Top Ten Worst 911 Calls For 2013

It's that time of year when everyone reflects back on the past 12 months and makes their Top Ten Lists.

CBC News has a list of the Top Ten Worst 911 Calls For 2013 with a request to rent a fire truck among the absurd entries.

You can read it here.

New BMCC 4K Footage

Blackmagic is starting to rev up the PR engines for the highly-anticipated, highly-backordered 4K Production Camera. Here is some footage for you to drool over.

Shot by New Zealand cameraman Captain Hook.

Blackmagic Production Camera 4K - Beta Footage from A Couple Of Night Owls on Vimeo.

Adios Panasonic Plasma

Very sad news has come out of Panasonic - they are exiting the plasma business. DV Dude has been a long believer in the superiority of plasmas over LCDs, and has owned Panasonic plasmas since 2005. They just can't make a go of it, and are shutting down the plasma factories.

Panasonic is in the midst of an incredible soul-searching journey right now, due to massive losses over the last few years. Nothing is sacred. Don't expect this to be the last big exit announcement from them.

So, if you were thinking of getting a Panasonic plasma, you better run to your nearest TV dealer. They are making no more of them, and plan to be completely out of the plasma game by March. So what is left in stock is all there is.

SteadyTracker versus Monopod

Vimeo user Ron Hunter did a nice side-by-side comparison of the SteadyTracker stabilizer versus a plain Monopod. More info on the Steady Tracker here.

Attack Of The Killer Amazon Drones!

It's now official - Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has lost his mind. First, he buys The Washington Post. Now this.

Reports are flying about that Amazon, the world's biggest and least profitable retailer, is investigating using UNMANNED DRONES to deliver packages.

Yes, small, uncontrollable helicopters with sharp blades whizzing about the city dropping off packages to your front door.

What could possibly go wrong?

Besides hydro wires, small pets, children, skeet shooters, wind, incompetence, lawsuits, general terror and a billion other things.

I really thought this was an April's Fool Joke...