Free Downloadable Tech Shows

Omninox writes "Tech Shows is a list of some of the best free downloadable tech shows currently available on the Internet. One year ago there were almost no free downloadable shows available." Includes shows like Diggnation, Go Open, Nerd TV, and Channel 9.

Comments

Pure Pwnage in the List

[Namronorman]

I strongly suggest watching Pure Pwnage if you're into games. It is absolutely hilarious!

Good to see stuff like this

[FlyByPC]

I hope we see more interesting online content like this. I think eventually on-demand content will be the way to go, once bandwidth becomes even cheaper. Maybe niche shows like these will finally eliminate the "500-channels-and-nothing-good-on" problem.

Re:Good to see stuff like this

[Anonymous Coward]

Yeah, instead it'll be the "8,168,684,336 web pages and nothing good on" problem

Re:Good to see stuff like this

[zevans]

Enter the new P2P-based content rating systems, complete with web of trust to prevent astroturfing/trolling and anonymity to prevent "five stars or DDOS" type scenarios.

Yeah, great, so I get to watch stuff that everyone -else- thinks is good...!

Just like ITV in the UK. Oh goody.

HDTV and beyond

[zymano]

Video over the Net.
  If more websites could broadcast and produce HDTV quality and higher res photos then this would be the impetus to move to broadband for everyone. It would also lower costs with more competitition(wimax).

I need a reason to switch but it's not there yet for me. I don't play alot of games or download operatings systems. HDTV quality video productions,Sports,Movies and News might push people over from evil pricey cable tv.

Re:HDTV and beyond

[cheezus_es_lard]

Well, what needs to happen is that similar to PodCasts, we need to have RSS feeds of these shows, and then build RSS Aggregation into MythTV and similar apps. This would enable the download of any RSS feeds desired, or the browsing of feeds in real time, and so on.

Mirror

[personman21]

http://www.filefarmer.com.nyud.net:8090/techshows/

Surprise, surprise

[i_should_be_working]

Rocketboom is currently one of the most popular videoblogs on the internet with more daily subscribers for original syndicated multimedia content than nearly any other site, including podcasts.

See if you can guess which show this excerpt is from by just looking at the pictures in the article.




Give up? It's the one with the blonde showing cleavage.

Re:Surprise, surprise

[extrasolar]

Alright, fine, I'll read the article.

Re:Surprise, surprise

[rtb61]

With computer animation, attractive people cost nothing, arn't prima donas and unless your running windows they never go on strike. So other than for immediate personal use will actual attractive people become redundant.

Re:Surprise, surprise

[StandAloneMatt]

I think she looks pretty good.

http://www.amandacongdon.com/photo/, oh and my favorite http://www.amandacongdon.com/photo/swimsuit.jpg

there are even more than these

[droops]

if anyone wants to see other good shows (and that have no adds all over the sites)

http://ranttv.com/ is a 24/7 station with great shows

http://www.binrev.com/hacktv/ BinRev has HackTV (2 episodes)

http://infonomicon.org/video.php Infonomicon TV (6 episodes)

sorry about your server stinky, i bet mine goes down before yours =o)

Darren from Hak.5 IPTV says Hello

[aardwolf204]

As an avid slashdotter and now IPTV producer I would like to say hello to the fellow slashdotters. I'm one of the crew producing the monthly IPTV show Hak.5, a show about tech, homebrew hacks, mods, code, and all sorts of good stuff.

Before our server melts to the ground I'll point out some links for episodes 1 and 2: Torrent Links:
Episode 1 Xvid Torrent
Episode 1 Quicktime Torrent
Episode 2 h.264 AVI
Episode 2 Xvid
Episode 2 medium quality Quicktime

Direct Download Links:
Episode 1 Quicktime
Episode 1 Xvid
Episode 2 h.264 AVI
Episode 2 Xvid

A streaming version of Episode 2 can be found at YouTube here (Flash Required).

We just finished filming a mod segment for episode 3, to be released October 5th, tonight and I'm glad I checked slashdot before going to bed.

I'll be more than happy to answer any questions about the show or IPTV in general here. Also, we're in the process of moving to a dedicated server with terabytes of bandwidth this week that will allow us to offer direct downloads of the show as well as getting listed on iTunes. Check hak5.org for updates or sign up for the newsletter

Oh yes, and in Soviet Russia, Hak.5 watches you!

--Darren
Hak5.org

How long before we get massive commercials in them

[susasusesume]

I can't help but wonder how long it will take before the interesting casts get foobared by being pumped full of ads.

Re:How about TWIT?

[penguinix]

I belive TWIT didn't make the list because all the shows on the list are video casts. TWIT is only in podcast form at the moment. I do belive that TWIT will be turned into a video cast in the future as it has appeared on the Revision 3 site (they do internet T.V.). Leo has hinted on taping the future shows as well.

Re:Are any worth it?

[drsquare]

Yeah, apparently that Cringley thing was just him sitting there talking. It could have been an mp3. I'm glad I didn't download it on my 56k!

expect legislation to kill this

[bani]

if you want to know what terrifies the MPAA/RIAA more than anything else, it's ipradio and iptv.

iptv/ipradio threaten the distribution models that corporations have traditionally controlled from top to bottom.

expect them to start ramming legislation down everyones throats to kill this before it gets off the ground. a few cries of 9/11 and "think of the children" (and under the table dollar bills) should do it.

Re:expect legislation to kill this

[aardwolf204]

I think podcasting is already off the ground, look at iTunes 4.9 and 5.0. Vidcasting (or IPTV) is getting off the ground as well. There is nothing legislation can do to stop it. Unless of course we loose the first amendment.

MythTV was interesting to watch...

[antdude]

I was thinking of making one, but from what I heard it was complex. After downloading and watching the episode, it made more sense. Much better than reading and looking at screen shots. :)

I hope to see more of these types of shows. It doesn't have to be on computers and technologies either.

Slashdot should have their own show

[cciRRus]

Seriously, all that geeky and funny stuff on Slashdot would certainly make it a great show. :)

Re:Slashdot should have their own show

[Gulthek]

Too late, This Week in Tech is seriously better than anything /. could put out.

Teh Scene

[Anonymous Coward]

Welcome to the Scene (the second last entry on the page) is an anti-piracy initiative which is apparently sponsored by the RIAA to make the life of "sceners" (those who 'steal' and 'copy' software then distribute it online) look boring, and their lives a failure in general.

A much better alternative is "Welcome to teh scene" available at http://www.welcometotehscene.com/
It's a parody version of the original, and is very amusing - in particular if you've seen the originals.

Click Online?

[Anonymous Coward]

I am surprised Click Online was not mentioned. It has been available online for a number of years (thanks BBC World).

http://www.bbcworld.com/content/template_clickonli ne.asp?pageid=666&home=1

Re:How long before we get massive commercials in t

[LadyGuardian]

bias alert: I'm Jenn Cutter from Open Alpha

Vid/podcasts will quickly become shunned if they sell out to corporate interests. No one wants to download something that's seemingly independent, only to find out that it's a 30-minute, 500MB commercial for HP/Canon/Sony/whatever. I started OA to geek out about games and tech and have fun. Many cool things have happened since, including a few upcoming guest segments on Call For Help, but that's just bonus. Those that start these kinds of projects for financial gain will find very little reward at this point in time and will (hopefully) jump to other get-rich-quick schemes while those of us that care about the content we're producing will merrily continue on.

ps: episode 3 really IS coming :)

Geeks In Space

[PhotonSphere]

They did.
 
It was called Geeks in Space.

They stopped putting them out there shortly after some of the gang moved. I'll have to go back through and listen to the archives - it will be interesting to revisit what was exciting and new around that time...

My favorite tech radio shows is Technology Bytes on 90.1 KPFT in Houston, Texas.

Click Online doesn't really qualify...

[Dh2000]

since about half the time they are explaining _what_ RAM and Processors are, or showing off different websites... and never getting deep into the subject of technology.

Glossing over the details is not very geeky, so, it's more of an educational/entertainment show for the hordes of 'ordinary' people.

in my (rather picky) opinion, a tech show should assume the watcher has a basic knowledge of modern computers, or it wastes too much valuable time educatin' the peasents wot dat Tel-E-Vision thang is.

Channel 9? Funktio moronico?

[Anonymous Coward]

Tottera mia ken tessera...

CHANNEL 9!

Republica presente...
Tech Show!

Re:Channel 9? Funktio moronico?

[mikeburke]

ethethethethethethethethethe...donald sinden. scorchio!

BBC Tech Shows

[mikiN]

Be sure to check out BBC News' Technology page.

Besides tech related articles, it features: 'Go Digital' (podcast, video), 'Click Online' (video) and 'R5Live: Talking Tech' (video).

Re:Are any worth it?

[krymsin01]

Yeah, video can add one thing that gives it an advantage over pure text. Boobs.

How 'bout The Computer Chronicles?

[Mr.Progressive]

You can download all the episodes (573!) of the PBS series The Computer Chronicles from Archive.org. Its run was from 1983 to 2002 so it's extremely dated material. But nostalgia tech is cool too!

http://www.archive.org/details/computerchronicles

Re:Are any worth it?

[Bimo_Dude]

Or a disadvantage: Man-Boobs.

From The Shadows

[djtriv]

I was disappointed that From the Shadows wasn't included on this list. It's my favorite show, plus it often includes Yoshi of TechTV/The Screensavers fame.