Kindle iPhone app features include:

• No Kindle required
• Get the best reading experience available on your iPhone or iPod touch
• Access your Kindle books even if you don’t have your Kindle with you
• Automatically synchronizes your last page read between devices with Amazon Whispersync
• Adjust the text size, add bookmarks, and view the annotations you created on your Kindle

Kindle PC Application features include:

• Get the best reading experience available on your PC. No Kindle required
• Access your Kindle books even if you don’t have your Kindle with you
• Automatically synchronizes your last page read and annotations between devices with Whispersync
• Create bookmarks and view the annotations you created on your Kindle

System Requirements for the Kindle PC Application are:

• A PC with a 500MHz Intel or AMD processor or faster
• At least 128MB of RAM
• Screen resolution of 800×600 or greater
• Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later, or Windows Vista or Windows 7
• 100MB of available disk space

CLICK HERE for more information on the Kindle iPhone app.

CLICK HERE for more information on the Kindle PC Application.

MMD has been working with 4RSS for the last 30 days to test the new system with their initial 10,000 news sites, and the project has been very popular and successful. A variety of websites around the world have been posting MMD press releases and a large number have appeared on multiple news sites.

Mass Media Distribution offers press release distribution to customers that wish to reach newspapers, magazines, trade journals, TV and Radio. All press releases are also posted online and reach thousands of online news sites worldwide.

MMD’s media list is divided into 507 categories so they can target journalists that are looking for their customer’s topic. In addition to sending press releases by their satellite feed, RSS and other distribution methods, MMD targets individual journalists by email from their list of 784,000 media contacts. Each press release is sent by itself, not grouped together with other press releases.

MMD gives their customers the option of press release distribution to journalists in a single city, metro area, country, multiple countries or worldwide. Their database of media contacts includes 193 countries. More information about Mass Media Distribution’s press release distribution service is available at www.massmediadistribution.com.

“The release of SMART Slate for Mac and the interest from software developers and publishers kept our booth busy and exciting this week. IDG World Expo has put on another fantastic show and we look forward to next year.”

“There’s no doubt that this year’s hugely successful Macworld proved that the event continues to be the best place on the planet for Apple product enthusiasts to gather. The product discovery, professional development and social networking opportunities that Macworld 2010 presents to our market are unmatched in size and scope anywhere in the world. We are extremely gratified to have delivered to our attendees another great event that embodies the excitement, clue, and passion of the Apple marketplace,” said Paul Kent, vice president and general manager, Macworld 2010. “We are a community in the true sense of the word and are energized by one another’s insights and innovations. Standing-room only feature presentations, an expo hall with fans packed in shoulder-to-shoulder, and registration lines that stretched out the door on opening day all validate the Macworld community’s passion for this event and their desire for the show to go on. We look forward to carrying this momentum into Macworld 2011 next January, and thank everyone for their support through Macworld’s continuing evolution.”

Highlights of this year’s event included:

• A special preview and in-depth analysis of the new iPad led by Jason Snell, vice president and editorial director at Macworld;
• Exclusive first looks at the best new products for the Apple-products market at “Macworld DEMO: Best of Show” winners included the hottest new-to-market products from TenOne Design, SachManya, Microvision, Canson, Quickoffice and Carina Software. Matt Marshall, editor and CEO of Venture Beat was joined by CEOs and product managers of the winning companies who demoed their products live, on stage and for the first time.
• New York Times author and personal technology columnist David Pogue who hosted LeVar Burton and The Gregory Brothers in his lively ”Late Night with David Pogue” feature presentation that entertained a standing-room only audience with a series of Pogue-esque monologues and skits.
• Alltop.com co-founder Guy Kawasaki hosted industry visionaries from the Apple-products market: Square’s Jack Dorsey, Bing’s Florian Voss, Boinx Software’s Oliver Breidenbach, and HearPlanet’s Steve Echtman.
• Acclaimed author, actor, and filmmaker Kevin Smith hosting an atypical and irreverent Q&A session that loosely touched on topics ranging from perspectives on storytelling, the film industry, the use of technology to create great art to what it takes to survive in the world of independent filmmaking.
• This WEEK in TECH’s Leo Laporte whose presentation featured a rousing musical performance from Warp 11 and The Byrd’s founder Roger McGuinn.
• Multimedia expert David Biedny hosted “The Photoshop 20th Anniversary” featuring a special panel presentation including Adobe executives: Jerry Harris, co-author of PixelPaint and primary architect of brushing engine in Photoshop 7; Kevin O’Connor, principal, Make Color Behave; and Russell Brown, senior creative director, Adobe Systems.
• “Daring Fireball” publisher John Gruber hosted a feature presentation on “The Gruber 10: Apple’s Top Issues,” featuring Apple’s problems ranging from competition, to Steve Jobs, and computers.

“This is my first year at Macworld but it certainly won’t be my last. I’ve been unable to attend Macworld in the past but today I needed a break from the books and studying and Macworld has lived up to its billing,” said Jason Agpaoa, a senior at San Francisco State University. “I felt like I was playing in a digital playground.”

Macworld 2011 will be held at the Moscone Center on January 25 – 29, 2011.

Beyonce wins record six Grammy Awards

Beyonce wins record six Grammy Awards

The Humane Societys Spay Day Pet Photo Contest

To support Spay Day, The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International are hosting the Spay Day Online Pet Photo Contest, giving you the opportunity to celebrate our pets, raise funds for spaying and neutering, and win prizes.

Entering the contest is easy and free – simply upload a digital photo of your pet and tell The Society a little about him or her. You can also enter as a memorial tribute to a pet who is no longer with us.

There are two categories you can win in:

1. The Judged category, which will include a Grand Prize Winner, 10 Runners Up, and 25 Finalists based on the quality of your photos and how well your responses to a few simple questions reveal your pet’s personality.
2. And The Fundraisers category, where as many as 611 pets will win prizes.

CLICK HERE for more information and to enter your pet.

Leading up to the March events, MANIFEST EQUALITY will sponsor a nationwide online art contest focusing on the themes of Equality, Justice, Respect, Unity, Civil Rights and Love. Submissions will be reviewed by a blue-ribbon panel of judges, including Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Annie Philbin (Hammer Museum), Shepard Fairey (Artist), Ed Ruscha (Artist), Lari Pittman (Artist), Lisa Love (Senior WC Editor, Vogue), Franklin Sirmans (Curator Contemporary Art, LACMA) Edgar Arceneaux (Director, Watts House Project), Rick Jacobs (Founder, Courage Campaign), David Pagel (Art Critic). Five winning artists will have their work hang with nationally recognized artists at the MANIFEST EQUALITY Gallery space, and ten second prize winners will be selected to join the online exhibition. Submissions will be accepted through February 19, 2010.

The MANIFEST EQUALITY Gallery issues a call-to-action, with artists motivating public energy toward true reform on a local, state and national level. Artists, grass roots activists, performers, celebrity guests, art collectors, musicians, public officials and the general public will display their works and show support at the MANIFEST EQUALITY Gallery in Hollywood, CA. just blocks from the Kodak Theater where the Academy Awards will be held.

The MANIFEST EQUALITY Gallery invites artists from across the nation to use their voices and talents to amplify and motivate the grass roots movement who fight for full & unrestricted equal rights for all Americans. Participating artists include: Barry McGee, Karen Kimmel, Harvey Pekar, Ron English, Tierney Gearon, Shepard Fairey, Clare Rojas, Robbie Conal, Roman Coppola, Swoon and hundreds more.

Produced by the team behind the remarkably successful MANIFEST HOPE exhibitions/campaigns at the Democratic National Convention ‘08 and the Presidential Inauguration ‘09, and in partnership with the Courage Campaign, Planet Illogica, Upper Playground, Rock The Vote, and Blik.

MANIFEST EQUALITY will serve as a touchstone event for an enduring campaign – a convergence of altruistic intention, artistic expression, community engagement and political momentum.

MANIFEST EQUALITY
1341 Vine Street
(between Hollywood & Fountain)
Los Angeles, CA 90028-8141

March 3rd – March 7th, 2010
Wed & Thurs – 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Friday – 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
Sat & Sun – 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Find out more at www.manifestequality.com.

GoIndustry DoveBid is a leading provider of asset management services. The way the company works is, when surplus or idle assets are no longer needed at a company, they help value the assets, whether they can be re-deployed elsewhere in an organization, and if not, sell them at auction on the firm’s behalf.

DoveBid provides valuation and sale advice for plants and equipment, inventory, and brand/intangible assets. Valuations are given for the following transaction types:

• Valuation of assets for disposal in the near or distant future
• Sale of assets under orderly and forced circumstances
• Valuation of assets on a piecemeal break-up basis, for sale in one lot or for sale in situ
• Residual or book value audits
• Valuation of assets for sale by private treaty or auction
• Internal asset transfers

They handle every type of product or device imaginable, but I’ve taken part on auctions for video production equipment, every brand and level of computer known to man, digital cameras, complete workstations and much more.

You can sign up for auction notifications at their website at www.go-dove.com.

Leonardo DiCaprio narrates Hubble 3D

Warner Bros. and IMAX today announced that three-time Academy-Award nominee Leonardo DiCaprio will narrate the IMAX film Hubble 3D. The latest 3D film from the award-winning team behind Space Station 3D and other successful IMAX space films, led by producer/director Toni Myers, is scheduled for release to IMAX theatres on March 19, 2010. Hubble 3D will combine awe-inspiring IMAX 3D footage shot in space with breathtaking, never-before-seen 3D flights through Hubble imagery from the Orion Nebula to the far reaches of the cosmos. The film is the fourth IMAX 3D co-production between the two companies.

“I’m thrilled that Leonardo will be guiding our audiences on this incredible journey through the cosmos,” said producer/director Toni Myers. “It’s a tremendous honor to have him as part of the Hubble 3D team. His extraordinary gift of connecting with audiences is the perfect fit for the immersive experience of Hubble’s story.”

Dan Fellman of Warner Bros. Pictures, said, “Leonardo has earned recognition around the world not only for his achievements in film, but for being one of the preeminent voices of his generation on subjects of genuine scope that touch our lives. He is an ideal addition to the team and will introduce IMAX audiences to the real-life wonder and drama of Hubble 3D.”

Leonardo DiCaprio most recently earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for his leading role in Sam Mendes’ acclaimed drama Revolutionary Road. His numerous honors include three Oscar nominations, the first in 1994 for his work in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, followed by The Aviator, in 2005, for which he won the Golden Globe, and Blood Diamond, in 2007. DiCaprio’s additional credits include the Oscar-winning films Titanic and The Departed. He will soon star in Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island and in Christopher Nolan’s Inception, both set for a 2010 release.

Following its March 19 debut, Hubble 3D will open in additional IMAX locations on April 23rd, timed to the Hubble Space Telescope’s 20th Anniversary.

Through the power of IMAX 3D, the film will enable movie-goers to journey through distant galaxies to explore the grandeur and mysteries of our celestial surroundings, and accompany space-walking astronauts as they attempt the most difficult and important tasks in NASA’s history. The film will offer an inspiring and unique look into the Hubble Space Telescope’s legacy and highlight its profound impact on the way we view the universe and ourselves.

The IMAX 3D camera flew onboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis last May and captured stunning 3D images of the intricate spacewalks required to service the telescope. The footage, shot by the STS-125 astronauts, will be included in the film and will put IMAX audiences right there alongside the spacewalking astronauts. The film will also feature never-before-seen 3D flights through awe-inspiring Hubble imagery, providing a first-person journey to the far reaches of our universe.

Hubble 3D is an IMAX and Warner Bros. Pictures production, in cooperation with NASA. The film reunites the Space Station 3D filmmaking team, led by producer/director Toni Myers. James Neihouse, director of photography, also doubles as the astronaut crew trainer. Judy Carroll is associate producer, and Graeme Ferguson, co-founder of IMAX and pioneer producer of many IMAX space films, is executive producer.