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Wireless Electricity!

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Commercially viable wireless electricity that can power TVs, cell phones, and consumer electronics:

http://video.ted.com/talks/podcast/EricGiler_2009G_480.mp4

Ingenious scientists at MIT and WiTricity.

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August 29th, 2009 at 3:56 pm

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n00b Boyfriend

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Rather interesting.

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August 12th, 2009 at 4:00 pm

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So cool: HP

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This is amazing. I wonder how much ink they used (used not wasted, because art is not a waste!).

http://www.vimeo.com/5437401

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August 6th, 2009 at 2:32 am

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Web Site Story

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Many people already know the tunes from West Side Story (an excellent Broadway musical with music by Leonard Bernstein), notably “Tonight”. The folks at CollegeHumor have adapted it to make yet another creative and awesome video, entitled “Web Site Story” — applying the music of back then to the technology of today.

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Here’s a clip from the movie adaptation of West Side Story featuring the song “Tonight”.

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July 3rd, 2009 at 3:12 pm

Dell Studio One 19

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This looks like an iMac clone with touch. Dell is really innovating at this time — by ‘innovating’, I mean taking competitors’ ideas and emulating them. In this case, they’ve combined the all-in-one concept of the iMac and the touch screen capabilities of the HP TouchSmart series, at a lower price than either.

Pretty cool promo video:

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(I am not a Dell affiliate.)

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May 1st, 2009 at 11:27 pm

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World Builder

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A touching and ethereal short film about a man who creates a holographic world for the woman he loves.

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Note: press HQ in the player after it starts playing for a better experience.

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March 12th, 2009 at 9:29 pm

How Benjamin Button was animated

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Ever wonder how the producers created the man who aged backward?

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February 26th, 2009 at 1:50 am

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History of the Internet

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The technical details of the history of the Internet, presented as an animated video.

http://www.vimeo.com/2696386

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January 10th, 2009 at 1:41 am

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Mac vs. PC Transformers Style

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That. is. amazing.

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December 26th, 2008 at 6:49 pm

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Now this is satire

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David Pogue, a columnist for the New York Times, sings satirical songs about downloading music. This is geek humour.

http://ted.streamguys.net/ted_pogue_d_2007.mp4

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November 10th, 2008 at 10:28 pm

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