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YouTube to Live-Stream the London 2012 Olympics for NBC
For the casual Olympics fan, TV coverage of popular sports like diving and track and field is broadcast often enough. But what about the handball fans? The judo followers? The people who are crazy about canoe sprints?
That’s …
WATCH: Flying Autonomous Robots Play ‘James Bond’ Theme
Remember those autonomous robots from the University of Pennsylvania’s GRASP Laboratory that flew in all kinds of crazy, coordinated formations? Well, they’re back, and they’ve, like, started a band, man.
Professor Vijay Kumar …
IKEA Starts ‘How to Build’ YouTube Channel to Help Frustrated Customers
We’ve all been there: Standing forlorn in a bedroom, staring at the unused screws sitting next to a half-finished IKEA bed, parts mixed up with the ones for an unbuilt MALM three-drawer chest.
Don’t worry, IKEA feels your …
The Return of Television Rabbit Ears
Getting TV stations through the airwaves may seem like an anachronism in the age of streaming video online. But actually, the rise of Hulu and Netflix seems to be helping the rabbit ear industry.
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New Comcast Service Aims at Netflix as Video Wars Heat Up
Comcast, the nation’s largest cable company, is launching a new video-on-demand service aimed squarely at Netflix, in a move that illustrates accelerating competition for advantage over the digital living room.
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Hulu and Netflix Begin Forays into Original Programming
It turns out the ongoing Hulu versus Netflix faceoff for streaming domination has just been buffering in preparation for the latest battle. Within one week, both streaming video giants have shed their identities as mere content …
The Lesson of the Laptop-Shooting Dad
Is there a parent of a teenager that hasn’t seen the viral video made by Tommy Jordan, the North Carolina dad who shoots nine rounds into his snarky daughter’s laptop with a .45? The clip has been viewed more than 18 million …
Quick Cuts: Video Showcases Almost Every Apple Product in 30 Seconds
Boing Boing’s Rob Beschizza strung together this great 30-second video of just about every one of Apple’s hardware and software designs over the years. It’s perfect for Apple fans and people with short attention sp—oh man, …
“Why would anybody want to destroy a perfectly good KRS-One song?”
Web Traffic Dips 20% During Super Bowl, yet 2.1 Million Watch Online
Fun with numbers: For the first time ever, the Super Bowl was legally streamed online here in the U.S. and, according to NBC, over 2.1 million people fired up their web browsers to watch it. Overall web traffic, however, …
Geezers Going Like Maniacs: Mobility Scooter Speeds Reach 70 MPH
Calvin, the title character of the very-excellent Calvin and Hobbes comic strip, once remarked to his tiger friend Hobbes, “You can bet when I’m a geezer like Dad, I’ll be going like a maniac.”
“Ever notice how the older …