Archives for July 2009

Know Your Meme: Three Wolf Moon

Molly: Update

The Story of Steam

Rocketboom NYC Correspondent Ella Morton visits the ConEd Steam Plant to find out more about the New York City Steam System.

Leaving Las Vegas?

Charting The Largest

Painting With Light

Painting with Light.

Hacking The Planet

Retro Mecha Mars

Life Cycles

A Song For The Last Four Telephone Booths in Manhattan

A song for the last four telephone booths in Manhattan by Molly.

Interview with Scott Beale of Laughing Squid

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree interviews Scott Beale of Laughing Squid, one of the oldest independently owned and operated web hosts in San Francisco. Music by Podington Bear.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Apollo

The World of Competitive Eating

Rocketboom NYC Correspondent Ella Morton talks to World Champion Competitive Eater Tim Janus, a.k.a. “Eater X” of the International Federation of Competitive Eating

Tomorrowbots

Todaybots

Manhattanhenge

July 12, 2009 Manhattanhenge, when the sun sets in alignment with the buildings of New York City. Manhattanhenge and the Real-Time Moment, Hayden Planetarium: Manhattanhenge

I Can Haz Stop Motion

Stop motion animation using refrigerator magnets. Music: “Caprice in Groove” by David Rimelis

Bad Rap

Augmented Reality Gaming with YouTube

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree talks to artists Jeff Crouse and Aaron Meyers about their augmented reality game, The World Series of Tubing.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Know Your Meme: Keyboard Cat

Scrap Metal Ban in Kenya

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp reports on the recent ban on the importation and exportation of scrap metal in Kenya.

Sea of Clouds

Molly

Spotlight: Iran: A nation of bloggers

Small Businesses in Kenya

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp reports on Iko Toilets (translation: “There Is A Toilet”) in Kenya.