Archives 2009

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.

Research @ Intel Day

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree attends Research@Intel Day in Mountain View, CA.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

The Computer History Museum

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree explores the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Senegalese Recyclers

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Cheikh Darou Seck reports on plastic recycling in Senegal.

Personalized Genetics

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree visits the first Consumer Genetics Show in Boston, MA. Extra: Ellie interviews molecular geneticist George Church.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Fantasmagorie

Rocketboom Spotlight: Fantasmagorie by Émile Cohl, widely considered to be the first fully animated film ever made.

Peacekeeping in Mogadishu: Part 2

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp continues his report on The African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeeping mission in Mogadishu, Somalia. Watch Part 1 here.