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…]

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…]

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…]

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.

The world’s largest chipmaker and Microsoft teamed up at CES to sponsor the World Series of Video Games, a gaming competition on various platforms, open to the public. On display: PCs powered by the Intel Core2 Extreme Dual and Quad [See the full post…]

Just got back to the BlogHaus, and there are a few Dell folks here. I was telling them how the roundtable went with Michael Dell. Reaching out to the community is key, both as goodwill and strategically. Overall it was [See the full post…]

In his CES 2007 Keynote, Motorola’s CEO Ed Zander unveiled what’s new for the mobile communications company, with new phone models, new partnerships, and new services for the digital home, as well as the mobile consumer. More images on Flickr

The crowds at the NETGEAR booth have been large and enthusiastic. PodTech’s Paul Lancour grabbed Prasad Shroff for a few minutes to talk about the Skype phone that NETGEAR introduced at this year’s CES. Click here for transcript.

It wasn’t highly anticipated. We all knew it. But if Apple’s new “Apple TV” appliance works as advertised, the company–now known simply as Apple and no longer Apple Computer–might have quite a juggernaut on its hands. With movie deals that [See the full post…]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs suggested in his MacWorld 2007 keynote that the new iPhone can connect to the Internet via WiFi. Really? And Cingular is okay with that? A reading of the description on Apple’s Web site seems to confirm [See the full post…]

The functionality of the new Apple iPhone, which comes in 4 gig ($499) and 8 gig ($599) models, appears to be far superior to the regular iPod. Trouble is, it doesn’t store enough music for people who keep large collections [See the full post…]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs delivered one of his most dazzling MacWorld keynotes as he unveiled Apple’s new iPhone. The device uses a patented touch screen system called multi-touch. Cisco, which owns the iPhone name, says it expects to close a [See the full post…]

We wanted to see how long it’d take to walk through the main hall at CES from one end to the other. Along the way you get a sense of just how big this is. Keep in mind you only [See the full post…]

Jim Druckrey tells me about what Seagate is trying to do with its booth at the Consumer Electronics Show and gives me a quick tour of its new products and branding. By the way, if Jim’s face looks familiar, this [See the full post…]

Maryam Scoble ran into Mary Jo Foley at the BlogHaus, where she talked about why her name was once feared on the Microsoft Campus, why she covers Microsoft topics and what she is working on now.

The latest models from Nokia go well beyond your Grandma’s cell phone. Still camera, movie camera, GPS, navigator, credit card, blow dryer…. OK, they didn’t mention the blow dryer. Oh, and you can still make a phone call with it. [See the full post…]

Gentlemen (and ladies of course) start your blogs. Opening Day of the Bloghaus saw an overflow crowd of bloggers, video bloggers and podcasters. The event, which was sponsored by Seagate, Microsoft and AMD, jam-packed a wide-spectrum of community media into [See the full post…]

John van Bronkhorst, Seagate‘s executive director for branded solutions reveals the new features in the Free Agent new generation hard drives. This is a Seagate podcast. Transcript: Host: Michael Johnson – PodTech Guest: John van Bronkhorst – Seagate Michael Johnson [See the full post…]