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Review: Life Proves That Reality Beats CG Every Time
5:20AM Adam Frucci | There are many moments in Life, the followup to Planet Earth, that just have to be fake. They look so perfect, so surreal and so crazy that there’s no way that they aren’t made with computers. But they’re all real. More »
Science
A Rarely Unobstructed View Of A Solar Eclipse
8:40AM Mark Wilson | From the new BBC program Wonders of The Solar System, this clip of a solar eclipse over Varanasi is something you really must watch. The view sure beats staring through a pinhole reflection in a cardboard box. [BBC]
Music
Synthesiser Used To Create Doctor Who Theme Tune Being Flogged On eBay
7:20AM Kat Hannaford | With eight days left in the auction, the actual EMS VCS3 synthesiser used by John Baker at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop to create the Doctor Who theme is already up to $US6000. There are some deep-pocketed Whovians out there. More »
Gadgets
Spiderman Scales Sides Of Buildings Using Vacuum Cleaner Parts
8:00PM Kat Hannaford | We’ve all got at least one vacuum cleaner lying around the house (gathering dust, in some cases), but hopefully no-one will be inspired by BBC presenter Jem Stansfield who scales buildings using sucking force from the machines. More »
Music
Gigantic Music Box Is Finally Finished With Nowhere To Go
4:00AM Kyle VanHemert | Henry Dagg spent four years building this gigantic pin barrel harp, commissioned for a London garden. It’s finally finished but is too fragile for the outdoors. Listen to it play “A Long and Winding Road” and reflect on its fate. More »
Entertainment
Sneak Peek Of New BBC Documentary ‘The Virtual Revolution’
7:00AM Mark Wilson | On January 30, the BBC will begin airing a multi-part documentary on the internet. And they’ve been so kind as to offer us the first few minutes to air here. More »
Cameras
Life: Think Of It As Planet Earth Part II
5:00AM Mark Wilson | Life, the BBC’s latest totally unbelievable nature documentary, is airing in 10 episodes between now and Christmas. Not only is the footage as incredible as you’d expect; the studio sent some production notes our way explaining how scenes were shot. More »
Online
Report: America Getting BBC Streaming TV, Thanks to Google
10:27PM John Herrman | The British Broadcasting Corporation, television purveyor of such fine programs as Top Gear and Planet Earth, is said to be in talks with Google to bring their excellent VOD service to America. More »
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