Archives 2009

Lies, Pie and the Unanswered

Molly Returns

Molly is officially back at Rocketboom and is excited to report the daily news starting Monday! Send us your interesting and cool news stories at news@rocketboom.com

Senegal: Illegal Immigration

Rocketboom’s Humanwire correspondent Cheikh Seck reports on illegal immigration from Senegal to Spain. Story links: VOA, IOM

Half Moon

Rocketboom’s Ella Morton jumps aboard the “Half Moon“, a replica of the Dutch ship sailed by Henry Hudson in 1609. story links: New Netherlands, Henry Hudson, Half Moon 1, 2, 3, Amsterdam, Delaware Indians, Hudson River, music from Gounod.

NYC Twestival 2009 For Camp Interactive

Rocketboom’s Ellie Rountree checks out New York City’s Twestival held at Brooklyn Bowl, which raised money for local charity Camp Interactive. story links: Sound effects, Twestival screen captures 1, 2

September 11, 2009

Rocketboom captures moments from this morning’s September 11th commemoration at Zuccotti Park near the World Trade Center site in New York City.

Waterpod

Rocketboom’s Ella Morton tours the Waterpod, a sustainable eco-barge floating around NYC.

Kenya: Solar Powered Cell Phones

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp reports on solar powered cell phones being sold in Kenya.

Best Bond Gadgets

Rocketboom Tech’s Ellie Rountree talks about the best Bond gadgets from the last 50 years.


This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

“Blue Pi” by Digital Juice, wires, BMW 750i, boombox, ericsson, FCC, 1984 cell phone, safecracker, lockmasters, laser induced, ionatron, ghetto blaster, mobile phone gun, abc news, Tomorrow Never Dies, JD Films, Top Gear, Lewis Hamilton, so you can keep an eye on me, digital angel, wired,

Extreme Labor Day: High Rise Window Washing

Rocketboom’s field correspondent Ella Morton discovers the dangers of window washing. Niagara Falls In A Raft , Simons Windows, one seats,

Know Your Meme: David After Dentist

Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis Adapted

A Rocketboom Encore presentation. adam quirk and wreck & salvage adapt franz kafka’s metamorphosis

A Video Game For African Slums

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp explores the new Swahili video game that encourages slum survival skills in Kenya.

Molly and Tangible Digital Art

Molly talks about turning digital things into tangible art.

Adafruit Industries

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree visits engineer and founder of Adafruit Industries, Limor Fried, to talk about their DIY open source electronic kits.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Miniature City

A Rocketboom Encore Presentation. Miniature City. Inspired by Little People. Music by Drew.

NYC Parkour

Rocketboom NYC field correspondent, Ella Morton, meets up with a few New York based traceurs to learn about the art and physicality of Parkour. Jump Britain.

Atlantic Avenue Tunnel

Rocketboom NYC field correspondent, Ella Morton, climbs beneath Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, NY to learn more about the folklore and discovery of this uncovered tunnel from the late 1800s. History of New York, Tunnel Photos, Brooklyn Rail, John Wilkes Booth

New York Airplane Flight

Rocketboom Spotlight: New York Airplane Flight by Sam Fuller.

Molly Status

Molly has just been officially approved to work in the U.S. and will be back in New York City soon to begin anchoring Rocketboom daily! Welcome aboard Molly!

I Can Has Cheezburger the MusicLOL

Rocketboom NYC Correspondent Ella Morton interviews the creators of I Can Has Cheezburger The MusicLOL.

8 Apps You Should Try

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree tells you about 8 applications you should try. Vuze (PC or Mac), Fluid (Mac), Spotify PC or Mac), Airfoil (PC or Mac), Readability (PC or Mac), Caffeine (Mac), Awaken (Mac), Write Room (Mac)

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Know Your Meme: Bubb Rubb

Car Free Summer Streets

Rocketboom NYC correspondent Ella Morton explores New York City’s Summer Streets program.

Augmented Reality Subway App

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree tests out a new application from the UK-based company, Across Air, called Nearest Subway and interviews Managing Director Chetan Damani.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!