A sneak peak at Being Human Season 2 – coming later in 2010 to BBC America!
The opportunity of adversity | Aimee Mullins
http://www.ted.com The thesaurus might equate “disabled” with synonyms like “useless” and “mutilated,” but ground-breaking runner Aimee Mullins is out to redefine the word. Defying these associations, she hows how adversity — in her case, being born without shinbones — actually opens the door for human potential.
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. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10
Zotac MAG HD-ND01-U Atom ION All in One Mini Desktop PC Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips
I guess technically it’s called a NetTop or something like that, but Zotac calls it a mini all in one. Whatever you want to call it, it’s a cool little product. By not including an OS (which many people don’t need), this little MAG cuts the price down to the point where it’s a VERY good value!
Fractal Design Newton R2 800W Modular Power Supply Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips
Yet another Fractal Design product that I’m taking a first look at. Can you tell I got a shipment from these guys recently?
GoPro HD HERO camera: Ronnie Renner 09 Highlights
Learn about the new GoPro HD HERO® camera at http://gopro.com.
Highlights from a phenomenal 2009 year for Ronnie Renner. All captured with the HD Motorsports HERO camera.
Eric Schmidt at Mobile World Congress
NOTE: Please find an updated version of this video, which includes an introductory video that played before Eric’s speech, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClkQA2Lb_iE
Eric Schmidt presents Google’s vision of the mobile future at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain on Tuesday, February 16, 2010.
http://www.mobileworldcongress.com
Fractal Design Tesla 650W Silent Power Supply Unboxing & First Look
Having a quick look at the Tesla 650W power supply from Fractal Design. They tout it as an efficient (80+) unit that is also very quiet.
David Cameron: The next age of government
http://www.ted.com The leader of Britain’s Conservative Party says we’re entering a new era — where governments themselves have less power (and less money) and people empowered by technology have more. Tapping into new ideas on behavioral economics, he explores how these trends could be turned into smarter policy.
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. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10
Nana Driver!
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