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Samsung provides periscope-like personal TVs for Olympic fans, makes them look weird

Friday, August 22, 2008 - 1:27pm

Samsung gave Olympic fans an alternative way to see the games in Beijing: with their very own monitor, enclosed in a periscope-like apparatus. Details are scarce, but the picture says enough. If you saw one of these weird fixtures,...

SHIFT: What we can learn from China's fake Olympic fireworks (hint: it's not what you think)

Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 2:57pm

When we reported last week about how high-tech this year's Olympic broadcasting would be, we didn't imagine that a Chinese newspaper would uncover the fact that some of the fireworks in the opening ceremonies were actually CGI animation. A...

Carry your own Beijing Olympics Torch

Monday, August 11, 2008 - 7:58am

For the Olympics-obsessed, here’s an official replica of the torch that was carried 85,127 miles on its way to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. This 11.4-inch model isn’t quite half the height of the 28.3-inch real thing, but this...

2008 Olympics tech by the numbers: 100% high-def, unprecedented online streaming

Wednesday, August 6, 2008 - 3:22pm

When the 2008 Summer Olympic Games officially begin on Friday, it won't just be a massive congregation of athletes — it'll mark the most ambitious undertaking in the history of broadcasting. Bolstered by the largest complement of high-tech video...

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Samsung provides periscope-like personal TVs for Olympic fans, makes them look weird

SHIFT: What we can learn from China's fake Olympic fireworks (hint: it's not what you think)

Carry your own Beijing Olympics Torch

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