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Tech Diary's Andy Jordan at Thai Gadget Bazaar

Kara Swisher in News on March 7, 2008 at 12:00 am PT

WSJ Online’s Tech Diary vlogger Andy Jordan visits a gadget bazaar in Thailand, where freedom rings with unlocked iPhones and pirated DVDs.

WSJ Online Videos: Yahoomania

Kara Swisher in News on February 5, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

Here are a trio of videos about the Microsoft offer to buy Yahoo for $31 a share from WSJ Online video that you might have missed. Because, for goodness sakes, the coverage of the bid has been so hard to find on tech sites like this. (OK, OK, BoomTown=Guilty of Yahoomania, so unless Google sends [...]

WSJ Online Videos: Online Trolls, Geeks, Queen and a Cuban Blogger

Kara Swisher in News on December 28, 2007 at 12:03 am PT

Here’s some videos you might have missed from WSJ Online. The first is about Web “trolls,” who plague politicians’ Web sites by posting negative comments and links; the second looks at the Geek Squad of Best Buy; the third is about Queen Elizabeth II’s new YouTube site; and the fourth looks at a blogger who [...]

Marthapedia–It's a User-Generated Thing!

Kara Swisher in News on December 17, 2007 at 1:35 am PT

Incredibly, it is the 25th anniversary of Martha Stewart’s first big splash with her iconic book, “Entertaining,” which pretty much ushered in the boom in lifestyle content. While Stewart is known for her focus on home-making skills, some might not know that she is also a bit of a geek, who has been a fixture [...]

WSJ Online Video: Games Companies Play

Kara Swisher in News on December 6, 2007 at 12:01 am PT

Here’s two interesting WSJ Online videos about the fast-changing video games industry. This one is about the recent hookup between Vivendi and Activision, in a big deal that has shaken up the scene: And this one is an interview with Electronic Arts’ John Riccitiello by WSJ’s Nick Wingfield:

Andy Jordan on 3D Printing

Kara Swisher in News on December 3, 2007 at 8:28 am PT

Printed canapes? WSJ Online’s Andy Jordan reports on three-dimensional printing at home, called Fab@Home. In other words, someday you could “print” your own cellphone or even a robot that could walk out of the printer. And, it’s possible that device can even print food. Yum. See here:

WSJ Online: How to Make Viral Videos

Kara Swisher in News on November 27, 2007 at 10:02 am PT

Here’s a great video from WSJ Online about what it takes for a small business to make viral videos. I like it, of course, because it gives me a chance to also include another video from my favorite viral site, Blendtec’s “Will It Blend?” with the blending genius Tom Dickson. Here, he blends “Guitar Hero [...]

WSJ Online Video: the High-Tech Search for Amelia Earhart!

Kara Swisher in News on November 9, 2007 at 12:01 am PT

Here’s an interesting video from WSJ Online about new wrinkles in the never-ending search for high-profile flier Amelia Earhart, including using new gadgets like an autonomous underwater vehicle and magnetometers.

Some Tasty Videos From WSJ Online: Video Gaming, Geek Guitar Battle and More Dumb Widgets for Facebook!

Kara Swisher in News on November 2, 2007 at 2:56 pm PT

For your weekend viewing pleasure, here are some videos to enjoy from WSJ Online, including analysis of video game companies, a digital guitar face-off and, of course, more dumb widgets for Facebook. (And you know what we think of them!)

Andy Jordan and Musical Slime

Kara Swisher in News on November 2, 2007 at 2:27 pm PT

Oh, the places Andy Jordan of WSJ Online’s Tech Diary gets to visit! This time, it’s a collective of technologists and artists who are creating robotic musical instruments out of slime and other odd materials. Ew! (Except for Slinky music, which is brilliant, as are all experiences one might have with what is arguably the [...]