Video appears in paper magazines | BBC NEWS | Technology

Video appears in paper magazines

Magazine publishers are beginning to experiment with new technologies

The first-ever video advertisement will be published in a traditional paper magazine in September.

The video-in-print ads will appear in select copies of the US show business title Entertainment Weekly.

The slim-line screens - around the size of a mobile phone display - also have rechargeable batteries.

The chip technology used to store the video - described as similar to that used in singing greeting cards - is activated when the page is turned.

Each chip can hold up to 40 minutes of video.

The first clips will preview programmes from US TV network CBS and show adverts by the drinks company Pepsi.

VIDEO TECHNOLOGY Screen uses liquid crystal display (LCD) technology Each is 2.7mm thick with 320x240 resolution Can store 40mins of video Battery can be recharged via mini-USB Rechargeable battery lasts up to 70 mins Developed by LA-firm Americhip

They will appear in 18 September editions of the magazine distributed in Los Angeles and New York.

It's believed the new technology will cost much more than normal print ads.

However, BBC correspondent Rajesh Mirchandani said that in an increasingly competitive market, advertisers have realised that it is more important than ever to create attention for their product.

He likened the technology to the Daily Prophet - a newspaper with moving pictures described in the Harry Potter books.

It is not the first time that publishers have experimented with digital technology in magazines.

Last year, for example, men's lifestyle magazine Esquire published the first using e-ink technology, with a cover that flashed in alternating patterns.

E-ink is the technology used in the Sony Reader and Amazon Kindle electronic books.

Americhip, the developer of video-in-print, has also created magazine technology that appeals to various senses, including smell.

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Thawed Michael Jackson Leftovers Refrozen - Joe Jackson Postpones Funeral - Says, 'Not interment' | TMZ.com

Michael Jackson Burial Postponed, Daddy Says

Posted Aug 20th 2009 2:36PM by TMZ Staff

Michael Jackson's burial is being postponed two days, according to his dad.



Joe Jackson tells TMZ the burial has been pushed to August 31, because there are things the family needs to get in order before Michael is laid to rest.

Jackson was scheduled to be buried on August 29, what would have been his 51st birthday.

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Michael Jackson Burial Postponed, Daddy Says | TMZ.com

Drunken Mardi Gras Federal Air Marshal Impersonator Sobers To 'Sad Hour' - Judge Calls Interference for Flight Crew

Department of Justice Press Release

For Immediate Release August 20, 2009	United States Attorney's Office Eastern District of Louisiana Contact: (504) 680-3000
Federal Jury Convicts New York Man for Interference with Flight Crew and Impersonation of a Federal Air Marshal NEW ORLEANS, LA—PAUL HENRY BORITZER, a/k/a John I. Michaels, age 46, a resident of New York, New York, was found guilty by a federal jury after a two-day trial of interfering with a flight crew and impersonating a Federal Air Marshal while he was traveling from New York to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, announced U. S. Attorney Jim Letten. The federal jury found that on February 20, 2009, BORITZER, while onboard JetBlue flight 119, created a disturbance by refusing to obey the lawful instructions of the flight attendants and the Captain. BORITZER intimidated and threatened a flight attendant after he was denied alcoholic beverages during the flight and falsely claimed he was a Federal Air Marshal to the flight crew. Speaking to this important conviction, U. S. Attorney Jim Letten stated: “The conviction of an intoxicated and abusive air traveler for federal violations including interfering with a flight crew and impersonating a U. S. Air Marshal will serve as a clear and unambiguous signal that we in federal enforcement have absolutely no tolerance for disruptive conduct which threatens to diminish the efficiency of flight crews and thereby threatens the safety of passengers. Any such conduct will be met by swift and decisive enforcement action by the FBI, U. S. Air Marshals and the U. S. Department of Justice.” Special Agent in Charge David W. Welker stated: “The FBI’s authority to investigate crimes aboard an aircraft, to include interference with a flight crew and impersonating a federal law enforcement officer, are taken very seriously. The danger these crimes pose places the passengers in harm’s way, and will therefore continue to be aggressively investigated and prosecuted” According to Federal Air Marshal’s Service, Houston Field Office Special Agent in Charge Joanne Oxford: "Federal Air Marshals are law enforcement professionals dedicated to ensuring the safety and security of the nation's traveling public. The Federal Air Marshal Service fully supports the U.S. Attorney's efforts to prosecute individuals who impersonate federal law enforcement officers." BORITZER faces a possible maximum sentence of twenty-nine (29) years imprisonment and a $1 million fine. U. S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier scheduled defendant’s sentencing for December 9, 2009. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys W. Scott Laragy and Gregory Kennedy.

Federal Bureau of Investigation - The New Orleans Division: Department of Justice Press Release

"Human Torch" Dies After Mall Blaze | NBC Miami

Miami Herald

The woman who set herself on fire in a crowded Miami mall last week has died.

Cecilia E. Casals died yesterday at Jackson Memorial Hospital, five days after setting herself ablaze at the Mall of the Americas, according to the Miami Herald.

The 42-year-old had third-degree burns throughout most of her body after she poured a flammable substance on her body, set herself on fire and walked through the mall last Thursday.

Casals made it out of the mall and into the parking lot, according to witnesses. Several concerned people who saw the amazing and disturbing sight were burned while trying to put out the flames.

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"It looked like a big fireball," eyewitness John Torres said. "I know she lost all her clothing."

Casals was eventually extinguished. Police believe Casals was trying to kill herself through self-immolation.

According to her husband, Casals had mental issues and had recently spent extensive time seeking psychiatric help. But court records also show that Casals had legal woes as well and was accused of attempting to kill her ex-boyfriend in 2004 and was still on probation on drug trafficking charges from 2008. The attempted murder charge was dropped.

"Human Torch" Dies After Mall Blaze | NBC Miami