Video of the week.
DIY International Clock. Neat tutorial shows how to craft a simple but working international clock out of a few basic ingredients. The result is crude, but hey, it works, which means you save $x and come across like you’re a boffin geek nerdo genius. Snerf! Tags: diy, international+clock, video+how-to
Liberty Fillmore, Cart Whisperer. Well it made me laugh. The VeriSign campaign is aimed at highlighting the pain companies experience as they try to understand why consumers fill online shopping carts, only to abandon them before buying. In the face of an uncertain economy, online retailers are clamoring to find ways to turn shoppers into buyers. At stake are hundreds of millions of dollars in annual revenues lost to abandoned carts. Tags: cart+whisperer, versign
Ashampoo Clip Finder. Freeware program designed to let you locate, view and download video clips from all the major video portals like YouTube etc. You need to register an email address to get the full free version unlock code, but you know how to deal with that by now, don’t you? Superb interface with things like mouse-over preview and right mouse click download make this a fabulous tool if you’re a video junkie. The mouse-over thumbnail previews on their own can…
BuzzShed. Oh yes, here we go again. Sign up for this doozy and get paid 30c to watch various videos. And to make it feel more at home, there’s a nice Digg-like voting scheme in place to push videos up or down the rankings. Ah well, it sure beats working for a living. Well actually it doesn’t, but that’s another story, eh? And now for the twist! BuzzShed is more than just social bookmarking for videos. Some BuzzShed members are in fact advertisers that pay…
VideoJobShop. Video resumes and job offers online. Hmm…not sure what to say about this. Is video the best way to advertise for jobs or try and get one? Not sure. Most of the job offer footage is basic stock stuff from company promos, and the video resumes seem to be rather…um…awkward. For a fun few minutes though, check out the spokesperson resume videos from the Arts and Media section. This video in particular deserves to get some star treatment on YouTube. Hoot! [Thanks Alan]….
DIY Cheater Pen Professional. This video will show you aspiring CIA operatives how to craft a lovingly covert cheating pen for sailing through all your tests, including Moral & Ethics Part 1. Good luck with this grab, dude. Tags: cheater+pen+professional, diy, video
DIY $20.00 Noise Reduction Headphones. Build your own noise reduction headphones for $20.00 and a bit of time. OK, so you’re not expecting Bose quality here are ya? Well good. But it’s a neat hack anyway. Tags: diy+noise+cancelling+headphones, gadgets, video
$1.00 DIY Camera Stabilzer. Interesting video how-to on making your own ghetto camera stabilizer. Not sure how well it will work in practice, but it makes for a fun show. If you’re into video, you’ll want to check out the very cool Poor Man’s Steadicam (which we’ve featured before I think). Tags: $1+camera+stabilizer, video, photography
See I’m beginning to understand what you want. And what you want is to watch your fave TV programs on the laptop when you’re away from the den/couch/living room or any other traditional viewing position. So here you go, a small rash of online television services for you to experiment with. TV Duck. Well what can you say? A bunch of links to popular and less well known television shows collated from around the net. Playback performance is predictably patchy, but you may be…
How to build a Homemade Metal Detector out of a cheap radio and an old tatty calculator. Most excellent video instruction, and by golly it seems to work too! Tags: diy+metal+detector, video
The Aquarium Toilet . Well at least the fish get a good laugh. This underwater restroom built into the side of an aquarium is located at a cafe in Akashi, Japan. Tags: aquarium+toilet, bizarre
Please don’t watch these videos of cute, talented, gifted and oh so young toddler prodigies if you wish to remain upbeat and confident of your personal achievements for the rest of the day. Just don’t OK? Ryota Dances. Five years old and that good at Dance Dance Revolution? No please…. Jack Skates. Nope, there’s no way this is a 3 year old skateboarder. Nope, not possible. He’s gotta be 18, right? Zach Paints. Zach doesn’t just paint, he paints. Right? Paints….
Sometimes it helps to remember that there are people out there just doing their thing. Their skillful, artistic, painfully learned, incredible, practiced thing. Enjoy! World’s Fastest Secretary. She’s not real. No way. Nope. Can’t be? Speed Climbing. 400 foot straight up? Without a rope? On bare rock? Airbus Acrobatics. This pilot is either a genius or insane. Skateboarding Master. Rodney is just chuffin’ unbelievable. Dice Stacking Genius. So fast it looks like camera trickery. Rubik Madness. One handed Rubik’s Cube in 20…
This YouTube video is just wonderful. And as true today as it’s ever been. Tags: video, comedy, le+book
Heck yeah, Joost has just launched a Paramount UK movie channel, which is the first really ‘mainstream’ content they’ve featured. Trekkies will be delighted to know that they can now watch their old stuff for free, and at amazingly good quality considering it’s streaming live. I’m beginning to think that Joost may do to television what Skype is doing to the telephone industry. Astonishing! Tags: joost, movies, online+television
