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A Festival of Vintage Computers

Posted in GETV Episode by ekai on December 4, 2007
Where do old computers go to die? We're not sure, but we do know where the digital old folks home is. We take a trip down the valley to Mountain View for the 2007 Vintage Computer Festival. We happily discover 8-bit wonders living life as if it were 1980 all over again. We find Commodore PETs and SuperPETs, Atari 400 & 800s, Tandy TRS-80s, Sols, Altairs, Data Generals, HPs and even a LINC from 1962. Episode links: Vintage Computer Festival, Commodore PET, TRS-80, David Welsh: Priming the Pump, Computer History Museum, Phlogiston

NewTeeVee Live: Old Media & New Talent

Posted in GETV Episode by ekai on November 17, 2007
Here's a bit more coverage from the NewTeeVee Live conference. Irina asks some new media talent about the old media game. Episode links: NewTeeVee Live, CNET Webware, French Maid TV, ICM, The Dot Comix, Tiki Bar TV

NewTeeVee Live: Pleats and a Long Tail

Posted in GETV Episode by ekai on November 17, 2007
We dropped into the inaugural NewTeeVee Live! conference this week so Irina could ask some burning questions on fashion, content, and of course everyone's favorite subject, the long tail. Episode links: NewTeeVee Live, Revision3, Laughing Squid, OpenRoad.TV, Xlntads, Heather Gold, Seesmic

What is GETV?

Posted in GETV Episode by ekai on November 12, 2007
Maybe this will help, maybe it won't. Thanks to the ever prolific Doc Popular for the hook up with some custom intro and outro theme music, debuting for the first time in this little inspirational piece.

Exploring the PEZ Museum

Posted in GETV Episode by ekai on November 1, 2007
The fun dispensable candy known as PEZ is undoubtedly one of the geeky wonders of the world. We got super excited when we learned that the world's only PEZ museum was a mere half hour drive down the road. Justine Ezarik aka iJustine was in town, and it turns out that she's a huge PEZ fan and collector. Only Steve Jobs or a new Apple product launch could keep her away. iJustine and Irina pay a visit, take a tour and get the history of PEZ from Gary Doss, curator of the Burlingame PEZ Museum of Memorabilia. Episode links: PEZ Museum, PEZ Candy (official site), iJustine

Hip Hop Chess Tournament

Posted in GETV Episode by ekai on October 22, 2007
We got wind of a big chess tournament happening with some of the big names in hip hop, so of course we had to see what this was all about. Turns out the Hip Hop Chess Federation was putting on the inaugural Chess Kings Invitational, an event with the brightest young minds of chess competing for scholarships and the big belt. Chess, hip hop music and martial arts are the elements that build life strategies according to founder Adisa Banjoko. Irina gets the scoop behind the 64 squares and meets legends PopMaster Fabel of the Rock Steady Crew and The RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan among others. Episode links: Hip Hop Chess Federation, HHCF blog, Adisa Banjoko, Pop Master Fabel, Emma Bentley, The RZA, DLabrie, Davey D's wrapup, Chesspark, [full interviews: Adisa Banjoko, PopMaster Fabel, Emma Bentley, DLabrie, The RZA of Wu-Tang Clan, Rugged Monk

Podcasters Take Over PNME

Posted in GETV Episode by ekai on October 12, 2007
Podcasters and videobloggers from all around the world converged recently on the eastern Los Angeles wasteland of Ontario, California for the Podcast and New Media Expo. As one can imagine, much incestuous self-referential media making went on among the attendees. And we at Geek Entertainment TV are no different. See which micro-celebrities Irina accosts with her microphone. Odds are, you are probably one of them. Episode links: Steve Garfield, Women of Warcraft Podcast, The Clip Show, Cinema Psychic, Daily Breakfast, Lab Rats, Total Podcastrophe, The Medical Minute, Nick Starr, Rocketboom, Paul Dateh, Midwest Teen Sex Show

Halo 3 Launch Eve

Posted in GETV Episode by ekai on October 4, 2007
On the eve of the heavily anticipated launch of Halo 3, Microsoft opened it's Silicon Valley doors to developers and gamers for a sneak preview of the game that every kid in America wants. Irina catches the zeitgeist of a Halo 3 multiplayer tournament and has a chat with some of Microsoft's Xbox hardware engineers who made it all possible. Episode links: Halo 3, Bungie, Xbox 360, Microsoft

Million Booze March

Posted in GETV Episode by ekai on September 24, 2007
A million virtual boozers can't be wrong, nor can they be drunk unless you bring them into reality. Reality is what happened at Booze Mail's Million Booze March event where virtual boozers came out of the closet to embrace actual reality based booze drinks. If reality scares you like it does us, stick to the uber popular Booze Mail Facebook app and you won't have to drink real drinks with real people again. Irina shows us why it's a bit scary. Episode links: Booze Mail (FB app), Million Booze March (photos), Renkoo, Schlomo

Sync My Ride

Posted in GETV Episode by ekai on September 12, 2007
It would really suck if your cell phone, iPod or Zune got you killed while driving which is why Microsoft's got your back. Their new Sync platform hooks up your bluetooth device to your car, assuming you have a new Ford and a Windows 98 install CD. OK, install CD is optional. It's all voice activated goodness from there. Velle Kolde of Microsoft Auto shows Irina how to call Bill Gates and find Bootylicious on her imaginary Zune. Episode links: Ford Sync, Microsoft Auto