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Daft Punk to Release New Album ‘Random Access Memories’ May 21st
This morning, around 3:00am ET, Daft Punk sent out a press release stating their new album “Random Access Memories” is expected to hit stores on May 21st, 2013. The album is now available for pre-order through iTunes and I have already placed my order.
- 03/24/2013
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GE Uses Back to the Future DeLorean in a Commercial to Talk About Turbine-Generated Power
We’ve seen GE effectively use a NASA rover and KITT from Knight Rider to discuss jet engines and locomotives. These commercials are part of the brand’s Brilliant Machines advertising campaign launched in 2012. Again using 1980’s nostalgia, the company is promoting their turbine hardware and software using imagery from the Back to the Future movies. The new spot is called “The Future is Now” and features a flying DeLorean and the voice of actor Michael J. Fox.
- 09/08/2013
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Returning from the Edge of Space, A Tribute to Felix Baumgartner
Felix Baumgartner is slated to do a 120,000 foot skydive from the edge of space on Sunday, through the Red Bull Stratos Program. An attempt on Tuesday was cancelled due to weather. It’s an inspiring feat– defying gravity to get to the edge of space and shirking common sense by jumping out of a perfectly good… balloon.
While Baumgartner is at it, he will be breaking the sound barrier, going mach speed– like Chuck Yeager without the X-1. Incidentally, Yeager broke the sound barrier October 14, 1947. Baumgartner may potentially be doing it again sans aircraft October 14, 2012. As Matt Scott puts it: “To infinity and beyond… and back again…”
- 10/12/2012
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