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CES 2008's major tech trends, product hits, and show misses

January 11, 2008, 8:03pm PST | 4 | Latest comment by yobtaf

CES 2008 was a showcase for the latest computer, networking, wireless, automotive, audio and display technology. TechRepublic's Bill Detwiler, Jason Hiner, and Shawn Morton share their insights on the major technology trends, particularly interesting products, and several misses they witnessed at the show.
Danica Patrick talks racing tech at CES 2008

January 9, 2008, 12:28am PST | 8 | Latest comment by SLSB

When companies come to CES, many draw a crowd with movie stars, professional athletes, and even a band or two. Indy car driver Danica Patrick was at GoDaddy.com's tent, where TechRepublic's Jason Hiner caught up with her. Danica explained the technology used by her Indy car racing team, her CES experience, and her personal choice of cell phone and computer operating system.
CES 2008 Unveiled: Samsung, Logitech, NETGEAR and AMD

January 6, 2008, 7:05pm PST | 1

During the CES Unveiled event, Bill Detwiler got a sneak peak at some of the devices and technology vendors will showcase during CES 2008. Bill looked at Samsung's Ubicell femtocell base station, several products from Logitech and Netgear, and AMD's new Spider platform.
CES 2008 Pre-show news and predictions

January 6, 2008, 1:05am PST

TechRepublic’s Bill Detwiler, Jason Hiner, and Shawn Morton jumpstart TechRepublic's CES 2008 coverage with a late-night, pre-show rap session. They explain their strategy for covering the more than 2,700 vendors, discuss the impact Warner Bros. decision to end support for HD DVD will have on CES events, examine the conspicuous absence of several wireless telecom carriers, and share their insights on the gadgets and devices they can’t wait to try.
Witness the death click of a Maxtor hard drive

December 20, 2007, 10:57am PST | 28 | Latest comment by tschonen

TechRepublic member Wally Bahny shares with us the tragic death of a Maxtor hard drive. In the video you can clearly hear the tell-tale sound often called the click-of-death. I don't think this hard drive is coming back from the dead.

Hasbro's R2-D2 Interactive Astromech Droid in action

December 12, 2007, 2:09pm PST | 8 | Latest comment by Gridmaster

Get a quick look at the R2-D2 Interactive Astromech Droid from Hasbro, which TechRepublic tested for its Geek Gift Guide 2007. See how the voice commands work and and hear the authentic sounds it uses from the Star Wars movies.
Cracking Open the Apple iPod Nano

November 10, 2007, 6:45am PST | 2 | Latest comment by mgarbe@...

Apple’s new iPod Nano packs a ton of features into a very limited space. A little wider than the original Nano, the second version has been dubbed "fatty" by many fans. Come along as Mark Kaelin, TechRepublic Senior Editor, outlines his process for opening the iPod Nano’s case and walks you around the tiny device’s internal components.For a more in-depth exploration of the iPod Nano’s features and inner workings, check out Mark’s galleries, “A first look at the new iPod Nano from Apple”, and, “Cracking open the 4GB iPod Nano (3rd generation)“, respectively.
Get ready for the Geekend: October 19-21, 2007

October 18, 2007, 1:07pm PDT | 4 | Latest comment by ConQuer0r

TechRepublic's friendly neighborhood Trivia Geek (AKA Jay Garmon, the guy in the Superman t-shirt) makes his world video debut with a quick rundown of all the nerd-worthy activities to keep you occupied over the upcoming Geekend. Hey, it beats working for the next three minutes.
Cracking open the iPhone, video 3 — Our iPhone still works

October 11, 2007, 10:23am PDT

After cracking open Apple's iPhone and exploring the device's internal components, TechRepublic’s cracking open guru, Bill Detwiler, shows off the reassembled and fully functional iPhone.
Cracking open the iPhone, video 2 — The iPhone in pieces

October 10, 2007, 2:04pm PDT

After waiting in line, spending $600, signing a two-year AT&T contract, and activating the iPhone, we decided that the next sensible action was to take the thing apart -- in classic TechRepublic Cracking Open style. In addition to our extensive photo gallery, we filmed three video clips in which TechRepublic’s cracking open guru, Bill Detwiler, explains why and how we disassembled the iPhone. During this second clip, Bill explores the components inside our dissected iPhone.
Cracking open the iPhone, video 1 — Getting started

October 10, 2007, 10:29am PDT

After waiting in line, spending $600, signing a two-year AT&T contract, and activating the iPhone, we decided that the next sensible action was to take the thing apart -- in classic TechRepublic Cracking Open style. In addition to our extensive photo gallery, we filmed three video clips in which TechRepublic’s cracking open guru, Bill Detwiler, explains why and how we disassembled the iPhone. During this first clip, Bill explains the difficult process of opening the iPhone's case.
DigitalLife 2007 a playland for tech lovers

September 28, 2007, 6:00pm PDT | 1

CNET's Rich DeMuro walks around the show floor at DigitalLife 2007 at New York's Jacob Javits Convention Center, where new tech for the digital lifestyle was on display at every corner.
'Halo 3' midnight launch in NY

September 25, 2007, 10:00am PDT | 3 | Latest comment by crisnupra@...

Completing the "Halo" trilogy, "Halo 3" launches at midnight Tuesday.
To the moon, Google-style

September 14, 2007, 6:00pm PDT

From NextFest in Los Angeles: CNET's Molly Wood takes a look at how Google has teamed up with the X Prize Foundation, offering $30 million to the first private outfit to send a rover to the moon.
Walking Wired NextFest 2007

September 14, 2007, 6:00pm PDT

CNET's Molly Wood checks out the future in the form of robots, jetpacks and tricked-out wine racks at Wired NextFest 2007.