http://www.ted.com Plenty of robots can fly — but none can fly like a real bird. That is, until Markus Fischer and his team at Festo built SmartBird, a large, lightweight robot, modeled on a seagull, that flies by flapping its wings. A soaring demo fresh from TEDGlobal 2011.

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HTC Status Review

The HTC Status (also known as the HTC ChaCha or Facebook Phone) is the latest smartphone available on AT&T and sports several key features including a 2.6″ 480×320 HVGA capacitive touch screen display, a Qualcomm MSM7227 single core processor clocked at 800Mhz, 512MB of RAM and ROM, an included 2GB MicroSD card (expandable to 32GB), Bluetooth 3.0, Wireless N Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g/n), support for AT&T 3G, an open backlit physical QWERTY keyboard with directional keys, a dedicated Facebook button, Android 2.3 Gingerbread with HTC Sense, 5 megapixel camera with auto-focus and LED flash and a VGA front facing camera.

In my HTC Status review I discuss the design, keyboard, front facing camera, Mirror app, Android capacitive touch buttons, Send and End keys, Facebook button, Android 2.3 Gingerbread and HTC Sense on the Status, the multiple home screens, general performance of the phone, personalization and customization options including the skins, themes and wallpapers, applications built-in including AT&T Navigator, Facebook, Facebook Chat, Google Talk, FM Radio, Gmail, Browser, Google Navigation, myAT&T, Android Market, Wi-Fi Hotspot and many more.

In addition I talk about compatibility with Android Market apps with the HTC Status screen and screen resolution, demo the internet browser with panning, zooming and overall performance, volume rocker, MicroUSB port for charging and syncing, lock button, 3.5mm headphone jack, call quality on the AT&T 2G and 3G network, build quality, pictures and video with the 5 megapixel camera with auto focus and LED flash, battery life, pricing, comparison with a messaging phone or BlackBerry smartphone and final impressions.

http://www.ted.com Kevin Slavin argues that we’re living in a world designed for — and increasingly controlled by — algorithms. In this riveting talk from TEDGlobal, he shows how these complex computer programs determine: espionage tactics, stock prices, movie scripts, and architecture. And he warns that we are writing code we can’t understand, with implications we can’t control.

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. 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.

Video test of the HTC Status.

http://www.ted.com Actor Thandie Newton tells the story of finding her “otherness” — first, as a child growing up in two distinct cultures, and then as an actor playing with many different selves. A warm, wise talk, fresh from stage at TEDGlobal 2011.

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.

OS X 10.7 Lion: Mail, Photo Booth and Full Screen

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In this video Adam from TechTechManTV goes over three new features in OS X Lion: the all new Mail 5, Photo Booth and the new Full Screen apps. Mail 5 now supports Full Screen viewing in 10.7 Lion with a new two column view similar to the iPad. Photo Booth now supports several new effects such as Lovestruck, Dizzy, Frog, Nose Twirl, and Blockhead. You can also launch applications in Full Screen mode as well in many programs on OS X Lion.

http://www.ted.com It’s been 25 years since the first PC virus (Brain A) hit the net, and what was once an annoyance has become a sophisticated tool for crime and espionage. Computer security expert Mikko Hyppönen tells us how we can stop these new viruses from threatening the internet as we know it.

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.

http://www.ted.com As political turmoil in Yemen continues, the editor of the Yemen Times, Nadia Al-Sakkaf, talks at TEDGlobal with host Pat Mitchell. Al-Sakkaf’s independent, English-language paper is vital for sharing news — and for sharing a new vision of Yemen and of that country’s women as equal partners in work and change.

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.

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In this video I give an overview of the HTC Status.

HTC Status Overview

The HTC Status is a brand new Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone on AT&T. It has several interesting features such as a physical keyboard, dedicated Facebook button, 2.6″ 320×480 display, front and rear facing cameras and a 800MHz processor.