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Maria Shriver touts new online learning tool

podcast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:14:08 PST

CNET's Kara Tsuboi sits down with Maria Shriver to talk about "The California Legacy Trails," a new online learning tool for students of the state's history.

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Livescribe digital pen is Mac ready

podcast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 06:03:54 PST

CEO Jim Marggraff shows off the latest improvements to the Livescribe digital pen. Mac fans, take note: the company is coming out with a Mac version of its desktop software.

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Livescribe digital pen gets student test

podcast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:56:09 PST

A UC Berkeley student has become such a devotee of the Livescribe digital pen that he's now one of three dozen "campus scribes" paid by Livescribe to evangelize the product at their school. He shares how the pen has improved his study habits.

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Tech Awards honor techy solutions for developing world

podcast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:05:14 PST

From one-time-use syringes to fire logs made from an invasive African plant, the 2008 Tech Awards honored five innovators with $50,000 for creating technology solutions for problems in developing countries. CNET's Kara Tsuboi learns more about these...

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GPS cell phones plot, predict traffic

podcast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:20:31 PST

With the popularity of GPS-enabled cell phones, it makes sense to use that mapping technology to plot traffic speeds. A new UC Berkeley and Nokia pilot program tests out the tech in the San Francisco Bay Area, where CNET's Kara Tsuboi gives it a...

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Al Gore electrifies Web 2.0 Summit

podcast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:37:22 PST

Environmental activist and former Vice President Al Gore talks about the Internet, electricity, and the past presidential election at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco.

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Intel CEO previews new handheld gadget

podcast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:24:21 PST

At the Web 2.0 Summit, Intel CEO Paul Otellini demos an unnamed handheld device in early development. The always-connected device uses a "smart" camera to translate Chinese text into English almost instantly, and gain product information and reviews...

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Clean Tech Open entrepreneurs win big

podcast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:47:15 PST

In a relatively inhospitable economy for tech start-ups, the Clean Tech Open and its six $100,000 cash prizes are like oases in the desert. CNET's Kara Tsuboi reports from the 2008 awards show in San Francisco which celebrated the best clean and...

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Why did Jerry Yang take the CEO role at Yahoo?

podcast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:05:21 PST

At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, John Battelle, chairman of Federated Media Publishing, talks to Jerry Yang about his job as CEO of Yahoo. Yang discusses his decision to take the position, the challenges he's faced since then, and his vision...

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Jerry Yang reflects on Microhoo deal

podcast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:27:10 PST

At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, John Battelle of Federated Media Publishing questions Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang about Microsoft's bid to buy Yahoo for $33 dollars a share earlier in 2008. Yang says the companies weren't far from agreeing on terms...

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