Monthly Archives: May 2012

A Brief Video History Of The U.S. Air Force

I’m not sure what the occasion is, but Lockheed Martin released this six minute video which is basically a quick overview of the history of the U.S. Air Force. I still find the technique of adding motion to old photos … Continue reading

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SpaceX Conducts Falcon 9 Launch Pad Static Fire

SpaceX Monday Conducted a static fire of their Falcon 9 launcher on the pad at Cape Canaveral in anticipation of the planned May 7th launch of their Dragon capsule to the ISS. If the mission is successful it will be … Continue reading

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David Tennant Catches Up With Virgin Media’s TiVo

Along with the launch of their new ‘Collections’, Virgin Media also adopted a new pitchman – David Tennant. They’d already released several videos, and now there’s another one. This one highlights the ‘Catch Up TV’ feature. I’d love to see … Continue reading

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Apologies to Samsung, RIM Is The Real Jackass

On Friday I posted about a marketing stunt outside an Apple Store in Sydney, Australia that pretty much the entire net believed was staged by, or on behalf of, Samsung. The general reaction, including my own, was that it was … Continue reading

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