Category Archives: youtube

The cellphone that does everything

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Rob Beschizza

From Dutch TV. It always gets me.

“Psychic” spoon-bender Uri Geller pwned by EFF

Posted on August 5, 2008 by John Brownlee

The outcome was predictable to anyone with an ice cream scoop worth of brain jelly slapped into their skull cavity, but professional psychic Uri Geller somehow didn’t see it coming: his company, Explorologist Ltd., had its spoon bent by the … Continue reading →

Andrew Kellett, “world’s dumbest criminal,” can’t keep activities off YouTube

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Rob Beschizza

Techdirt rightly points out that attempts to stop criminals uploading their activities to YouTube are stupid: why deprive prosecutors of such easily-gathered evidence? There must be something to it, however, as Leeds’ city council has gone out of its way … Continue reading →

It’s Tractor Fight Thursday!

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Joel Johnson

My cable modem is on the fritz, so I’m watching this video in a coffee shop with the sound turned off. That makes it much easier to imagine this set to a variety of musical soundtracks. At the moment, these … Continue reading →

Video: “(Gonna) Buy Mii a Wii” Rap Opus

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Joel Johnson

The cringe-inducing hit of the morning, “(Gonna) Buy Mii a Wii,” in which the self-identified Black Nerd serenades himself about the purchase he intends to make in the future—presumably a second Wii, since the video is filled with shots of … Continue reading →

Video: From the Bros. That Brought You Overdrift: Assassinz!

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Joel Johnson

Every day a new Duncan Bros. short hits the web is a holiday. This one even has gadgets, if you can accept dual Desert Eagle nunchucks as a gadget. (I do!) Previously: • Video: The Inassailable Awesomeness of Overdrift [BBG] … Continue reading →

Video: Proto-Cookie Monster Eats a Gadget

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Joel Johnson

Watch as this Muppet—surely a precursor to Sesame Street‘s Cookie Monster—devours a toothsome talking gadget with his mouth full of fangs. Considering the punchline, this could be the origin story that explains why CM didn’t have teeth! [via Core77]

Halo “Museum” Commercial Send-Up from Consolevania

Posted on September 14, 2007 by Joel Johnson

Above is the original commercial teaser for Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox 360, referenced by most as “Museum.” It’s short and worth watching. Some have criticized it for capitalizing on the emotions we feel for veterans of real wars. Some have criticized … Continue reading →

Video: Microsoft MS-DOS 5 Promotional Rap Video. Yes, Rap.

Posted on September 13, 2007 by Joel Johnson

A improbably arrhythmic bow-tied professor raps to two preppy saps about the miraculous new features in Microsoft MS-DOS 5 update—it frees up 48k!*—punctuated by a chorus of three backup soul singers reminding us that “No PC should be without it!” … Continue reading →

Video: Fantastic Hearing Aid Packaging from Widex

Posted on September 10, 2007 by Joel Johnson

Core77 highlights this stupendously clever bit of packaging from Goodmorning Technology, used in the package of hearing aids from Widex. As the inner box is removed from the outer sleeve it makes the sound waves appear to move. Even better, … Continue reading →