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Major carriers are enthusiastic about the Airfone's reliability and usefulness. TWA already has equipment on board six planes, and United has prepared an in-flight video pitch to show passengers. No one, however, has yet dealt with what may become a new hazard of air travel for those weary frequent flyers: sitting next to someone engaged in a long and boring yak with the ground. One consolation, observes Delta Public Relations Director Bill Berry: "You can call out, but people can't call you." At least...
When we last saw David Bowie, 37, the neon rocker had cleaned up his glitter-king image in order to bask in "the serious moonlight." But Bowie has more disguises than a chameleon, and in his new 20-minute video for the song Blue Jean, from his soon-to-be-released album Tonight, Bowie assumes two roles. Sometimes he is Lord Byron, sometimes he is a sign painter named Vic, vainly trying to convince his girlfriend that he and the randy aristocrat are buddies. Seems like old times, but the period is mid-20th century. "Blue Jean...
...even Joan Collins may be just another question in Trivial Pursuit. But in the world of TV programming, crime nearly always pays. That axiom seems to be the watchword as the networks prepare to unveil their new shows for the coming season. At a time when cable and home-video recorders are luring more and more viewers away from traditional network fare, the Big Three are responding by playing it safe−and nothing is safer than cops-and-robbers. Eight of the 22 new series airing this fall focus on crime fighters of one sort or another, from hard...
Until now, camcorders have been limited to JVC's Video Movie and Sony's Betamovie models, both of which use half-inch tapes. Kodak's new 5-lb. 8-mm camcorder is designed to make filming of home movies easier. Another major advantage of the new models is a worldwide standardized format that will enable them to use any 8-mm tape; half-inch systems are not standardized. Kodavision sells for $1,600 to $2,600, depending on accessories, compared with $1,500 to $1,800 for those camcorders that use the wider tape...
...improve as the camera is refined. Competition, moreover, could eventually force prices down by 30% to 40% and thus add greatly to the product's popularity. Indeed, a Sony spokesman has already predicted, "The 8-mm camera will in the long run become the mainstay of home video recording...