Archives 2009

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.

The Terrafugia Flying Car

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree speaks with Dr. Carl Dietrich, co-founder of Terrafugia, creators of the Transition flying car (or ‘roadable aircraft‘) at the 2009 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance.


This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Interview With Laura Ling of Current TV

Palm Pre First Look

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree takes a look at the soon to be released Palm Pre. Extras #1, #2.


This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Rocketboom International Talent Search

Peacekeeping in Mogadishu

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp reports on The African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeeping mission in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Sorry I’m Late

Know Your Meme: Creepy Chan

Bruce Sterling on Spimes

Rocketboom field correspondent Chuck Olsen interviews Bruce Sterling on the concept of Spimes

11 Useful Web Apps

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree shows us some of her favorite productivity applications. Tweetdeck, CoTweet, Adium, Sizzling Keys, Dropbox, Drop.io, Download Helper, Snapz Pro X, Aviary, Quicksilver, Little Snitch. Music by Podington Bear

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Keyboard Cat: An Interview with Brad O’Farrell

Space Telescoping

Know Your Meme: Peanut Butter Jelly Time