Dec
12
2009
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Google explains Chrome OS

The upcoming Google Chrome OS is basically a stripped-down operating system that runs nothing but a Web browser. The video above explains the rationale behind this, and what makes Chrome OS so great.

Chrome OS won’t be ready for prime time until some time next year, but if you want to give it a go, there’s a pre-release version here which you can download and run in a virtual machine.

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Nov
20
2009
1

YouTuber reviews worst game of all time

Here’s a video review of Big Rigs: Over The Road Racing, widely considered to be the worst game ever released.

One word: WOW!

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Nov
08
2009
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Amazing a capella cover of “You Rock My World”

Here’s a faithful 38-voice a capella rendition of one of Michael Jackson’s hits:

(via Cover Me)

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Nov
05
2009
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Robot plays Rock Band on iPhone

The Rock Band iPhone application is pretty good fun, but can be time consuming. Enterprising blogger Joe Bowers had a brainwave, and built a robot to play the game for him, saving him heaps of time!

Seriously though, this is an impressive bit of robot-building, and Joe has documented the entire build process from start to finish on his blog.

(via Mashable)

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Nov
01
2009
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First computer to sing – IBM 7094 sings “Daisy Bell” in 1961

This historical achievement is what inspired Stanley Kubrick to use the song in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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Sep
12
2007
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Time to upgrade to MS-DOS 5!

This cheesy Microsoft promo video from 1991 explains why you should upgrade to MS-DOS 5. Ah, the good old days…

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Aug
30
2007
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