Picture Perfect Tech: Laptop From The Holiday

GeekSugar — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 12:00:21 -0700

In The Holiday Iris, played by Kate Winslet, uses her Sony VAIO to escape heartache by partaking in a house-swap with California native Amanda, played by Cameron Diaz. Winslet effortlessly finds a home exchange website and is instantly connected to Diaz via IM chat, where they finalize details. If only all break-ups were that easy!

Winslet's sleek silver FE Series Vaio is a high performance mobile media center PC. It has a 15.4 inch widescreen display with HiColor LCD technology for rich and vibrant multimedia playback. Pricing starts at $ 1,300.

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Oscar Worthy Gadgets: Revolutionary Road

GeekSugar — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:02:48 -0800

Concluding this year's Oscar Worthy Gadgets series is a movie up for three Academy Award nominations, including best costume design, art direction, and Michael Shannon's nomination for his performance in a supporting role. Starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road takes us inside the lives of a couple who struggle with the mundane realities of living in a Connecticut suburb.

Because the movie is set during the mid-1950s, there were many vintage tech shots. We not only see the classic dial telephones in Frank's office (where he works on computer manuals), but when Frank and his female co-worker are out at a high-end restaurant, Frank is handed a retro phone to make a call - right from his table.

And who can forget the emotional scene near the end of the movie when Kate's character, April, uses the hanging wall phone to call her babysitter? It was simple yet powerful gadget placements like these that made me feel a part of this time period.

Photo courtesy of Paramount Vantage