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 »

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 »

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 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 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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, 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 »

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]

YouTube Is the De Facto Internet Music Video Archive Already, But Here Comes Vevo

"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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 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 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 »

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 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 »

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 »

Google Video Finally Falls to YouTube

YouTube stablemate Google Video, which tragicomically never made it out of beta, will stop accepting uploads in a few months. Plus, other no-name Google services are dying. Goodbye! [Google Blog via NoWhereElse]

Eye-Fi SD Cards Offering Direct to YouTube Uploading

If you are unfamiliar, Eye-Fi SD cards can add Wi-Fi to any camera (and they work pretty well to boot). Now the company is announcing automatic uploading direct to YouTube. More »

Sweet, Sweet Flash Coming to Your HDTV, via Intel

When it was announced, it wasn't clear why anyone would really want the Intel Media Processor TV system. Now we know: Flash support. In other words, Hulu, NBC, YouTube and Megaporn, on your TV. More »

Israeli Army Videoblogs Blowing Up Gaza, Gets Censored By YouTube

This is the Israeli Defense Force's official YouTube channel, where they are posting several gun camera videos per day of bombs falling on Gaza. That is, until Google temporarily shut it down. More »

Sony's SR1 High Definition Cameras Can't Hack It In Microgravity

Matt, the guy who literally jigged his way around the world, discovered the hard way that space tourists will be unable to lug Sony SR1 HD cameras into orbit because microgravity won't let them.

YouTube Goes 'HD'

There have long been rumblings of YouTube in HD coupled with all sorts of workarounds to get your content uploaded in higher quality. Now YouTube HD has launched for real.

The Story of the Great Philadelphia Hot Dog Launcher

Hot dog maker Hatfield constructed a hot dog launcher with the help of the Philly Phanatic, famous weirdo mascot of the Philadelphia Phillies, for use during Phillies games. And now, in a fit of boredom and comedic inspiration, they've released a "documentary" detailing the making of the launcher. It's absolutely hilarious, and I'm not saying that just because I'm Gizmodo's token Pennsylvanian. More »

Mercedes' Web-Connected myComand Takes on BMW iDrive

Mercedes-Benz new myCOMAND system has appeared at the Los Angeles Auto Show, taking on the fourth-generation BMW iDrive. Whereas the latter has an Xbox 360 feeling, this one gets some clues from Apple, especially Coverflow and the menu navigation, which reminds me of the first version of the Apple TV and Front Row. One big difference is that myCOMAND is connected to the web, grabbing information wirelessly and presenting it through their own on-screen apps. Looking at the high resolution screens and the feature list, it seems very good: More »

Adobe Says Flash Coming To The G1 Soon

Good news for all you non-Youtube internet video watchers who have G1s, the people of Adobe have basically confirmed that an Android-based version of Flash will be ready in coming months. Any device with at least 200MHz processors, more than 16MB RAM and a “completely capable web browser” will be able to render web-based flash content. [Adobe via ModmyGphone]

Obama's First Weekly YouTube Address

President-Elect Barack Obama has pledged to deliver weekly "fireside chats" a la FDR via YouTube, and today he posted his first. The content of the video isn't unexpected: he calls for immediate help from Congress to aid unemployment insurance, and calls for all Americans to come together to weather the hard economic road ahead. What's remarkable is how right it feels. More »