affecting a number of high-profile websites today, taking them offline and leading to error messages for users....
Many television experts name the year 2000 as the official start of the “golden age of television” that we’re still experiencing today. It’s true: the decade of the ‘00s was chock-full of excellent television programming. Even with all of the fantastic shows on air today, many viewers still point to the series that came out of the ‘00s as the best-of-the-best, swearing that they can’t be topped. However, in order to understand just how good some of the programming that came out of the 2000s was, it’s also important to review how flat-out awful some of the ‘00s series were at the same time....
Just because Halloween is over doesn’t mean the horrors have to end. In fact, for many of these series, the spooks and scares are only beginning with season one. A new string of debut shows recently hit Netflix and are quickly becoming everyone’s favorite subject. The Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina, Haunted, and The Haunting Of Hill House dominate Netflix right now, but some of us aren’t scared of the paranormal or don’t believe in it....
Artists are often associated with one specific genre, even though the most creative people dabble in numerous styles. This is evident in music, literature, video games, and especially in film. The hallmark of a truly creative person is their variety. Even with this in mind, some works can really feel out of the blue. As proof of this, the 10 movies presented below were made by the last person in the world you’d expect to make them....
Jeff Bridges is one of the most accomplished actors working today. He first came into prominence in the 1970s, and since then he has maintained a stellar career as one of Hollywood’s best actors. Whether he is starring in a small, quiet film or a big budget adventure, whether playing a serious role or a comedic role, Bridges can always be depended on to give an excellent and compelling performance....
Batman’s home turf of Gotham City is one of the most iconic and well-known cities in all of fiction, having been portrayed in thousands of comics and multiple TV shows, movies and video games. However, despite its iconic status, Gotham is still a city of many secrets. From the dark to the absurd, here are 12 things you should definitely keep in mind when planning your next trip to Gotham City....
Updated March 20th, 2020 by Alyssa Avina. How I Met Your Mother had many instances of offensive and inappropriate behaviors being played off as jokes when in actuality they were highly problematic. Every character on the show has fallen into the category of problematic and over time, the matter at hand has only grown more impossible to ignore. They have found a way to offend nearly every group of people – every minority – and it is not easy to swallow these so-called jokes any longer....
Of all the Sailor Scouts, Sailor Pluto is probably the one that fans know the least about. This was probably intentional on the part of Sailor Moon creator Naoko Takeuchi because Sailor Pluto tends to live a very lonely existence as the guardian of the Space-Time door. Up until Pluto reincarnated into Setsuna Meioh, she guarded that door alone, with very few visitors. Most of what Sailor Moon fans know about Sailor Pluto comes from what Takeuchi wrote in the manga, including some very basic statistics that appeared in the back of one volume....
Running a TV channel can’t be that easy. You have to keep up with trends, try to come up with ideas that are just dissimilar enough from the competition’s that they don’t sue you, and always be ready to completely change your channel’s format and name so it stays relevant. An example of this was when Kentucky Fried Chicken became “KFC” because they realized that using the word “fried” suggested that it was fast-food, which sounds unhealthy....
It’s easy to say that “superheroes don’t kill” and believe it, since comic book publishers usually prefer the good guys to find better solutions than murder. But as writers and trends passed, some of the comic world’s most iconic superheroes have delivered some insane kills. Whether they turn your stomach, or give you a cold chill, even the brightest heroes have their dark side. Here are 5 Superheroes With Shockingly Deadly Dark Sides....
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Apple is opening a new store in Berlin on December 2. The Rosenthaler Strasse retail store is Apple’s second in the city, joining its Kurfürstendamm location. The new store is the city’s center, in the Mitte borough by the Hackesche Höfe, surrounded by historical locations, as well as art and design studios. For the opening, Apple will be hosting local artists from the art collective Parallel Universe. The illustrators will be live-drawing on an iPad Pro at the Forum and Video wall, home to Today at Apple sessions....
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a vast, sprawling world of heroes and villains, and with all of these super-powered good guys, we have to ask the question: who is the most powerful? Whether it’s super strength, the ability to warp worlds, or someone who can fly, these heroes have some seriously impressive talents. While we won’t know who wins in a battle royale (until Captain America: Civil War comes out, anyway), we can still have some fun ranking these MCU powerhouses....
Coming to theaters this December is the Michael Fassbender action/adventure vehicle Assassin’s Creed, the first trailer to which you can check out above. Chances are, you’ve at least heard of Assassin’s Creed, as the movie is based on a wildly popular, nine-year-old video game franchise. Created and published by Ubisoft, this best selling game series is being translated to the silver screen by the developer’s brand new proprietary movie studio, Ubisoft Motion Pictures....
The business of telling long form stories is a tough and unforgiving one. Producing a television series is hardly ever without unforeseen bumps and hiccups. Whether they be chaotic behind the scenes disputes due to a clash of massive egos or bold creative choices not sitting well with a significant portion of the audiences, there will always be hurdles for creatives and producers alike to overcome. Not even well-planned television shows with all their ducks in a row are immune to this....
Martial arts movies are not for everyone, but they are for more people than you might think. Just because the emphasis of a movie is a series of long fights doesn’t mean there isn’t room for a great plot, script, acting, set and costume design, or all of the above. The reason we are writing this list is two-fold: (1) many people have never seen a martial arts movie and have no idea where to start, and (2) for the folks that have seen and love martial arts movies this list is intended to maybe highlight some that have been forgotten, while not straying too far from the classics....
Video games have long been considered (by some) a less-than-worthy pursuit. For years now, there have been concerns that gaming can rot your brain, stunt development, desensitize children to violence, and even turn them into criminals. Luckily for gamers, more and more studies are starting to show that gaming can improve your hand-eye coordination, slow the aging process, improve memory and problem-solving skills, reading skills, and increase brain “flexibility.” Gaming is increasingly being recognized as a beneficial hobby, and gamers are getting more credit for their talents....
Superhero cartoon shows come and go, and once in a while, they go too soon. That’s what happened with the brilliant Cartoon Network show Young Justice. The animated teen team drama took the traditional sidekicks for the characters from DC’s core pantheon – Batman, Superman, Aquaman, etc. – and jammed them all into a single series. Of course, this sort of thing had been done before in the comics with Teen Titans (and is now being done in live-action TV with Titans)....
Nothing gets movie fans talking like an action packed trailer, which means the first public look at an upcoming film really can mean the difference between a runaway blockbuster and a box office disappointment. It’s not all that shocking that movie trailers - just like movie posters - have become an exact science, with the same colors, poses, and tricks used by every major studio. But once you take a closer look at blockbuster trailers, you may be surprised at just how similar they really are....
