On May 2nd, HBO is introducing HBO Go, a program to introduce streaming to HBO content, for free to HBO subscribers. I recently joined that group because of the Game of Thrones series that started last Sunday. I know many cordcutters were hoping that HBO Go would be a means for viewing HBO content without having to have an HBO subscription or a cable/satellite provider. … [Read more...]
Archives for 2011
Google Map Maker Comes To The USA
It's time to brush up on those cartography skills. If you've ever relied on Google Maps to find some place and was met with the unfortunate surprise that the map was inaccurate, you can rejoice with the fact that Google Map Maker is now available for U.S. locations. Even if the map tells you to look on the wrong side of the street, although Google Street View has helped address … [Read more...]
Google Video Is Shutting Down and One Team’s Effort To Save the Content
Google had a period, and it still may, where it would try to build something internally to compete with a cool new project and then if it's product couldn't take the lead, it would acquire the competitor. That pretty much seems to be the story between Google Video (launched January 2005) and YouTube (acquired October 2006), respectively. Google Video never really had an … [Read more...]
Winners Announced For Data Viz Challenge – Visualizing How Federal Income Taxes Are Used
Google and Eyebeam created a challenge this year to make it easier for US citizens to understand where their federal income tax dollars go. Today, being the day federal taxes are due, made for a fitting day to reveal the finalists over at www.datavizchallenge.org. Every year, Americans fill out income tax forms and make a payment to the IRS. It’s an important civic duty, but … [Read more...]
Otomata – The Spirograph Of Making Music
Otomata, at EarSlap.com, is a fun, little Flash toy that allows you to create music by inserting living cells into a grid that then follow rules to generate a sequence of music. Since the rules allow the cells to interactive, you can create a random, evolving musical sound. It can make for quite a bit of fun and pleasant sounds. Each alive cell has 4 states: Up, right, down, … [Read more...]