Wednesday, September 24, 2008

David Blaine's Dive of Death

Magician David Blaine David Blaine has completed his latest stunt - hanging upside down over Central Park for 60 hours without a safety net.

The stunt started on Monday, when Blaine was hoisted into position 5 storeys in the air above Wollman Ice Rink.

On Wednesday night he completed the stunt by diving 44 feet to the ground while attached to a harness.

Some observers have accused Blaine of cheating, claiming that he had up to three breaks an hour, some lasting as long as 15 minutes.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1060813/david_blaine_caught_cheating_before.html

A two-hour ABC television special called "David Blaine: Dive of Death" also showed footage of him catching a .22-calibre rifle bullet in a metal cup in his mouth.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Clay Aiken Finally Comes Out



Former American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken revealed in an interview with People Magazine that he is gay. In the interview he opens up about his sexuality and his decision to come out.

The cover, leaked by celebrity news site PerezHilton on Tuesday, shows him with his baby son, Parker Foster Aiken, who was conceived via in vitro fertilization with his longtime friend and record producer, Jaymes Foster.

The headline reads "Yes, I'm Gay," and features a quote from Aiken: "I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things."

The star has refused to comment on his sexual orientation for years despite persistent rumors that he might be gay.

Adobe Releases Details of Creative Suite 4

Adobe has announced that the latest version of their Creative Suite package, CS4, will be launched in October.

There will be 6 different editions of the software, differing only in which products are included.

The editions are:

Creative Suite 4 Web Standard - Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Contribute

Creative Suite 4 Web Premium - Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Contribute, Illustrator, Acrobat, Soundbooth, Photoshop

Creative Suite 4 Design Standard - InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat

Creative Suite 4 Design Premium - InDesign, Photoshop Extended, Illustrator, Acrobat, Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks

Creative Suite 4 Production Premium - Photoshop Extended, Illustrator, Flash, After Effects, Premier, Soundbooth, OnLocation, Encore

Creative Suite 4 Master Collection - All of the above


Adobe Creative Suite 4 Website

T-Mobile G1 Android Phone Being Released Today


The eagerly-anticipated T-Mobile G1 Android phone is being launched today.


Details of the phone's specifications were leaked from the T-Mobile G1 website a few hours before the official launch. The phone is manufactured by Taiwanese handset manufacturer HTC and is the first cell phone to use Google's Android operating system.


The phone is apparently 4.6 x 2.16 x 0.63 inches, weighs in at 5.6 ounces, has a 480 x 320 HVGA display, features GPS, 3G, has a 3.1-megapixel camera, supports up to 8GB of memory and will allow 5 hours of talktime with 130 hours of standby. The phone will require a Gmail account, and won't do video capture or have stereo Bluetooth.