16 posts and columns on Roger Ebert

Touchscreen vs. Keyboard, the Sequel

in Commerce on January 27 at 12:34 pm PT

Last week’s article on touchscreen-typing spawned a number of responses and suggestions for the keyboard of the future.
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QOTD: About Those Amazon E-Book Sales…

“As a former Amazon Associate, I can tell you that a great many sales of Kindle Books are for the 99¢ complete Dickens, etc.”

–Movie critic and Web publisher Roger Ebert, providing some context for Amazon’s stat about Kindle e-books outselling print books.

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Film Criticism Is Dying? Not Online

in News on January 24, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

For a time, Sean P. Means of the Salt Lake Tribune maintained a macabre list of unemployed American film critics on his blog, the Movie Cricket. He had to abandon it when it began to resemble a list of American film critics.

Jay Leno Learns About Twitter

in Media on November 2, 2010 at 3:58 am PT

It’s very distracting! And so are computers.

Weekend Update 03.06.10–The Blue Meanies Edition

in News on March 6, 2010 at 3:23 pm PT

All of us at AllThingsD are getting out our tuxes and gowns in anticipation of the big night. It’s going to be all about the story of a huge, profit-hungry oppressor using its might to crush competition for precious resources. Or, the Oscar might go to “Avatar.”

Viral Video: Roger Ebert's New/Old Computer-Generated Voice Speaks Volumes

in News on March 3, 2010 at 2:04 am PT

Here is a remarkable video clip of film critic Roger Ebert showing off his “new” voice in a television interview on the “The Oprah Winfrey Show” yesterday. Ebert has dubbed the new voice “Roger Jr.” That’s because it has been computer-generated using numerous past recordings he has made, from innovative software programming by a Scottish tech outfit called CereProc.

'Course, According to Hollywood, Apple's Market Share Is More Like 90 Percent

in News on July 18, 2008 at 12:00 am PT

“Because they’re the super-small-market share guy, they get all these statements about them.” Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said that of Apple back in 2005. And while it’s essentially still true today, it’s less so than it has been in years past. In separate reports today, research houses Gartner and IDC both note that Apple has climbed to third place in the desktop market in the states.

‘Course, According to Hollywood, Apple’s Market Share Is More Like 90 Percent

in News on July 18, 2008 at 12:00 am PT

“Because they’re the super-small-market share guy, they get all these statements about them.” Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said that of Apple back in 2005. And while it’s essentially still true today, it’s less so than it has been in years past. In separate reports today, research houses Gartner and IDC both note that Apple has climbed to third place in the desktop market in the states.