| Today's Top Stories | | #1 | Pogue Review: Surface Pro 3 | | | By David Pogue, Yahoo Tech | | | If you had to be a tragic mythological figure, which would you choose?
a) Cassandra. Saddled with the gift of perfect prophecy, and the curse of never being believed.
b) Sisyphus. Condemned to rolling a huge boulder up a hill, and then watching it roll back down again, over and over forever.
c) Microsoft. Endowed, after decades of failure, with the ability to make phones and tablets that are genuinely beautiful, elegant, and powerful — but cursed by a total lack of interest from the buying public. More»
Why This Matters: Pogue goes off on Surface Pro 3 in a good way, in print, and in a video comparing Surface to iPad that channels those Mac v. PC commercials. –Cynthia Wisehart |
| | #2 | Lost to the world: Projector fire guts Glasgow School of Art, destroying the treasures of Charles Rennie Mackintosh | | | By Martin Robinson, Daily Mail | | | Flames engulfed Glasgow School of Art's (GSA) Charles Rennie Mackintosh building at around 12.30pm, with firefighters battling all day to save one of Scotland's most famous structures. The blaze has now been brought under control after what has been described as a 'very black day' for the institution. More»
Why This Matters: Today, so much is virtual and recoverable. But there are still some things that can't be stored on a RAID array and are irreplaceable. Most reports state that a spark from an exploding projector bulb in the basement ignited foam being used in an art project. You can see pictures and video of the results for yourself. Makes you wonder where they got that bulb and whether it seemed like a good deal at the time. –Cynthia Wisehart |
| | #3 | One week left: NewBay InfoComm 2014 Best of Show awards | | | Through Thursday, June 5th, NewBay Media is accepting submissions for the first annual Best of Show Awards, honoring outstanding products exhibited at the InfoComm Show/ Awards will be given by NewBay Media publications Sound & Video Contractor, AV Technology, Digital Signage, ProSound News, ProAudio Review, Mix, Music Festival Business, and Government Video magazines. More»
Why This Matters: The program recognizes outstanding products exhibited at the InfoComm Show that are new since the prior InfoComm Show. Winners are selected by panels of professional users and editors based on descriptions provided via the nomination form as well as on judges' inspection at the convention. Winning product will be announced at InfoComm. All products will be included in a Program Guide distributed after the show to the readers of Sound & Video Contractor, AV Technology, Digital Signage, Government Video, ProSound News ProAudo Review, and Music Festival Business. -Cynthia Wisehart |
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