Category: Media
Sundance’s ‘biodigital’ film festival will try to bridge the gap between VR and reality
Next year's Sundance Film Festival will mark a momentous return to Park City, Utah, after in-person festivities were cancelled last year. But Sundance isn't giving up on the digital platforms it used to stream films and bring cinephiles into a VR social hub last January. As part of its New…
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Is Twitter Blue worth $3 a month?
Last week, Twitter’s “premium” subscription service made its debut in the United States. Twitter Blue is a $3 monthly subscription that buys subscribers access to additional features, like an undo button and ad-free news articles. For now, Twitter Blue comes with a fairly limited set of extra features designed for…
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After four seasons, ‘Discovery’ still isn’t interested in being a “normal” Star Trek
The following only contains slight spoilers for the first episode of season four of 'Star Trek: Discovery.' Since its debut back in 2017 (and even before then, really), Star Trek: Discovery has been a divisive show. There was a long laundry list of complaints: the series is too dark, everyone…
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Here’s every Marvel show announced during Disney+ Day
Disney held its first-ever Disney+ Day on Friday, and wouldn’t you know it, new content from Marvel Studios dominated the slate, with the company announcing or providing updates on 12 different live-action and animated shows. You can see an early look at footage from some of the upcoming shows on…
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Here’s our first look at the ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ series
Here's one thing we know for sure about Obi-Wan Kenobi: we'll finally see another showdown with Darth Vader. We got our first glimpse at the series during Disney+ Day, the streaming network's extended birthday celebration. While there's no actual footage from Obi-Wan available, a behind-the-scenes clip streaming through the app…
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Instagram introduces text-to-speech and voice effects for Reels
Instagram was clearly trying to court TikTok users when it launched its short-form video format called Reels. Now, it has introduced two features already widely popular on TikTok, perhaps in hopes that they can convert those who've been hesitating to use Reels due to their absence. One of those tools…
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