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Justin.tv Gains Female Lifecaster

GeekSugar — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 09:14:36 -0700

Just a few days after Justin TV announced it would allow users to create their own channel and share their life with whoever has enough time to watch, the network has signed on a female lifecaster, appropriately named Justine. Just as I predicted, Justine's channel seems to be banking on her being an attractive blonde woman: Instead of the camera being attached to a hat and showing what she sees (a la Justin's camera), it seems to face Justine for much of the day, indubitably to show off how cute she is. (I'm not being a hater people, I'm just saying...)

Justine is from Pittsburgh, PA and works as a freelance graphic/web designer and video editor with her roommate/bestfriend Desiree. "I jokingly claim to be the internet so why not stream my life 24/7?," she says on her profile.

She's been live for about 5 days, but Wired's Epicenter has discovered she has been busy on the indie video scene for some time and even placed second in Yahoo’s video Talent Show, and since then has guest hosted Leo Laporte’s "MacBreak Weekly" video podcast and raised the profile of her own video blog TastyBlogSnack. Wired presumes the Justine channel will provide a look at the "lighter side of lifecasting" for fans who have been watching Justin's more serious channel. Anyone else think it's creepy they essentially have the same name?

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Natalie Portman's Life To Go Online?

GeekSugar — Wed, 09 May 2007 06:06:25 -0700

Just when I thought Natalie Portman was one of the few A-listers who strives to maintain a low-key profile in Hollywood, she heads straight to Silicon Valley in search of funds for a new online project. According to the tech gossip blog Valleywag, Natalie is "proposing a continuous video feed of her work and personal life," which means she is basically signing up for "lifecasting" like Justin Kan of Justin.tv.
I wonder what fueled all this? Maybe a means for her to promote all the organizations she's apart of? To possibly educate? Raise awareness? Whatever her reasoning, I must admit that I'd be one of the first subscribers to watch "a day in the life of Natalie Portman."

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Live Blogging 24/7: Justin.tv

GeekSugar — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 09:56:46 -0700

It's Sunday, which means some of you might be in your cozies and surfing the net for some mindless entertainment. If you haven't heard of the new live blogging site Justin.tv, you should check it out. The camera guru Justin wears a video cam strapped to his head 24hrs a day, seven days a week. Viewers can participate in live chat or talk to Justin personally since, he really does have his number displayed on the site. This isn't a solo act as his three friends Emmett, Michael and Kyle are also in on the action which makes things interesting. Normally I'd steer clear of the whole live video website thing, but this is honest real life stuff. Check it out and let me know what you think. Leave your comments below!

Justin.tv Celebrates a Year of Live Video Streaming

GeekSugar — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:40:24 -0700

Hard to believe it has already been a year since Justin Kan of Justin.tv strapped a webcam to his hat and began videotaping his life 24/7 - audio and all - for the world to see. Since its launch, Justin.tv has evolved into a site with an outstanding 28,106 channels.

According to TechCrunch, Justin.tv has already generated 73,754 video clips and has 356,197 registered users. Pretty impressive considering it was just a four-man team not too long ago! If you've never heard of Justin.tv, it's basically a site for people to broadcast live video, chat with friends, and watch other users video.

Will You Join The Justin TV Network?

GeekSugar — Wed, 23 May 2007 09:00:32 -0700

The media's favorite livecasting experiment Justin TV - a project where a 23-year-old San Francisco man Justin wears a video camera strapped to his head 24 hrs a day, seven days a week - has announced some new features on the Justin TV site.

The most exciting is the option for site users to create their own channel and share their life with whoever has enough time to watch. The media has been buzzing about Justin and his copycat lifecasters for some time now and rumor has it that Natalie Portman has even considered a continuous video feed of her work and personal life.

I know many of you agree with me when I say the idea of having a camera follow your world 24/7 is somewhat unsettling, but there is also a certain thrill about the idea. Sadly I fear a prominent lifecast by a woman would quickly turn into a sexualized "hot or not" debate, but I am still interested to see if the Justin TV network idea really takes off.

Would you: Lifecast?

GeekSugar — Mon, 14 May 2007 09:00:59 -0700

Last week, I learned Natalie Portman is reportedly considering taking a lesson from Justin of Justin.tv and "lifecasting" - as in letting a camera follow her every move and making a continuous video feed of her work and personal life online. As Catstarr so aptly noted, it sounds like a combination of MTV's Diary Show (you know the one were celebrities say "You think you know, but you have no idea" over and over and over again?) with the Justin.tv show.

The lifecasting phenomenon has been going strong for years, but it hasn't gained this much attention before. It's the stuff reality TV is made of: Constant, in your face raw footage of the lifecaster going about his or her daily life. Justin.tv has obviously become a geek god through his show, but there hasn't been a hit female lifecast star as of late. (I'm not counting ladies that drop their clothes for webcams - that is something else entirely.) Do you think you could attach a camera to your hat and go about your business, or would you be completely camera shy?

This Week On Geeksugar - Dually Talented Human Ghetto Blaster

GeekSugar — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 12:16:41 -0700

This past weekend I was out and about in San Francisco and saw this geekalicious musician along the Embarcadero. The Dually Talented Human Ghetto Blaster
Just a few days after Justin TV announced it would allow users to create their own channel and share their life with whoever has enough time to watch, the network has signed on a female lifecaster, appropriately named Justine. Female Lifecaster Joins Justin TV Network
Gone are the days of sending doves or handwritten notes announcing your engagement and alive are the days of broadcasting your proposal, nuptials and honeymoon online for the whole world wide web to fawn over. Trend: Brides And Grooms Tell All Online
I don't often wear big clunky jewelry, but when it's create-your-own LEGO jewelry, I may need to reconsider. Totally Geeky or Geek Chic? Brickwall LEGO Ring
Sam Peterson II, who used a Michigan cafe's free wireless network to check his e-mail will be dishing out enough dough to buy 3/4 of an iPhone and weeks worth of community service for his offense. Man Charged for Using Cafe's Free Wi-Fi
The new Google Maps Street View feature, which allows users to click on maps in major cities and get real images of the street, shows some images people might not want broadcast throughout the web. New Google Maps 'Street View' Causes Ruckus
I must admit, I had a little warning that LilPeaPod was planning on making her boyfriend a special Helio Ocean Cake so it was all I could think about this weekend. It turned out a bajillion times more beautiful than I dreamed and certainly outdoes the Rubik's Cube cake, matching his and her TiVo cakes and even an assortment of geeky wedding cakes. Edible Geek: Helio Ocean Cake

Daily Tech: Black Friday Roundup

GeekSugar — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:00:05 -0800

Quick Feed: Black Friday and Other Deals - Techie Diva
Colorful mini apple MP3 players - Popgadget
Our favorite celebrity gadget ads - Switched
Yay or Nay? Teenager gets arrested for stealing virtual property - Shiny Shiny
Good Question: Norton vs. McAfee? - Apartment Therapy
Messages from iPhones have more typos - Cult of Mac
iJustine dumping Justin.tv for single life? - Valleywag

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Tech News - Total Tech Penthouse in NYC

GeekSugar — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:00:02 -0700

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$8.5 million dollar home includes digital art, his and her gaming chairs, and a 42" plasma TV in the bathroom - Gizmodo
Justin.tv is now a free for all open network of live vloggers - Shiny Shiny
Alaska Airlines is next in line to get Wi-Fi - The Boy Genius Report
Use the Euricase to pop the question on a 2-inch LCD screen - Crave
Learning to live without cable - Apartment Therapy

Tech News Roundup - Boat That Looks Like A Car

GeekSugar — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:00:36 -0700

Car-boat looks good on land or sea - Crave
Hi-Tech Radiator with Built-in AM/FM Radio - Born Rich
iPod blamed for stealing the thunder from contemporary art - Engadget
How Justin.TV's Live Video System Was Born - Gizmodo
We've had the i-Dog, now here comes the i-Penguin! - Shiny Shiny
Top Up TV Any Time - Gadget Candy
Candy- Colored Sony VAIO CR series laptops - Popgadget