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When G-Male Met Siri: A Love Story

Posted April 16, 2012 - 10:04 am

Comediva follows up its G-male parody with a new romantic tale.
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Microsoft shows off Windows 8 preview: Are you excited yet?

Posted February 29, 2012 - 6:14 pm

Microsoft releases three videos to try and build excitement for Windows 8.
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Augmented reality makes a splash in Barcelona

Posted February 29, 2012 - 5:46 pm

Augmented Reality companies are causing crowds to gather in Barcelona. The technology still includes image-based elements, but true 3D recognition technology is growing, and the demand for content is there.
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Video clips from every Doctor Who story ever

Posted January 23, 2012 - 5:25 pm

Watch small clips of every Doctor Who episode ever made.
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Crowd-sourced Star Wars movie hits YouTube

Posted January 20, 2012 - 1:59 pm

Take the next two hours off to watch the Director's Cut of "Star Wars Uncut", in which the entire movie of Star Wars was re-made, with individuals recording 15-second clips of scenes from the movie.
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Apple takes on textbooks with iBooks 2 video

Posted January 20, 2012 - 11:02 am

Where were these anti-textbook teachers when I was in school? Apple video touting its pro-e-textbook initative takes on the evils of heavy textbooks.
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Every Google Doodle from 2011

Posted January 6, 2012 - 12:59 pm

Google's Doodle team has been playing with its logo for many years - eventually they'll find one that they're happy with.
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Microsoft Flight will let you fly (badly) for free

Posted January 5, 2012 - 12:07 pm

Fly over the Big Island of Hawaii and other fun locales in the latest version of PC classic.
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Happy 2012: Catch up on End of World predictions with this video

Posted January 3, 2012 - 11:33 am

If you're like me, you've spent the last 10 or so days doing things like exchanging Christmas gifts and visiting with friends and family, not worrying about the end of the world.
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Video: Santa goes high-tech

Posted December 22, 2011 - 4:45 pm

With iPads, Facebook, Twitter and Google Earth, today's kids now live in a world where telling them about Santa in a toy workshop at the North Pole seems a bit archaic.
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'60s Batman opening done in Legos

Posted December 22, 2011 - 12:18 pm

Any good comic-book geek kid who grew up in the late '60s or '70s remembers the Adam West Batman TV show, which was very campy but awesome if you were a kid. Here's the opening of the TV show, done in fabulous LEGO animation:
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Japanese spider robot can pick up 'prey' and carry them away

Posted December 14, 2011 - 11:14 am

I still have nightmares from the '80s film "Runaway", in which bad-guy Gene Simmons (minus the Kiss makeup) stalks good-guy cop Tom Selleck with a slew of spider-robots that can kill with their pincer arms.
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Review: Google Currents creates personalized digital magazine, with a few flaws

Posted December 12, 2011 - 1:05 pm

The free Android and iOS app creates digital magazines rich with text and video, but unless the sync settings are correct it could run slow.
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Technology that helps children learn

Posted December 12, 2011 - 12:57 pm

Device turns ordinary whiteboards into interactive spaces.
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Tour the new Twitter

Posted December 8, 2011 - 5:49 pm

For the most part, I ignore Twitter redesigns, because most of my Tweeting (or Twittering?) is done via either the Tweetdeck app or on my iPhone, i use Echofon (third-party app). But apparently it's a big deal when they redesign, as witnessed by these two videos:
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Batman: Arkham City comes to the iPad

Posted December 8, 2011 - 12:33 pm

If you're a fan of Batman and/or the Batman: Arkham City video game, you can now play an additional game on your iPad, iPod Touch or iPhone.
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Sony PlayStation 3D Display raises the 3D bar

Posted December 8, 2011 - 11:17 am

Up until now, 3D television technology hasn't been that interesting to me - the glasses, cost and lack of 3D content hasn't made it appealing. But then I saw this video from Sony showing off its PlayStation 3D Display.
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Another 'Earth' discovered, but don't make travel plans just yet

Posted December 6, 2011 - 11:26 am

The folks over at ITN News have posted a news report on Kepler-22b, a new "Earth-like" planet discovered by NASA scientists.
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Monday Fun: Lasers and Slingshots

Posted December 5, 2011 - 2:11 pm

Two of my favorite YouTube video creators often put out their new work on Sundays. The folks at "minutephysics" and slingshot guru Joerg Spraeve have not disappointed this week.
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Justin Bieber wants a Nintendo 3DS for Christmas (oh, and you)

Posted December 1, 2011 - 11:27 am

You may wonder, why am I writing about Justin Bieber in an IT video tech blog? Do I need the hits? (well, yes)
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Animated video argues for killing the penny

Posted November 30, 2011 - 4:05 pm

During the next month you're likely going to be doing a lot of shopping, and you will likely end up with more than your fair share of pennies. This video explains why we should dump pennies altogether.
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Squishy robot wiggles into tight spaces

Posted November 29, 2011 - 3:33 pm

Harvard scientists helping out with the creation of robots that will destroy us all someday.
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Is thermal feedback the next big interface feature?

Posted November 29, 2011 - 2:42 pm

Scientists develop physical interfaces that get colder or hotter depending on what you do. Could this be the "hottest" or "coolest" new feature in gaming?
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The creepiest video ever about data centers

Posted November 29, 2011 - 3:02 am

Intel wants to create a video about data center cooling efficiency, but in a fun and eye-catching way. What do they do? Show a bunch of half-naked guys walking into the "Intel steam room". OK.
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Falling behind on your Viral Video knowledge? Catch up here

Posted November 28, 2011 - 9:01 pm

Double Rainbow, Nyan Cat, and 48 other videos that the "video hipster" should all know about.
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Activities Streams Base An Integrated Social Layer

The enterprise social software market is exploding thanks to converging trends of consumerization, cloud, and mobile. In this must-read report, "The Forrester Wave: Activities Streams, Q2 2012", Forrester Research Inc. evaluated five social software vendors with core strengths in the stream based on the overall strength of vendors' current offerings, a clear product strategy, and vendor market presence. In a detailed look at the space, Forrester named Yammer as a leader.

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ESG Lab Review: HP 3PAR Peer Motion Software

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