http://news.cnet.com/8300-13772_3-52.html CNET News - Gaming and Culture en-us Daniel Terdiman, uniquely positioned to take you into the middle of another side of technology, chronicles his explorations of the "fun beat," from cultural phenomena such as Burning Man to cutting-edge aircraft to game conventions. 2008 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:17:00 PST Ford touts its leadership in in-car connectivity http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10138054-52.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=GeekGestalt

During his keynote address at CES Thursday, Ford CEO Alan Mulally--along with several other Ford executives--emphasized that the car giant is interested in being a leader in in-car connectivity.

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LAS VEGAS--Ford on Thursday announced a series of innovations aimed at giving drivers more a higher ...

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10138054-52.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:17:00 PST Daniel Terdiman MindArk creates 'Entropia Universe' planet as independent company http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10137336-52.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=GeekGestalt LAS VEGAS--MindArk, the developer of the science fiction-based virtual world, Entropia Universe, has announced that it is spinning off the functional game side of its business into a separate company.

Known as First Planet Company, the new entity will be a stand-alone company that will run the actual virtual world, ...

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10137336-52.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:08:00 PST Daniel Terdiman LimeWire mixing social networking, P2P http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10137030-52.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=GeekGestalt

LimeWire 5.0 allows users to share files with friends on any Jabber-compatible system, as well as to have search results incorporate files from the LimeWire store.

(Credit: Lime Wire)

LAS VEGAS--Get ready for the collision of social networking and peer-to-peer file sharing.

With the beta release of LimeWire 5....

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10137030-52.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:36:00 PST Daniel Terdiman NASA tests super-high-altitude balloon http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10137183-52.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=GeekGestalt

NASA said Thursday that it has tested a balloon that ultimately will be able to carry one ton of research equipment to more than 100,000 feet.

(Credit: NASA)

NASA said Thursday it has performed a test of a prototype super pressure balloon that ...

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10137183-52.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:29:00 PST Daniel Terdiman Review: 'MacHeads,' a documentary on the Mac faithful http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10133698-37.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=GeekGestalt

'MacHeads,' a new movie about the Apple and Macintosh culture, will premiere Wednesday at MacWorld.

(Credit: MacHeads)

It's a long-established truism in technology journalism: That stories about Apple are pretty much guaranteed to do better than just about any other subject.

And why? It's certainly not because of ...

Originally posted at News - Apple

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10133698-37.html Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:36:00 PST Daniel Terdiman First iPhone game summit takes shape http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10133251-52.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=GeekGestalt

Bandai's iPhone version of I Love Katamari is one of the most popular games on the mobile platform. This March, iPhone game developers will gather in San Francisco to promote the platform.

(Credit: Bandai)

While there are more than 10,000 applications for the iPhone, many of the most ...

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10133251-52.html Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:45:00 PST Daniel Terdiman Early returns show strong holiday video game console sales http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10132039-52.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=GeekGestalt Updated at 5:28 p.m. to include additional data and analyst perspective.

Though the retail economy suffered what appears to be one of the bleakest holiday seasons in recent memory, it looks as though the video games industry bucked that disastrous trend.

That's one conclusion that can be ...

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10132039-52.html Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:00:00 PST Daniel Terdiman Wikimedia Foundation: Jimmy Wales 'absolutely' not out http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10130577-52.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=GeekGestalt Updated January4 at 3:04 p.m.: This story has been changed to correct the number of members of the Wikimedia Foundation's board.

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is "absolutely" not out of a job at the Wikimedia Foundation, according to the foundation's director of communications.

On Saturday, Valleywag ...

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10130577-52.html Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:06:00 PST Daniel Terdiman 'Make' magazine debuts television series http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10130544-52.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=GeekGestalt Following on the success of their hit do-it-yourself magazine, the people behind Make will now bring their efforts to public television.

On Saturday, Make: Television will debut, a partnership between the magazine, Twin Cities Public Television, and American Public Television. All episodes will also be available for DRM-free download in ...

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10130544-52.html Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:44:00 PST Daniel Terdiman A funny thing happened on the way to a birthday greeting http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10130205-52.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=GeekGestalt Happy New Year, everyone.

And according to some very unexpected messages I got today, it seems it's also my birthday.

Which is strange, because unless my parents were lying to me, I believe I was born in November. Yet, when I finally woke up today and checked in with ...

]]> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10130205-52.html Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:37:00 PST Daniel Terdiman