In my harsh tablet battery test, where I play a constant loop of video with the screen set to 75 % brightness and Wi-Fi on to retrieve email in the background, I got almost exactly five hours, which is Asus's official battery life estimate.

WSJ: A PC and Tablet 'Brick' for the Price of One

On our standard Windows battery rundown test, in which we fix the display brightness and loop a video endlessly to exhaustion, the Surface Pro scored just three hours and 46 minutes, despite having a 42.5Wh battery a third larger than the 31.5Wh pack in the Surface RT.

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In 2004, Mr. Appleton crashed a stunt plane in the Idaho desert after he performed a loop for a corporate video.

WSJ: Micron Tech CEO Dies in Plane Accident

You're meant to watch this video on a loop and then press the shutter when you see the frame you want, at which point all the other images get deleted.

ENGADGET: Nikon 1 V2 mirrorless camera hands-on! (video) Hands-on

As word spreads among fans and developers about the possibilities offered by cutting publishers out of the loop and raising money directly from fans, the number of video-game projects on Kickstarter is mushrooming.

ECONOMIST: Crowdfunding video games

Every new iPod touch comes with a color-matched iPod touch loop, a clever and convenient wrist strap you can use while taking photos, recording video and playing games.

ENGADGET: Apple refreshes iPod nano: 2.5-inch multitouch display, 16GB, Bluetooth, available this October for $149

The video and still photos of the two suspects are now being played on an endless loop on US TV stations.

BBC: FBI releases photos of Boston suspects

The video exhibit was created by four artists who curated clips from the internet which was played on a loop.

BBC: Bath Fringe Festival sorry over 'pornographic' film