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More Chinese Residents Visited Olympic Site Than Americans
China and the United States competed for the top medal contender, and now they're competing for which country's residents visited the official Beijing2008.cn website more. Between Aug. 8 and Aug.
How Did You Follow the Olympics: TV or the Internet?
With the 2008 Beijing Olympics freshly behind us, it's time to muse over how the games changed this time around. From a tech perspective, things were monumentally different. Today's Internet allowed people to follow along online and stream the Olympic games — to boot, NBCOlympics.com streamed over 2,200 live hours of games!
Geeky Secrets About Michael Phelps
With the 2008 Summer Olympics coming to a close in Beijing yesterday, all eyes were certainly on Olympic gold medal winner (eight times over) Michael Phelps. So we already know that Phelps had a fancy schmancy Speedo suit that made him super slippery and buoyant during races, but what about his tech habits? In this week's issue of People, some tech tidbits about Phelps were revealed!
The Bird's Nest USB Speaker: Silver Medal?
Can't get enough of the constant Olympic coverage on TV and the Internet? Overnight yourself this Bird's Nest USB Speaker ($12) (in the likeness of Beijing's Olympic stadium to those who've been on a media blackout) and don't let yourself suffer from Olympics withdrawal for one moment.
Brought to you by your friendly neighborhood USB creators, who will never let a thing go by without USB-ifying it!
Daily Tech: iTunes Gets Blocked at the Olympics
- Craziness! Chinese authorities are at it again, blocking access to iTunes after some athletes downloaded a pro-Tibet album. — CrunchGear
- Image quality on the new PSP-3000 compared to the older PSP-2000 is a gazillion times better!
Daily Tech: Sony's NW-E Media Players Coming in the Next Couple of Months
- The latest by Sony, the colorful NWZ-E435 (2GB), NWZ-E436 (4GB), and NWZ-E438 (8GB) devices are said to be super slim, offer decent battery life, and are not only compatible with Windows Media Player but iTunes as well. Stay tuned for their release in the US in the upcoming months. — Sony Insider
- Michael Phelps is not only a star in the pool, but on Facebook as well.
Daily Tech: Speedo's Innovative Yet Controversial LZR Racer
- All eyes are on Speedo's ultrabuoyant LZR Racer swimsuit during this year's Summer Olympics as a high percentage of athletes wearing the suit are breaking world records. — Engadget
- Check out all the movie titles that are making their way to Blu-Ray format this week. — Crave
- Gold winner of the men's 100m breaststroke, Japanese Olympic swimmer Kosuke Kitajima said that playing Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games helped him train for his big win!
Get It While It's Hot: Olympic Tech Treats
With the 2008 Olympic Games kicking off on Friday - and what a spectacle it was - it's now time to check out all the cool phone apps, fun Olympic tech news, and neat gadgets, all inspired by the Summer games! Oh yeah, and remember, even if you're away from your TV, you can catch all the gaming action online as well!
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2008 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony: A High Tech Masterpiece
Did you happen to catch NBC's broadcast of the opening ceremonies from the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing on Friday eve? What a sight it was! Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) were installed across the entire stadium (even the roof!) and a LED screen, measuring 147 meters long and 22 meters wide was placed in the center of the stadium.
Daily Tech: Google Gets Its Own Olympics Site
- Head on over to Google's Summer Games website to check out a variety of GOOG tools that are tracking all of the events in Beijing! — Lifehacker
- The $999.99 "I Am Rich" glowing red gemstone iPhone app was purchased by eight people from the iTunes App Store! — Valleywag
- Belkin has a new messenger bag that offers practical features and comes in five different color combinations.
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