Google to Offer Video Downloads, Software That Rivals Microsoft's
Google Inc. plans to announce Friday that it will begin allowing consumers to buy videos from major content partners through the Google site and will also roll out a new downloadable bundle of softwar...
Microsoft acts on Xbox shortages
Technology editor, BBC News website in Las Vegas — Microsoft has addressed criticism about shortages of its Xbox 360 by announcing a third manufacturing partner. — The company faced the ire of fru...
TiVo shows Series3 HDTV Cable Card unit at CES
06:29 pm - TiVo shows Series3 HDTV Cable Card unit at CES — Sorry for the delay, I got a later start today than I'd hoped, my bad. I went straight to TiVo's booth and I've been here for a while now...
Welcome to Mars express: only a three hour trip
AN EXTRAORDINARY "hyperspace" engine that could make interstellar space travel a reality by flying into other dimensions is being investigated by the United States government. — The hypothetical dev...
CES 2006: Rhapsody replaces iTunes on HP's PCs
Winning a coveted piece of digital real estate, RealNetworks has struck a deal to make its Rhapsody software the default for playing and buying music on Hewlett-Packard's consumer PCs in the United St...
Municipalities Forced into Broadband Business
Robert McChesney and John Podesta explain the historical underpinnings of why towns and cities are being forced to build their own networks: The authors explode the myth of existing competitive servic...
Behind the magic curtain
Next week Steve Jobs of Apple will grab media attention with another simple-looking stage show. Mike Evangelist tells the insider secrets of his gruelling preparation — If the chief executive of Ca...
Bubble Time: Tiny Company, Barely Any Revenue, Expects To IPO
from the where-have-we-seen-this-before... dept. — Remember back in the bubble years where startups that were barely a year old and had no revenue could go public at huge valuations? Maybe they rea...
07:04 pm - More from TiVo - Desktop 2.3, TiVo Central Online goes AJAX, Viiv, and HME wormholes!
So, the Series3 box is the big news everyone has been waiting for, but it is hardly the only thing TiVo is showing at CES. — As I posted yesterday, TiVo put the sign-up for the 2.3 Desktop beta …
How Not To Feed The Media and How To Short Change The Exhibitors
As a member of the press who has come to CES for many years, one of the benefits that helps us all file our stories is the availability of Internet access. This year, with CES at it's all time larges...
Live coverage of Bill Gates CES keynote
6:25pm We'rekicking back in the Engadget VIP balcony at the Hilton. Paul is on the keys, Ryan on camera. We've justgotten the warning that things are about to start. — 6:34 Still waiting! — 6:36...
What's NXT? LEGO Group Unveils LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ NXT Robotics Toolset at Consumer Electronics Show
LAS VEGAS - LEGO Group today announces LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ NXT, a new system that redefines the consumer robotics category the company created in 1998.
SEO advice: url canonicalization
(I got my power back!) — Before I start collecting feedback on the Bigdaddy data center, I want to talk a little bit about canonicalization, www vs. non-www, redirects, duplicate urls, 302 "hijackin...
Enough Of These Damn VoIP Silos
If you are a consumer going shopping for VoIP-related product/service, welcome to land of confusion. And if you are looking at CES for help, well you are out-of-luck pardner! — You can walk into Ra...
Ex-Googlers Blog Facing Legal Issues?
So, it seems Google's legal team finally took notice of Xooglers, the blog where Ex-Googlers speak relatively freely about their experiences inside the Googleplex. The blog has been rather silent lat...
Press Release Detail
NETGEAR, Skype to Connect on Family of Innovative Products Including World's First Skype WiFi Mobile Phone — Companies Debut Skype Wireless Mobile Phone at Consumer Electronics Show — LAS VEGAS — ...
Live From CES: The Sony Reader
Who needs Blu-ray? This is the Sony reader that uses the display technology from E-Ink I've been hearing so much about. To give you an idea of just how good this display looks... I walked up to the ...
A Marriage Not Made in Heaven
YOU thought the apocalypse was upon us when Apple switched to processor chips from Intel, which Mac fans had considered the Dark Side for more than 20 years? — Well, try this on for size: Palm's new...
The Next Big Thing in 2006
It is all about communication. I started thinking about the highlights of 2005 and what might be big in 2006. As I synthesized the list, the common thread was communication and connection. Blogs we...
If Your CD's Double as Coasters, Here's One That Can Take It
Like the LP's of old, recordable compact discs have surfaces that are easily scratched. Most people are not careful and toss discs on the table next to the computer or stereo while swapping them.
1 In 10 Now Use Mozilla's Firefox
Mozilla Corp.'s Firefox browser finished the year with a flourish, a Web measurement firm said Wednesday, and came within half a point of the 10 percent market share that many analysts have set as the...
Being A Big Voice In SEO
How do you get to be a big voice in SEO? There's a series of posts out there now offering such advice, which I'll recap below, along with some thoughts on generations in SEO. — 5 Tips to Make it in...