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CNET Conversations: How Ford makes its cars smarter

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com) — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 04:05:39 PST

In the fast-evolving world of connected cars, CTO Paul Mascarenas is bringing Detroit and Silicon Valley together to chart Ford's path into the future.

CNET Conversations: GPS pioneer takes aim at the future of navigation

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com) — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 03:33:23 PST

After you help invent GPS, what do you do for an encore? If you are TeleNav's Bob Rennard, you make it eerily smart.

CNET Conversations: What's next from the people who invented the PC?

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com) — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 04:14:54 PDT

Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center is known for its almost eerie capability to be working on what's next before most other companies can see it. Xerox CTO Sophie Vandebroek needs to keep that happening.

CNET Conversations: The lights over your head are about to get smart

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com) — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 01:31:00 PDT

Bridgelux is building a new kind of lighting that turns your ceiling into a network of smart devices. CEO Bill Watkins has bet his first class seat on it.

CNET Conversations: Mission impossible: Making the green car cool

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com) — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 11:29:45 PDT

In one of the most tumultuous times in the auto business, Henrik Fisker is on a personal quest to make environmentally friendly vehicles sexy.

CNET Conversations: Intel's futurist knows what tech you'll want tomorrow

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com) — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 09:45:25 PDT

Brian David Johnson is Intel's guy in charge of knowing what tomorrow will be like. No pressure. Join him as he shows CNET's Brian Cooley what's next.

CNET Conversations: Lit Motors thinks we're just driving around in too much car

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com) — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:48:40 PDT

Founder Daniel Kim thinks the answer is to reduce the size of our vehicles dramatically, along with their number of wheels.

CNET Conversations: Lytro lights up photography market with digital camera

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:21:13 PDT

CNET editor at large Brian Cooley stops by Lytro and meets up with CEO Ren Ng. The startup aims to reimagine photography by creating a camera that enables users to shoot an image and then focus it after. Cooley gets demonstrations of the tech that makes it possible and a look at new 3D features.

CNET Conversations: Driving into the future at VW's Electronics Research Lab

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com) — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:01:00 PDT

CNET editor at large Brian Cooley goes behind the scenes with Peter Oel, director of Volkswagen Electronics Research Lab, to show you how Silicon Valley is changing the way we drive, from the latest in infotainment systems to new 3D technologies being used for design.

CNET Conversations: Inside the mind of Google with Steven Levy

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com) — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 04:00:18 PDT

The Wired author talks with CNET's Molly Wood about Google's corporate culture, its database of all your information, and those gigantic piles of money.

CNET Conversations: A Conversation with Nokia's Tero Ojanpera

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com) — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 04:00:00 PDT

Nokia gives the appearance of being on the ropes, thanks to pressure from Android, iPhone, Windows Phone 7, and even RIM. But the company's EVP of services doesn't seem to be in much of a rush.

CNET Conversations: Nokia's Tero Ojanpera on MeeGo and Symbian

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com) — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:01:00 PDT

In a CNET Conversation, Nokia's EVP discusses the future of the two operating systems.

CNET Conversations: A Conversation with Facebook's Chris Cox

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com) — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 03:01:40 PDT

Molly Wood talks to Facebook's vice president of product about privacy, opt-in, the future of the social network, and whether the company is selling data to advertisers. Tune in!

CNET Conversations: Putting a face on Facebook

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com) — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:00:00 PDT

In a Conversation with Molly Wood, Facebook's VP of Product Chris Cox talks about keeping the faith when everyone thinks your social network is a fad or worse.

CNET Conversations: Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com) — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:45:50 PDT

Yahoo CEO talks Facebook and privacy.

CNET Conversations: Yahoo's Carol Bartz on privacy, partnerships, and spam

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com) — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:00:00 PDT

In a CNET Conversation, Yahoo's CEO, Carol Bartz, talks about her plans to partner with winners, get serious about content, and why she cares more about the world outside of Silicon Valley.

CNET Conversations: A Conversation with TiVo CEO Tom Rogers

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com) — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 03:02:55 PDT

In a sit-down with Molly Wood, TiVo's boss talks about when the DirecTV TiVo is coming (soon!), why TiVo isn't the standard offering for cable DVRs, and why the Premiere series isn't totally baked yet.

CNET Conversations: TiVo's CEO: We're working with Comcast

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com) — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:12:05 PDT

In a CNET Conversation, TiVo's CEO says he thinks Comcast knows its DVR doesn't cut the mustard, and TiVo is right there to fill the void.

CNET Conversations: TiVo's CEO: DirecTV box coming soon!

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com) — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:59:45 PDT

In a CNET Conversation, Tom Rogers tells Molly Wood that the DirecTV TiVo is coming in the second half of the year. He swears.

CNET Conversations: FCC: The Net must be open

stephen.beacham@cbsi.com (CNET.com) — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:30:06 PDT

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski tells Molly Wood that the Internet must remain neutral for innovation and competition.