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We hope you weren’t getting settled in with OpenELEC 2.0. Hot on the heels of the finished 2.0 release, the developement team has pushed out a first beta of OpenELEC 3.0 that folds XBMC 12.0 Frodo into the Linux distribution for home theater PCs. Accordingly, most of the additions are those that come with XBMC’s code base: OpenELEC now supports ARM through the Raspberry Pi, betters its DVR support and slips in a modern audio engine. The distro-specific changes bring an update to the Linux 3.6 kernel, many more hardware drivers and an option to boot to RAM instead of a pokey hard drive. Running one beta based on another carries more than its share of risk, so be careful; if the positives for your living room continue to outweigh the pitfalls, 3.0 awaits at the source link.

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Jaguar has given up some details on a short film starring Damien Lewis of Homeland fame. The short film is called Desire and is being created by Jaguar in association with Ridley Scott Associates. The short film is set to be released in early 2013.

Jordi Molla will play the villain of the short film. Desire will also feature Shannyn Sossamon as the female lead. The short film will begin shooting on location in the Chilean desert at the beginning of December. Interestingly, Jaguar will allow viewers to follow the filming of the movie offering an insider’s view of the set and the filming process all the way through production.

The movie will have a soundtrack written by senior songwriter Lana Delray with an exclusive track called Burning Desire inspired by the new Jaguar F-Type. The movie follows a man named Clark who delivers cars for a living. Clark runs into trouble after he meets a young woman in the middle of the desert.

The film was directed by Adam Smith and is described as a story of betrayal, retribution, passion, and greed. It sounds like the film is basically a long commercial for the new Jaguar F-Type two-seat convertible, which is powered by a V8 engine and starts at $69,000.

Damien Lewis stars in Desire short film for Jaguar is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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If you are a songwriter who is stuck in a rut at this point in time, and need some sort of external stimuli or inspiration, then you might be interested to check out the new Korg MicroStation which is said to be able to re-define the entire creative songwriting process. Just what kind of features do you think that the new MicroStation is capable of delivering? Well, it might come in a small form factor, but it will definitely be unable to burn a huge hole in your pocket, as it will have an even smaller price. Not only that, the MicroStation itself will also be accompanied by additional benefits such as being a songwriting tool, thanks to its quick and intuitive onboard sequencer for recording. Beginners will find it to be an ideal platform as a live keyboard, while guitar players are able to look at it easily, laying down some drum tracks along the way.

The Korg MicroStation itself will be plugged into your laptop or tablet without missing a beat, where you will then be able to enjoy a top-notch personal music tool which Korg claims to be very different from the other tools in the market. When something is compact, it is naturally portable, and so we bring you word that the MicroStation will feature Korg’s 61-key Natural Touch mini keyboard, a bunch of other effects, dual arpeggiators and 16 tracks of MIDI recording power which are more than capable of transforming musical ideas into polished productions.

Being the ideal first keyboard, the Korg MicroStation is also a welcome addition to any studio or home. In order to offer more benefits to novice sequencer users, the bunch of new features such as easily accessible Loop Recording and Visual Grid Sequencing have been thrown into the mix to jump-start any type of music production, never mind if you have no idea on just where to start. Thanks to its 61-key Natural Touch Mini-Keyboard, it is easy to play, and the proportion of the black keys and white keys has been adjusted accordingly, ensuring that the chords are comfortable to play, while the entire feel was designed to allow rapid phrases to be performed with ease.

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