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Photos: Microsoft previews 2008 Xbox games: Microsoft's Spring Showcase shows off some of its forthcoming 2008 title releases to journalists in San Francisco.Microsoft took over Dogpatch Studios in San Francisco for the Showcase event. The company set up stations around the studio to show off games like Too Human, Ninja Gaiden, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts and...; Tags: Journalist, San Francisco, Microsoft Corp., Photograph, Microsoft Xbox, Games, Personal Technology, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-05-13
2nd Skin: At San Francisco's Exploratorium, artists and designers showed off the fashion of the future. From clothing that works as a vest and a video game controller in one to a smoke-sensitive skirt, CNET Newscom's Kara Tsuboi captures the fun, the oddities and the future sartorial tech.; Tags: News, kara tsuboi, 2nd skin, exploratorium, san francisco, computers; Videos 2008-04-26
Is the Web 2.0 economy in limbo?: CNET News.com Editor in Chief Dan Farber and reporter Caroline McCarthy wrap up the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco and discuss the current Web 2.0 boom and how long it will be sustained.; Tags: News, dan farber, caroline mccarthy, web 2.0, san francisco, mark andreesen, social networking; Videos 2008-04-25
Working with the wind: San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and CNET News.comÃ?Â¢??s Kara Tsuboi tour a home that gets 40 percent of its power from the wind. After the homeowner installed a 45-foot-tall turbine in her backyard, not only was she the talk of the neighborhood, but her home was named one of the...; Tags: News, kara tsuboi, gavin newsom, wind, solar, green, san francisco, environment; Videos 2008-04-11
Chasing the torch through S.F.: To protest the Beijing Olympic torch's visit to San Francisco Wednesday, people came with varying perspectives and varying gadgets to capture the moment. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi reports on how technology is changing the way people demonstrate.; Tags: News, kara tsuboi, olympic torch, san francisco, tibet, china, protesters; Videos 2008-04-09

Google turns the lights out for Earth Hour: The last time Google switched the lights off was for an initiative called "Lights Out San Francisco" in October. It's much easier to get people to listen than to actually act -- based on the pictures that were taken during Lights Out San Francisco event. This time, Google...; Tags: Google Inc., Light, San Francisco, Government, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2008-03-29
Harnessing the power of waves: San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom believes tapping into tidal and wave power is a swell idea. But how feasible and realistic is this new renewable-energy technology? CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi sits down with the mayor to find out.; Tags: kara tsuboi, gavin newsom, tidal power, golden gate bridge, bay, san francisco, waves, ocean, beach; Videos 2008-03-21
Let them eat pi: On March 14 at 1:59 PDT, it was a celebration of all things Pi: 3.14159. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi stops by the geek fest at San Francisco's Exploratorium museum to take part in a Pi procession, meet a baby named Pi, and of course, have a slice of the sweet...; Tags: kara tsuboi, pi, exploratorium, pi day, 3.14, san francisco; Videos 2008-03-14
Hippo shows they're still coming to America: Despite the falling dollar and rumors of the U.S. leading the world into recession, tech start-ups are still coming to America. I spent yesterday writing up an interview about Healthphone, a start-up created to market a New Zealand medical technology to the U.S., Canada, and the Pacific...; Tags: U.S., America, San Francisco, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-03-13
Using cell phones to track traffic: News.com's Erica Ogg reports on what happens when 100 volunteers with GPS phones start driving up and down a 10-mile stretch of freeway.; Tags: erica ogg, nokia, cell phones, traffic, bay area, san francisco, gps, internet, uc berkeley; Videos 2008-02-08
A scientist and a shrew: A California Academy of Sciences researcher trekked through the rainforests of Tanzania in search of the Rhynchocyon udzungwensis, the newest mammal to join the elephant shrew group. They may not look like elephants, but they do have evolutionary ties to the pachyderm going back 100 million years in Africa. Scientists...; Tags: Scientist, News.com, elephant, shrew, kara tsuboi, california academy of sciences, san francisco, africa, species; Videos 2008-02-01
Photos: san francisco in 2108: Eight architecture firms tackle San Francisco for the History Channel's "City of the Future" competition. by CNET News.com; Tags: San Francisco, Photograph, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-01-25
san francisco in 100 years: The year is 2108. Here in San Francisco, water is a precious resource and the population has doubled--or even tripled. How will the city accommodate these challenges? And what it's going to look like? That was the task eight architecture firms had to tackle in the History Channel's Future Cities...; Tags: News.com, Robots, Strategy, Emerging Technologies, Management, san francisco, architecture, bay area, kara tsuboi, future, environment; Videos 2008-01-24
ILM snags Oscar nods for visual effects: How do you make a 30-foot robot/semi-truck appear lifelike? What about a creature with tentacles for a face? Those were some of the challenges for the visual-effects teams at San Francisco-based Industrial Light & Magic. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi talks with the designers behind Transformers and Pirates of the Caribbean:...; Tags: News.com, Effect, Team Management, Management, ilm, transformers, Pirates of the Caribbean, george lucas, san francisco, kara tsuboi, oscars; Videos 2008-01-23
Creativity solves museum's engineering challenges: When planning San Francisco's new California Academy of Sciences building in Golden Gate Park, engineers ran across a few design challenges that demanded clever solutions. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi explains how they borrowed ideas from other areas of engineering--from roller coasters to submarines--to solve those problems.; Tags: Creativity, News.com, San Francisco, Academy of Sciences, Kara Tsuboi, roller coasters, submarines; Videos 2008-01-18
The calm before the Macworld Expo storm: SAN FRANCISCO -- There's a quiet, serene kind of feeling in the Fourth and Mission area of San Francisco tonight. The kind of quiet before something big happens. It's not completely silent though. People are buzzing about the under construction lobby of...; Tags: Apple iPhone, San Francisco, Quiet, Keynote Address, Corporate Communications, WiMAX, Notebooks, Strategy, Marketing, Wireless, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Management, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-01-14
Jazz from North Beach - the Marcus Shelby experience: The Geek Life of Silicon Valley is very engrossing but I enjoy being outside it too--especially at weekends. For your weekend geek-free viewing pleasure here is a recent night at Pearl's in North Beach, San Francisco and Marcus Shelby & company... ...; Tags: San Francisco, Tom Foremski; Blog posts 2007-11-03
Google tries to turn out the lights in san francisco: The Google homepage turned out its lights yesterday in support of the of the Lights Out SF initiative. The Google homepage was turned completely black for users connecting from San Francisco -- but the goal wasn't to save energy directly like some people think it would but to convince...; Tags: Google Inc., San Francisco, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2007-10-21
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
CA squabble with ES&S will delay SF election results: Election night in San Francisco will be an anticlimactic affair, as Secretary of State Debra Bowen has implemented strict controls over Election Systems and Software, the company that makes the city's e-voting machines, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. "We'll probably be able to release the absentee ballot results at...; Tags: Debra Bowen, San Francisco, Ballot, Computer Associates International Inc., E-voting, Government, ZDNet Government; Blog posts 2007-09-19