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by Keith Shaw

Keith Shaw writes the Cool Tools column for Network World, and is the Multimedia Content Editor for IDG Enterprise, responsible for editorial video and audio content creation. Follow him on Twitter @shawkeith.

World of Warcraft add-on trailer features Kung Fu pandas

Posted Aug 16, 2012 - 10:56 am

It's been a while since I've visited the World of Warcraft (long story, but I got tired of the healer in our guild who preferred whining about her husband rather than healing the group during battles), so I'm not sure if the game is still as fun or popular as I remember it.
A 1999 movie tries to predict 2005 technology, fails miserably?

Posted Aug 30, 2011 - 04:20 pm

In 1999, a movie called "Netforce" was released, set in a "future" world of 2005 where "today's most cruel and ruthless criminals use the 'net." Netforce is the "police of the Internet", headed up by Scott Bakula.
April Fools' videos from around the InterWeb

Posted Apr 01, 2012 - 08:21 am

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Archives: Even AT&T liked cheesy '80s music

Posted Jul 25, 2012 - 11:08 am

Here's another golden gem from the AT&T archives - a 1986 video meant to pump up customers and employees of AT&T, which asked them to make "The Right Choice." If you're a fan of rockin' '80s guitar riffs and happy people talking on the phone (and honestly, who isn't?), you have to watch this video c
Black Friday goes viral video crazy

Posted Nov 21, 2011 - 06:28 pm

As we approach the Black Friday "holiday", where retailers hope we turn into blathering idiots who are willing to trample over our fellow human beings just to get a $20 TV, we're now seeing more hype in terms of Internet videos (as well as TV commercials) that are aiming to go viral.
Darth Vader re-dubbed: And we're surprised, how?

Posted Aug 31, 2011 - 11:48 am

The InterWebs are abuzz with the latest changes to the Star Wars saga, coming soon to Blu-Ray.
Dell video produces giant WTF moment

Posted Feb 22, 2012 - 12:51 pm

Normally, a video produced by a corporate entity wouldn't merit much discussion, especially when it's a mini-documentary of an artist talking about how he uses technology in his work, blah blah blah. I've seen a million of these, not very interesting.
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- Dell, video
Did Nike create Back-to-the-Future sneakers?

Posted Sep 08, 2011 - 10:43 am

The folks over at Nice Kicks have posted that Nike has invited them to a special event later tonight, in which they speculate that they will reveal the Nike Air Mag shoes, which the company had preiously registered with the U.S. Patent Office. Along with other hints, there's now a video that reveals "Marty McFly's closet":
Don't bring a slingshot to a paintball fight

Posted Apr 16, 2012 - 10:42 am

In this week's Slingshot Channel video, Joerg Sprave shows that using a slingshot to fire paintballs would be illegal, both in Germany (where he films) and in the USA, mainly because the power of the slingshot is higher than the legal limits.
Evolution of Doctor Who Title Sequences

Posted Jul 05, 2011 - 09:53 am

I've been watching a lot of Doctor Who episodes lately (thank you, Netflix!) and have always wondered about the title sequences that the show uses, with the vortex, the TARDIS flying through space, and the opening music.

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