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Mitchell, South Dakota; AKA, Silicon Plains
Approximately 70 miles away from the Sioux Fall, SD regional airport and through seemingly endless cornfields, Mitchell, South Dakota is, at first glance, an unlikely place to find a concentration of telecommunications firms and Engineering brainpower. Home to Innovative Systems, Martin Group (incorrectly stated as Martin & Associates in the video) and Vantage Point Solutions,…
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The Myth of the Corn Palace
For any of those who follow musical acts such as the Oakridge Boys, Blood Sweat and Tears and Weird Al Yanovic, you may have heard of the famous Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota. Despite the corny name, the Corn Palace is sort of a cultural destination for folks in the Southeast part of South…
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T-Mobile's Hotspot @ Home – A Landline Alternative?
At first glance, T-Mobile’s Hotspot @ Home service looks like a formidable competitor to providers of landline telephony as it combines the potential of low cost VoIP calling with the mobility of GSM and WiFi. As the T-Mobile spokesperson says in this brief video, HotSpot @ Home could be a replacement for a landline phone.…
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Myths of the Tee
Is a Batting Tee just for kids who play Tee-Ball? Where should the Tee be positioned? What is the right height for the Tee? These questions are explored in the video, Myths of the Tee.
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The Surface Computer – Just Scratching the Surface?
[10/26/2012 update: The above video was published on June 4, 2007, about 3 weeks before the release of the first iPhone. This video combined various news release footage from Microsoft to describe a table-size device Microsoft called Surface. It also made fun of the potential implications of new technology by looking back to get a…
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Compressing the Video Production Crash Course
This video provides an overview of the Video Production Crash Course that was held at NAB 2007 in Las Vegas. Approximately 8 hours of content was squeezed into about 6 minutes in this particular video. Speakers included Angela Abshier, Vaughn Juares, Bridget McGrath, Mark Chiolis, Tony Carrison, JR Reid, Dave Stump, John Stapsy, Rob Caldeira,…
