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...chance it'll go kaput. That's why JVC built a drop sensor into the camcorder. Whenever it senses itself plummeting downward, it shuts down completely, and in the blink of an eye. JVC's "Data Battery" relays information to the camcorder, so when you push the Info button, a screen comes up telling you how much hard drive space is left; push the button again and you learn exactly how much longer the battery will last. There's also a sensor to tell you when the lens cap has been left...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JVC Everio G Hard-Disk Camcorder | 9/21/2005 | See Source »

...doesn't seem to be worried about neutrality. Its bad guys are all Republicans, from the vile Speaker of the House Nathan Templeton (Donald Sutherland) to the White House staff members who urge Allen to resign, saying the world is not ready for a painted fingernail on the nuclear button. (Clever move: daring you to prove you're not a sexist by watching the show...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hail to the She | 9/20/2005 | See Source »

...Framed Roger Rabbit) and Eric Goldberg (mastermind of the Genie in Aladdin), resisted making the switch to CG. And Keane, when he sat down at a computer, was soon aware of its downside. "It tempts you with the easy choices. It says, 'You designed half that face. Push this button, we'll duplicate it, and the job's done. You've got symmetry--perfect!' But the key to beauty is strangeness, asymmetry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Mickey Find His Mojo? | 9/18/2005 | See Source »

...billion that eBay has pledged unless the company can use it to truly transform its business. To do that, eBay will have to integrate voice into the fabric of each listings. Bidders on eBay are comfortable emailing sellers with questions about an item; will they use a "Skype me" button just as readily? More importantly, will eBay sellers pay for the privilege...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Did eBay Bid on Skype? | 9/14/2005 | See Source »

...from the Delaware Democrat. One Democratic staffer explained the tactic as playing to Roberts' need to win, in the hopes that the man who has argued and won so many cases in front of the Supreme Court can be lured out of his carefully maintained defenses to answer hot-button questions on race, abortion and religion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Tempting of John Roberts | 9/13/2005 | See Source »

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