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Dot-com boom and bust: the movie

CNET.com's Kara Tsuboi met with August director Austin Chick and one of the movie's stars, Adam Scott. The new film, in theaters now, retells the story of the dot-com implosion in the summer of 2001.

Tags: 2001, adam scott, austin chick, dot com, Dot-com, jared kohler, josh harnett, kara tsuboi, Movie, movies, News, theaters

Videos 2008-07-21

Taking the digital billboard to the next level

Do you think a 10-story building wrapped in your company's video would help get your message across? That's the goal of San Francisco-based marketing company Obscura Digital. Besides cool projection technology, the company is exploring touch and interactive tech to help advertise products with pop.

Tags: Corporate Communications, Marketing Research, News, kara tsuboi, jared kohler, obscura digital, video domes, igoogle, marketing, san francisco, video projection, touch, screens

Videos 2008-07-18

We heart robots

"Robots: Evolution of a cultural icon" is the name of a new exhibit at the San Jose Museum of Art. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi pays a visit to learn how and why artists have used robots to mirror society and why they're beloved the world over.

Tags: Emerging Technologies, News, kara tsuboi, jared kohler, robots, art, san jose museum or art

Videos 2008-06-20

Disneyland unveils 'dream home'

On June 17, the public will get the chance to explore Disney's brand-new attraction, the "Innovention Dream Home." CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi traveled to Tomorrowland and got a sneak peek at some of the technology built into the home. See the magic mirror that every girl will be drooling over.

Tags: News, kara tsuboi, disneyland, jared kohler, microsoft, hp, lifeware, google, yahoo

Videos 2008-06-17

The Phoenix Lander's thirst for Martian water

After the Phoenix Lander touched down near the north pole of Mars, the mission has been on to find water. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi interviews planetary scientist Paul Doherty about Martian water, ice, and snowflakes, and why finding any of them would be a big deal.

Tags: Phoenix Technologies, News, kara tsuboi, paul doherty, jared kohler, pheonix mars lander, nasa, university of arizona, space

Videos 2008-05-29

Indiana Jones swings into theaters on computer-generated rope

Fans have waited 19 years since the last Indiana Jones movie for this latest installment in the series, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. A lot has changed since then, especially the technology used to make its computer-generated images. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi talks with the computer graphics supervisor for the...

Tags: Computer, Productivity, News, kara tsuboi, george lucas, steven spielburg, indiana jones, jared kohler, ilm, special effects

Videos 2008-05-28

Roving robots explore moon, desert

Whether it's exploring the moon's craters or the inhospitable Chilean desert, robots are aiding in the research work that humans wouldn't ordinarily be able to do. At a recent visit to Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute in Pittsburgh, CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi gets up close and personal with the...

Tags: Emerging Technologies, News, kara tsuboi, carnegie mellon university, lunar x prize, robots, jared kohler, moon, mars, solar, space

Videos 2008-05-28

U.S. weaves port surveillance web

Eighty-two surveillance cameras will be watching the perimeter of one of the busiest shipping ports in Northern California. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi toured the Richmond facility and reports on the new wireless mesh security system.

Tags: Web, News, kara tsuboi, adt, security, richmond, cameras, jared kohler, shipping, military

Videos 2008-05-15

A C3PO sighting in Pittsburgh

While touring Carnegie Mellon's Entertainment Technology Center, CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi literally bumped into Anthony Daniels, the actor behind Star Wars' lovable android C3PO. You might not recognize his face, but you surely know his voice. Take a walk down memory lane with Daniels, who talks...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Telecommunications, Marketing, News, kara tsuboi, jared kohler, star wars, anthony daniels, pittsburgh, carnegie mellon, entertainment technology center, george lucas, ilm, skywalker, c3po, r2d2

Videos 2008-05-09

A snake-inspired robot

On a recent visit to Pittsburgh, Penn., CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi dropped by professor Howie Choset's Robotics Lab at Carnegie Mellon University to see his latest creation, the Snakebot.

Tags: News, kara tsuboi, jared kohler, snakeBot, carnegie mellon, howie choset, robotics, rescue, surgery, heart, Robots, Emerging Technologies

Videos 2008-05-08

Difference Engine No. 2

Considered one of the most startling achievements of the 19th century, Charles Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2 has come to life 150 years later. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi visits the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., to see the machine in action and meet the men who turned Babbage's...

Tags: News, charles babbage engine no. 2, kara tsuboi, jared kohler, computer history museum, victorian, invention, mathematics, Productivity

Videos 2008-05-02