June 28, 2008Bell Tower Brewfest * Historic Main Street in Placerville closes to traffic for entertainment by the "Delta Wires," "Aftershock," and "The Bayou Boys," 6 - 9pm, with samplings of more than 35 micro-brews; tickets $30 from local merchants, through www.placerville-downtown.org or 530-672-3436.
AP - TV makers are adding sexy new features like streaming Internet movies and 3-D capabilities this year, betting that they can keep consumers away from basic, no-frills sets, even in a weak economy.
AP - A strange little ritual used to go along with Polaroid cameras. The shooter would grab the print as it came out of the camera and wave it in the air, as if that would stimulate the chemicals and make the picture appear faster. It didn't. Yet it felt dumb to just stand there, waiting for the picture to develop.
AP - Palm Inc. unveiled a new touch-screen smart phone and operating system Thursday, marking its latest attempt to catch up with competition from Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry and Apple Inc.'s iPhone.
Reuters - Yahoo Inc unveiled on Wednesday a list of partners to aid its push to bring the Internet and television together, hoping their joint effort will finally connect with consumers.
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