Mitchell McKenna - tagged with screen http://mitchmckenna.com/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss LifePress mitchellmckenna@gmail.com How to break the speed of light http://mitchmckenna.com/post/10359/how-to-break-the-speed-of-light

You can break the speed of light in your back yard! (but don't worry, Einstein is still right)

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]]> Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:11:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/10359/how-to-break-the-speed-of-light/how-to-break-the-speed-of-light Future of Screen Technology http://mitchmckenna.com/post/8171/future-of-screen-technology

This is the result of TAT's Open Innovation experiment. It is an experience video showing the future of screen technology with stretchable screens, transparent screens and e-ink displays, to name a few.

]]> Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:25:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/8171/future-of-screen-technology/future-of-screen-technology F.lux | Smart Monitor Lighting http://mitchmckenna.com/post/6391/flux-smart-monitor-lighting

"During the day, computer screens look good—they're designed to look like the sun. But, at 9PM, 10PM, or 3AM, you probably shouldn't be looking at the sun. Tell f.lux what kind of lighting you have, and where you live. Then forget about it. F.lux will do the rest, automatically."

]]> Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:55:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/6391/flux-smart-monitor-lighting/flux-smart-monitor-lighting Visual Effects: 100 Years of Inspiration http://mitchmckenna.com/post/4125/visual-effects-100-years-of-inspiration

A "5th-grader-friendly" collection of clips and making-of footage from notable visual effects films of the past century. Originally intended for educational use as an introduction to a classroom lecture. The music track is "Rods and Cones" from the album "Audio" by Blue Man Group.

1900 - The Enchanted Drawing 1903 - The Great Train Robbery 1923 - The Ten Commandments (Silent) 1927 - Sunrise 1933 - King Kong 1939 - The Wizard of Oz 1940 - The Thief of Bagdad 1954 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1956 - Forbidden Planet 1963 - Jason and the Argonauts 1964 - Mary Poppins 1977 - Star Wars 1982 - Tron 1985 - Back to the Future 1988 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1989 - The Abyss 1991 - Terminator 2: Judgement Day 1992 - The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles 1993 - Jurassic Park 2004 - Spider-Man 2 2005 - King Kong 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2007 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2007 - The Golden Compass 2008 - The Spiderwick Chronicles 2008 - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

]]> Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:42:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/4125/visual-effects-100-years-of-inspiration/visual-effects-100-years-of-inspiration Laptop Hunters: Homeless Frank http://mitchmckenna.com/post/1971/laptop-hunters-homeless-frank With $1,000 to spend, homeless Frank finds his perfect laptop. Featuring Jim Santangeli. Written by the Landline. Filmed at Mike's Tech Shop (www.mikestechshop.com). ]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:35:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/1971/laptop-hunters-homeless-frank/laptop-hunters-homeless-frank iPhone as a videogame Device http://mitchmckenna.com/post/707/iphone-as-a-videogame-device This is our Moto Chaser game running on the official iPhone & iPod Touch 2.2 OS, but outputing the video to TV using iPod AV cables. We are using the MPTVOutWindow class to do this. Thanks to Erica at Ars Technica for pointing this out to us. ]]> Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:32:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/707/iphone-as-a-videogame-device/iphone-as-a-videogame-device