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Gear and Gadgets

The Coolest Rooms on the Planet

I really like stories like this-the geekiest homes you can imagine, and all the tech that’s under the hood making the place so awesome. Security cameras and video displays of the folks at your door, heated and cooled floors, environmentally friendly technology, and the latest in gadgets and gear to trick out your house. I wish my place were nearly this cool, and if I keep remembering ideas like these, maybe my next place will be-if I can get around the price tag!

Take a tour through some of the coolest rooms that Wired could possibly find; a decked out living room with motorized blinds and a 660-watt Yamaha audio processor for setting the mood, a kitchen with a dishwasher that’s smart enough to use the right amount of water and soap depending on how dirty the dishes are, and a bedroom with a 30-inch LCD television that rises from the bed’s footboard!

[ Wired News // The Coolest Rooms on the Planet ]

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Gear and Gadgets TechNews Bytes

CES: The First 24 Hours

The insiders at PC World have already managed to sneak their way into CES long before the show opens (officially on Thursday) and have wandered around to get some exclusive pictures and highlights from some of the gadgets we’ll be seeing on the display floor this year. Some of these guys look pretty cool, others….not so much. Regardless, if this is any indication, we’ll be seeing a lot of cool stuff on the showroom floor at CES 2006.

From Hello Kitty Guitars to compact media players that might give the iPod a run for it’s money, all the way to USB flash drives that use electronic paper technology, even these first few photos have me licking my chops to see what’s next. Stay posted, as more information comes along, we’ll share it with you. As for what we have now; link is below the jump.

[ PC World // CES Photo Gallery: The First 24 Hours ]

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Programming and Podcasts

Inside the Net with Amber MacArthur // Episode 6

This week on Inside the Net, Leo and Amber chat with Tim Westergren of Pandora Media, who has churned out such amazing applications and services like Pandora [ http://www.pandora.com/ ] and the Music Genome Project [ http://pandora.com/mgp.shtml ], which I know I use often, especially now that Pandora is free! The two talk about what’s in the future for Pandora Media and where the technology that drives the project came from, where it’s going, and what’s next on Tim’s plate. Enjoy!

Inside the Net with Amber MacArthur Episode 6 // January 3, 2006
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