Troisdorf - Germany's Deutsche Post is testing robots that could help postal workers cope with increasing numbers of parcels on their delivery rounds, a company manager said on Thursday. The volume of parcels being delivered by Deutsche Post in Germany is rising steadily as more and more Germans buy goods online from retailers such as Amazon.com and Zalando. That is making up for declining letter volumes, but posing problems due […]
Ryan Reynolds and 20th Century Fox have reportedly completed negotiations for Deadpool 2, officially signing on the actor for another round as raunchy mercenary Wade Wilson. While Reynolds first made $2 million up-front for the R-rated superhero film's first installment, this new deal will secure a higher initial payout for the actor, according to Heroic Hollywood. No details regarding the new contract have been revealed as of yet. Filming for […]
If you’ve ever dreamed of starring in your own music video, you may be one step closer with this funky new website. Called Face Melody, all you have to do is upload a photo of yourself and then it converts you into a full-blown masterpiece. Now it sure isn’t glamorous enough to rival the Beyonces and Rihannas but it allows you to personally create your own unique piece of art work based […]
Netflix has been dipping its streaming giant toes into more and more corners of the entertainment business with their move to producing films along with streaming TV shows. Now it looks like the company may be about to help a famously unfinished film finally get seen: Orson Welles' The Other Side of the Wind. According to Wellesnet, Netflix has been in talks with the rights holders/producers for The Other Side […]
One of The Blacklist's key players is on the move. Ryan Eggold, who plays Tom Keen on the NBC drama, has closed a deal for a potential spinoff, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Should the show move forward, Eggold would co-star. He has been with the original series since its inception, playing the mysterious husband of Elizabeth (Megan Boone). Set to air as a back-door pilot on the May 12 […]
This weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live was one of the best of the season. Not only did the episode’s many sketches feature a wide variety of different comedic styles, it also provided host Peter Dinklage with the opportunity showcase a bit of his acting range. Whether he was playing a stuffy boss at a magic show, Winnie the Pooh, or even a lounge singer singing about his “space pants”, it […]
Upcoming Huawei P9 will be the first smartphone by the company to sport a Leica co-developed camera. This news was confirmed by Huawei’s deputy chairman Guo Ping at the Chinese company’s press conference where the annual financial report was made public. The device is scheduled to launch in London on April 6. According to a report by GSM Arena, he stated, “We are going to launch our P9 flagship phone […]
Doctor Sleep, Stephen King’s sequel to The Shining, is to be made into film. The book, which was a bestseller in 2013, is being adapted by Akiva Goldsman, who won an Oscar for adapting A Beautiful Mind. The plot picks up the story of Danny Torrence, the boy with psychic powers in The Shining, years after the traumatic events in the Overlook Hotel. Now Torrence develops a psychic link […]
A new “smart boot” can warm up cold feet, thanks to a built-in heating system controlled by a smartphone app. Called the “world’s first luxury heated smart boots,” the footwear will work with both iOS and and Android headsets, connecting over Bluetooth. Wearers of the Lundí boots can adjust the temperature of the smart footwear by using a temperature slider on the mobile app. According to the maker, the boots […]
