Archive for the ‘technology’ tag
Wireless Electricity!
Commercially viable wireless electricity that can power TVs, cell phones, and consumer electronics:
http://video.ted.com/talks/podcast/EricGiler_2009G_480.mp4Ingenious scientists at MIT and WiTricity.
n00b Boyfriend
Rather interesting.
Please enable Javascript and Flash to view this Flash video.So cool: HP
This is amazing. I wonder how much ink they used (used not wasted, because art is not a waste!).
http://www.vimeo.com/5437401Web Site Story
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.
Please enable Javascript and Flash to view this Flash video.Here’s a clip from the movie adaptation of West Side Story featuring the song “Tonight”.
Dell Studio One 19
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:
(I am not a Dell affiliate.)
World Builder
A touching and ethereal short film about a man who creates a holographic world for the woman he loves.
Note: press HQ in the player after it starts playing for a better experience.
How Benjamin Button was animated
Ever wonder how the producers created the man who aged backward?
Please enable Javascript and Flash to view this Flash video.History of the Internet
The technical details of the history of the Internet, presented as an animated video.
http://www.vimeo.com/2696386Mac vs. PC Transformers Style
Now this is satire
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