Diggnation Season 1, Episode 8: August 18, 2005

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July 1, 2005

In this episode we cover: Digg 2.0 Beta, iTunes 4.9 Released, AOL 'Gives Up', Google Video Lock Cracked, Cablevision launches 50 Mbps service in Long Island, Jinx t-shirts give digg users 5% off, and Real Frankenstein Scientists Discover Bringing Back the Dead

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July 8, 2005

This episode covers the following digg stories: The world according to Livejournal, Flickr - London bomb blasts, HOWTO: Save nearly any multimedia file, New Firefox update system, Water that does not get things wet, Look mom! No parachute, Google maps transparencies, and Man Charged With Felony For Stealing Wi-FI.

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July 15, 2005

This episode covers the following digg stories: Welcome to Digg 2.0, Optimus Keyboard (OLED), Dual View LCD Display, QuickTime 7 for Windows, Odeo goes public, Human-brained monkeys, Proof that the Ionic Breeze is Junk, and It's official: more cellphone lines.

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July 22, 2005

This episode covers the following digg stories: Xbox 360 Picture Leaks, Speilberg Speaks on Transformers Movie, Scotty Beams Up For The Last Time, Hacker Erased Spammer's Database, Fake Nukes, World's First Open Source Beer,Flash Video Showing IIS Being Hacked, and Rockstar Ceases Manufacturing Of San Andreas.

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July 28, 2005

This episode covers the following digg stories: Serial number of your printer could be hidden in every printout, Yahoo acquires Konfabulator, Starting today pirates can't update their Windows, Liberated games, Windows Vista beta 1 released, Firefox downloaded 75,000,000 times, Digg breaks top 5,000 ranking on Alexa.com, Hacker unlocks all weapons for BF2, Family Guy movie leaked, and Diggnation on ABC news.

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August 5, 2005

This episode covers: The 5 Best Bit Torrent sites, Systm Episode 3 Released, Experts Warn About Powdered Alcohol, Why I Will Never Have A Girlfriend - Statistical Analysis!, Nanotechnology kills cancer cells, New AIM Beta has HUGELY Obtrusive ADS (screenshot), Harrison Ford Has Agreed To Indy Jones IV, Apple Expands iPod Trademark to Include Video, and Apple releases multi-button mouse.

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August 11, 2005

Officespace TPS Reports, Pentium 4 overclocked to 7Ghz, Pirates of Silicon Valley DVD, Control your dreams, Google's instant messenger, Sex tips for geeks, Peter Jennings, We killed diggnation, Giant octopus, and MS gives up on genuine advantage.

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August 18, 2005

Mad rush for $50 computers, Short film shot Canon EOS 20D, Crocodile Immune System Kills HIV, Company Names, Call For Help Is Coming Back, Google to Offer Free WiFi?, DVD Shrink Is No More, Hybrid Supercar, Diggnation t-shirts

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August 25, 2005

Google Talk, The water display, Engadget 1985, AOL Fined for being to hard to cancel, New GMail feature, Prank calls to Geek Squad, Top 15 tech shows, and stupid harry potter.

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September 1, 2005

CNN Weatherman Loses His Cool, The world's first photograph, Sex makes people healthy, Try a Mac Mini for 30 days, Flikr users plan mass cancellation, Super Mario Brothers TV show, Mazda ditches cylinder locks in favor of USB, It's a miracle: mice regrow hearts, and ShrinkTo5 open source Dvdshrink replacement.

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September 8, 2005

Apple iPod Nano, iTunes 5 and Quicktime 7, Bypass annoying automated recordings, NerdTV is out, GoldenEye source, Mystery bulge, Superman returns trailer, Create an X-Wing, and Holographic projection.

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September 15, 2005

Power supply calculator, Patents on NES, Howto make people look pretty, Teen gets jail time for Paris Hilton hack, First Google site, iTunes video store, Intel's manufacturing costs, and fish tounge.

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September 22, 2005

Make your own post-it mosaic, Jobs says pirates will "Burn in Hell", Yahoo's new email kicks some Gmail, 28hr Day, Google begins Wi-Fi testing, Office Space: SE, Plague in WoW, Buy it - burn it - return it, and Opera is free.

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September 29, 2005

Diggnation in Dolby 5.1, How fast can you type, Digg: Now with RSS search, Zombie infection simulation, Watch TV through Google, TechTV NOT coming back, Giant squid, Windows is broken, and $100 MIT laptop

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October 6, 2005

BBC says video iPod, AOL owns Engadget, Linux in a web browser, Wedding proposal via search engine, PSP Virus, Peter Jackson directs Halo Movie, 1918 flu, Jet Blue landing gear, and HDTV easter egg.

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October 13, 2005

Canon camera detects smiles, Blockbuster Could Have Bought Netflix, Hack-A-Day goes independent, Wolf 3D in Flash, Google Wallet, iWood, WoW Spyware, New Apple products, and Hacking Myspace

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October 20, 2005

Lego DeLorean, Physics game, DVD Jon lands job, Map of Digg users, Keeping Blizzard honest, Playable Xbox 360, First :-), Infrared see through filter, and Suicide Girls TV.

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October 26, 2005

PS3 Backwards Compatible?, Wal-Mart pulls plug on 360 kiosks, Google to take on Craigslist, First BitTorrent conviction, Nintendo Revolution worldwide launch, Google Base finally online, Comedy Central Unveils Motherload Network, The New Yorker reveals fake word in Dictionary, Google Maps + Ajax + Chatting = Amazing innovative chat client, and Alarm clocks are bad. How to wake up and feel better.

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November 3, 2005

iTunes video sales, The "Big Rain" shower, Nintendo graphics, Artificial trees end global warming, Next iTunes phone, 37 gamers have 2GB RAM, Free online FPS, and IE tab w/firefox

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November 10, 2005

Ghostbusters 3, Hong Kong's Architechture, Secret note for 2025, Family Guy Creators 1995 Film, First iPod Comments, Torrent Finder, AMD passes Intel, How a scientist changed the NBA, and Sony's Root Kit.

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November 17, 2005

iPod nano now does video, Cracking the XBOX 360, Spy Drones, TVTAD, Man's body cured of HIV, Crash test, iStone iPod dock, Sony says sorry, Every Playboy centerfold.

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November 24, 2005

The Diggnation holiday special. Kevin and Alex revisit their favorite diggnation moments. You gotta download the video for this one. Happy holidays!

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December 1st, 2005

Diggnation Japan! - NBC may sue Tivo, Cool Google maps, Tivo beta, Pay for the channels you want, Man beams down 5000 channels, Only 4% can spot phishing, Mininova.org, FireFox 1.5, Abusive NY camera store.

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December 8, 2005

Adam Curry changes wiki, Coloring black and white photos, Google calendar, X-Men 3 photos, Costco's Ultimate Gaming Machine, Podcast named word of the year, New TV shows on iTunes.

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December 15, 2005

Diggnation on Tivo, Credit Card 2GB USB, RIAA's Propaganda Site, iPod Nano Case, Pencil Carving, Japanese Emoticons, Great Desktop Backgrounds, Da Vinci Code Trailer and Bill Gate's House.

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December 20, 2005

Digg spy v2, WoW passes 5M, The truth about suprnova, Call phones banned, 100k nanos a day, Segway owner drinks urin, Microsoft drops IE, Audio car gets great gas millage, and Micro dwellings.

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December 29, 2005

Man buys his own stolen camera, Nintendo Zelda footage, Pirates bay needs your help, The most artistic puzzle yet, Bender prototype, Ron suxors, Vertical farming, High-rez sand game, Pando, and 25 most interesting webcams