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howto.wired.com - 8/7/2008

Watch the Olympics Online

— howto.wired.com — The 2008 Beijing Olympics will happen while most Americans are sleeping. While NBC, the games' official media outlet in the United States, will be providing thousands of hours of content on the web, the only way to truly ensure you won't miss too many ... (more) Watch the Olympics Online

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lifehacker.com - 8/7/2008

Watch the Olympics Online [Olympics]

— lifehacker.com — The 2008 Olympics opening ceremonies kick off tomorrow, and while a lot of it will go down while you're counting sheep here in the U.S., the Wired How-To Wiki covers where you can catch the action... (more) Watch the Olympics Online [Olympics]

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intomobile.com - 8/11/2008

Keep tabs on the 2008 Olympics with your mobile phone

— intomobile.com — If you’re keeping track of the 2008 Olympics in the comfort of your own home, then you’ll likely already know that the Olympic Games are being covered by all major media outlets on the planet - on all major media formats available. But, ... (more) Keep tabs on the 2008 Olympics with your mobile phone

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Chinese Farmers Build Birds Nest Stadium Out of Bamboo [DIY]
Gizmodo — ... out of bamboo. Steel's apparently kind of hard to get when you're living on a couple of dollars a day. Altogether, it took ten bamboo sculptors roughly two weeks to put together the Bird's Nest (at a 1:20 scale of the Beijing original) out of 800 pieces of bamboo. The villagers say they plan to use the structure for local sports events. Hmmm... As cool as this DIY structure is, I'm not sure what kind of sport you'd be able to fit in it. Ping pong? [Shufa via Weird Asia News] And just for comparison, the Beijing Stadium: ...

Bird' Nest
Tech Blog — ... A group of Chinese farmers spent approximately two weeks recreating Beijing's The Bird's Nest using "800 pieces of bamboo." Click here for first picture in gallery. The villagers say they plan to use the structure for local sports events. Apparently, this award winning design has inspired some Chinese villagers in Hangzhou city to build their own smaller and cheaper version of the stadium. [via Gizmodo - WeirdAsiaNews] ...