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“Siri” may usher in a new age of voice recognition

October 7, 2011 by Blane Singletary

Earlier this week, Apple introduced the new iPhone 4S. It was new CEO Tim Cook's first time at bat for the software giant. The announcement was held in a much smaller venue than usual, and the reaction wasn't as big as the response to previous iPhone unveilings. But, one new feature really stole the show: "Siri," a personal digitized assistant ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns Tagged With: Mobile Learning

Eye on Entertainment #119

September 30, 2011 by Blane Singletary

Eye on Entertainment #119 - Original Air Date: 09/30/11 A plethora of music awaits in this week's show! Host Blane Singletary speaks with renowned Turkish musician Latif Bolat, who shares his music as well as ancient Sufi Muslim poetry in a special evening. And in this month's "Music of Eye on Entertainment" segment, we delve into the music of ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: KACU Entertainment Tagged With: Eye on Entertainment

Eye on Entertainment #118

September 23, 2011 by Blane Singletary

Eye on Entertainment #118 - Original Air Date: 09/23/11 It's a great week for music as the West Texas Book & Music Festival wraps up this weekend. Host Blane Singletary speaks with legendary singer/songwriter Guy Clark who's playing a show at the historic Paramount Theatre. Amongst the other big events is the Abilene Philharmonic's season opener ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: KACU Entertainment Tagged With: Eye on Entertainment

iDevices gain ground against physical Bibles

September 20, 2011 by Blane Singletary

Think back to the last Summit session you went to. When the lecturer said, "look in your Bibles to John chapter three," did you notice what the room was using to follow along with the passage? Were they using actual, hard-bound Bibles, or was it a mobile device? I normally just listen along since I can never seem to get to the passage in time no ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns Tagged With: Mobile Learning

Eye on Entertainment #117

September 17, 2011 by Blane Singletary

Eye on Entertainment #117 - Original Air Date: 09/16/11 With the West Texas Fair and Rodeo in full swing, host Blane Singletary and the JMC Network's Farron Salley team up to bring you a soundscape of this unique annual event. Also, the next big fair is on the way with the Abilene Public Library's Book and Music Festival, featuring home-grown ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: KACU Entertainment Tagged With: Eye on Entertainment

Eye on Entertainment #116

September 10, 2011 by Blane Singletary

Eye on Entertainment #116 - Original Air Date: 09/09/11 The West Texas Fair and Rodeo has kicked off, and host Blane Singletary has Rochelle Johnson of the Taylor County Expo Center to talk about this, the fair's 112th yeah. But that's not all that's happening. Singletary also takes a look at the many other events, including some commemorating the ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: KACU Entertainment Tagged With: Eye on Entertainment

Cook takes over Jobs’ Apple

September 8, 2011 by Blane Singletary

When Steve Jobs turned in his letter of resignation a couple of weeks ago, the tech world went into a frenzy. Jobs has been at the helm of one of today's most influential tech companies from the beginning. Together with Steve Wozniak, he ushered in the new age of personal computers, fought as Microsoft rose above them in the 90s and pulled Apple ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columns Tagged With: Apple Computer

Eye on Entertainment #115

September 3, 2011 by Blane Singletary

Eye on Entertainment #115 - Original Air Date: 09/02/11 With most of town knee deep in the new school year, host Blane Singletary takes a look at a plethora of events guaranteed to let off a little school starting stress. Singletary speaks to ACU Music Dept. alumnus Mario Santoso who is returning to the campus to perform a concert of classical ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: KACU Entertainment Tagged With: Eye on Entertainment

Eye on Entertainment #114

August 26, 2011 by Blane Singletary

Eye on Entertainment #114 - Original Air Date: 08/26/11 Classes are set to start up again for colleges around town. All the better reason to have fun on these last few days of summer freedom! Gary Varner joins us to talk about the show he's directing with Abilene Christian University's Theatre Department, "Noises Off," a show that some have called ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: KACU Entertainment Tagged With: Eye on Entertainment

Eye on Entertainment #113

August 19, 2011 by Blane Singletary

Eye on Entertainment #113 - Original Air Date: 08/19/11 This week, Blane Singletary welcomes back Burgess "Bird" Thomas who told us about the preview party for the "Swing for the Center" event. The swinging main event is now upon us, and Bird joins us to discuss this, and themes for the next two ArtWalks. We'll also preview the Abilene Community ... [Read More…]

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