Tonight’s Sky: April 2011 Highlights

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Backyard stargazers get a monthly guide to the northern hemisphere’s skywatching events with “Tonight’s Sky.” In April, Saturn reaches its closest point to Earth, the Big Dipper overflows with cosmic sights, and the Lyrid meteor shower streaks the sky. “Tonight’s Sky” is produced by HubbleSite.org, online home of the Hubble Space Telescope. This is a recurring show, and you can find more episodes — and other astronomy videos — at HubbleSite.org.

Visit Tonight’s Sky on HubbleSite.
http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/tonights_sky

Behind the Webb: Uncovering MIRI’s Detectors (Episode 1)

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The digital camera in your home shares a family tree with the James Webb Space Telescope. Webb’s instruments use “detectors,” similar to the sensors in digital cameras, to convert images into a digital signal. At the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, the detectors are undergoing temperature and vibration testing.

Webb’s Technology Overview
http://webbtelescope.org/webb_telescope/technology_at_the_extremes/overview.php

“Behind the Webb” is a recurring video series from HubbleSite, home of the Hubble Space Telescope and the upcoming Webb Space Telescope. Join host Mary Estacion as she goes behind the scenes to watch the construction and testing of the parts that will make Webb the world’s most powerful infrared telescope.

Introducing the +1 Button

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The +1 button is a shorthand for “this is pretty cool” or “you should check this out.” Click +1 to publicly give something your stamp of approval. Your +1’s can help friends, contacts and others find the best stuff when they search.

Learn more at http://google.com/+1button

Drop the Chicken for iPhone and iPod touch Review

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In this video I review Drop the Chicken for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.

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Drop the Chicken is the latest casual game for iOS devices and it’s really quite good. In it you drop a chicken from a platform into a nest and while you might seem like you’ve done it all before Drop the Chicken is a great pick up and play game for only $0.99. It features a great art style along with music and theme with high production values making it a solid game to add to your collection.

Doctor Who: Insider – New Season 2011 Behind-the-Scenes

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Get an exclusive inside look at the making of the all-new season of DOCTOR WHO, featuring interviews with stars Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill and Alex Kingston on the set in America. Doctor Who returns to BBC America with all-new episodes premiering late summer 2011.

For more visit: http://www.bbcamerica.com/doctorwho

The Nintendo DS

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I take a look back at the history of the Nintendo DS.

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As today is the release day of the Nintendo 3DS, the successor to the immensely popular Nintendo DS, DS Lite, DSi and DSi XL I thought this would be a great opportunity to take a look back at the console that started it all.