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CNET Labscast Ep. 23: Buy now or wait; best gagdet ever; and a big goodbye

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:25:43 PDT

Along with the rest of the weekly CNET Live shows, this is our final outing in this current form. Fortunately we've saved the best for last, with a testy buy-it-or-wait laptop debate, everyone's picks for best gadget ever, and a few final shoutouts to the chat room loyalists.

CNET Labscast Ep. 22: iPad 3 cases, too-big ultrabooks, and Draw Something tips

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:13:36 PDT

This week, we check out some new ultrabook laptops that are blurring the definition of this growing category, then David Carnoy shows off his favorite iPad 3 cases, and we close with some hands-on tips for playing the incredibly popular tablet game Draw Something.

CNET Labscast Ep. 21: iPad 3 hands-on, big ultrabooks, and an 80-inch TV

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 02:52:27 PDT

We blow up some text on the iPad 2 and new iPad 3 to compare, check out some big new ultrabooks, and marvel at a huge 80-inch TV.

CNET Labscast Ep. 20: The last netbook, Lytro demo, and gaming on the Razer Blade

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:38:04 PDT

This week, we check out the first new netbook we've seen in a long while, demo the amazing new Lytro camera, and test some games on the funky Razer Blade laptop.

CNET Labscast Ep. 19: Hands-on with the Razer Blade laptop, plus Mass Effect gear

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:43:14 PST

This week, get hands-on with the Razer Blade, a slim gaming laptop with a unique control pad. And with Mass Effect 3 rolling out, we show off all the ME3 gear we could find, from hoodies to light-up console cases.

CNET Labscast Ep. 18: Hands-on with Dell's XPS 13, new PlayStation Vita apps, and the Galaxy Note

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:27:29 PST

This week we show off the new Dell XPS 13, or as we like to call it, the DellBook Air. Plus, check out the latest PlayStation Vita media and social apps, and watch us play with the half-phone, half-tablet Samsung Galaxy Note.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 16: OnLive Desktop, laptop backbacks, and the Sony Headman visor

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:25:56 PST

This week, Ty demos Sony's strap-on 3D visor, which we've dubbed the "Headman," while Scott shows us how the OnLive Desktop brings cloud PC computing to the iPad. Also, check out a cool new laptop backpack, and find out what our favorite MacBook Air substitutes are.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 15: Super Bowl TV tips, developing new battery tests, and pricey little cameras

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:49:43 PST

This week, we go over some Super Bowl TV tips, including what to do if you're not going to be near a TV at all. Julie talks about developing new battery life tests, and Josh laments the decline of the compact point-and-shoot camera.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 14: CES favorites, new laptops, and why OLED matters

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:54:42 PST

Back from CES, the gang shows off some video of their favorite products, and Ty explains why OLED with completely change the television industry.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 13: Onward to CES 2012, but first...

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 02:50:36 PST

We discuss our personal tech hits and misses of 2011, then move on to what'll showcase at CES 2012.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 12: Best battery life laptops, OnLive iPad gaming demo

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 07:23:42 PST

This week we run down the best battery life laptops of 2011, and you'll never guess what the number one system is. Ty pops in with some TV buying advice and clears up the whole LCD/LED thing, while Scott offers last-minute holiday gift ideas.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 11: Blue Screens in the Lab, Gaming PC prices; new Xbox dashboard

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:51:18 PST

This week, check out three simultaneous Blue Screens of Death in the Lab, followed by a debate on gaming PC prices, a tour of the new Xbox dashboard, and find out what ultrabooks need to do to win next year.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 10: Best and worst Cyber Week laptop and TV deals

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:34:21 PST

This week, we go over everyone's Black Friday and Cyber Monday purchases, plus we check out a bunch of current online deals for laptops and TVS to see which are worth it, and which you should skip.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 9: Military-grade laptops, 3DTV testing, and Black Friday deals

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:39:19 PST

This week, we spot an Apple pop-up store in NYC, check out a nearly bullet-proof rugged laptop, find out how Sony's PS3 3DTV scored, and dish out a few tips for getting great Black Friday deals.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 8: Tech toys; more ultrabooks; Kindle Fire; and the PS3 3DTV

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:33:49 PST

This week we get hands-on with the Kindle Fire, the latest super-slim laptops, tech toys from the CNET Gotham pop-up store, and Sony's new PS3-branded 24-inch 3DTV.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 7: Meet the Nook Tablet; Samsung's new laptops; the great video game subtitle debate

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 07:42:04 PST

This week, Scott reports from the Nook Tablet launch event; we check out Samsung's new Series 7 laptops and slates; and the great debate on video game subtitles gets a little heated.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 4: Meet the Ultrabooks; Xbox racing wheel; and iPad split-keyboard speed tests

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:25:24 PDT

This week, we test Microsoft's Wireless Racing Wheel for Xbox and the iPad's new split keyboard, and take a hands-on look at the latest superslim Ultrabook laptops.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 3: Life with Siri, hot new laptops, and repairing a PS3

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:08:33 PDT

This week, we give you a preview of what life with the iPhone 4S's Siri app will be like; show you how we rescued save files from a dead PS3; check out some hot new laptops; and demo the new game Rage on a high-end gaming laptop.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 2: New laptops and desktops, plus an iPad arcade stick shootout

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 08:32:39 PDT

Get another inside look at the action in the CNET Labs, as we demo a new Samsung touchscreen all-in-one, check out HP's new ultraportable, and pit two iPad arcade sticks against each other in a hands-on shootout.

Ep. 1: Welcome to the CNET Labscast

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 07:24:23 PDT

In our very first episode (or 143rd, depending on how you're counting), we host a quick tour of the CNET Labs, take an iPad speed-typing test, and perform some live 2D vs. 3D laptop benchmarks.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 142: Windows 8 hands-on, and the end of the Digital City

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:45:23 PDT

This week, we go hands-on with Windows 8 in a live demo, show off some cool iPad apps, and reveal that while this is the final episode of the Digital City podcast, we'll all be back next week in the all-new CNET Labscast.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 141: Glasses-free 3D laptops, NFL streaming on PS3

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:00:11 PDT

This week we offer a hands-on demo of the new glasses-free 3D laptop from Toshiba; figure out why NFL streaming on the PS3 doesn't work; and take a poll of who is and isn't buying the new Star Wars Blu-ray box set.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 140: The future of HP laptops, TouchPad questions answered, and Amazon's tablet play

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 01:57:28 PDT

This week we go over some tech tips for natural disasters in the wake of hurricane Irene, make some educated guesses on the future of HP's laptop and desktop business, and check the latest on the TouchPad and Amazon's purported tablet.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 139: TouchPad fever, Fox's online piracy oops, and the NFL on the PS3

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 04:23:39 PDT

While Dan's changing his newborn's diapers, Scott invites his improv buddy, David Tze, over to discuss TouchPad fever, how FOX's strategy to delay streams on Hulu backfires, and the NFL on the PS3.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 138: Searching for Ultrabooks, and testing 18-inch gaming laptops

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:32:03 PDT

This week, we look at two opposite ends of the laptop spectrum, small, thin Ultrabooks (the latest 'new' laptop category), and massive 18-inch gaming monsters.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 137: Glasses-free 3D laptops, 20 years of the web, and back-to-school PC buying advice

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:35:27 PDT

This week we pick the best back-to-school computers, find out when glasses-free laptops are hitting stores, and celebrate the first 20 years of the World Wide Web.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 136: Mac App Store shopping tips and the latest tech price cuts

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 10:45:49 PDT

This week we go comparison shopping, comparing game prices on Apple's Mac App Store to other retailers; then we discuss the new price cuts for the Logitech Revue and Nintendo 3DS, and play tech trivia with MTV's games blogger Russ Frushtick.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 135: Diving into the new MacBooks

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:19:15 PDT

This week, we dive headfirst into the latest Apple news, with hands-on analysis of the new MacBook Air laptops and Mac Mini desktop, as well as a tour of OSX Lion gestures (and how to tweak them).

CNET Labscast: Ep. 134: Streaming video services snub NYC; doing the new Netflix math; plus, win some Spotify invite codes

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:37:42 PDT

This week, we poll everyone on their favorite online music service, and find out why New Yorkers can't get the latest and greatest in streaming TV services. Plus, we've got some Spotify invite codes to give away!

CNET Labscast: Ep. 133: MacBook Air updates, Facebook games grow up, and explaining Google+

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:06:07 PDT

This week, we handicap the chances of a new MacBook air showing up alongside OSX Lion, show off Civ World, the groundbreaking Facebook game, take an internet pulse of Google+, and play with Turbtable.fm, this month's hot music startup.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 132: Supreme Court video game case, MacBook Air shortages, and 3D phones

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 07:37:55 PDT

This week, we kick off by dissecting the legal arguments behind the Brown vs. EMA case, run through the latest MacBook Air rumors, and compare the newest Evo 3D phone to the original model.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 131: Newspapers take on the iPad, plus NYC's Apple cube is getting a makeover

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:46:17 PDT

This week, David Carnoy sits in for Scott, and we discuss the New York Post's plan to block iPad traffic, the fate of NYC's Apple Cube store, and play another round of brain-draining tech trivia.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 130: Best and worst of E3, and Chrome OS laptops

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 09:00:59 PDT

With Scott and Dan back from E3 in Los Angeles, we get a full rundown of all the new video games and game hardware. Then, Joey and Julie talk about how they devised benchmark tests for a laptop using Google's Chrome operating system.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 129: Lid-swapping laptops, new Windows tablets, and the iCade

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 24 May 2011 10:14:32 PDT

This week, we check out the latest lid-swapping laptop from Dell, a slick new Asus Windows tablet, and the long-awaited iCade arcade cabinet for the iPad.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 128: Searching for Samsung's 11-inch Series 9 laptop, PSN is back, and ThinkPad history

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 17 May 2011 07:46:45 PDT

This week, we search for the elusive 11-inch version of Samsung's Series 9 laptop, check in on the still-ailing PlayStation Network, and stump the gang with some ThinkPad trivia.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 127: Tablets vs laptops, digital magazine subscriptions, and PSN problems

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Tue, 10 May 2011 08:55:30 PDT

This week, we bemoan the unending PlayStation Network downtime, see who's winning the tablet vs. laptop fight, and debate business plans for digital magazine subscriptions.

CNET Labscast: Ep 126: Apps a-go-go (or no-go), and the social media effect

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Mon, 02 May 2011 03:11:57 PDT

On this episode, we talk about how cable's attempt to port their services to digital apps both frustrates and confounds us, the debut of the NFL 2011 iPad app, what's new on Netflix streaming, and how busy broadcast news was for the week--from the royal wedding to the reported death of Bin Laden.

CNET Labscast: Ep. 125: PSN still down, Nintendo's next big thing, and a video game quiz

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:02:56 PDT

This week, we debate the ongoing PlayStation Network outage, guesstimate the arrival of new iMac desktops, and salute AMD for grabbing a solid share of the low-end laptop market.

CNET Labscast: Episode 124: Dan arrives late to the studio and our show literally goes down the toilet

labscast@cnet.com (CNETTV.com) — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 06:52:46 PDT

In our latest episode, we wonder if Democrat Jesse Jackson Jr. makes a valid point about the iPad killing American jobs. Also, Scott's hands-on with the $6,000 Kohler toilet gets weird, and more iPhone 5 rumors.