A Viral Love Letter

So this might be one of the more sappy things I have ever written about, but who doesn't love a modern day love story, especially one that harnesses the power of the Internet. The video was made by a young romantic named Walter May and his roommates (who also happen to play in a band)…

Sky brings Avatar to 3D channel in time for Christmas

The Sky 3D channel has netted the biggest 3D thing going - box-office-busting film Avatar - to show on its new three-dimensional channel this Christmas. It's TV premier of Avatar, but you'll only be able to appreciate it in its full glory if you have a 3D-ready set and a subscription to Sky. For those…

Man Turns Himself Into Human Jukebox

What would make you possibly want to do this is beyond us, but Fredrik Hjelmquist purposely swallowed a pill that contained a wireless sound system in a rather unusual publicity stunt. Unfortunately, this is not a joke, he really wanted to become a human jukebox, right down to allowing you to pick the songs that…

Au Revoir Simone Release Interactive Music Video Colouring Book

The wonderful Brooklyn-based indie band Au Revoir Simone, are the latest to jump on the interactive music video trend with for their new single Knight of Wands. The video premiered online yesterday on a dedicated Flash website, is part interactive colouring book, part music video. Once you click "Play," you are taken to a coloring…

Track Your Flush For World Toilet Day

Apparently tomorrow is World Toilet day and the World Toilet Organization (yes really...) has launched an app to help raise awareness. The Flush Tracker, does just as it's name suggests. By entering in your location the app will show you exactly what happens to your flush once it disappears down the toilet: track its exact…

Linked-In wants to help you with Your Personal Brand

You have to be careful with the phrase "personal brand" - if you use it too much, people will think you're a wanker. Especially in phrases like "I can't just tweet about 'Marley&Me', it would damage my personal brand". But whether you like the comparision to advertising or not, the idea of putting yourself across…

High Definition TVs: why we're mostly using them to watch standard broadcasts

Over half of the American public have bought High Definition TVs, but the expensive sets are mostly being used to watch standard broadcasts. 56% of Americans have TVs that support High Definition, but only 13% of TV watched in the US is actually in HD. As Nielson put it: "Despite the billions of dollars that…

Dead Drops – The Offline P2P File-Sharing Network

This week it seems everyone on twitter has been talking about the great new project by Aram Bartholl - Dead Drops. 'Dead Drops' is an anonymous, offline, peer to peer file-sharing network in public spaces. In other words Bartholl has been "injecting" USB flash drives into walls, buildings and curbs so that anyone in the…

The TV Remote you need a PhD to use – Google TV has a few lessons to learn

A little lesson to be learned from the first version of Google TV: keep it simple. Or at least, keep the remote controls simple. Buisness Insider spotted this little tale of woe yesterday... "I tried Google TV yesterday. Flying a Cessna is easier and has fewer controls than the Sony remote," tweets Jon Steinberg, President…