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Planet TV Show passes 750k hits on the media feed

Planet TV Show passes 750,000 hits on the media feed for April.

29/Apr/06 07:57 AM
The month of April still has a few days left and the Planet TV Show has already passed 3/4 of a million hits on the media feed. Last month PTV had 492k requests for media (hits on media feed). Thats over 50% growth for the month of April! Woohoo :)

Planet TV Show is now seen is 98 countries worldwide!

Planet TV Show is now seen is 98 countries worldwide!

28/Apr/06 07:10 AM
The Planet TV Show hit 98 countries today! This is 11 more countries than all of March (last month).

DPTV-158-2006-04-25

Watch Episode 158 in MOVEpisode 158 in WMVEpisode 158 in MP4

show notes: Canadian Harmonists by John Mahoney, Berkeley University releases content on iTunes, Another Optical Illusion, Extreme Slow Motion Video of Bullets Going Through Various Items, the Mysteriously Illustratrated 400+ yr-old Cryptic Voynich Manuscript on Wikipedia, The Yale Online Archive – High Resolution Images Of The Voynich Manuscript, Stunning Infrared Image of Alaskan Glacier, 3D Model of Any Human Head In Seconds, Functional Lego Crossbow, Recreations of MC Escher’s work out of Legos, How We Made Escher’s Ascending and Descending in LEGOs, Video from the official M.C. Escher site about building the Waterfall in Cyberspace, Waterfall Optical Illusion Built for real, Escher for Real, Escher and the world of mathematics, Humanoid robot plunges off studio table during live TV broadcast, Amazing New 3D Illusions on Buildings, Laughing Babies – quadruplets laughing in unison.

Opening Comment by Adam Curry of Daily Source Code. Ending Clip from Star Wars in 30 Seconds by the Bunnies. Music Credits: Derek K Miller – Washing Off Like An Aardvark

Planet TV Launches New Windows Media Feed

Planet TV Launches New Windows Media Feed

The Planet TV Show has just launched a new Windows Media Feed. This feed will allow any Windows PC to access the Planet TV Show with no alteration or decoding required.200646

DPTV-157-2006-04-20

Episode 157 in MP4

show notes:

It’s that time of year again – the History of 4-20,
Build your own Transformers Optimus Prime tutorial,
HBO renews series Rome,
Amazing parody trailer for movie Titanic 2 – the Surface, made by Derek Johnson,
The Tank Chair,
Swiss Army Knife gets an upgrade,
Soviet Underground Submarine Base now has a tour,
Brazil To Claim Energy Independence This Year,
rhyming search engine for all you wannabe poets – like me,
The Bibliochaise – The armchair that thinks it’s a bookcase,
America’s Wake Up Call- The REAL Day After Tomorrow,
Dutch Design Floating Houses andamp; Cities,
Man rediscovers gift fruitcake from 1962 in attic and it is still the same.

Opening Comment by Adam Curry of Daily Source Code. Ending Clip from Star Wars in 30 Seconds by the Bunnies. Music Credits: Derek K Miller – Washing Off Like An Aardvark

Planet TV Show passes a half million hits for the month of April

Planet TV Show passes a half million hits for the month of April with a week and a half to go

The Planet TV Show has passed a half million hits on the feed since the beginning of April. This represents a consistent growth for the show. Last month the show had 492,000 hits for the entire month of March. At the current rate, Planet TV could top 700,000 hits during April.

DPTV-156-2006-04-19

Watch Episode 156 in MOVEpisode 156 in WMVEpisode 156 in MP4

show notes: Planet TV to be listed in the ChannelGuide360 – watch podcasts through your XBox 360 and Windows XP Media Center, Raffaello D’Andrea Interactive and Dynamic Art – the self destructing and self assembling chair, Scientists begin dig at Bosnian pyramid, First Building Blocks of the Bosnian Pyramid See the Light of Day, Air Force One tagging story – Not Real – this is a hoax, Grass Armchair from Purves and Purves – temporarily out of stock, How to be funny – submitted by a viewer who will remain anonymous, Scarpar – the all terrain surf board, Exomos – submersibles and submarines – for the mad scientist in us all, The Submarine boat – build your own submarine, Humans walking can produce 25000 volts of static electricity, The Wobbler – a very unique salt and pepper shaker, The Albino Code – short film to be released in May, 4D ultrasound of baby Lucian!

Opening Comment by Adam Curry of Daily Source Code. Ending Clip from Star Wars in 30 Seconds by the Bunnies. Music Credits: Derek K Miller – Washing Off Like An Aardvark

DPTV-155-2006-04-18

Watch Episode 155 in MOVEpisode 155 in WMVEpisode 155 in MP4

show notes: English Language Soon To Aquire One Millionth Word, Beer Pouring Robot from Asahi, Auto beer pouring machine from Japan – pours just the right amount of head, The proper way to make an industrial robot open and pour a beer for you, flash space invaders, Video of Boeing 777 Put Together Quickly – click on PPVRA.mpg to download, More military silos and bunkers for sale in the United States – for all the mad scientists of the world, Check the view from any public satellite online – for all the mad scientists of the world, Build your own 40W CO2 laser – for all the mad scientists of the world, Water as Physical Display Technology – Eavesdripping, First High Resolution pics from Mars start to come in – resolution is 1 pixel = 1 meter, A Guide to Iraq for American Soldiers – From World War II, New military simulator teaches soldiers language skills and social skills needed not to be offensive in Iraq, Awesome biology flash animations by Biologist John Kyrk, Pong goes crazy – funny flash animation about life and the end of the universe.

Opening Comment by Adam Curry of Daily Source Code. Ending Clip from Star Wars in 30 Seconds by the Bunnies. Music Credits: Derek K Miller – Washing Off Like An Aardvark and Cold Cloth and an Ice Pack

DPTV-154-2006-04-17

Watch Episode 154 in MOVEpisode 154 in WMVEpisode 154 in MP4

show notes: How to take a cab in China, Fast-food world maps, 10 Things You Need to Know about Satellite Phones, Researchers at Rice University connect a motor to the nanocar – video footage of the actual cars running, The Cyborg Name Decoder, Awesome research vehicle called the Maximog, Discover article on the Maximog, Brazilian auto manufacturer Obvio makes car that runs on gas or alcohol, Cool Amphibius Vehicles – The Terra Wind Amphibius RV, The ‘56 Impala Bike by Boyd Coddington, Audi commercial with optical illusion driving, Titan 1 ICBM Silo for sale on Ebay, Cheyenne Mountain complex may be closed, Cheyenne Mountain Wikipedia page, New Sexy Femme-Bot, Beating Heart of Mercury Video – from the Journal of Chemical Education, KFC Lost Commercial only shown in Hawaii, Incredible stop motion animation using people and lots of strange effects, Awesome Ebay find – The DollyBerry – The Buxom Strawberry.

Opening Comment by Adam Curry of Daily Source Code. Ending Clip from Star Wars in 30 Seconds by the Bunnies. Music Credits: Derek K Miller – Washing Off Like An Aardvark

Lucian is away

Lucian has been called away on business. He will be back shortly.

DPTV-153-2006-04-07

Watch Episode 153 in MOVEpisode 153 in WMVEpisode 153 in MP4

show notes: Fly Jumpers – Thanks Joshua, Tribute to Emily Dickinsen, Computer Simulation of Pandemic Flu Outbreak in the United States, Solar Eclipse as seen from the International Space Station (ISS), Police arrest man who fell down stairs in Museum and broke priceless Chinese vases, Current cover of Maxim featuring Eva Longoria from ABC’s hit series Desperate Housewives is seen from space on Google Earth, Art from Arthur Ganson – tiny geared machines made from hand, Apple introduces boot camp – run Windows XP natively on Intel Macs, Mac TV – Apple Logo in Fruit, Robots May Take Over Polar Exploration, Someone is stealing the South Pole markers from Antartica, Transformer Copier – Be Nice To Your Copier… Or Else! PacMan on Ipod G5 (and others), 200-mph Electric Car, 0-60 in 3 seconds, Hybrid Technologies – All Electric Cars Using Lithium Batteries, Researcher say – Don’t live with your girlfriend – she’ll get fat! The Bionic Arm – controlled by thought alone, Reseachers Find Missing Link Between Fish and Land Animals, Alien Plant Life – Awesome CGI, Base Jump Parachuting From A Skyscraper In NY City, Polyester fabric neutralizes stun gun jolt, Yoda Speak Generator (Speak Like Yoda Day is only 6 weeks away), Ancient dentists drilled teeth 9,000 years ago, Encylopedia Wars – Britannica attacks Nature in Newspaper ads, Encyclopedia of surgical procedures online, Mad Scientist Light – for sale, Mad Scientist Light – how to build one yourself, Minority Report Like User Interface, Laser-based tracking system, The top 20 Japanese commercials featuring Arnold the Governator and a sexy girl Ronald McDonald.

Star Wars in 30 Seconds by the Bunnies. Music Credits: Derek K Miller – Washing Off Like An Aardvark

DPTV-152-2006-04-05

Watch Episode 152 in MOVEpisode 152 in WMVEpisode 152 in MP4

show notes: Video from the STRP Festival – thanks Robert, Flickr site for the STRP Festival, Japanese Commercial Firms Quit Whaling – but the Japanese Government vows to continue whaling, Real Life Falling Sand Game – Text Rain, The Real Bionic Eye, April Fools joke on CNet – Bill Gates lands role in ‘Doctor Who’, Ask a Rocket Scientist, Self-assembling robots developed at Cornell, Honda Civic Parking Trick, Scientists grow a human bladder from donor tissue and transplant it back into the same patient, Bouncy Boots – DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME! Huge Alcohol Cloud discovered in space – Methanol – not the drinking kind, Heliographic Display – sort of like a holographic display, Astronauts to camp out in space station airlock, VirtuSphere- The Coolest Virtual Reality Game Ever, The Human Catapult.

Star Wars in 30 Seconds by the Bunnies. Music Credits: Derek K Miller – Washing Off Like An Aardvark

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DPTV-151-2006-04-03

Watch Episode 151- in MOVEpisode 151 in WMVEpisode 151 in MP4

show notes: The Disco BAR – How to make your own, Google map view of Adam’s bridge – Ancient mysterious man-made land-bridge between India and Sri Lanka, Wikipedia entry on Adam’s Bridge, Nanomaterials cooked up in microwave, Nano-welding could join molecular devices and create super strong metal alloys, Robosapien and roboraptor to get new brains, Video of recent solar eclipse viewed from space, Bug-Eating Robots Use Flies for Fuel, New video of Repliee Q2, New Steam Washing Machine for the home, VIDEO- Electro-Mechanical Pong Table, A Pretty Good Way to Foil the NSA, Mass of some Neutrinos is confirmed by FermiLab SuperCollider, The amazing animatronic sculpture by artist Mark Ho – for sale 30,000 euros, Mixed Race, Pretty Face? – Psychology Today, Climbers wearing HAL robotic exoskeletons will carry two handicapped Japanese up mountain, Film-making Robot, More footage of the OmniZero 2 robot.

Star Wars in 30 Seconds by the Bunnies. Music Credits: Derek K Miller – Washing Off Like An Aardvark

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