For those of us who attend auto shows with any regularity, there’s a familiarity to the love/hate relationship we have with concept vehicles. They steal our hearts, promise us a brighter future, show us that anything is possible. Of course, [See the full post…]

Sports and technology were on display at ESPN’s stage at CES 2007 in Las Vegas. In recent years, the self-proclaimed “Worldwide Leader in Sports” has implemented podcasts, blogs and interactive video on its popular website and in video games created [See the full post…]

I had the opportunity to speak with Saturn‘s Jill Lajdziak at December’s Los Angeles Auto Show and she was expressive about the past year for Saturn and the renewal of the brand. During the North American International Auto Show in [See the full post…]

In this inaugural v|100 Show podcast, vSpring Capital’s Dennis Wood, human capital, and Gavin Christensen, principal, introduce the reason for creating the v100 Top 100 Venture Entrepreneurs program and set the stage for future conversations with v100 members. They discuss [See the full post…]

Video game developer 2K Sports unveiled a playable Xbox 360 version of its latest major league baseball game, MLB 2K7, at CES 2007. In this podcast, PodTech’s Rio Pesino talks to 2K Sports Marketing Coordinator Alex Hayden about improvements made [See the full post…]

The Ford Interceptor is a good old fashioned display of ‘American Muscle.’ I met with Andreas Nilson, exterior design manager for the Interceptor, for a conversation and a preview of the sporty (and menacing) vehicle. It’s a concept car, and [See the full post…]

At the International CES in Las Vegas, Randy Stude, of Intel’s gaming strategy department, talks about the processor demands of new computer games. He demos Bill Roper’s highly-anticipated online action RPG Hellgate: London, the first original PC title from developer [See the full post…]

More and more small and medium size businesses find that their workforce needs to This is a series of informative podcasts tackling SMB networking challenges. In this episode we talk with Vivek Chugh, product line manager, about the challenges of [See the full post…]

This is the second podcast with Susan Andersen, director of product marketing for voice management solutions at CA. In part one we talked about the network assessment that needs to be done before migrating to VoiP. In part two, Susan [See the full post…]

How prepared is your organization to deal with the challenges of a disaster? How safe are your facilities, your data, your people? What is the most common disaster that causes a disruption of services in business today? Sometimes it’s the [See the full post…]

Frank Buytendijk is vice president for corporate strategy at Hyperion. In this second podcast in the series examining the changing demands on the CIO, Frank discusses the dilemma of controlling cost and maintaining an organization’s ability to grow. Although a [See the full post…]

Guy Kawasaki, blogger, author of 8 books, venture capitalist and former Apple marketing executive, believes CMOs today should “just quit” if they are working with CEOs who don’t get social media. Talking from his home in Silicon Valley, Guy explains [See the full post…]

This footage is of the fountain outside the Bellagio in Las Vegas during CES 2007. It’s the first of several clues to be shown in several locations around the world as part of the Vanishing Point contest, the winner of [See the full post…]

While at the Detroit Auto Show (proper name, the North American International Auto Show), I spoke with Freeman Thomas, Ford’s design director, at North American Strategic Design, about the new Airstream concept. Being a lover of the outdoors and car-camping, [See the full post…]

Video game company Activision unveiled a playable version of Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360 at CES 2007. The popular guitar rhythm game is only available in a version released a few months ago for the Sony Playstation 2, [See the full post…]

Skullcandy hosted Supernatural as a booth attraction at CES. Supernatural holds the world’s record for the longest a freestyle rap at over nine hours. In this video, in addition to the impressive skill of Supernatural, you’ll spot Skullcandy CEO Alden [See the full post…]

Rick Alden, CEO and founder of Skullcandy, created a lifestlye technology brand that integrates cell phone and audio switching so the active lifestyle can easily switch from tunes to voice calls. The patented Skullcandy Link is available in Skullcandy-branded products [See the full post…]

Sony’s Playstation 3 was not the only gaming console making an appearance at CES 2007. The Playstation Portable was on display as well, with Sony showing off the PSP’s new “Remote Play” function with the PS3 and the PSP’s compatibility [See the full post…]

Part 2 of Dell Chairman Michael Dell’s keynote from CES 2007 in Las Vegas. Dell laid out plans for his company to offset its carbon impact, and called on other technology firms to do the same. Part 1 here. Click [See the full post…]

In his keynote address at CES 2007 in Las Vegas, Dell Computer Chairman Michael Dell announced that the company has joined forces with The Conservation Fund and the Carbonfund.org to create a carbon neutral initiative. Dell also unveiled several new [See the full post…]

When Deer Valley Resort wanted to reach the Gen Xer’s and Y’s to market the Freestyle FIS World Cup, they turned to social networking and new media distribution like YouTube. Erin Grady, Deer Valley’s communications manager, worked with the Park [See the full post…]

So how much does it cost to convert a Prius into a PHEV? I spoke with Greg Hanssen, partner in Monrovia, Calif.’s EnergyCS and president of its offshoot, EDrive Systems, to find out. Along with his company, he has done [See the full post…]

A star-studded cast joined Walt Disney President and CEO Robert Iger on stage to tout new media during his keynote address at CES 2007 in Las Vegas. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer, “Lost” stars Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly and ESPN’s Mike [See the full post…]

NETGEAR made a big splash at CES with its line of products, including wireless networking, HD multimedia, and Skype phones. PodTech’s Paul Lancour spoke with Doug Hagan, director of Americas marketing for NETGEAR, about his impressions of CES this year.

ShieldZone Founder Phillip Chipping and CEO Robert Pedersen speak with Brad Baldwin about the benefits of protected, “naked” gadgets. Industrial designers are working hard to create the sexiest and sleekest products. Why hide the design behind a bulky, unattractive case? [See the full post…]