November 2008
15 posts
Cinema snobs rejoice: Criterion Collection goes... →
Rent a Criterion film for $5, and then the company will deduct the $5 from a DVD purchase of the same movie. Also: social networking!
A Case for Filling the iPhone 3G’s Power Vacuum →
The Power Slider Case from Incase simultaneously protects and charges your iPhone 3G.
18% of Consumers Can't Tell HD From SD →
An anonymous reader writes “Thinking about upgrading to an HDTV this holiday season? The prices might be great, but some people won’t be appreciating the technology as much as everyone else. A report…
Sling Opens Up Its Hulu Competitor To The Public →
Sling Media, the company behind the popular Slingbox TV-streaming hardware devices, has opened the gates to its video portal Sling.com. The site pits Sling directly against Joost and
More Space for YouTube Videos →
YouTube’s Google Video-ization continues by using more space for the player and less space for the sidebar. YouTube changed the aspect ratio from 4:3 to 16:9, generally used for high-definition TV….
Blip.tv adds iPhone support for mobile viewing →
Video host Blip.tv has just launched support for iPhones letting mobile users view the entirety of its video collection on the go. Like visiting the site on your computer, you can both…
The Raconteurs Reveal Details of Bluegrass Single →
Photo by Autumn de Wilde With singer/songwriter Ashley Monroe and bluegrass veteran Ricky Skaggs pickin’ and a grinnin’ behind ‘em, the Raconteurs recently threw down a bluegrass…
YouTube Tests Even Higher Quality Videos →
YouTube already provides an option to view higher quality versions for some videos and you can also append “&fmt=18” to the URLs for the other videos. If you add “&fmt=22”, some YouTube videos are…
Make Your Site an iPhone App →
Use an open source development kit to easily transform your website into an iPhone App with JavaScript access to location and accelerometer.
Raconteurs Launch New Video, “Antique Roadshow”... →
The Raconteurs have unveiled a new video for their Consolers Of The Lonely track “Old Enough.” The clip finds the band gallivanting through a forest of mirrors, with Jack White dressed like he’s…
New Raconteurs Video - "Old Enough" →
Jack White was playing patty-cake with the Kills yesterday. Today he and his fellow Raconteurs head out into the woods and play the traveling hobo bards from the album cover of Consolers…
Video: The Raconteurs: "Old Enough" →
From the mind of rock photographer Autumn De Wilde comes the latest video from the Raconteurs’ Consolers of the Lonely. “Old Enough” finds Jack White and co. bringing the tune to life,…
The Raconteurs' Antiques Roadshow-esque teaser →
The Raconteurs are a good ol’ rock and roll band featuring Jack White of The White Stripes and members of The Greenhornes and Blanche. The band and their label, Warner Bros, came up with…
New Flip Video Camera Captures HD →
The maker of the Flip Video today introduced its latest pocket video camera: the Flip MinoHD, described as the world’s smallest high definition camcorder. Pure Digital Technologies’ Flip…
Obama Is Elected President as Racial Barrier Falls... →
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Today I’m proud to be an American.
Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States, as the country chose him as its first black chief executive.