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What the heck is a vuvuzela?

What the heck is a vuvuzela?

It’s the word that’s everywhere you look. It’s on all the TV news networks, it’s a trending topic on Twitter, and it’s all over the net. It’s the current adjective du jour for comedians and snarky journalists. There’s even an app for it. Face it: Vuvuzela is the new black! It’s everywhere! So if you have no idea what a vuvuzela is, if you’re left out of the in crowd and feeling embarrassingly uncool… ForeverGeek is here for you. Let me walk you through it. Read more »

USA Vs. England In World Cup Lego

Need I say more? The World Cup spirit has definitely caught on, and people all over the world – from all walks of life – are glued to their television sets just to watch the latest game. Earlier today, I saw the match between Spain and Switzerland. Spain, as some of you may know, is one of the favorites to win the World Cup. Surprisingly, they lost to Switzerland – 0 to 1. I guess it just goes to show that the predictions just might not turn out to be that good. Anyhow, here’s another surprising rseult – the US was able to eke out a draw in the match Read more »

2010 FIFA World Cup to be filmed in 3D by Sony

2010 FIFA World Cup to be filmed in 3D by Sony

Followers of high definition and 3D TV have known for some time that Sony is just one of the companies looking towards a three-dimensional future for a range of its TVs, Blu-ray players, laptops and other gear. Now, thanks to a deal with FIFA, the governing body of world football, up to 25 games from next year’s World Cup in South Africa will be filmed using professional 3D cameras. Given that HDTV itself is only starting to catch on in a big way (in comparison to regular TV, and bearing in mind that some people think they’re watching high definition when they’re not), I can’t see adoption of 3DTV being Read more »