Year: 2022

Apple debuts trailer for ‘Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock’ to debut Jan. 21st on Apple TV+

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Jim Henson’s fun-loving and musical Fraggles — Gobo, Red, Boober, Mokey, Wembley, Uncle Travelling Matt — alongside new Fraggles and Doozers voiced by special guests stars Patti LaBelle, Cynthia Erivo, Daveed Diggs, Ed Helms, Kenan Thompson, as well as an appearance by Foo Fighters, kick off the new year by embarking on epic, hilarious adventures about the magic that happens when we celebrate and care for our interconnected world.

“Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock” is executive produced by The Jim Henson Company’s Lisa Henson and Halle Stanford, and longtime Henson collaborator John Tartaglia. Matt Fusfeld and Alex Cuthbertson, who serve as showrunners, also executive produce, alongside New Regency’s Yariv Milchan and Michael Schaefer. Co-executive producers are Dave Goelz and Karen Prell, and executive music producer is Harvey Mason Jr. The series is produced by Ritamarie Peruggi.

In addition to “Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock,” Apple’s partnership with The Jim Henson Company includes “Harriet The Spy,” the first animated adaptation of the iconic children’s novel, and the popular “Fraggle Rock: Rock On!” shorts. Apple TV+ is also the streaming destination for the original “Fraggle Rock” series, as well as recently added bonus specials, “Down at Fraggle Rock,” “Doozer Music” and “Fraggle Songs,” all of which are now streaming.

The expanding and award-winning lineup of original films and series for kids and families on Apple TV+ also includes the recently premiered “Hello, Jack! The Kindness Show” from Jack McBrayer and Angela C. Santomero; “Wolfboy and the Everything Factory” from Joseph Gordon-Levitt, HITRECORD and Bento Box Entertainment; the recently released “Get Rolling With Otis” and “Puppy Place”; Daytime Emmy Award-winning “Ghostwriter” and “Helpsters” from Sesame Workshop; Academy Award-nominated animated film “Wolfwalkers”; Peabody Award-winning series “Stillwater”; new series and specials from Peanuts and WildBrain including “Snoopy in Space” season two and “Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne”; “Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth,” the Daytime Emmy Award-winning television event based on the New York Times best-selling book and TIME Best Book of the Year by Oliver Jeffers.

Apple TV+ is available to watch across all your favorite screens. After its launch on November 1, 2019, Apple TV+ became the first all-original streaming service to launch around the world, and has premiered more original hits and received more award recognitions faster than any other streaming service in its debut. To date, Apple Original films, documentaries and series have been honored with 183 wins and 702 awards nominations.

DIY Network becomes Magnolia Network

Dan Uff January 5, 2022 0

As of today (January 5th, 2022), Discovery Communications, home to such cable channels as The Discovery Channel, has flipped the switch from showing its DIYNetwork to the Magnolia Network. This network offers exclusive shows and content from Chip and Joanna Gains, the hosts of the popular Fixer Upper, which went off the air a few years ago.

The Magnolia Network was being previewed on Discovery Plus until today, where viewers can begin watching their favorite shows via their satellite, streaming, or cable provider that carried the DIYNetwork.

While some DIY shows made it over, others did not and are forever canceled.

For more information about this new network, click here.

CES 2022: Satechi Debuts Pro Hub Max and USB-4 Multiport Adapter With 8K HDMI

Dan Uff January 5, 2022 0

Satechi on Wednesday announced the launch of two new accessories designed for Apple's latest MacBooks, the USB-4 Multiport Adapter with 8K HDMI and the Pro Hub Max. Both of the new products are designed to expand the number of available ports for Apple's MacBook models. It is $149.00 and the company is already taking pre-orders.

The below information comes directly from their web site:

Maximize your workspace efficiency with the Satechi USB-4 Multiport Adapter with 8K HDMI. Featuring next-gen USB4 protocols for better bandwidth management and data transfer, stunning 8K HDMI display, fast 10 Gbps USB-A data ports, Gigabit Ethernet, 100W USB-C PD charging, and micro/SD card readers, the USB-4 Multiport Adapter has it all – complete with a rugged design for better heat dissipation.

For more information, click here.

The Computer Chip Wars have begun: Intel claims its new i9 Processor is Faster than Apple’s M1 Max

Dan Uff January 5, 2022 1

On Tuesday, Intel issued a press release claiming that its new 12th generation, i9 Processor which is focused on laptops and smaller computers, is faster than Apple's new M1 processing chip.

The below is from Filipe Espósito for 9to5Mac:

With frequencies up to 5GHz and 14 cores (with 6 high-performance cores and 8 energy-efficient cores), Intel says the 12th-generation Core i9 processor is the “fastest mobile processor” on the market.

The company explicitly compares the new Intel Core i9 12900HK with the Apple M1 Max… For comparison, the M1 Max chip reaches up to 3.2GHz with its 10 cores (of which eight are high-performance cores and two are energy-efficient cores).

Where Apple triumphs with its ARM-based Apple Silicon chips is energy efficiency. While the Intel Core i9 consumes up to 115 watts of power, the power consumption of the M1 Max chip stays around 60 watts most of the time, and hardly exceeds 90 watts when running at full performance.

As we’ve been seeing with the M1 Macs, the lower power consumption allows the construction of more compact machines that don’t suffer from thermal throttling and reduced performance. This is something Intel is unlikely to beat with the old x86 architecture.

Via: 9to5Mac.com

Dan Uff Comment:

We shall see, Intel.