interviews
Business
Steve Ballmer: The Uncut Interview
6:30PM Wilson Rothman | Most of you may not have 16 minutes to spare on this and probably don’t care anyway, but I promised to post the full video, if only so you can understand the context of our five highlighted segments. More »
Business
Ballmer On Those Crazy Ballmer YouTube Videos
6:45AM Wilson Rothman | This is the one you’ve waited for, where I get Steve to talk about his animalistic YouTube persona. But how do you ask calm collected Steve about crazy sweaty Steve? Very carefully. More »
Music
Ballmer On Zune: Sometimes You Get It Right The Third Time?
4:40AM Wilson Rothman | Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer defended notorious products like Windows Vista and Windows Mobile throughout our interview, but when it came to Zune, he did seem to admit that Zune HD nailed what previous Zunes simply couldn’t. More »
Music
Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA: Proud To Be A Geek
11:34PM Danny Allen | In this video interview with True/Slant, RZA says hip hop and “geekism” go hand in hand when it comes to using new technology. “We geeks man, we geeks!” He also talks about video game addiction…and busts out a roundhouse kick! More »
Games
Ballmer Talks Natal, Says Blu-ray Add-On For Xbox Coming?
3:00PM Wilson Rothman
In the first segment of our exclusive Steve Ballmer interview series, the Microsoft CEO and I talk about Natal, the blurring of console generations, and the surprising fact that “you’ll be able to get” Blu-ray add-on drives for Xbox 360. More »
Gadgets
James Dyson Lightning Interview: A Mac Man With A Bladeless Fan
1:00PM John Herrman | Sir James Dyson is more than a guy who makes unusually interesting vacuums. He makes unusually interesting fans, too! We got a (very brief) chance to talk to the man about his tech allegiances, his design philosophy, and his dreams. More »
Random Stuff
Conan Interviews Co-Inventor of USB, Does Convincing Nerd-Speak
7:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Intel’s “Our Rock Stars Aren’t Like Your Rock Stars” ads were pretty clever, and in one of his riffs on The Tonight Show’s advertising requirements, Conan and USB co-inventor Ajay Bhatt created a re-enactment. More »
Games
1:00PM Tracey Lien | The traditional—or perhaps stereotypical—relationship between computer nerds and jocks is one often characterised by bruises to the face, wedgies up the arse and dignity down the drain. But, as the developers behind Australia’s latest AFL and NRL games on PSP show us, it doesn’t always have to be this way. More »
Breaking A Virtual Sweat: The Making Of A Sports Game
1:00PM Tracey Lien | The traditional—or perhaps stereotypical—relationship between computer nerds and jocks is one often characterised by bruises to the face, wedgies up the arse and dignity down the drain. But, as the developers behind Australia’s latest AFL and NRL games on PSP show us, it doesn’t always have to be this way. More »
Music
ArcAttack: Lightning-Proof Musos Share Tesla Coil Secrets
Phones
