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VIDEO OF THE DAY - 9
Nine is the magic number. Today at least 9 September 2009 12:00 GMTIf anybody still thinks that animated features are just for little kids, take a look at this.
Its seriously dark and looks awesome.
Shame they couldn’t release it worldwide today: 09/09/09.
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY - 090909
What's in a number? 9 September 2009 9:00 GMTIts a special day today, if you believe in the synchronicity of numbers and what this site calls ‘interconnectedness’
I don’t know about all that, but the sentiment at least is a nice one.
www.interconnectedness090909.org
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VIDEO OF THE DAY - Neurosonics Audiomedical Labs Inc
So, where's your head at? 8 September 2009 12:00 GMTThis is awesome, weird and strangely compelling.
We love it.
If you've seen a video online that you want to tell us about email us via the feed back form.
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY - Aroxo
Name your price and let haggle commence 8 September 2009 0:00 GMTIn these lean times, striking a good deal is what it’s all about. It might not be a very ‘British’ thing to haggle (have you seen us on holiday trying to knock a price down in some local bazaar?) but we do like a bargain.
So in steps Aroxo. It works like many... -
VIDEO OF THE DAY - Tron Legacy
It's only a game. Yeah, right.... 7 September 2009 12:00 GMT
Gadget fiends of a certain age will get all misty-eyed at the mention of one particular Disney movie: Tron.
In 1982 it practically invented its own genre - there'd been nothing like it before and, arguably, there's been nothing like it since.
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY - OTN
What’s the world coming to? 7 September 2009 0:00 GMT
Kids these days, eh?
You used to able to rely on kids at that awkward pre-teen age to be spending their time wearing hoods, spraying their names on walls, poncing fags and scaring little old ladies at bus stops.
Not any more. It seems they... -
VIDEO OF THE DAY - Music
A welcome return for the music video 4 September 2009 13:00 GMTThey're back!
Music videos make a welcome return to UK YouTube and to celebrate, they've organised some guest editorships from leading music figures.
Today sees Basshunter pick his favourite clips.
This classic from Prodigy is one of... -
WEBSITE OF THE DAY – mag.ma
If it's video and it's being watched, it's here 4 September 2009 0:00 GMTIf only there was somewhere you could go to see, at a glance, what the hot clips are on all the video sites.
Now you can.
Mag.ma looks at the most popular and highly rated videos on just about any site that hosts them.
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VIDEO OF THE DAY - Tacheback
Get growing this September 3 September 2009 12:00 GMTThe fund raising ‘tache is not a new idea, but this month-long campaign for the cancer charity Everyman has a real man at the helm.
The one, the only, Keith Lemon gets to grips with his facial hair as only he can.
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY – Acid Planet
This brings new meaning to the term 'Acid heads' 3 September 2009 0:00 GMTI was given an MP3 yesterday that will keep me bobbing my head for quite some time. It’s a 2.5-hour old skool hip-hop mega mix and Brewster, if you’re reading this, I salute you.
It got me thinking about how easy it would be to create my own mega mixes and... -
WEBSITE OF THE DAY - shuffletime
If the Internet wasn't enough fun already, now it's game 2 September 2009 0:00 GMTIf you think you already spend a bit too much time online, wait 'til you get a load of this.
Shuffletime turns the best of the web into a highly addictive game - sort of like Top Trumps crossed with Trivial Pursuit crossed with I Spy. Only more interactive. -
VIDEO OF THE DAY - robot hand
Never mind the face of the future - check out the hand 1 September 2009 12:00 GMTFor years we've been able to watch robots doing amazing things in movies like I, Robot and Star Wars , safe in the knowledge that what we were seeing was so far-fetched it was almost laughable.
Well, these guys aren't laughing.
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY - The BBC Story
A fascinating look at what makes the Beeb tick 1 September 2009 12:00 GMTAuntie, the Beeb, The BBC - a national treasure and the envy of the civilised world.
And I'm only half joking.
The BBC is one of those brands (and it is a brand) that literally can open doors where others can't. Be it far-flung worn-torn corners of the... -
VIDEO OF THE DAY - Moldover
Make your mark, and your music, the Moldover way 31 August 2009 12:00 GMTTo really stand out in the music business these days you need to be:
a) incredibly talented
b) innovative and commercially bold
c) Simon Cowell’s pet
Moldover is definitely two of the above, as his latest album packaging shows.
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY - alibaba
Great idea - not convinced about the name though 31 August 2009 0:00 GMTIf you were going to launch a website which aimed to introduce wannabe entrepreneurs to reliable, trustworthy suppliers, would you call it Ali Baba?
As in, ‘and the forty thieves’? A tale of treachery, lies and deceipt?
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VIDEO OF THE DAY – flOw music
Music fans should just go with the flOw. 28 August 2009 12:00 GMTWe’ve had quite a few games centering around music recently – the Guitar Hero series is a fine example. But what about flipping that on its head and having a concert based on a video game?
The music from flOw – the mesmerizing underwater eat ‘em up – has long... -
WEBSITE OF THE DAY - Woofer
Show your true character - all 1,400 of them 28 August 2009 0:00 GMTWho ever said ‘talk is cheap’ must be spinning in their grave these days.
Talk is free and easy and these days if you’re not blogging, poking or tweeting, clearly you have nothing to say.
So now try woofing – that pesky character limit is flipped... -
VIDEO OF THE DAY – iPhone stalk
Even better than the real thing? 27 August 2009 12:00 GMTYou know, the really scary thing about this spoof is that, given the versatility of Apple’s uber-gadget, it’s probably not that far from the truth…
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY - MyBlackBerry
Know this: you're not alone any more... 27 August 2009 0:00 GMTYou were warned weren’t you?
You were told.
“They’re addictive,” they said. “You won’t be able to leave it alone,” they said.
And they were right, weren’t they?
Now you’ve got your CrackBerry, you’ll be wanting to share the addiction,... -
VIDEO OF THE DAY – Vader feels blue
Feeling blue? It could be worse by the looks of things... 26 August 2009 12:00 GMTIt’s the middle of the week – hump-day Wednesday.
And judging by the view from Pocket-Lint Towers, summer is over.
It would be easy to slip into a blue funk on days like today. Thank goodness we’ve got YouTube to bring us some random nonsense to... -
WEBSITE OF THE DAY – Lynda
Put yourself in the hands of a pro 26 August 2009 0:00 GMT
Lovely lady, Lynda. She can teach you a few tricks, that’s for sure. Not much she doesn’t know about her chosen subject, if you get my meaning. She’s not cheap, but then professionals never are. And Lynda’s a real pro.
Yep, for the best online software... -
WEBSITE OF THE DAY – Ifixit Teardown
Turn the world inside out 25 August 2009 0:00 GMTIf you’re anything like us, you’re fascinated by how gadgets and gizmos work.
If you’re like us in being terrified of taking anything apart just in case it’s never quite the same again, then never fear, the Ifixit team are here.
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VIDEO OF THE DAY – Maglev train
The future of public transport? 24 August 2009 12:00 GMTThis is almost certainly every transport minister’s dream, and you can imagine what the bobble hat brigade would make of it.
It’s a flying train. Admittedly it’s a toy one, but a flying train nonetheless.
Supercool. Literally…
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY – Daily Perfect
The website that can read minds. Sort of... 24 August 2009 0:00 GMTHere’s a site that claims to know what I want to read. Bit of a bold claim that, considering most of the time even I don’t know what I want to read. Seriously, I could spend days in Waterstone’s and come out empty-handed…
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY – Classic Cars Global
Finding your dream wheels just got easier 21 August 2009 0:00 GMTThey don’t make ‘em like they used to.
And that’s probably why finding a decent classic car can mean putting in some long hours searching.
This site lets you cast your net a little wider. World wider in fact and its amazing what crops up overseas.
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