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The Reboot: Rock Band 2 Demo at E3 2008

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:33:32 -0400

Game Developer Harmonix changed the video game industry last year by releasing Rock Band, a popular game that uses not only a guitar, but drums and a microphone as well. The game has prompted other games to step their game up by including additional instruments, including Activision’s Guitar Hero World Tour and Konami’s Rock [...]

The Reboot: Martin Leung’s Performance at Video Games Live

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:37:26 -0400

Martin Leung, also known as the Video Game Pianist, gained worldwide recognition for playing video game themes on the piano. He’s best known for the 2004 video of him playing the theme to Super Mario Bros. blindfolded. In this episode of The Reboot, Leung performs a tribute to perhaps the most famous Role Playing Game, [...]

Intel Research Day: Showcase for Creativity

Mon, 19 May 2008 21:50:57 -0400

When Intel’s research teams think about the future of computing - from mobile devices with near-limitless functionality to technology for the developing world to virtual worlds and advanced robotics, they are literally mapping our future (a future that could include, for example, a cafe table with networking ability). In this podcast preview of the 2008 [...]

45nm and Beyond with Christopher Peters

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:46:52 -0400

Intel is now shipping Xeon processors built via a 45nm manufacturing process. These chips exhibit some of the best performance per watt characteristics on the market. Later in 2008, however, Intel plans to advance its silicon again via a new architecture code-named Nehalem. Chips built with this architecture will show strong single-thread and multi-threaded performance [...]

Carbon sequestration: Can we bury just the harmful carbon dioxide?

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:36:43 -0400

In this first in a series of discussons on carbon sequestration, we meet Marc Hesse, an aspiring graduate student at Stanford, who studies the physical processes that govern the movement of carbon dioxide once injected into the ground. Will it stay down? Will carbon sequestration really help in reducing the harmful effects of increased CO2 [...]

Citizen Journalism: Evolving Relationship Between the Press and the Public

Mon, 19 May 2008 03:37:12 -0400

Everyone has the power to participate in communication today through blogs and community groups. Many bloggers have become powerful, given the popularity of their blogs. Some have become citizen journalists - citizens who play “an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing and disseminating news.” But with millions reading their words through a [...]

Social Video Marketing: Save Money, Build Engagement

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:34:31 -0400

The many online social media have become an important part of the marketing mix for many corporations and organizations. Whether it means listening to online conversations, participating in communities of enthusiasts, clients, consumers or social networks, or simply increasing transparency, understanding how social media can be made to work for you is key to building [...]

Brand Engagement = Social Media + Storytelling

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:34:30 -0400

Classic Scoble : Adobe ships Flash with CS3 Suite

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:08:20 -0400

What was Scoble up to one year ago today? Check out today’s video for a trip down memory lane. And for more context, check out his blog, from one year ago today! Today Adobe is shipping its CS3 Suite of developer and design tools, so I headed up to Adobe to get several interviews with product teams. [...]

The Reboot Video Review - God of War: Chains of Olympus

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:22:45 -0400

Kratos makes his debut on the Playstation Portable in God of War: Chains of Olympus. The game is a prequel to the first God of War, which was one of the best games ever to come out on the Playstation 2. Fans of the God of War series and PSP owners have been looking forward [...]

Intel Science Talent Search: Out of Their Brilliant Minds

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:00:20 -0400

The Intel Science Talent Search ends each year with 40 finalists gathering in Washington D.C. at the National Academy of Sciences in conjunction with the Society for Science and the Public. The finalists presented their projects on Sunday March 9th and Monday the 10th in a public exhibit. In this slide show podcast PodTech’s Jason [...]

Classic Scoble : Editor’s Choice: Electric Rain’s Standout presentation application

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:21:26 -0400

What was Scoble up to one year ago today? Check out today’s video for a trip down memory lane. And for more context, check out his blog, from one year ago today! Don’t miss this one, Electric Rain has a killer presentation application called “Standout,” and here we present just the highlights. Other posts from a year [...]