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Hacking The Kinect To Become Self-Aware [video]

Ever since Microsoft released its motion sensing Kinect Xbox 360 peripheral, enterprising people all over the world have been “hacking” it to do all sorts of cool things. None of those hacks are as cool as Mr. James Tiller’s, though, who has somehow managed to give his Kinect the gift of sentience.

Celluon evoMouse Projects A Touchpad Mousing Surface Anywhere

In one of the more unique mousing device designs ever released, Korean company Celluon has come up with a contraption they call “evoMouse.” Basically, it’s a small dog-shaped device that projects a touchpad onto any flat surface.

Conan O’Brien Figures Out How To Make Apple Commercials [video]

Ok, so maybe you’re a bit sick of all the Apple hype talk that’s been going on the last couple of days since the iPad 2 was announced on Wednesday. Or maybe you’re reveling in it because you can’t wait to get your grubby paws on the new thing. Either way, you’ll have to agree that Conan O’Brien and his writers have really gotten the elements of an Apple-produced promotional video down. If you don’t pay attention you could totally mistake one of the dudes for Jonny Ive.

Get The Lowdown On LA’s Startup Scene [video]

Not familiar with the LA startup scene and want a crash course on it from people in it? Our friends at Media Temple just put their finishing touches on a video piece from Twiistup 8 a couple weeks ago interviewing five of LA’s most influential entrepreneurs. They’ll go over items such as which LA startups to watch out for, how to find talent, figuring out an exit strategy, and they also give some ideas on how to evolve the local startup scene further.

Even if you think you’re hip to the scene, the video is still a must watch as these are some very smart people with great insights.

Watch Kobe Bryant Face Off Against Bruce Willis And Kanye West

Everyone knows Los Angeles is the entertainment capital of the world. Anyone who still had doubts on that fact can just look to the events hosted in LA this month – music’s Grammy Awards two weeks ago, the NBA All-Star game this past weekend, and the upcoming Academy Awards this Sunday.

What could be a better way of celebrating this than by watching a Robert Rodriguez-directed Nike commercial/movie about Kobe Bryant defending his shoes from Kanye West’s army of zombie basketball players?

Mark Zuckerberg Makes An SNL Appearance With Jesse Eisenberg [video]

If you weren’t around a TV Saturday night you may have missed Mark Zuckerberg making a significant cameo appearance on Saturday Night Live. Why was it so significant? Well, it just so happened that Jesse Eisenberg, the actor that portrayed him on “The Social Network,” was hosting that evening.

USC Institute For Creative Technologies Controls Second Life Avatar With Kinect

Our friends over at the USC Institute For Creative Technologies are at it again with their Microsoft Kinect hacking hijinks. When we last checked in with them, they had devised a way to play World of Warcraft with the Kinect. This time, they’ve written software using the OpenNI toolkit to let users control their Second Life avatars with motion controls.