FUTURE VISION; EXHIBITS DAZZLE AT BURBANK MALL.Byline: Lee Condon Staff Writer ``Innovations 99 - The Festival of Technology'' will continue this weekend at Media City Center in Burbank. And today, Nintendo of America will host a Pokemon Tournament, in which children ages 7 to 14 can participate. Pokemon - the Japanese name for ``pocket monster'' - is a character that has spawned a mind-boggling array of video games See video game console. , trading cards, clothing and toys along with its own TV show and a soon-to-come movie. The tournament will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Participants must bring their own Game Boy hand-held video game systems and their Pokemon Red and Pokemon Blue game packs to play. The Festival of Technology started Aug. 27 and is sponsored by the mall, which wanted to provide a way to introduce customers to new technology available in the marketplace. In other events this weekend: The Burbank Police Department The Burbank Police Department is the police department serving Burbank, California. Tim Stehr became the Police Chief of the department on August 1, 2007. The previous chiefs were Thomas Hoefel, David Newsham and Glen Bell. will present ``New Techno Gadgets in Law Enforcement,'' from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., today and Sunday. A Broderbund's Print Specialist will demonstrate how to make cards, posters, banners and invitations, from noon to 4 p.m., today and Sunday. Rides will be available in an electric car, from noon to 5 p.m. today and Sunday. The Otis School of Fashion Design will present ``Fashions of the Future,'' 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., today and Sunday. Sears and IKEA IKEA Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd (Swedish home furnishings retailer founder's initials and location) will present the ``Home Theater An audio/video entertainment center that has a large-screen TV and hi-fi system with three speakers in the front (left, right and center) and left and right speakers in the rear. Starting in the early 1990s, video inputs were added to stereo receivers and preamplifiers. of the Future'' from noon to 6 p.m. today, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. The mall is located at 201 E. Magnolia Ave. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) From left, Bill Cheesman, Marella Kallinen, Heather Crow and Becky Gilday surf the Net To browse the Internet. The most common Internet browsing today is done on the Web. Before the Web, the Internet was "surfed" via Archie, Gopher, WAIS and other search facilities. See surfing and how to access the Internet. at the Cyber Cafe at Innovations '99 in Burbank. (2) An EV1 electric automobile electric automobile Battery-powered motor vehicle. Originating in the 1880s, electric cars were used for private passenger, truck, and bus transportation in cities, where their low speeds and limited battery range were not drawbacks, and the cars became popular for their is on display at the Media City Center in Burbank. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News |
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