Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe new foldable smartphone Samsung Z Fold 6 has been announced. Although it is very expensive it is a very good home cinema driver. The reason is that it has a lot of screen estate for displaying smart home devices in various platforms. Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSo far in a series of previous posts that started in January 2024, I have searched Ngram for the names of 54 iconic actors and actresses from the Hollywood era. They are shown in the figure that follows, in which the vertical axis shows fame in famon. Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesSearching for actresses and actors more famous than Monroe and Wayne In this post I present the results of the Ngram analysis for six more classic Hollywood icons some of which have been listed in the AFI greatest actors and actresses: Elvis Presley Bruce Lee Tom Hanks Michael Caine Jack Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMusic videos, YouTube videos as well as other personal videos are more enjoyable on the home cinema large screen. For instance it is always more fun to watch Miley Cyrus’ Flowers on the large screen than on your phone. And naturally one enjoys Eleni Fureira’s concert better on Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesSearching for actresses and actors more famous than Monroe and Wayne In this post I present the results of the Ngram analysis for six classic Hollywood icons that have been listed in the AFI greatest actors and actresses: Marx Brothers Buster Keaton Sidney Poitier Robert Mitchum Ava Gardner Jean Harlow. Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesUncharted: the games The Last of Us games and TV series is nicely complemented by the Uncharted genre. Uncharted is an action-adventure game series developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It is about a treasure hunter, Nathan Drake, who travels the world for finding treasures. The series includes four main games: Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSmart home cinema is ideal for playing games, especially so action/adventure games. When mentioning action games one must refer to the Naughty Dog’s games developed for PlayStation. The Last of Us I and Last of Us II are excellent third-person games, which were published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Apple Home app is used to control HomeKit-enabled accessories: e.g. lights, smart TVs, thermostats, window shades, smart plugs. All these accessories can be controlled not only from your iPhone and/or iPad but also from your Apple Watch. All accessories, scenes, and rooms that you Read more
Reading Time: < 1 minute This post further explores the fame of actors and actress by presenting the estimates of fame for some of the most iconic actors of the 1970s, 1980’s and 1990s, namely Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, Robert Duvall, James Caan and Dustin Hoffman. Read more
Reading Time: 2 minutesFame of actors and actresses In previous posts I used the Ngram tool to identify the fame level of several actors and actresses. The unit of fame is the famon (= 1/1 000 000 relative % Ngram frequency). So far I have identified the fame of 28 actors and actresses. Read more