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In May, Google announced a new Internet TV product called Google TV . As we noted at the time, the most interesting aspect of the announcement was the developer ecosystem that Google is introducing to television. Google TV will not just allow you to view television programs and online video content, it’ll also give you access to Internet TV applications built using Google’s mobile operating system Android.

Anybody who’s ever managed a project, whether online or off, knows how invaluable a Gantt chart can be. For project managers looking for a Web-based alternative to the industry standard Microsoft Project for creating Gantt charts, one option might be Gantto , a Y Combinator-funded startup that recently went into private beta.

It’s always a little funny to me when I see “Find us on Facebook!” written on church marquees and signs on coffee shop counters. But the University of Kentucky has taken this real world hyperlink concept to the next level. The school has built huge wooden sculptures shaped like Facebook’s teardrop pointer and map logo to remind students to check in around campus using the new location feature, Facebook Places.

Microsoft’s Hohm energy efficiency and tracking service, still in beta, has a unique sense of style. Who expects a discussion about insulation R-values to involve pirate jokes? “What do pirates look for in attic insulation?” Hohm asks.

Belgians are probably most interested in knowing whether their country will survive its strife between the French and Flemish-Dutch speaking groups, or whether it will break apart into separate nations. Here at Ars, however, we’re more interested in the country’s peculiarities with respect to copyright law and broadband technology (and, of course, Belgium’s wide variety of beers and chocolate). We recently wrote about Belgian bandwidth hogs , and in the past on ISPs having to filter P2P and newspapers suing Google News

Mac OS X and iOS: The lastest update of media center app Plex brings support for iOS devices. Here’s how to get Plex going on your HTPC and your mobile.

Link up Docs.com with your Facebook account and you can create a resume based on your profile and graphs from statistics about the friends you keep. More??