Barack Obama Plans to Conduct Weekly Chats Via Youtube

In a Web 2.0 update of FDR’s famous fireside chats, President-Elect Barack Obama has pledged to film weekly chats that can be viewed on the Youtube video streaming service. This comes as no surprise, given that during his campaign he uploaded over 1,100 videos and racked up over 110 million views.

MGM Plans to Put Full-Length Feature Movies on Youtube

MGM has announced it will be putting up full-length movies from its archive on to Youtube. First, the company will test the waters by putting up full-length TV shows.

Flannel Boxers?!

Brace yourselves - this guy in the picture doesn’t have pants on …

Wal-Mart’s Getting Cloudbook

At 9 Inches, 2 pounds, 5 hours of battery life, the Cloudbook comes with Surf, email, blog, IM, Skype, compute. The Everex / Packard Bell / FIC Nanobook / Cloudbook / CE260 will be selling at (of all places) Wal-Mart as of January 25th.
With 1.2GHz VIA C7-M CPU, 512MB of RAM, a 30GB [...]

Phone Ferris Wheel Thing

If you wonder why a benign ferris wheel is shown here, it is ConnectLand’s USB Ferris Wheel Phone Stand. If your life is hopelessly boring, then you might enjoy this USB-powered (or 2 AAs) that will let you know when you have a phone call. The wheel spins and plays music and makes you feel [...]

miVDOFX DV Cam

Another gadget for the YouTubers. This miVDOFX DV Cam will snap still images like a digital camera, but it will also allow you to add 18 built-in special effects and music instantly to your movies.
With a 1.5″ color screen, a 4X digital zoom, a built-in speaker, and an SD slot (expandable to 2GB), it will [...]

Controversy at YouTube

YouTube is in some trouble for reportedly hosting Nazi related material uploaded by users. Clips include scenes from the 1940 Nazi propaganda film Jud Suess and music videos from German far-right rock band Landser.
A German parliamentarian was quoted as saying that YouTube hosting these films “amounts to aiding and abetting incitement of these people.” The [...]

Casio’s New Ones

Casio has released two new face detecting cameras:
Casio’s $280 Z1080 digital camera - Features • 10.1 million effective pixels, 3x optical zoom • Best Shot function • High-sensitivity shooting mode • ISO 6400 • 2.6-inch bright widescreen LCD display • Brightness of 1000 cd/m² at the center of the LCD screen • Maximum 7 [...]

Media Players Allow Hacker Access

Media players in personal computers are the current vulnerable spot which can allow unauthorized access to your computer. So says David Thiel, senior security consultant with iSEC Partners, at a recent Black Hat hacker conference.

"The actual potential for attack is reasonably severe because nobody cares about actually playing videos from YouTube or playing music on [...]

Wearable Camcorder

This cool fashion accessory will record all your stupid moves for YouTube, or anyone else. With its 192 degree rotating lens, twin laser alignment, "fine line" compression engine, and shockproof, splashproof aluminum enclosure, it is ready for almost all of your stunts. Planned for a holiday-time release, it is priced at $349.99, and ready for [...]