Penthouse 10

Interesting site

When I come across something cool, I will pass it along.
1945 and 2007 share the same calendar
So a man named Dave, is posting a page a day from his mother Dorothy's diary

Click here to read the accounts of her daily life.

Sue Teller explains...

If you have ever wondered what a mash-up means, let Sue Teller explain it to you!

You're Never Too Old to Rock & Roll

To those in middle age -- we salute you! This video proves you're never to old to rock & roll.

Funny or Die?!

If you haven't seen this video take a few minutes, its the funniest thing I have seen in a LONG time. But more then just a one shot video, this 2 minute piece is being used to solidify the Will Ferrell Adam McKay production partnership. Having gone up late last week it has already garnered close to 3 million hits!

Apple TV

Well the latest must have from Apple is starting to ship to those who pre-ordered it. Their slogan for the device is simple, "if its on your itunes its on your wide screen TV"
So you can watch your purchased shows, your music library and even have your photos play on your TV.
To see a demo of this new product, take a look at their official site APPLE TV

Hear it is!

Ever heard a song, and don't know the name? Or if you're anything like me, somewhat lacking in the singing department...and too embarrassed to go to the record store to humm the song for all the staff to hear.
Now here...hear the solution!
Midomi is a user generated music search tool that is powered by your voice! You heard me, your voice!
So go ahead belt out your best Pat Benatar and see if the database will pick it up! It's still in Beta version, but its still FUN! Enjoy!

TRIO goes Broadband

Bravo breaks ground on the broadband front and announces aggressive plans to launch a suite of branded broadband channels in 2006. The two initial broadband channels being announced today are TRIOtv.com, the first-ever TV channel to move to broadband, and BrilliantButCancelled.com. Each broadband channel will be available in the U.S. 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and will be advertiser supported. The announcement was made today by Lauren Zalaznick, President, Bravo, during Bravo's presentation at the Television Critics Association press tour.

"Broadband gives Bravo the opportunity to move beyond the constraints of a linear analog service and deliver content 24 hours a day to our devoted viewer base in the areas they are most passionate about," said Zalaznick.

The roll-out begins in January with the launch of TRIOtv.com as a stand alone broadband service and additional broadband channels will continue to roll-out throughout 2006. BravoTV.com, the overall hub under which the suite of broadband channels will live, will feature exclusive original content produced for the site including rich broadband-focused microsites from Bravo's shows ranging from Project Runway to Top Chef. Not limited to what is on-air, the site will also feature exclusive video, pop culture blogs, never-before-seen interviews and footage, as well as viewer generated interactive components.

Rick/Reuters

"There is no doubt people are going to access content in more flexible ways going forward," said Rick Feldman, who heads the National Association of Television Program Executives.

"What we don't know, for independent producers, is what kind of content is going to be wanted and needed, what it will cost and what it can be made for," he added.

-Reuters quotes The Man, in "Apple faces hard time wooing Hollywood to new iPod"

Really?

Bob Iger has saved Network TV.

How ?

By completely changing the economic model.

-says Mark Cuban, who knows a thing or two about a thing or two.

Online on my Mind

Mr. Allaire intends to shake up an industry - this time, the world of television - by allowing all types of video producers, from media giants to anyone who has a camcorder, put their work on the Internet and make money if anyone watches it.

-The NY Times in one story...

Video delivered over the Internet, which has been embraced by media and Internet giants like Viacom and Yahoo, is quickly shaping up as a way for smaller producers to reach an audience without having to cut deals with movie studios and the big networks that are the traditional gatekeepers of television.

...and in another.  Trend?

Good Sports

Lifehacker reports on a nifty feature from CBS Sports' Web site - build your own sportscast.

Everybody Views Chris

For the next four days, the premier of comedian Chris Rock’s new show, Everybody Hates Chris, is available for viewing in its entirety on Google Video.

The episode first ran last Thursday on UPN, and it’s an entertaining look at Rock’s teenage experiences growing up in Brooklyn in the early 80’s. There’s no viewer to download, no commercials included, and Google Video’s screen will size to fit your screen.

-via Lifehacker

N.E.R.D.

PBS has launched the first ever download-only television series, NerdTV, “essentially Charlie Rose for geeks - a one-hour interview show with a single guest from the world of technology.”

- via Lifehacker

Cubic

The Z-agon prototype TV could change all this, plus the way we watch and where we watch the goggle-box. It’s a wireless cube-shaped TV with six 12-inch screens each capable of displaying a different channel. So the idea is that rather than wedging it in the corner of your lounge you can pop it on a coffee table with sofas arranged around it for a more communal vibe.

- says T3

Friday Times

Weekend reading in The New York Times:

• TELEVISION programmers are looking to make the Web a lot more like TV.

• Khalil, a senior at the University of California, Los Angeles, prefers instead to watch old movies and canceled television shows on DVD.

• TiVo, based in Alviso, Calif., said it more than doubled its subscriber base in the last 12 months to more than 3.3 million.

• Yes, X (fill in the name of a video game, reality television show or intricately plotted series like "24") may appear to be (pick one: mindless, stupid or violent). But X actually inculcates important survival skills.

• At its best, "Empire Falls" brings to mind "Our Town" (the 2003 PBS version, which also starred Paul Newman) and the WB series "Gilmore Girls"; at its worst, it's mannered, creaky, overwritten, slow, exhausting.

• It was the new new South versus the new old South on the "American Idol" finale.

• Viacom expects to make a final decision about dividing itself into two companies by the end of June, its chairman and chief executive, Sumner M. Redstone, said yesterday as he affirmed his interest in the move at the company's annual meeting.

• "My greatest legacy is that I never asked an actor, 'How did you prepare for the role?' or 'Do you have any hobbies?' " Mr. Griffin said in an interview on Tuesday morning. "That's when you know that the interviewer is in terrible trouble."

Communimication

Open Loops looks at Ten Ways to Improve Your Communication Skills...

Cast the First Pod

Podcast.net has a handy directory of TV-related podcasts. Now you don't have to listen to the minutes of your last board meeting while you work out!

Mapped

For the visually inclined, Newsmap is a great way to see what's being covered web-wide. You can specify countries, and include world, national, business, sports, tech and health topics... if you really feel the need to think of something outside of entertainment.

in the palm of your hands

I ASKED my friend Mike, who likes pornography, how small a fraction of an image would still turn him on. He took the challenge. Using napkins, he covered more and more of a mostly nude Calvin Klein ad until all that remained was a half-inch square of pure abstraction: three intersecting lines, each with a slight curve.

"I can extrapolate from there," he said, proudly.

Mike's knack for inference - for achieving full visceral experiences from limited visual suggestions - will serve him well in the new world of miniature moving images, including video on cellphones. I spent a week with three new phones tricked out with video service, and while I admired the concept from the start, I had trouble feeling it. Until, that is, I learned about extrapolating.

- The New York Times on your future platform

Webbed Feat

The 9th annual Webby Awards, honoring excellence in Web design, creativity, usability and functionality, will be announced on May 3. Penthouse 10, alas, gets no love this year - but we're sizing up the competition for next year...

HPTV

HP's getting into the TV game with ten models.

Think In-Box

Merlin D. Mann offers a solution to the expanding in-box filing system. (For Macs, but applicable to all).

What Did I Miss?

Television Without Pity keeps you up to date on the latest eps of a great many shows. As the name suggests, however, it is not without a snarky particular point-of-view.