Daily Dispatch: 3D TV channel to launch in U.S in 2010; Top Internet memes of '09

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First 3D Television Channel to Launch in the U.S. in 2010 (Mashable)

...and existing DirecTV set-top boxes will simply need a firmware upgrade to support the 3D programming. Unfortunately, you'll still need to pick up a 3D-capable HDTV to play it back, and that's where the market lag will play a role in determining how fast 3D will penetrate.

Top 9 Internet memes of 2009 (Technotica)

Click through for a slideshow style recap of 9 of the most popular Internet memes of the year.

iPods and educational applications have Minnesota students giddy about learning (PioneerPress)

...Somerset recently obtained an iPod Touch minilab of sorts — consisting of a storage-and-charging cart on wheels with dozens of the players, along with a laptop for downloading educational apps and transferring them to the players. Teachers take turns checking out the cart one or more times a week and handing out the charged-up iPods to students for some high-tech learning that, to the kids, feels a lot like playtime.

Haagen-Dazs Re-Ups Social Cause Campaign for Honey Bees, Again (ClickZ)

...In November, the ice cream maker renewed with Experience Project, using TwitCause to help raise funds for The University of California at Davis Honey Bee Research Facility. Häagen-Dazs agreed to pay $1 to the school every time someone retweeted its message about the fundraising effort.

Lighter Side: Smule awards $5,000 to I Am T-Pain video contest winner (smule)

All contest entries created using the I Am T-Pain iPhone app can be watched from the smule site. Some very creative uses of video and the iPhone.