Graham Hancock - Podcasting, Filmmaking, and New Media

Chomp Tastemaker Party

Graham — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:11:00 +0000

A quick little video montage I put together for the folks at Chomp (www.chomp.com) from their Tastemaker Party last Tuesday at the Sloane Lounge.

Legend of the Guardians TV Spots

Graham — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:41:49 +0000

Probably my most anticipated movie this fall, Legend of the Guardians, just got some cool TV spots posted online! I am currently reading through the first three books from the series this movie is based on and I’m really excited to see it on Sept. 24th. I love the characters, the story, everything!

Legend of the Guardians TV Spot 1

Legend of the Guardians TV Spot 2

Legend of the Guardians TV Spot 3

Digg V4 Walkthrough Video

Graham — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:59:21 +0000

Did this video for Digg to walk through all of the new features of Digg Version 4. It’s made mostly with Motion, Final Cut Pro and iShowU HD.

Chomp 2.0 Walkthrough Video

Graham — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:58:40 +0000

Did this video walk through for the App Search company Chomp with their CEO Ben Keighran. Check it out!

Facebook Places

Graham — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:56:22 +0000

Did a quick Facebook Places discussion on AppJudgment with Mau this week. Check it out!

Camera+ Controversy

Graham — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:55:40 +0000

I downloaded the great iPhone app Camera+ shortly before it was removed from the App Store for violating their TOS. The app’s removal caused a bit of controversy so Mau and I gave our viewers the low-down on AppJudgment the following week.

Flipboard for the iPad

Graham — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:51:35 +0000

Flipboard stormed onto the iPad scene about a month ago, Stephanie Chu and I had a little discussion about it on AppJudgment!

AppJudgment’s 200th Episode!

Graham — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:50:42 +0000

This monster of an episode was edited by yours truly, some really funny moments are in there plus my review of “Air Video” for iPod/iPhone & iPod touch!

Jailbreaking the iPhone 4

Graham — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:00:00 +0000

Did a segment on AppJudgment where we show off the Jailbreakme.com hack and jailbreak our iPhone 4’s!

Smallville Cast Interviews from SDCC

Graham — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:13:32 +0000

Early Sunday morning at SDCC myself and the rest of the crew at Starkville’s House of El (SHoE for short) interviewed the cast/creators of Smallville shortly after their highly anticipated panel. Here’s what we brought home:

Diggnation Live in San Diego

Graham — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:03:02 +0000

Had a blast helping out with this live Diggnation during Comic-Con last week. I also edited the finished episode. Check it out!

Find My iPhone / AppJudgment

Graham — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:37:54 +0000

Mau and I talk about the Find My iPhone app for the iPhone, and the benefits of having a Mobile Me membership. I also tell the sad tale of how my iPhone 3G was stolen in a bar in downtown SF last fall.

Samovar Live Wine/Tea Tasting

Graham — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:54:51 +0000

I helped shoot & live stream this Wine/Tea Tasting at Samovar Tea Lounge on Tuesday July 6th. Lots of really cool info came across and it features Gary Vaynerchuk and Kevin Rose as special guests! Check it out:

Tea & Wine Tasting with Gary, Kevin, and Jesse from jesse jacobs on Vimeo.

iMovie for iPhone 4 Review

Graham — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 04:44:14 +0000

AppJudgment: FaceTime Demo

Graham — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:23:17 +0000

Demoed FaceTime with Eileen on Today’s AppJudgment

DodoCase iPad Case

Graham — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:12:37 +0000

Just received my DodoCase iPad case this morning. I ordered it over a month ago. It’s a hand made iPad case made by an old book binding company here in San Francisco. Definitely the best iPad case you can get.

Check out the video review that Kevin Rose & I shot a few months ago:

AppJudgment – iPhone 4 Launch

Graham — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:27:40 +0000

Today’s episode of AppJudgment follows me and Annie Gaus as we attempt to buy our iPhone 4’s

Seeing is believing: iPhone 4 vs. EVO 4G

Graham — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 06:01:51 +0000

I’ll admit, I was pretty impressed when I heard the EVO 4G could record 720p HD video. It was one of the most touted features of the 4G. However, after seeing these comparison videos I’m surprised that HTC can even get away with advertising that the EVO 4G records HD video. Watch these two comparison videos recorded simultaneously on an EVO 4G and an iPhone 4 by Chris Pirillo:

Watch a few seconds of the iPhone 4 Video:

Now, watch the same video as recorded by an HTC EVO 4G:

There is just NO comparison here. The quality of video and audio being captured by EVO 4G is awful, and could be bested by even the oldest Flip camera out there. The bitrate/compression is very low, and it seems like the frame rate is capped at below 25 fps, possibly even 15 fps. That is NOT HD video. The “resolution” may be 1280×720, but that is absolutely not high-definition quality video.

Of course, by comparison iPhone 4’s “HD” capability looks fine, but i’m noticing quite a bit of CMOS “jelly” motion when there’s some side-to-side movement going on in the frame. Not perfect, but it seems to minimize it more than most Flip devices. Another observation is that the iPhone 4 camera seems to handle very well in low-light, which is encouraging.

Droid X or iPhone 4

Graham — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:49:47 +0000

Went on AppJudgment to follow up on iPhone OS 4 and how it has changed since the Beta back in April. We also talk about the announcement of the Droid X from earlier today!

My first AppJudgment Review! Guitar Hero for iPhone

Graham — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 06:09:40 +0000

My first AppJudgment review is up! Psyched to be able to review Guitar Hero for the iPhone. More than that, I really enjoyed going in front of the camera again. I think I’m starting to get used to this!

Vlog: Having fun with Pandora & iPhone OS 4

Graham — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:33:23 +0000

Even though I’ve had the 4.0 beta software on my iPhone since April. Pandora wasn’t updated to work with 4.0 until just this morning. And letting it run in the background was more exciting than I thought it would be. Check out this quick vlog I did for AppJudgment:

Digg Dialogg with Ozzy Osbourne!

Graham — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:06:50 +0000

The first Digg Dialogg that I’ve edited from start to finish. It’s such a surprisingly great interview with The Prince of Darkness. I couldn’t be more proud of this one. Listen at the beginning for my trademark Digg Dialogg voice-over as well, it was super fun to do. Ozzy is the man.

Reeder for the iPad

Graham — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:25:14 +0000

Went on AppJudgment to talk about Reeder for the iPad and why it is my default RSS reader for the iPad now. Check it out!

Some random ideas for e-Books

Graham — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:05:10 +0000

Just finished this video for Kevin we shot a while back, his ideas for ways to improve e-book readers like Apple’s “iBooks”

The Pulse News Reader/NYT Controversy

Graham — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:41:01 +0000

I went on AppJudgment again today to talk about the Pulse News Reader iPad app & also to talk about the controversy surrounding its removal from the App Store after a complaint from the New York Times. Check it out!