[ad_1] After two million people listened to musician Maggie Rogers narrate an ASMRy video about Van Gogh’s Starry Night, Google has released a second season of Art Zoom. The project combines the Google Arts & Culture division’s photography with wispy narration from musicians, and the first set of videos last year also featured Feist on […]
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Amazon FreeTime is now called Amazon Kids
[ad_1] Kids will also soon be able to use their Fire tablets to broadcast a message to other Alexa devices in their home. A parent will have to approve the Alexa Announcements feature, which will become available in the next few weeks. Kids will just need to tap on the Announce icon on their home […]
After Math: Ninja pulls the old ‘Twitcheroo’
[ad_1] Engadget Sure, the thought of having an internet connected, voice activated microwave might seem cool at the start, but then you have to factor in the probability that it will spontaneously combust and burn your house down. Engadget After just a year on rival platform Mixer, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is heading back to his […]
‘Console Wars’ documentary arrives on CBS All Access on September 23rd
[ad_1] Console Wars, the documentary based on the 2014 non-fiction novel of the same name, will premiere on CBS All Access on September 23rd, CBS Interactive announced on Friday. The company also shared a new trailer for the doc. Console Wars details the battle between Nintendo and Sega in the 90s, focusing mostly on the Genesis […]
Disney+ is getting a watch party mode
[ad_1] Screenshots of the feature first popped up on the Disney+ subreddit. Disney confirmed to The Verge it’s running a limited test of GroupWatch. There are plans to roll out the option in other regions this fall — just in time for the cold winter months where you probably won’t be hanging out with your […]
Vinyl outsold CDs for the first time since the ’80s
[ad_1] Overall physical sales fell to $376 million. That’s a drop of 23 percent year-over-year. Reasons for that include people not visiting music stores, artists not touring (and not selling CDs at shows) and millions of people losing their jobs and entertainment budgets amid the COVID-19 pandemic. And then, of course, there’s the increasing shift […]
Amazon wants a Joe Exotic series starring Nicolas Cage
[ad_1] One of the clearest signs that we’re approaching the Peak TV bubble is the number of upstart streaming companies making the same damn show. Variety is reporting that Amazon is looking to launch its own series based on the lurid exploits of the Tiger King, Joe Exotic. Nicolas Cage has signed on to star […]
The Grammy Museum built a streaming service to share its archives
[ad_1] In the coming weeks, we can expect content starring Quentin Tarantino, Barbara Streisand, Alan Menken, Bright Eyes, Tame Impala, Rufus Wainwright, Panic! At the Disco, X Ambassadors and more. The service will cost $2.99 per month or $29.99 for a full year. If you’re not sure which to commit to, you can opt for […]
Funimation partners with VIZ Media to expand its streaming anime catalog
[ad_1] Two of the biggest anime distributors in the US are teaming up. On Wednesday, Funimation announced that it’s working with VIZ Media to bring the publisher’s catalog of anime titles to its streaming service. Some of the more notable shows making their way to Funimation with the deal include 2018 sci-fi boxing anime Megalo Box and Gargantia […]
Google’s latest experimental app lets influencers host paid online events
[ad_1] Area 120 / Google As a regular user, you also won’t need to download any other apps outside of Fundo to take part in an experience. You can find Fundo events either through links people share or the app’s homepage. Besides YouTubers, Area 120 says it has also seen authors, fitness instructors and lifestyle […]