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The Green Enterprise: Intel

On the next installment of The Green Enterprise, CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos looks at how Intel is developing green technologies for its customers and within its own organization. Innovations include ultra-lower power 45nm chips, greening its fab operations in China, Arizona and Israel; and developing non-toxic materials for packaging and...

Tags: Michael Kanellos, Intel Corp., Chip, Data Centers, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Networking, The Green Enterprise, Green

Videos 2008-05-12

The machines for making TVs

Not everything gets made overseas. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos tours the Silicon Valley facilities of Applied Materials, where they make equipment for producing televisions and solar panels.

Tags: News, Michael Kanellos, solar, solar panels, TV's, Applied Materials, Silicon Valley, plasma, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Videos 2008-04-30

Possible next steps for Microhoo

CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi and Microsoft beat reporter Ina Fried sit down to discuss where Microsoft's bid for Yahoo stands. Ina breaks down the options and likens the strategy on both sides to a slow-moving game of chicken. Find out why she's not straying far from her desk anytime this...

Tags: News, kara tsuboi, michael kanellos, microsoft, yahoo, bid, merger

Videos 2008-04-30

Fuel cell phones and cameras

CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos talks with MTI's CEO Peng Lim, who shows off fuel cell prototypes for electronic gadgets that Lim says will finally start hitting the market next year.

Tags: News, michael kanellos, fuel cell, camera, Pen Lim, green

Videos 2008-04-25

Seagate CEO looks ahead

Bill Watkins, CEO of hard-drive maker Seagate Technology, sits down with CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos to discuss the future of the drive industry, the current economy, and some of the changes he'd like to see coming with the 2008 election. The U.S. needs to give green cards to college graduates,...

Tags: News, michael kanellos, seagate, hard drives, sillicon valley, flash, media, video, bill watkins

Videos 2008-04-16

Forklift of the future

Oorja Protonics has built a methanol fuel cell for powering those massive forklifts you see wandering around the stock room at Costco. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos goes for a test ride.

Tags: News, forklift, michael kanellos, methanol, costco, oorja protonics

Videos 2008-04-15

Patent auction nets millions for inventors

CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos checks out the Ocean Tomo Spring IP Patent auction in San Francisco, where buyers snapped up $19.6 million worth of patents. While critics say these patents will fuel lawsuits, inventors say it's a good way to get recognition for the work they've...

Tags: News, michael kanellos, patents, ip, auction

Videos 2008-04-07

Fill your car for $1.10 a gallon?

Menlo Park, Calif.'s ZeaChem has come up with a way to turn wood chips into ethanol that will sell for around $1.10 a gallon or less when it comes out in 2010. Brewing and petrochemical technology go into the mix. News.com Editor at Large Michael Kanellos talks with founder Dan...

Tags: wood, fuel, michael kanellos, green, ethanol

Videos 2008-03-11

Another one rides the bus

Cisco Systems is collaborating with cities around the world to see if broadband can be exploited to cut down energy consumption and traffic. In San Francisco, the company has rigged up municipal buses with free Wi-Fi to coax commuters out of their cars. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos grabs a transfer...

Tags: Wi-Fi, public transportation, Michael Kanellos, cisco, internet

Videos 2008-02-21

Air pollution finds a home

Carbon Sciences says it has come up with a relatively efficient way to turn carbon dioxide from smokestacks into chalk, which can then be used to make drywall or other products. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos checks out the company's mobile prototype with CEO Derek McLeish.

Tags: news, michael kanellos, carbon dioxide, chalk, environment

Videos 2008-02-19

Zapped to glory

CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos takes a ride with the Compex Sport, which electrically stimulates nerves to build muscles. It's an efficient, legal, and very painful way to beef up athletic performance.

Tags: News.com, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Michael Kanellos, sports, compex sport, muscles, athletics, performance

Videos 2008-01-16

Gibson's self-tuning guitar

CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos takes a look at a guitar that can tune itself, saving time and making it possible for musicians to carry only one guitar instead of several. After selecting a key, a computer embedded in the back of the guitar takes over from there and automatically tunes...

Tags: Michael Kanellos, News.com, Gibson, Productivity, Robots, music, Home Entertainment

Videos 2007-12-05

The Season to be Green

Want to go green? We've got electric motorcycles, hydrogen toys and backpacks with solar chargers.

Tags: Season, Motorcycle, Hydrogen, Green, Gifts, Holiday, Michael Kanellos

Videos 2007-12-03

Take a look at Tokyo, tech capital

Tokyo is arguably the high-tech capital of the world. With cutting-edge technology, efficiency in travel and creative options for living in constrained spaces, the city of 12 million people is also a model for other growing cities. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos took a camera with him on a recent trip...

Tags: News.com, tokyo, japan, tech, capital, city, subway, electronics, store, shops, district, efficiency, public transit, temple, michael kanellos

Videos 2007-11-01

Is Zeno the future of home entertainment?

Zeno, a humanoid robot with a $300 price tag, is set to be released in 2009. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos takes a look at a prototype and asks why this one may be different than others that have come before it.

Tags: News.com, Home Entertainment, Robots, Personal Technology, Emerging Technologies, zeno, robot, humanoid, david hanson, hanson robotics, robotics, massive, effects, michael kanellos, robodevelopment, TechRepublic Inc.

Videos 2007-10-29

Tokyo's neighborhood for food lovers

If you222re a chef, in the restaurant business or just love food, you'll want to see this. In western Tokyo, the Kappabashi-dori district hosts lines of stores that sell everything from the latest in cooking tools and utensils to plastic fish. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos recently toured the shops to...

Tags: News.com, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, kappabashi, tokyo, japan, michael kanellos, food, district, restaurant, chef, cook, head

Videos 2007-10-12

See new tech from Japan before it hits the U.S.

Think CES is the ultimate consumer electronics show? Think again. Japan's Ceatec just wrapped up, and CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos brought back footage of some of the best tech we've yet to see in the U.S. Take a look at what's on the horizon.

Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Tech, caetec, japan, tokyo, ces, gadget, technology, consumer, sony, virtual reality, television, tv, lcd, flat panel, robot, michael kanellos, phone, cell, camera

Videos 2007-10-09

Would you use a fireplace with no chimney?

EcoSmart Fire specializes in modern, environmentally friendly fireplaces. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos took a look at one at the West Coast Green conference in San Francisco in September.

Tags: News.com, Chimney, EcoSmart Fire, green, fireplace, west coast green, san francisco, conference, michael kanellos, building, house

Videos 2007-10-02

Your luxurious prefab green home

XtremeHomes builds dwellings that are green-conscious--both by using sustainable materials and by consolidating the labor under one roof to conserve resources. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos reports from the company's factory in Oroville, Calif.

Tags: News.com, XtremeHomes, Extreme homes, home, house, green, material, construction, contractor, building, truck, Michael Kanellos, Michelle Kaufmann, Tim Schmidt, lumber

Videos 2007-08-30

Photos: The green view from Beijing

CNET News.com reporter Michael Kanellos visits China to see what the nation is contributing to environmental-sustainability efforts.

Tags: Michael Kanellos, Beijing, China, photograph

Image galleries 2007-05-26