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Netflix Looking For Contestants to Break Endurance Record For Movie Watching [NetFlix]

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2008-09-15 18:10:00 by Sean Fallon in Gizmodo
...contestants will try and break the 120 hour and 23 minute record to win a $10,000 cash prize, a lifetime subscription to Netflix, the first-ever Popcorn Bowl trophy and the pride that comes with the title of "world's laziest human being Many of the spots have already been set by endurance legends like current record holder Ashish Sharma of...
 
Tags: world championship, world, world records, records, holds records, netflix, guinness world records, netflix movie, holds
 
 
 
 
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I Survived a Japanese Game Show : Shooting Balls, Breaking Faces [Japanese TV Show Not Really]

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2008-07-23 21:52:23 by John Herrman in Gizmodo
...contestants were dangled in front of of a teammate, who would try to pass them Velcro balls to catch. The objective was for the dangler, manipulated by two other contestants, to collect as many balls as possible without getting hit too many times by their opponent, stationed behind a cool pneumatic ball cannon Sort of boring, right? Well the...
 
Tags: balls, velcro-clad contestants, contestants, velcro balls, doors, false door game, gadgety goodness, isjgs takes, isjgs smashes
 
 
 
 
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TMC's Biggest Loser Finale

2008-05-05 10:08:55 by Editor in VoIP & Gadgets Blog
 
...contestants. My wife told me "Don't come home if you have to pay $100 to anyone . What are you doing making one-way bets anyway? You had nothing to gain. That's just stupid I told her "pride" but she already knew my answer since she's quite familiar with my pride & ego. Well, fortunately my wallet stays fatter, my waist thinner, and my pride...
 
Tags: loser, total pounds lost, pounds lost, blu-ray dvd player, blu-ray dvd, loser week, pounds, loser finale, tmc
 
 
 
 
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Korean game show pays out big for invention I-O-U's

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2008-01-17 08:42:36 by HASH0x8bd6da0 in DVICE
...contestants try to secure support for their idea and win a payout based on how good it is and then, y'know, maybe actually doing something with it One contestant managed to score the equivalent of around $750,000 in South Korean won for pitching a screensaver that plays streaming video when your computer goes to sleep instead of a collection...
 
Tags: screensaver, american inventor, inventor, intrusive screensaver, bit, fish tank, real businesses, idea, computer
 
 
 
 
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Joined The Biggest Loser

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2008-01-17 11:29:32 by Editor in VoIP & Gadgets Blog
...contestants pretty hard in the beginning, they definitely form bonds with their team. It reminds me of the military's boot camp where they drive you to your breaking point to build not only physical strength, but mental strength and camaraderie with your recruits. As hard as the trainers are, I like how Bob and especially Jillian try and get...
 
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AT&T's American Idol Framerz allows users to fashion photos within Idol-themed frames

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2008-03-11 14:04:32 by dusanb in IntoMobile
...contestants is tonight. AT&T figured they should prepare a special service for the event, hence they've just launched a new service to allow its customers to frame their favorite pictures within an American Idol setting and receive the finished product on their phone via MMS The so called "American Idol Framerz" has a frame for each of the...
 
Tags: american idol, idol, american idol framerz, special service, service, top, phone, att, iphone
 
 
 
 
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The Biggest Loser Week 9

2008-03-11 14:03:46 by Editor in VoIP & Gadgets Blog
 
...contestants was just for "pride". It was then that my coworker mentioned it was a $75 buy-in to play. Nothing like 5 x $75 = $375 to motivate me even more to lose weight! So I told my coworker I'd like to play as well and he was game to having me join. He was kicking butt himself with his 25lb weight loss and no doubt he thought he'd be...
 
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I Survived a Japanese Game Show : The Three-Person Exercise Bike [Japanese TV Show Not Really]

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2008-07-09 20:20:00 by John Herrman in Gizmodo
...contestants found themselves on an elaborate interconnected exercise bike/conveyor belt contraption. The object of the game is for the tricyclist, peddling on and against a moving belt, to remain in the prize zone for as long as possible. His or her teammates peddle on stationary bike beside the belt, and the faster they go the slower their...
 
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OMG! LG Mobile Phones has Named a New Texting Champion

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2008-07-12 11:38:00 by Maximus in Just Another Mobile Phone Blog
...contestants used any LG phones that featured full QWERTY keypads including the enV2, enV and Voyager When I heard that I won I just wanted to scream," said winner Nathan Schwartz. "I called my mom as the confetti was falling on stage. I am really looking forward to spending some of that prize money and I think it will be fun to tell all of...
 
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