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…to get directed to the image. When you arrive at the page, right click the image and save as your desktop picture. You should be looking at your shiny new background! Tom Cruise Wallpaper Background – Minority Report 1024 x 768 Tom Cruise Wallpaper Background – Minority Report 1280 x 800 Tom Cruise Wallpaper Background – Minority Report 1440 x 900 Tom Cruise fans and science fiction aficionados are in luck, downloads for the…
Summer Sci-Fi Movies: Minority Report or District 9?
…er-in-law) frames him so he can use his new alien body parts for weapons experiments. Also of note: both movies were released during the summer and made quite a bit of money. ‘District 9′ grossed $72.8 million in 10 days, while ‘Minority Report’ made $132 million domestically. Which sci-fi thriller do you prefer? Sound off in the comments below! Check out the AMC Storymakers interview with Tom Cruise, or watch a video cli…
Tom Cruise Movie Minority Report Predicts Modern Technology!
…ven Spielberg directed thriller, many of the advancements imagined by writer Philip K. Dick have come to pass. Take a look below at some new pieces of technology outlined in the article that Minority Report somehow predicted: 1. Blue CRUSH A new IBM supercomputer, the Blue Crime Reduction Utilizing Statistical History (CRUSH) using technology much like the pre-cognitive powers Samantha Morton used in Minority Report. But instead of the mystical…
‘Minority Report’ Takes Tom To ‘Oblivion’
…221; that stay with the viewer long after the film ends. In this condensed review, he outlines the general plot. “The year is 2054. Futuristic skyscrapers coexist with the famous Washington monuments and houses from the 19th century. (John) Anderton presides over an operation controlling three “Pre-Cogs,” precognitive humans who drift in a flotation tank, their brain waves tapped by computers. They’re able to pick up thoug…
Minority Report: Science Fiction Movie Technology Used in Real Life Advertising!
The technological world depicted in the Tom Cruise movie Minority Report keeps getting closer to becoming a reality everyday. As we’ve noted in previous blog posts, the movie correctly predicted the use of technology in crime prevention and user interface nearly a decade in advance. Now, some of the ideas regarding technology in advertising are beginning to come to fruition in the real world presaged by the Steven Spielberg film. Japane…
More Minority Report Technology In the Real World!
Seemingly ripped straight from the scenes of the Tom Cruise movie Minority Report, new technology from Oblong Industries promises to deliver what science fiction fans have dreamt of for years – a way to interact with computers through gestures alone! The new system – known as the G-Speak – works almost exactly like the giant projected displays Tom used in Minority Reportto track down would-be murderers based on the info provided by…
More Minority Report Technology Comes To Transparent Displays!!
The technology portrayed in the Tom Cruise movie Minority Report continues to come to fruition in real life, this time with advances in the transparent displays Tom’s character used throughout the science fiction film! Those incredible clear-as-glass screens were one of the stylish visual elements director Steven Spielberg used to demonstrate writer Philip K. Dick’s vision of the future. Less than 10 years ago these screens seemed…
Minority Report Gestural Technology In the Palm Of Your Hand
Tom uses gestural technology in Minority Report Almost from the moment Minority Report was released and showcased the coolest gestural technology yet seen on film, people were clamoring for the chance to get their hands on real-world products. Well, about a decade later, you can literally get your hands, or more specifically, your hand, on the fruits of that gestural-tech promise. Okay, you still have to wait about six months, BUT unlike other…
Minority Report Listed In Top 50 Best Sci-Fi Movies Of All Time
…ine, Minority Report included some of the most impressive futuristic technology, including retinal scanning and giant interactive computer displays. The movie left us wondering how much of it would actually become reality, so 10 years later, tech website The Next Web has taken a look at what it is calling “The Minority Report Era”. The Complex Magazine Top 50 list includes, among others, Steven Spielberg’s “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”, “J…
Tom Cruise Movie “Minority Report”: More Than Just Fiction?
From the Official http://www.TomCruise.com Blog: g-speak overview from john underkoffler on Vimeo. The days when you can surf the web, browse through photos, and edit your latest short film with a wave of your hand like Tom in “Minority Report” may not be far off. Just such technology was on display at the annual TED conference in Long Beach, CA. Crowds oohed and aahed as demonstrators wearing special gloves – just like Tom – copied imag…
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