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Avatar - keep saying to yourself, 'it's only a movie'

Avatar's 3D planet leaves moviegoers 'depressed and suicidal'

By Marc Chacksfield published

What do you mean it's not real?

Tech
James Cameron's Avatar is fastest movie to net $1 billion to date

Avatar scoops $1bn box-office record

By Adam Hartley published

James Cameron's Avatar is the world's fastest money-making movie of all time, having scooped a BILLION dollars (£625.6m) in its first 17 days on cinema screens worldwide.

Entertainment
Sky launches 3D TV ads alongside Avatar in cinemas across UK

Sky runs 3D TV ads in Avatar cinemas

By Adam Hartley published

Satellite broadcaster Sky is set to launch Europe's first 3D channel in 2010, running ads for the service alongside screenings of James Cameron new Avatar in 700 cinemas

Sky TV
Avatar trailer begs for interaction

Avatar interactive trailer uses the power of Twitter

By Marc Chacksfield published

An interactive trailer for James Cameron's upcoming 3D opus Avatar has hit the web, which opens up the film to the power of social networks.

Twitter
"I'm sorry, Marc, that's your final warning. If your avatar turns up to work without a tie tomorrow, then a pink slip is headed your way."

Work avatars should have 'virtual dress codes'

By Marc Chacksfield published

The way you dress your avatar in an online world could soon be called into question, if new research from Gartner is correct.

Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality
Accurate, real-time, in-game facial modelling looks like it could well be heading to commercial videogames in the near future

Breakthrough in accurate in-game face modelling

By Adam Hartley published

Are facial expressions mapped to in-game avatars the future?

Consoles & PC
Xbox's Project Natal to leave the living room and head to work

Microsoft demos post-PC workplace

By Mark Harris in Seattle published

Microsoft's Chief Research & Strategy Officer today demonstrated an office cubicle of the future, utilising Microsoft's new Natural User Interface (NUI).

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Why Sky is backing James Cameron's Avatar

By Patrick Goss published

Exclusive Sky's 3D guru, Brian Lenz, has told TechRadar just how important James Cameron's forthcoming blockbuster movie Avatar is in bringing 3D to the home audience.

Exclusive
Second Life avatars - the future of shopping?

Future shops to look like Second Life

By Mark Harris published

Kansas Uni prof expects online shops to offer avatars

Computing
Share and personalise your Xbox Live avatar with 'Free your Avatar'

Free your Xbox Avatar on Facebook

By Adam Hartley published

Microsoft has launched a rather cool new feature for Xbox Live that lets you to export your avatar and share it with friends and family via email or Facebook and other social networking sites.

Xbox
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