James Cameron wants films to be made and project at 60 frames per second

"They've smoked us," he said, referring to sports broadcasted in higher resolution at faster frame rates. "We're trying to say that going to the movies is a special experience and better than what you have in the home -- except the motion sucks."

I stopped going to movie theaters years ago. The experience of my home system is far better.

Cool to see Cameron and others working to make going to the movies special again.

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Netflix reveals that viewing hours on Apple TV have now passed viewing hours on the iPad

In Netflix's earnings release, it revealed that viewing hours on Apple TV have now passed viewing hours on the iPad.

On the one hand, it makes sense since Apple TV goes right into your big screen TV. On the other hand, Apple has sold 15 million iPads, and probably just over 1 million new Apple TVs, so you would expect more viewing on that device.

I use my AppleTV almost every day, and mostly for Netflix.

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Researchers dressed as pandas introduce cubs to wild

Researchers dressed as pandas introduce cubs to wild

It may look as if they have escaped from a Disney theme park or a children's party, but underneath these furry giant panda costumes lurk some of China's leading conservationists.

A researcher dressed in a panda costume puts a panda cub into a box before its physical examination at the Hetaoping Research and Conservation Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan province
 
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A researcher dressed in a panda costume puts a panda cub into a box before its physical examination at the Hetaoping Research and Conservation Center for the Giant Panda in Sichuan province Photo: REUTERS

OMG that is awesome

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Speed Camera Lottery: "I really believe that fun can change human behavior for the better"

Cool experiment run by Volkswagen. They set up speed cameras and entered those who obeyed the speed limit into a lottery to win some of the proceeds.

They saw a 22% reduction in speed. I'm going to guess most of that was just because there was an odd, blinky sign in the middle of the road. But a cool project nonetheless.

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