140 Conference – Exploring the State of Now

Last week I attended one day of the two day 140 Character Conference at the beautiful Kodak Theater in Los Angeles. Many of the great talks were Tuesday, but Wednesday definitely had some highlights. What is the 140 conf? The #140Conf is an event that explores the effects of emerging real-time Internet on Business. The event specifically says it’s not about microblogging or where people share twitter “tips and techniques”. The conference was even set up to be fast paced like twitter. Individuals has 10 minutes, featured talks has 15-20 minutes and panels were set for 15-20 as well. Also in the Kodak theater were companies showcasing their products. Seesmic, Bing, Avaya, and Kodak all had booths on the outside of the room. I found the Kodak booth most interesting since they had all their products lined up with knowledgeable people there to discuss the different product lines. I had

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World Cyber Games coming to the city of angels for finals

The World Cyber Games announced that the city of angels, Los Angeles will be the host city for the WCG 2010 Grand Finals. Gamers from around the world will fly to the LA Convention Center to compete and prove which country is best. “After taking into careful consideration the many factors involved with selecting the host city, the World Cyber Games Committee came to a clear decision with Los Angeles,” said Hyoung-Seok Kim, CEO of World Cyber Games, Inc., organizer of the World Cyber Games. “San Francisco and Seattle were extremely successful events and we look forward to returning to the United States for our 10-year anniversary.” “Samsung Electronics has been the World Wide partner of World Cyber Games since its inception 10 years ago and we are thrilled to continue playing an integral role in supporting its growth and popularity,” said David Steel, Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing,

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Terminiator Salvation: The Machinima Series Coming to DVD Nov. 3rd

On November 3rd Warner Home Video will release Terminator Salvation The Machinima Series. Using real-time 3-D graphics from video game graphic engines and featuring the voice of Moon Bloodgood, Terminator Salvation The Machinima Series follows resistance pilot Blair Williams in her search for a mysterious disturbance known as Ghost across a post-nuclear Los Angeles, 2 years before the events in Terminator Salvation. The 6 episodes of the series, previously available as digital downloads, will be available on DVD for the first time with 20 minutes of special features for $9.95 US.  Right now on the WB, you can pre-order the series and save $2. Here’s what you can expect to get on the DVD: All 6 episodes The Making of Terminator Salvation The Machinima Series – Learn how game assets evolve into movies. Features interviews with developers, producers and Moon Bloodgood at work voicing Blair Williams Character Profile: Blair Williams

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Nintendo tours Los Angeles

Nintendo will be all of Los Angeles this month, starting their Nintendo DSi Mobile Tour. The scheduled stops are at the L.A. County Fair, Cal State Long Beach, Cal State Fullerton, Third Street Promenade and the Irvine Spectrum Center, the Nintendo DSI Mobile Tour plans to show how to use the DSi special features. Nintendo will also be at the first Long Beach Comic Con starting today and through the weekend where they will be showcasing Nintendo titles that are out along with a few new ones. Here’s the where and when in case you want to stop by: Nintendo DSi Mobile Tour at L.A. County Fair Thursday and Friday, Oct. 1-2: noon – 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3-4: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. World of Nintendo at Long Beach Comic Con Friday, Oct. 2: 3 – 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday,

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Brutal Legend inspired soapbox wins with power of Rock

This last weekend a Brutal Legend inspired fan won the LA Red Bull Soapbox Derby. Team Ironhide took the Red Bull challenge at 46.1 m.p.h, as he crossed the finish line. Brakes were completely shot. The team driver, Sean Feeley, “just tried to keep two wheels on the ground, but by the end I didn’t have any brakes!” Team Ironhide’s design was based on the upcoming game Brutal Legend complete with fake muscles and fake black hair. The Los Angeles stop was the second Red Bull soapbox race in America. The rules are that the car must be human powered and must have a braking system. You can read more about the soapbox race at http://www.redbullsoapboxusa.com/

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Nylon Pink Does Music, Jewelry and More

Based out of Hollywood, CA, Nylon Pink formed in 2008, an electro pop-rock band,  and released their first music video this August for their single LIPSTICK. The band isn’t just into music. They’ve taken their love even further, hosting their own program on Stickam and most recently announcing a jewelry line – Hello Drama (sharing the same name as their latest single). This new venture has already turned The Donnas and Kat Von D into fans, with pieces being made available at select boutiques and on the official Hello Drama site. The band consists of Kaila (a MySpace phenom and artist), DJ Shy (of the world famous 102.7 KIIS FM in Los Angeles), Kit.E.Katt (designer/stylist and wicked bass player), TJ Mcdonnell (son of Slim Jim Phantom) and Theresa Houston. Check out the video for LIPSTICK and keep your eyes open from more from this great new band!

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LA Kings Hockey Fest 09

It may have been over 100 degrees in Los Angeles this weekend but for LA Kings fans all they could think about was this season on the ice. Starting Friday and running through Sunday, Kings fans stormed LA Live to meet with their favorite players, listen to panels, get autographs and play EA’s NHL 10. Walking up to the event, the street was closed so that teams could play street hockey against each other. The teams had cold air fans but they looked like they were having fun. Inside the event the Kings held various panels from players, coaches and ex-players talking all things Kings. On top of the garage was a large tent that was thankfully air conditioned. Inside fans could buy LA Kings gear, practice their slapshot, and get to meet their favorite Kings players at autograph sessions. EA setup six stations in the tent to showcase NHL

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Marvel Celebrates 70th Anniversary

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you Happy Birthday to Marvel comics and thank you for bringing us some great stories, Happy Birthday to you. To celebrate the big 70, Marvel Comics has announced that there are events today, August 11, all over the world. Over 500 comic shops will be hosting parties. The events will offer an early release of The Marvels Project #1, exclusive limited edition variants, a remastered version of the very first comic Marvel published, Marvel Comics #1 and more. All the parties begin at 9pm local time. To find a comic store near you go to http://www.marvel.com/70thparty Barnes and Noble will be launching their own set of parties at 7pm local time in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Portland and Seattle. The events will allow fans to have Q&A sessions with their favorite creators in the Marvel Universe. Here are the locations and guests:

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Flower Power: Toyota’s Prius’ launch campaign.

How to you promote your brand new eco-friendly car? Well my combining three of our favoritate things:  Wifi, Eco-friendly solar Power and free electioneer for your gadgets! Toyota is placing 18 foot tall solar flowers in a few major cities around the US in order to promote the 2010 Prius.  What Toyota is trying to promote is the Prius theme of  “Harmony between Man, Nature, and Machine.”  by putting up a eco-friendly way to juice up your gadgets. The daisy shaped flowers  stand 18 feet tall, and provide seating for up to ten people and by featuring laptop and cell phone recharging stations and access to free wireless internet service. For those who wish to try this out, Toyota has launched this campegin in Boston’s Prudential Plaza with sites to follow in New York, followed by Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. I mean how can you go wrong?

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Anime Expo Guest of Honor Kari Wahlgren answers our questions

Kari Wahlgren was a guest of honor at Anime Expo this year. Kari stormed on the anime scene with the role as Haruko in “FLCL”. Since then she has acted in numerous anime and video game roles. Kari Wahlgren’s schedule was extremely busy during Anime Expo, but she made time to answer our questions! You’ve been involved in many voice overs for anime and video games. What has been your favorite role? Haruko in FLCL was my very first anime role, so she’s one of my sentimental favorites, but I love Saya in Blood+ and Fuu in Samurai Champloo, too. What was your first ever voice over role? I did a part in a national radio drama when I was eleven! Do you have a background in acting? How did you get into Voice work? I’ve been singing and acting since I was a child. I always knew I wanted

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