Kinoma Notes

Guys often get short-shrift when it comes to learning about clothing and style. It’s generally not a topic that guys talk about together, so most of us just learn what little they know by observing friends and co-workers.

So if your peers aren’t paragons of style, where do you go?

Thankfully, now there are shows like Put This On. It teaches guys “how to dress like a grownup” in the privacy of your own home — or when you watch with Kinoma Play, the privacy of your own phone!

Interesting, what will I learn?

Season 1 has included such practical information as:

• How to dress for your body type
• Dressing tips from menswear experts
• Tips on grooming, such as the proper way to do a classic wet shave
• How to buy and care for jeans from a denim expert
• How to care for and shine shoes
• How to dress for job interviews

And last but not least…

• Hear Lyndon Johnson order pants (an amazing recording from LBJ’s Presidency)

Where can I find it?

You can find Put This On in the Guide under Arts & Culture > Beauty & Style. Or just search for “Put This On”.

Enjoy!

Have suggestions for other cool content? Let us know! Send links and short descriptions to content@kinoma.com and we’ll add them to Kinoma Guide for everyone to enjoy.

Reuters is the world’s largest international multimedia news agency. They supply news to media organizations, businesses and consumers across the globe, and we’ve featured them as a top news source in Kinoma Guide for a few years now.

Today we’re happy to announce a refresh of Reuters that includes 10 categories of video content — much of it updated daily, and sometimes multiple times per day!

Cool, what’s there?

• Breakingviews — Breakingviews is the world’s leading source of agenda-setting financial insight.
• Business News — Top business news from the US, frequently focused on technology, media and telecom industries.
• Chrystia Freeland — Reuters Digital Editor Chrystia Freeland takes up the most pressing news with top policy makers, thinkers and business leaders.
• Entertainment — Watch highlights of your favorite stars and events around the world. From Hollywood to Bollywood, Reuters covers them all.
• Felix Salmon — Felix Salmon offers cheeky commentary on everything from global economic imbalances to food, wine and cycling.
• Newsmaker — Newsmakers feature energized, candid interviews and debate on the most pressing news and economic issue.
• Oddly Enough — A collection of odd and offbeat stories from around the world.
• Personal Finance — Personal Finance Editor Lauren Young offers insights on investing, saving, taxes, mortgages, retirement and life.
• Technology — Geek out for a minute, and learn the latest in technology and innovation from around the world.
• Top News — Reuters Top News is a video snapshot of the most compelling stories from around the world.

Where can I find it?

You can find Reuters (and many other news sources) in Kinoma Guide’s News category. Or just search the guide for the specific show you’re interested in.

Enjoy!

Have suggestions for other cool content? Let us know! Send links and short descriptions to content@kinoma.com and we’ll add them to Kinoma Guide for everyone to enjoy.

In the days of analog radio, operators would report “5 by 5!” to convey that a radio signal was exceptionally strong (the first number) and clear (the second).

The folks at 5by5 Studios have cleverly adopted this nomenclature for their podcast network. They have some excellent shows, and we’re happy to share that they’re immediately available in Kinoma Play.

What’s 5by5?

The 5by5 podcasts are for geeks, designers, developers, entrepreneurs and technophiles. Show hosts include geek celebrities Dan Benjamin, John Gruber, Merlin Mann and Jeffrey Zeldman.

Cool, what’s new?

There’s a bunch of new stuff, with some shows available in audio and video editions for your viewing pleasure.

• Back to Work — Merlin Mann and Dan Benjamin on productivity, communication, work, barriers, constraints, tools, and more.
• The Big Web Show — The Big Web Show features special guests and topics like web publishing, art direction, content strategy, typography, web technology, and more.
• Briefly Awesome — A weekly rundown of what’s cool, new, and interesting in the world of web, mobile, social media, and entertainment.
• Build and Analyze — A weekly news and discussion show about the world of iPhone, iPad, iOS, and mobile web development.
• Content Talks — Kristina Halvorson talks with special guests about content strategy, intelligent and persuasive content, IA, microcopy, and more.
• The Critical Path — Critical Path is a talk show contemplating the causality of success and failure in mobile computing.
• The Daily Edition — The Daily Edition with Dan Benjamin is a daily show bringing you a little bit of everything, like news, talk, and discussion.
• The Dev Show — The Dev Show brings you news and discussion about the latest topics in the software development community, focused on Ruby, PHP, Java, JavaScript, and more.
• Founders Talk — Founders Talk is an interview podcast profiling founders building businesses both online and offline.
• Hypercritical — A weekly talk show ruminating on exactly what is wrong in the world of Apple and related technologies and businesses
• Let’s Make Mistakes — Mike Monteiro and Katie Gillum of Mule Design talk mostly about design and how to do it, with a few tangents along the way.
• On the Internet — On The Internet brings you the latest news and gossip from the tech world.
• Latest in Paleo — Latest in Paleo is a weekly podcast that delivers the latest health and fitness news from a unique perspective where scientific evidence intersects with evolutionary clues.
• The Pipeline — The Pipeline is an interview show, featuring in-depth conversations with innovators, designers, geeks, newsmakers, entrepreneurs, and people who create amazing things.
• Internet Superhero — Addicted insider Dave Pell’s soundbytes from Tweetage Wasteland: a look at our lives in the era of the social web, at the intersection of realtime and real life.
• The Talk Show — The Talk Show features discussion about technology, Apple, Mac, iPhone, iPad, movies, directors, and the Web.

Great, how do I find them?

You can find them in Kinoma Guide at Providers > 5by5 Studios, or just search the guide for the specific show you’re interested in.

Enjoy!

Have suggestions for other cool content? Please take a moment to let us know! Send links and short descriptions to content@kinoma.com and we’ll add them to Kinoma Guide for everyone to enjoy.

We’ve had a great time meeting Kinoma fans and new friends at the gdgt live events in San Francisco and New York.

So we’re glad to announce that we’re joining them again in Seattle this Friday, August 5!

When: Friday, August 5th, 2011 from 7–10pm
Where: Showbox SoDo, 1700 1st Avenue South, Seattle, WA
Who: Marvell’s Kinoma team + a bunch of the other hottest brands in tech.
How: This event is free, all-ages, and open to the public…invite your friends!

We’ll be demonstrating the next version of Kinoma Play on a giant touch-screen display, and talking with mobile app developers about the new Kinoma app platform.

Whether you’re a Kinoma Play fan, a developer interested in the new platform, or a mobile enthusiast who wants to learn more, we’d love to meet you there!

Register here:

• gdgt live returns to Seattle on August 5th! [gdgt blog]

For over 60 years, the Reith Lectures have been given by a distinguished group of scientists, diplomats, artists, philosophers and other international figures. Named after Lord Reith, the first Director General of the BBC, they started in 1948 and continue to this day.

The goal? To advance public understanding of the important issues of their day. The result? “A journey through the great names and thinkers of the last 60 years”, as put by Andrew Caspari, the BBC’s head of Speech Radio Interactive.

BBC Radio 4 just made more than 240 of these lectures available to the public. Today we’re happy to announce that they’re now at your fingertips with Kinoma Play.

So — irrelevant, boring lectures by dull academics, right? Not if you’re into history, or hearing amazing people talk about issues that still resonate decades later.

For example, a 1952 lecture by historian Arnold Toynbee examines the impact of westernisation in Muslim countries. And even in 1969, lectures by ecologist Frank Fraser Darling helped establish the debate surrounding the protection of the environment as he warned of the onset of global climate change.

Great, how do I find them?

You can find them in Kinoma Guide at Providers > BBC > Reith Lectures Archive, or just search the guide for “reith”.

(The “Reith Lectures 2011-” category currently just has a welcome message from the BBC, but this year’s 5 lectures will appear here as they become available.)

Enjoy!

Are we missing other cool internet content? Please take a few seconds to let us know! Just send links and short descriptions to content@kinoma.com and we’ll add them to Kinoma Guide for everyone to enjoy.