Finding life we can’t imagine | Christoph Adami

How do we search for alien life if it’s nothing like the life that we know? Christoph Adami shows how he uses his research into artificial life — self-replicating computer programs — to find a signature, a “biomarker,” that is free of our preconceptions of what life is.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate.

iPhone 4S vs iPhone 4 Discussion

Elly’s channel: http://www.youtube.com/AppChat

In this video Elly from AppChat and I discuss the new Apple iPhone 4S vs iPhone 4 as well what all is new with the iPhone 4S on Sprint, Verizon and AT&T. We also discuss some of the other products announced at the event including the new white iPod touch 5G, Siri on the iPhone 4 and iPod touch 4G.

Sprint iPhone 4S, iPod touch 5G and iPod nano 7G Official!

In this video I go over the Apple announcement today on the iPhone 4S, iPod touch 5G and the iPod nano 7G. Instead of announcing an all new iPhone 5 Apple announced a reworked version of the iPhone 4 with the new Apple A5 dual core processor, a new 8 megapixel camera and a new Sprint model. The iPhone 4S is a world phone and will be available for preorder October 7th and on sale October 14th for $199 on the 16GB model, $299 for the 32GB model and $399 for the 64GB model.

Apple also announced the iPod touch 5G and iPod nano 7G. Both iPods got minor updates this year, with the iPod touch 5G getting a new white color and the 8GB dropping in price to $199 and the iPod nano gets built in Nike+ sensors, a new firmware update and a price drop to $129 for 8GB and $149 for 16GB.

iPhone 4S / 5 Event Update

In this video I go over a few last minute updates before the October 4th 2011 9/4/11 Apple iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 event. For this Octobe 2011 Apple event I expect to see an iPhone 4S and an iPhone 5 on Sprint, AT&T and Verizon as well as more information on iOS 5 with Assistant and a new iPod touch 5G.

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Yang Lan: The generation that’s remaking China

http://www.ted.com Yang Lan, a journalist and entrepreneur who’s been called “the Oprah of China,” offers insight into the next generation of young Chinese citizens — urban, connected (via microblogs) and alert to injustice.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate.