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more about #youtube macpatrik: We have the prewraped gifts in our little Apple store here in Cleveland, OH. more » Odin: Why not yu2.be? or even y2.be more » Benguin: You can actually download the iPod Touch 3.0 firmware, directly from Apple's servers, and apply it to any Touch you might have. There's absolutely no ... more » NightMystic: I actually paid for the iPod Touch 3.0 firmware and when I connected a friends iPod Touch to my laptop it turned out he could update it for free. A li... more » jethro1138: I was just in San Francisco, and it was pretty funny to watch people who were clearly natives being really surprised at their cellphones cutting off o... more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Very awesome video! And yeah, just confirming what people said, the guy didn't just pull all this with $300 alone... he has a post production studio i... more » SkipErnst: At least it had a happy ending. more » CoHPhasor: $300 my ass. They spent more than that on the food they consumed while working on something like this for hundreds of hours. There is a *ton* ... more » The5thElephant: Impressive effects for the budget, but utterly lame build up and progression of scenes. Seeing the same damn planes flying overhead over and over, an... more » iComment: I remember the first time I spent $300. more » LastVigilante: Ah, the ole baby-carriage rolling down the stairs at 2:10. You know somebody's been to film school if they reference Battleship Potemkin. more » ReconToaster misses garnett :(: ugh, I strongly disagree with the use of 28 Days Later music for anything other than 28 Days Later. more » Kimrod: The $300 price tag is media-created and not true. Upon following said links from a competitors site, this guy own quite the 3d studio and the real co... more » redman042: I think we can all agree that the $300 number is meaningless. What is important is that this is a homebrew video done without the aid of Hollywood spe... more » lostarchitect: Wow, that short was pretty amazing. I'm glad he got a deal out of it, props to him. more » monsieur_tran003: very impressive indeed! HOWEVER, it always *really* annoys me whenever someone claims to have made a video for less than 300$, or 70$ (like that hype... more » OCEntertainment: It's constantly moving and would probably get annoying real fast, not to mention likely taking up more processor cycles than is necessary on a phone w... more » philibuster: I don't know why this is surprising to me, but even the comments on the youtube blog are terrible. more » Metkis: Gizmodo is already tired of posting Nexus One news? more » PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: The title led me to believe this may be a contest. more » -
#remainders
Remainders - The Good, Bad and Ugly Things We Didn't Post (and Why)
Come, gather round the Remainders tree for the orts and leavings of the day's stories. Today: Apple's gift-wrapped products, free overnight shipping for the Kindle, internet available under the San Francisco Bay, and many more. More »
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#youtube
Video: The $300 Robot Death Film That Landed a $30 Million Deal
I'm sure plenty of you have seen the amazing "Ataque de Panico!" video from Fede Alvarez by now, but here's how it paid off. His $300 video landed him a $30 million contract with Ghost House Pictures. More » -
#remainders
Remainders - The Good, Bad and Ugly Things We Didn't Post (and Why)
Today in the un-scratchable part of Gizmodo's back we call Remainders, we've got a Tron-inspired Android phone, the top YouTube videos of the year, some more videos of the Google Nexus One in action, and more (well, one more)! More »
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#books
What Would Books About Twitter, Wikipedia and YouTube From The 1960s Look Like?
Fortunately we don't have to think too hard about what they'd look like, because French artist Stéphane Massa-Bidal has designed a series of book covers for 10 of our favourite web services. More » -
#music
YouTube's VEVO, an Internet Imitation of MTV, Launches Tonight
YouTube and Universal have teamed up to create VEVO, a site which will host music videos with the blessings of various recording companies. The site is launching tonight and so far the details sound pretty great. More » -
#microwaves
YouTube Microwave Makes Cooking Hot Pockets More Entertaining
The Castoven is a microwave with an LCD screen in the door. It automatically plays a video as long as the cooking time you specify. Because god knows you can't go two goddamned minutes without being entertained. [Castoven via CrunchGear] -
#youtube
YouTube Offers a Light-Weight Version For Slow Computers
One of the main complaints about underpowered netbooks is that they can't even handle YouTube. YouTube! What good is using the internet if you can't watch cat videos? But now Feather is here to fix that. More » -
#youtube
Is There a Noticeable Difference Between 1080p and 720p YouTube?
A Muppets version of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody? You got me at Gonzo and the chickens. This is one of the first 1080p YouTube clips, weighing 107MB compared to the 72MB 720p. Does the resolution make any difference? You bet. More » -
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#youtube
YouTube Shuts Down API Access, Leaves Set-Top Boxes High and Dry (UPDATED)
There are two ways for a device to access YouTube: either through the regular web interface, i.e. Flash, or for cleaner integration, through its back end APIs. As of December, Google is shutting off the tap. UPDATED More » -
#youtube
Google Adding Automatic Captions to YouTube Videos
Google is bringing its Google Voice speech recognition tech to YouTube, creating automatic captions for deaf and hearing-impaired users. Get ready for hilariously incorrect captions! More » -
#remainders
Remainders - Stuff We Didn't Post (and Why)
YouTube;s Going 1080p So That You Can Watch Silly Videos In High-Def...Yet Another "Virus" Attacks Unsecured Jailbroken Phones...USB AM/FM Tuner Made By Company Who Hasn't Heard Of Internet Radio...Pirates Decorate Their MacBooks With Crossbones... More »
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#youtube
YouTube to Offer Paid and Ad-Supported New Release Movie Rentals?
The Wall Street Journal reports that YouTube is deep in discussions with the movie studios to offer both paid (likely $3.99) and ad-supported movie rentals. This would include new releases, which would be new to YouTube. More » -
#comparisons
Digital vs. Analog Storage: How Many VHS Tapes Equal One Hulu.com?
Mozy, in a shrewd plug for their online backup service, have created a chart to show how much data our digital collections can hold compared to old analog storage. Have you guys heard of the iPod? It looks amazing. More » -
#dos
DDOS Attack Against Facebook, Twitter, Et Al. Was Because of One Guy's LiveJournal
According to a Facebook executive, the target of today's DDOS attacks on Twitter, Facebook, LiveJournal, YouTube and other social media sites was one pro-Georgian blogger going by the username of "Cyxym." No word as to who was behind the attack. More » -
#google
Google Acquires On2, Could Mean Big Things For Online Video
Google has entered into an agreement to acquire On2 and their video compression technology. With YouTube in it's back pocket, it seems likely that Google could push this technology all over the web—giving them even broader control. [BusinessWire] -
#youtube
YouTube Experiments With 3D Video; Supports Multiple Headache Technologies
One cross-eyed Googler has been spending his 20% on a 3D video display system for YouTube, which is open for experimentation/testing/goofing off right now. More » -
#mediasoftware
RealPlayer SP Rips, Converts, Shares and Syncs Internet Video
Real's new RealPlayer SP software, currently in beta, adds functionality to rip YouTube and other streaming videos from the Internet and get them onto whatever handheld you choose. It works well enough, but it's also crammed full of unnecessary features. More » -
#youtube
YouTube XL Optimizes YouTube For TVs, Touchscreens
Google has turned out a new web interface for viewing YouTube, called YouTube XL, which reformats the site to suit web-connected TVs, game console browsers, and, perhaps unintentionally, touchscreens. More » -
#diy
Make Your Photos Look Like Google Streetview or YouTube In Real Life
Here is a simple and funny way to make your still photos look like they are part of Google Streetview or an internet video, ready to be played. It only takes some tape, cardboard, and acrylic, plus a bit of genius when you frame the photo. More » -
#cartoon
Reminder: Don't Forward that Funny Email (Or Tweet or Digg or Facebook)
Dear friends, foes, and relatives. Please, don't send that funny email. OK, actually, as a last exception, please forward this post to everyone you know. Thank you! Much love, J. Updated More » -
#music
Amazing Collaborative YouTube Music Project Lets You Control Every Instrument
It's difficult to do the In Bb 2.0 project justice in words. Essentially, it's a bunch of YouTube videos that you play at the same time. Let me explain, then go play with it. More » -
#space
Some Other, Non-Giz-Affiliated Astronaut to Answer Questions Live From Space
Because NASA's hip with the kids, dammit, they're using both YouTube and Twitter to let the public ask questions of astronaut Mark Polansky, commander of the International Space Station. More » -
#iphonebeta
iPhone Beta 5 Odds and Ends: No More MMS, Better YouTube?
The official script may have minimized it as a maintenance release, but some users are finding out that iPhone Beta 5 contains more than bugfixes. So far: YouTube's improved, and hacked MMS is no more. More » -
#youtube
YouTube, Google Search Help Man Deliver Baby
How does a U.K. man deliver a baby in this age of high technology and search engines? Just point your browser to the "How to Have a Baby in a Car" YouTube video. Poof. Delivered. More » -
#listeningtest
The Most Adorable Audio Component
We take audio very, very seriously, and so in the spirit of Listening Test, we present this video of a kitten on a turntable. [YouTube] -
#rickrolling
"Never Gonna Give You Up" Songwriter Paid Only $16 by Youtube
Yeah, the Rickrolling phenomenon was annoying for the entire world, but you'd expect the songwriter would at least be pleased, right? But despite its massive popularity, songwriter Pete Waterman was paid an insulting $16. Total. More » -
#art
Beautiful Collages Made From YouTube Screen Grabs
Josh Poehlein's Modern History works takes individual frame grabs from YouTube videos and assembles them into scenic collages. And if you ask nicely, he'll share the love with a high-res file. More » -
#streamingmovies
Sony in Talks to Offer Free, Full-Length Movies on YouTube
Earlier Rumors that Sony Pictures and YouTube were negotiating to provide a large number of free, ad-supported movies on the video upload site were confirmed today by the movie giant. More » -
#idiocy
AP Threatens to Sue AP Affiliate for Embedding Official AP YouTube Vids
I think the AP needs to hire an internet consultant. Because it's clearly run by people who have absolutely no idea how the internet works. How else can one explain their behavior? More » -
#dvrs
Moxi Steps To TiVo, Adding Rhapsody Music and PlayOn for Netflix, Hulu and More
Digeo today brings its Moxi HD DVR in range of TiVo with some capabilities it was sorely lacking in a big way, including DLNA 1.0 for home streaming, and PlayOn for grabbing major net video. More » -
#review
Logitech G19 Keyboard Review
Logitech's G19 gaming keyboard—which borders on ludicrous with its embedded Linux mini-computer and full-blown LCD monitor—is the best one they've made yet, even if it doesn't quite reach its full mind-blowing potential. More » -
#hulu
Disney Signs YouTube Deal for ABC and ESPN Clips, Hulu Talks Still Happening
Even though Disney just signed a deal with THE YouTube to offer clips from ABC and ESPN, the WSJ says that their talks with Hulu are "continuing and unaffected." Woz dancing on Hulu, yessssss. [WSJ] -
#youtube
YouTube Mobile App Now 90% Faster, Optimized For WinMo and Symbian Devices
YouTube has stepped up their mobile efforts by delivering a streamlined version of their app that is up to 90% faster and optimized for most WinMo and Symbian Series 60 devices. More » -
#gmail
Gmail Lets You Take Back Sent Messages, Gets Built-in YouTube, Flickr and Yelp Previews
Everyday, Gmail makes desktop mail clients feel a little more dated. The latest Labs features now preview stuff from YouTube (no more Rickrolling??), Flickr, Picasa and Yelp, and you can undo sending regrettable email. More » -
#funkyyoutube
Here's the Most Amazing Mashup Music Video You Are Going to See This Month
Some guy got a bunch of random YouTube clips of people playing instruments, editing them together into one of those omfg-I-can't-believe-this-is-real video. At least, I can't believe it's real. More » -
#roku
Roku Puts Amazon VOD Into Beta, YouTube Coming Next?
We'd heard that Amazon VOD was coming to the otherwise Netflix-wielding Roku streamer. And according to Roku forums, the Amazon functions have entered private beta. More » -
#games
First Interactive YouTube Game Is a Four-Star Timewaster
YouTube's annotations are usually annoying, but here they've been used to simulate that "find the difference in two photos" game usually seen in bars. Watch out for Level 16, it's a toughie. [Boing Boing Gadgets] -
#rumor
3G Sidekick LX 2009 Edition Spotted
This comes with a big rumor tag, but a Hiptop3 reader claims that she spotted details on a 3G / GPS enabled Sidekick LX while doing a smartphone survey on Quizpoints. More » -
#streaming
Monty Python Puts Free Videos Online, Sells 23,000% More DVDs
Monty Python started a YouTube channel with tons of their sketches streaming for free. The included links to their DVDs at Amazon. The result was a whopping 23,000% increase in sales. More »
