{"id":658761,"date":"2010-02-08T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-08T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"Gizmodo-5467130"},"modified":"2010-02-08T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-08T23:00:00","slug":"remainders-the-things-we-didnt-post-tricky-tricky-edition-remainders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/658761","title":{"rendered":"Remainders &#8211; The Things We Didn&#8217;t Post: Tricky Tricky Edition [Remainders]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In today&#8217;s Remainders: tricks of all sorts. Wisair cuts some cords with their wireless display adapters; Netflix warns the FCC of potential loopholes in the Comcast\/NBC merger; the inimitable BrussPup plays with our heads (and ping pong balls); and more.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"lytebox\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/02\/remainders-1-wisair.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/02\/500x_remainders-1-wisair.jpg?w=500\" class=\"left image500\"  \/><\/a><b>Air Ball<\/b><br \/>\nI&#8217;m all for eliminating cords and wires whenever possible, so I was excited to hear that Wisair&#8217;s wireless display adapters were coming to Macs by the end of March in products from at least four OEMs. My excitement evaporated when I looked at InFocus&#8217;s Wisair setup, which incorporates a display, speakers, mouse and keyboard into one unsightly package. If you&#8217;re looking to get rid of wires for aesthetic reasons, like me, you&#8217;ll share my hope that some of the other Wisair-based systems will be a little sleeker and a little more flexible. Because making me use your keyboard, mouse, display, and speakers isn&#8217;t removing clutter from my desk, it&#8217;s adding it. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2010\/02\/08\/wisair-based-wireless-display-adapters-head-to-macs\/\">Engadget<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- videoId: civsZLQzrjs --><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nnewVideoPlayer( {\"type\":\"video\",\"player\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/v\\\/civsZLQzrjs&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22\",\"customParams\":[],\"width\":500,\"height\":412,\"ratio\":0.824,\"flashData\":\"\",\"embedName\":null,\"objectId\":null,\"noEmbed\":false,\"source\":\"youtube\"} );\n<\/script><!-- \/videoId: civsZLQzrjs --> <b>Tech TV<\/b><br \/>\nIt seems that with each passing year the Super Bowl&#8217;s commercials get a little less exciting. Or maybe it&#8217;s me getting a little more cynical. Either way&mdash;<a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5465890\/what-superbowl-ad-has-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-all-atwitter\">Parisian Love<\/a> aside&mdash;seeing high profile, memorable tech commercials during football&#8217;s big game is increasingly uncommon. Thankfully, Computer World offers a trip down memory lane, collecting the ten most memorable Super Bowl tech ads of all time, starting all the way back with Xerox&#8217;s &#8220;Monks&#8221; spot from 1976 and continuing up through today. There&#8217;s no sudsy Megan Fox, but maybe that&#8217;s a good thing. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/s\/article\/9152078\/Top_10_Super_Bowl_tech_ads?taxonomyId=12&#038;pageNumber=2\">Computer World<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/02\/500x_500x_netflix.jpg?w=500\" class=\"left image500\"  \/><b>To Xfinity and Beyond<\/b><br \/>\nNetflix is understandably worried about the impending Comcast \/ NBC merger. In a recent FCC filing, they warned that if net neutrality policies aren&#8217;t strengthened and enforced, Comcast could effectively use a loophole to promote NBC content on its own streaming services and keep that content off of others. And they have good reason to worry: as physical disc-dealing loses ground to streaming services, Netflix will have to keep up with companies who own the content <em>and<\/em> the means of providing it to stay in the game. [<a href=\"http:\/\/voices.washingtonpost.com\/posttech\/2010\/02\/netflixs_main_business_--_dvds.html?wprss=posttech\">Washington Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- videoId: vjT0dz3zPFs --><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nnewVideoPlayer( {\"type\":\"video\",\"player\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/v\\\/vjT0dz3zPFs&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22\",\"customParams\":[],\"width\":500,\"height\":412,\"ratio\":0.824,\"flashData\":\"\",\"embedName\":null,\"objectId\":null,\"noEmbed\":false,\"source\":\"youtube\"} );\n<\/script><!-- \/videoId: vjT0dz3zPFs --> <b>Pup Pong<\/b><br \/>\nBrussPup, not content simply to blow our minds with his <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5465883\/a-brief-survey-of-recent-tape+based-anamorphic-illusions\">painters tape anamorphic illusions<\/a>, posted &#8220;iBall&#8221; last night, a tech-trick of a slightly different variety. With some very careful timing, he plays a video of a ping pong ball back across four different displays, making look like he&#8217;s dumping the ball from device to device. Pretty neat. Also, keep an eye out for pieces of the glowing Nintendo controller illusion that are still up in his hallway. That&#8217;s dedication. Or maybe laziness. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/brusspup\">BrussPup on YouTube<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/click.phdo?s=8eacc40caa90d671009c2d18230808b6&#038;p=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: 0;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/img.phdo?s=8eacc40caa90d671009c2d18230808b6&#038;p=1\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" border=\"0\" style=\"display:none\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/a.rfihub.com\/eus.gif?resize=0%2C0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=GBPZelIZBDU:ELOdIjd795I:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=GBPZelIZBDU:ELOdIjd795I:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=GBPZelIZBDU:ELOdIjd795I:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?i=GBPZelIZBDU:ELOdIjd795I:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=GBPZelIZBDU:ELOdIjd795I:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?i=GBPZelIZBDU:ELOdIjd795I:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/gizmodo\/full\/~4\/GBPZelIZBDU\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In today&#8217;s Remainders: tricks of all sorts. Wisair cuts some cords with their wireless display adapters; Netflix warns the FCC of potential loopholes in the Comcast\/NBC merger; the inimitable BrussPup plays with our heads (and ping pong balls); and more. Air Ball I&#8217;m all for eliminating cords and wires whenever possible, so I was excited [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":950,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4821,12073],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-658761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-wireless"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9NivD-2Lnb","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/658761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/950"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=658761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/658761\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=658761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=658761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=658761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}