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Virgin America's New Inflight WiFi and YouTube Live Event

GeekSugar — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:00:30 PST

OK, I promised you a full recap about my event-filled Saturday - the flight, the WiFi test drive, and the YouTube Live Event - and here it is! Testing out Virgin America's first WiFi enabled plane with Gogo Inflight Internet among other tech enthusiasts was a rush in itself, but heading to the first official YouTube Live event here in San Francisco was icing on the cake to a spectacular day.

To see how I made out with the Gogo WiFi service during the flight and to see some YouTube Vlogging stars and celebs I ran into at the event, check out my slideshow!

I'm Going to YouTube Live! And Getting WiFi on a Jet Plane . . .

GeekSugar — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:04:27 PST

I've got quite the geeky day planned, and I had to share my excitement with guys! First, I'm packing my bags and heading to San Francisco International Airport to board a Virgin America plane - I'm not really going anywhere, per se, but the short flight will be showing off GoGo's new in-flight WiFi! Then afterward, drum roll please - I am hitting up the YouTube Live event!

At SFO, I'll board a Virgin Airlines plane - already my fave airline for its awesome techy features - and test out the in-flight Wifi on a special beta flight.

Afterward, it's off the to the YouTube Live Event, to celebrate YouTube's new webcasting feature, where I'll hopefully rub elbows with Will.i.am and Katy Perry, to name a few! Stay tuned for my recap on how it all turns out!

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YouTube Takes the Plunge Into Live Webcasting

GeekSugar — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:00:36 PST

Some days (when I have time), I'll get a pretty great ab workout from all the laughs I find on YouTube. Some of my friends think it's the best invention since Cheetos - and it looks like they're about to get even better. Not only is YouTube calling itself the "world's largest video discovery platform", but it's also dipping its toes into the pool of live webcasting; starting with their inaugural YouTube Live event taking place here in San Francisco on November 22.

The huge two hour webcast will host YouTube vets Katy Perry, Will.i.Am, Esmee Denters, along with performances by other well known YouTube users. Does the name Tay Zonday ring any bells? I thought so. But I'm betting the highlight of the evening will be going down at the post-show party somewhere around the Guitar Hero kiosks. Musicians and geeks in one room? You know there will be some serious shredding taking place!

Healthy Dose Link Time: Warming Vegan Stew Recipes

Susi May — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:58:59 PST

Warming vegan stews for your Meatless Monday - Blisstree
Weight loss waning? Then pump up your will power like this - Prevention
Injury-inducing yoga poses to skip and others to try - Yoga Journal
Celebs that dropped pounds and are now paying it forward - HuffPost Healthy Living
Jump-start your busy Monday with a 15-minute ab workout - Real Simple
20 tweaks to help speed and maintain your weight loss - Health
Losing 10 pounds in a week - is it safe? - Shape
These fit ladies of YouTube will whip you into shape - Fab Fit Fun
Skip the spuds! Make some colorful oven fries - Vegetarian Times

Hang Out With the President Next Week on Google+

Kelly Schwarze — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:22:13 PST

Last night President Obama shared his State of the Union address and is now giving the American public their chance to chime in by taking questions on Jan. 30 at 5:30 p.m. EST in the first ever White House Google+ Hangout.

Through Jan. 28 at midnight EST, submit your own questions on the state of the nation to the White House YouTube page and vote on those you find most important for the president to answer. Several people who submit questions will be selected to join the video Hangout and interact with the president live. Since only 10 attendees are able to participate directly in the Hangout, the rest of us will just be watching the 45-minute live video feed of the president discussing the top-rated questions from the public.

The official Google+ White House page is the president's latest push in an integrated social media presence as his staffers also recently set up an Instagram account (@barackobama) in preparation for the 2012 campaign.

Source: The White House Flickr

Udacity and 14 Other Free Sites For Online Learning

GeekSugar — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:51:42 PST

After seeing the success of a personal experiment offering a free Stanford University-certified artificial intelligence course (23,000 people completed the class!), Sebastian Thrun left his prestigious professor position to dedicate himself to teaching on a much larger scale. His new program, Udacity will offer free university-level computer science classes to anyone interested in advancing their tech knowledge.

The two courses currently up for the taking are "CS 101: Building a Search Engine" and "CS 373: Programming a Robotic Car." But that's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to free online classes. Here, a list of places to point your web browser for free classes online, so you can soak up all the knowledge your brain can handle.

Yale Open Courses - Named one of Time magazine's top 50 websites of 2011, Yale's classes allow anyone to browse through lectures and course materials in subjects including engineering, chemistry, astronomy, sociology, Spanish, history, and more.
MIT OpenCourseWare - With over 2,000 courses available at your fingertips, MIT OpenCourseWare should be your first (and maybe your only) stop in online learning.
Online Education Database - This website offers up a list of 200 free classes you can take online. Take some physics classes and learn about the phenomenon of superconductivity, or retake that algebra class you struggled with in high school.
OpenCulture - This website offers up a list of free classes from top universities like Stanford and UC Berkeley, and even some video lectures you can find on YouTube.
Harvard Open Learning - Watch videos of lectures on computer science and abstract algebra, among others
Princeton Web Media - Browse through and take in archived lectures from Princeton's math, science, and engineering departments, and lots, lots more.

See more websites to get your online learning on after the break.

Live Streaming From the Sony Bloggie Is an Interactive Experience

Kristy Korcz — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:51:08 PST

There are a number of events that you might want to live stream - parties and weddings being two of them - but besides using a webcam and a laptop, you've been limited in the number of ways you can pull it off. Sony is making things a little easier with the Bloggie Live ($250) - its popular pocket camcorder with a live twist.

The Bloggie Live shoots video in full 1080p quality for uploading to sites like Facebook and YouTube. But with the addition of WiFi capabilities, you can stream live over a WiFi connection via a live sharing platform called Qik. You can select who sees your video if you don't want to broadcast to the world, and your videos will be saved on your internal 8GB hard drive and on Qik.com for later use. But it's not just you broadcasting out to your viewers - you'll actually be able to see your viewers' comments as you're streaming live on the three-inch LCD touchscreen display.

Additionally, if you aren't in an area with WiFi but want to upload your video right away, you can pull your Bloggie Live videos to a compatible smartphone or tablet that has the Sony PlayMemories Mobile application installed and use the 3G connection from your wireless provider instead. Since the Bloggie works with both PC and Mac, this can be nearly any mobile device.

Our Favorite 5 of YouTube's Top 2011 Videos

Kelly Schwarze — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:21:53 PST

It's hard to go a couple days (or hours) without a friend, parent, or co-worker directing you to the "most amazing video EVER" on YouTube. Following the world's video sharing trends closely, YouTube unveiled the Top 10 YouTube videos of 2011. We'll admit we've watched videos one through 10 multiple times, but have our own list of top five favorites. While "Friday" was catchy, it didn't make our cut, which you can check out below.

Nyan Cat - Coffee break? Try a Nyan Cat break whenever a moment of zen is needed throughout the day. How many of the 56 million views made it through the whole video of the pop-tart cat, the meme that launched a thousand parodies, crafts, and costumes?
Talking Twin Babies - We may not know what they're saying, but these twin babies are in the midst of a heated discussion that'll likely go on the rest of their lives. Over 56 million views attempted to debunk their baby talk.
Cat Mom Hugs Baby Kitten - Imagine a world where everyone watched this video of a mother cat pulling her restless sleeping kitten into a hug daily. It would be rather sweet and cuddly; 39 million viewers agree.

Two more YouTube faves after the break.

John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, and Jimmy Kimmel Cash Up and Head on Vacation

Molly Goodson — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:27:51 PST

John Krasinski and Emily Blunt strolled through LAX with their good friend Jimmy Kimmel and his girlfriend Molly McNearney on Tuesday. The foursome all stopped to get cash out before their trip, perhaps off to spend New Year's Eve together somewhere. John and Emily spend some holidays back East with his family in Boston, though this Christmas may have been celebrated at home in LA. Jimmy had his own festive fun this year at the expense of some unwitting kids. On Jimmy Kimmel Live the late night host asked parents to give their children a bad present and tape their reactions. The resulting video, I Gave My Kids a Terrible Present quickly went viral on YouTube.

With January around the corner, John and Emily may have a quieter award season this year, but they'll both bundle up to head to the Sundance Film Festival. John's movie Nobody Walks is in competition, while Emily's Your Sister's Sister is part of the "cinema we love" spotlight series.

Daily Tech: A Color Explosion

GeekSugar — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:59:57 PST

An epic display of daytime fireworks - Tecca
The awful truth of these destructive film shoots - Cracked
Founding Apple contract papers sell for $1.6 million - Newser
Supercool geeky Nutcracker works of art - GeekTyrant
Nokia reveals Batman/The Dark Knight Rises limited-edition Lumia 800 - SlashGear
YouTube now running on Xbox Live - Engadget