Aliens Are Coming!: The True Account of the 1938 War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast
It was an ordinary night in October of 1938 until a news bulletin interrupted the dance music on "CBS radio-aliens were invading the United States!
Meghan McCarthy's hilarious "Aliens Are Coming! tells the true story of the Halloween radio prank that duped much of the country into believing that Martians had invaded. The book uses excerpts from the actual "War of the Worlds radio broadcast and includes information about the importance of radios in the 1930s (before the time of televisions and computers) as well as facts about Orson Welles and H. G. Wells, author of the novel on which the broadcast was based.
"From the Hardcover edition.
Rollerball (Full Frame, Widescreen)
The year is 2018. There are no wars. There is no crime. There is only...the Game. In a world where ruthless corporations reign supreme, this vicious and barbaric "sport" is the only outlet for the pent-up anger and frustrations of the masses. Tuned to their televisions, the people watch "Rollerball": a brutal mutation of football, motocross and hockey. Jonathan E. (James Caan, "Misery") is the champion player - a man too talented for his own good. The Corporation has taken away the woman Jonathan loves (Maud Adams, "Octopussy") but they can't take away his soul - even if diabolical corporate head (John Houseman, "The Paper Chase") tells him he'd better retire...or suffer the old-fashioned way. With its surrealistic imagery and tense action sequences, "Rollerball" grips you by the heart - and never lets you go!
Feature-Length Audio Commentary By Director Norman Jewison, Featurette With Behind-The-Scenes Footage And Interviews With Jewison, New Dolby Digital 5.
Rollerball (Full Frame, Widescreen) 
DLP > Rollerball (Full Frame, Widescreen)
Crystal Clear: The Struggle for Reliable Communications Technology in World War II
Quartz crystal— a technology that changed the tide of World War II
Some of the defining leaps in technology in the twentieth century occurred during the Second World War, from radar to nuclear energy. Often left out of historical discussions are quartz crystals, which proved to be just as pivotal to the Allied victory— and to post-war development— as other technologies. Quartz crystals provided the U.S. military, for the first time, with reliable communication on the front lines, and then went on to become the core of some of the most basic devices of the post-war era, from watches, clocks, and color televisions, to cell phones and computers.
In Crystal Clear, Richard Thompson relates the story of the quartz crystal in World War II, from its early days as a curiosity for amateur radio enthusiasts, to its use by the United States Armed Forces. It follows the intrepid group of scientists and engineers from the Office of the Chief Signal Officer of the U.S. Army as they...
Crystal Clear: The Struggle for Reliable Communications Technology in World War II
DLP > Crystal Clear: The Struggle for Reliable Communications Technology in World War II
Sony Sixaxis Wireless Controller PS3
Enter the new Sixaxis wireless controller. Utilizing sensors designed to read when a player angles, tilts, thrusts, or pulls, the Sixaxis controller allows game play to become a natural extension of the player's body.
And with the heritage of the PlayStation system's basic controller design still intact, gamers are now able to play the controls they've grown accustomed to while harnessing the added intuitive movements of the multi-axis controller.
Key Features:
- Motion Sensing System: Thanks to breakthrough technology and a highly sensitive motion sensing system, the controller becomes a natural extension of the user's body.
- Bluetooth: Bluetooth for wireless gameplay (the PlayStation 3 system can support up to seven wireless controllers at one time).
- Wireless or Wired: The Sixaxis controller can be easily switched from wireless to wired.
- Analog Joy Sticks: The tilting angle of the analog joy stick has been slightly broadened to enable more delicate...
DLP > Sony Sixaxis Wireless Controller PS3
America's Test Kitchen Live!: All-New Recipes, Techniques, Equipment Ratings, Food Tastings and More from the Hit Public Televisions Show
In this companion to "Cook's Illustrated's" #1 cooking show on public television, "America's Test Kitchen," readers step inside the 2,500 square-foot Test Kitchen just outside of Boston with host Chris Kimball. 26 new episodes launch in January 2005 across the country.
America's Test Kitchen Live!: All-New Recipes, Techniques, Equipment Ratings, Food Tastings and More from the Hit Public Televisions Show
DLP > America's Test Kitchen Live!: All-New Recipes, Techniques, Equipment Ratings, Food Tastings and More from the Hit Public Televisions Show
Colorado: A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos
If you subscribe to the opinion that televisions, Japanese lanterns, and electric guitars are not essential camping equipment, then The Best in Tent Camping: Colorado should be your constant companion.
Colorado is known for the Rockies, cobalt skies, deep forests, and snow-fed mountain streams, but there are other attractions as well: Mesa Verde, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, the Great Sand Dunes near the Sangre de Cristo Range, the Uncompahgre Plateau, and more.
The Best in Tent Camping: Colorado is a guidebook for tent campers who like scenic and serene campsites. It's the perfect resource if you blanch at the thought of pitching your tent on a concrete slab and waking up to find your tent surrounded by a convoy of RVs.
The Best in Tent Camping: Colorado will guide you to the quietest, most beautiful, most secure, and best managed campgrounds in the Centennial State. Painstakingly selected from hundreds of camping options, each profiled campground is rated for beauty, noise,...
Colorado: A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos
DLP > Colorado: A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos
ViewSonic PJ256D Microportable XGA DLP Projector, 1,500 Lumens
Technical InformationTechnology DetailsImage Information Brightness | |
DLP > ViewSonic PJ256D Microportable XGA DLP Projector, 1,500 Lumens