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Molly explains augmented reality. Story links: Thomas P. Caudell, Boeing, Boeing 737, calibration and evaluation, Man Showing Neo Geo Collection, Webcam, Mememolly, Nearest Tube Iphone App, Layar, Bionic Eye, Topps, Smart Grid, Augmented Reality Subway App, TAT Augmented Reality, 3D experience by Dassault Systems, Hand From Above, Augmented Reality Could be Coming to Your Contact [...]

Molly informs you about the not so successful success rate of art heists. Story links: Rare Works Stolen, Van Gogh Museum Assets: Miro, jail cell, The Scream, wall, boat, callonphone, sofa fort, couch fort, footprints, spike strip, mansion, Munich Art Museum, Security Car Crash, British Sting, Van Gogh Museum, The View, Congregation, ladder, Bowler, Amtrak [...]

Molly explains the sweater curse. Story links: Rachel John, Extreme Knitting, 1000 Strand Knit, Art student knits life-size Ferrari, Mirian Tegels - the faster knitter in the world?, How to knit a sweater : Knitting a sweater: Increases in pattern, The Last Knit, Never Knit Your Man a Sweater (Unless You’ve Got the Ring), Polls [...]

The Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies recounts the realtime web experience that was Balloon Boy. Story links:

Rocketboom’s Ella Morton interviews John Hillcoat, director of The Road, at the red carpet premiere in New York City.

Rocketboom Tech’s Ellie Rountree talks about generative music and interviews “laptop musician” Luke DuBois about his work in this medium. Story links: Generative Art, Luke DuBois Assets: Mozart, Golan Levin. This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Molly gives the long and the short of the longest film title and the shortest film to date. Story links: NOTDOT Trailer, James Riffel, Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the Terror of the Attack of the Evil, Mutant, Alien, Flesh [...]