Venice Project Invite Winners
Liz asked folks to submit pictures and descriptions of their web-enabled TV set ups. And thanks to my new favorite NewTeeVee readers, we’ve got more solutions for getting NewTeeVee onto your OldTeeVee than you could ever actually want. And none of them require any Apple vaporware! Without further ado…
Most Elegant: Goes to Chuck Dascalos, not the least of which is for the tasteful styling of the setup. That’s just plain classy, Chuck! Also, NewTeeVee looks great, and that’s what’s really important.
Least Elegant: By a landslide is PanMan’s, who actually broadcast NewTeeVee over the now analog-free Dutch airwaves — and in the jankiest, most jury-rigged way possible. PanMan, you’re a mad genius!
Best Device: The award goes to Andre Sala, who used his Nintendo Wii browser. Like I needed a new reason to rationalize a Wii pruchase.
Honorable mention goes to Greg Rose for putting together a Vlog post on the subject, and Dan for having the most boss system specs (screen pic at top). We’ll see what we can do about invites, guys. And thanks just for playing to Frederic Guarino, Laurent, and everyone else who entered. Their solutions ranged from Radio Shack parts to Vista Media Center software, proving that when there’s a will, there’s a way.
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Great!
But when are you folks going to start producing a weekly video show, rounding up the industry rumblings in a sweet vlog package?
That would be a whole other contest — how people watch vlogs on their old teevees.
:)
Andre Sala on January 10th, 2007 at 2:38 pm - Permalink
hey, that’s a picture of my ‘boss’ setup on the top of the post! btw, I already got my invite from TVP so go ahead let someone else have it…
dan on January 10th, 2007 at 2:56 pm - Permalink
[…] I have the most ‘BOSS’ system specs (That top image in the post is of my TV that I got no credit for BTW!!!!) Listen Now: […]
The Rotted Brain Podcast » Rotted Brain #46 1/10/07 - There goes our political careers on January 10th, 2007 at 3:10 pm - Permalink
You sure, Dan? We were planning to send one to you anyway.
Liz Gannes on January 10th, 2007 at 3:22 pm - Permalink
Hey, Dan, sorry I forgot to drop the credit in. Duly noted.
Jackson West on January 10th, 2007 at 3:31 pm - Permalink
no problems. I was just messing around. and for liz, I did indeed get my invite last week directly from TVP so let some other lucky reader get the invite. thanks again and keep up the good work.
dan on January 10th, 2007 at 4:39 pm - Permalink
Well, actually, it doesn’t go over the airwaves, but it does go over the analogue cable (but shouldn’t leave my house..). The mad genius note goes in my resume, tho :).
Thanks for the invite! It was fun to participate!
PanMan on January 10th, 2007 at 6:13 pm - Permalink
But PanMan, you have the analog pirate TV opportunity of the century at hand! So many analog sets and no analog broadcasters. Take advantage, mebbe check out Stephen Dunifer’s work:
http://tinyurl.com/yz6z54
Jackson West on January 10th, 2007 at 10:32 pm - Permalink
Thanks so much for the honorable mention. Also thanks for the invite. I have just checked out the Venice Project, and it seems really, really cool. Thanks again!
Greg Rose on January 11th, 2007 at 11:03 pm - Permalink
[…] And in the “Who didn’t see this one a mile away” department, some Dallas parents are shocked - shocked! - that the new Wii browser allows dirty, dirty porn pixels to invade the family television set. (Come to think of it, that might have spiced up our recent contest a bit.) Nintendo, who have cultivated an image of providing innocent fun, might have tried being a little more forward in promoting the Wii’s parental controls. […]
NewTeeVee » Like It or Not, Porn Still Drives the Bus on January 12th, 2007 at 11:26 am - Permalink
Plz send me an invitation for Joost
Thx
vij26[at]hotmail[dot]com
vij26 on January 17th, 2007 at 5:21 am - Permalink
I will be appreciate to receive your invitation for joost. thanks
Fu yan on January 22nd, 2007 at 11:31 pm - Permalink
hey, would love an invite. have been searching for nearly 2 months now :p
jam3s2k [@] hotmail.co.uk
thanks in advance.
jam3s on February 7th, 2007 at 4:30 pm - Permalink
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