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Tech/InternetThe Secret History of the Vocoder (2014) - A short documentary on the unusual history of the Vocoder voice synthesizer. [CC] (11:30)

41 points 0 comments submitted 7 days ago by critfist to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvR4qK0B--w

Tech/InternetInside The Mind of Google (2009)"CNBC takes an inside look at Google one of the most powerful and successful technology companies in the world…"

2 points 3 comments submitted 8 days ago by llrajsll to /r/Documentaries

http://vebup.com/inside-mind-google

Tech/InternetLo And Behold: Reveries of the Connected World (2016) - Werner Herzog's academy award nominated film explores the history, current state, and social impact of internet tech. Currently streaming on US Netflix [TRAILER]

12 points 2 comments submitted 13 days ago by lotkrotan to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc1tZ8JsZvg

Tech/InternetThe Bitcoin Gospel - (2015) A look into the world of crypto-currencies and the future of the internet

4 points 0 comments submitted 13 days ago by Barnyard_Bankrolls to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zKuoqZLyKg&t=119s

Tech/InternetThe Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz | full movie (2014)

166 points 47 comments submitted 16 days ago by So_is_mine to /r/Documentaries

https://youtu.be/9vz06QO3UkQ

Tech/InternetLong Distance Warrior (2011) - The story of Bill McGowan and MCI vs Ma Bell [56:06]

12 points 0 comments submitted 16 days ago by jackmagnum to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf2ox6imjzE

Tech/InternetKillswitch(2014) - this documentary deserves a lot more recognition. a journey into what it means to have access to information and disallow the control of knowledge through the internet. our moral imperative.

3,742 points 208 comments submitted 20 days ago by DyslexicSquirrel to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwcKdshB3cg

Tech/GamingHistory of Wolfenstein Video Game (2015)

24 points 3 comments submitted 21 days ago by sLack_NZ to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1qD9JRk5vM

Tech/InternetKillswitch (2014) - The documentary Explores the threat Internet censorship imposes on free speech, innovation, and democracy through the stories of Aaron Swartz and Edward Snowden. [1:13:50]

98 points 4 comments submitted 26 days ago by magicblood20 to /r/Documentaries

https://youtu.be/vwcKdshB3cg

Tech/InternetHackers Wanted - 2009 [Unreleased Director's Cut] (2009)

8 points 3 comments submitted 26 days ago by antdude to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn3ooBnShtY

Tech/InternetIndie Game: The Movie (2012) - "A documentary that follows the journeys of indie game developers as they create games and release those works, and themselves, to the world."

1 point 1 comment submitted 28 days ago by daarkan to /r/Documentaries

http://pikastream.com/movies/indie-game-movie/

Tech/InternetStartup.Com (2001), capturing the rise and fall of a 90s startup right as the tech bubble bursts

16 points 2 comments submitted 1 month ago by tempurababy to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibuiUXOTE4M

Tech/InternetTESLA MOTORS (2016) - Lots Of Cool Information About The History and Future of Tesla (17:12)

4 points 0 comments submitted 1 month ago by Zimboboys to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5Kit49AZKY

Tech/InternetRIP: A Remix Manifesto (2009) - An Entertaining Examination on the legal controversies, and explosive modern importance, of copyright and fair use (1:28:00)

8 points 0 comments submitted 1 month ago by IcedThatGuy to /r/Documentaries

https://vimeo.com/8040182

Tech/InternetWelcome to Project Soli (2016) Google's virtual interaction project based on microgestures in the human hand (03:56)

11 points 2 comments submitted 1 month ago by sentient_sasquatch to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=VRZWYqZw1Ig&u=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D0QNiZfSsPc0%26feature%3Dshare

TechThe Secrets Behind Batman Tech (2015)

1 point 0 comments submitted 1 month ago by Man537 to /r/Documentaries

https://youtu.be/YnWvej0Diyo

Tech/InternetBBS: The Documentary (2004) - 8-part series (~40min each) about the subculture born from one of the early precursors to the modern World Wide Web, the Bulletin Board System

28 points 6 comments submitted 1 month ago by braunheiser to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJgRHYw9-fU&index=1&list=PLgE-9Sxs2IBVgJkY-1ZMj0tIFxsJ-vOkv

Tech/InternetPay to Win - Indie Game development behind the Australian studio Halfbrick, Creators of Fruit Ninja, Jetpack Joyride for mobile (2016)

4 points 0 comments submitted 1 month ago by theironpaw to /r/Documentaries

http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/play-to-win/AC1523Q001S00#playing

Tech/InternetRevenge of the Electric Car (2011) - Follows four entrepreneurs from 2007 through the end of 2010 as they fight to bring the electric car back to the world market in the midst of the 2008 Global recession.

8 points 0 comments submitted 1 month ago by rcsrex to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru89x1jmpq4

Tech/InternetThe Joy of Data (2016) - BBC SCIENCE DOCUMENTARY

9 points 0 comments submitted 1 month ago by philippians_2-3 to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?a=R8TFyhas0Jw&u=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DXgp7BIBtPhk%26feature%3Dshare

Tech/HardwareShenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware (2016) - WIRED documentry on how Shenzen is becoming the new Silicon Valley. (01:07:50)

45 points 7 comments submitted 2 months ago by imran-ehsan to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGJ5cZnoodY

Tech/InternetNetflix: How a $40 Late Fee Revolutionized Television (2016)

445 points 38 comments submitted 2 months ago by YouOweVolvoMoney to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrpEHssa_gQ

Tech/InternetCodeGirl (2015) [Join high school aged girls from around the world as they try to better their community through technology and collaboration in this thrilling, heartfelt documentary. By 2017, the app ...…]

0 points 0 comments submitted 2 months ago by arrogantmind to /r/Documentaries

http://pmovies.to/movie/codegirl/

Tech/InternetDangerous Choices (2016) Mikko Hyppönen - A documentary about the IoT technology, smart devices and dangerous choices.

11 points 2 comments submitted 2 months ago by GiggsMiggs_15 to /r/Documentaries

https://youtu.be/8hSGbsuigh0

Tech/InternetShenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware (2016) - A look inside hardware manufacturers in shenzhen - [1:07:50]

4 points 1 comment submitted 2 months ago by StormTr00perz to /r/Documentaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGJ5cZnoodY&index=1&list=PLL33H8ur4A0JH998x7r-iXyy3yEZU1dUd

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