Word: memorex
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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When Sarah Palin was asked about Tina Fey’s Memorex-quality impersonation of the GOP vice-presidential candidate, she responded that she thought it was great, but admitted that she had watched the sketch on mute. When I tried a similar tactic with the trailer for “An American Carol,” David Zucker’s new film parody of Michael Moore, I thoroughly enjoyed the visual likeness to the filmmaker, which seemed to me spot on. It wasn’t until I reprised the trailer with sound that I realized that...
...tested speaker docks over the summer, the Klipsch balanced great sound quality with nice features, like a remote control. If you have a video iPod, you may want to look into a video dock, which has a larger screen. In the buyer's guide we mentioned the 8-in. Memorex iFlip ($200). If you have trouble finding that one, check out the highly rated one from Sonic Impact, which is carried in the Apple Stores. (iPod Video Tip: A fast, convenient way for PC users to make non-copyprotected digital movies ready for an iPod or PSP is with InterVideo...
...MEMOREX'S M-FLYER TRAVELDRIVE A 2-GB key-chain drive with retractable USB jack ($220; memorex.com) Like the JumpDrive Lightning, it comes with security software that enables you to encrypt your information so it can't be accessed by others...
...drama, or is it Memorex? At their best, these plays are giving theater a fresh jolt of urgency and polemical passion. Even a nonpolitical work like Charlie Victor Romeo turns mundane dialogue into a gripping found-art commentary on the battle between man and machine. If only reality TV were this good...
...axis of evil appeared ready to sue for peace last week. Saddam was still having "Is it live or is it Memorex?" moments, but his government was gone from Iraq. North Korea suddenly agreed to the American demand for multilateral talks about ending its nuclear-weapons program (even though Pyongyang promptly announced the program was proceeding). Even proud Iran was making conciliatory noises. The newspapers in Tehran were hot with argument over a proposed public referendum on whether to re-establish diplomatic relations with the Great Satan. The idea was floated by former President Ali-Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the cleverest...