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| The Microhoo That Would've Been—and Why It Might Not Matter Sure, Yahoo played hard-to-get, and Microsoft walked away, but what would a merger between the powerhouses really have looked like? In a guest analysis, Engadget's legal geek looks into the abandoned hypothetical future of the awkward corporate Goliath.
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| Digital Transition Looms, but Do Americans Have a Right to TV? In his biweekly trends column, PM's tech editor crunches the numbers on just how much it costs to get everyone onboard the digital bandwagon.
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| Hollywood Sci-Fi's Bronze Age: Are Comics to Blame? The big-screen iterations of Bruce Banner and Tony Stark are in mortal combat with smart science fiction. In a post-ComicCon, pre-summer blockbuster analysis, PM's resident geek traces the decline of our favorite genre—and looks for a future fix.
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| How Social Networking Could Kill Web Search as We Know It Google owns search for now, but as PM's senior tech editor explains in his biweekly column, the evolving nature of how we use the Internet has left an uncertain future for search—and it's all the fault of you and your friends.
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| 10 Genius Inventions We're Still Waiting For PM's resident roboticist imagines new tech that will transform our lives, from OnStar for your kids to cords that won't get tangled—even a life simulator. Now all we need is someone to invent it. (Published in the May 2008 issue)
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| Field Mechanic: This is My Job As a field mechanic for military contractor Force Protection, Chris Mieras has spent two years in Iraq doing maintenance and troop training for IED- and mine-clearing vehicles called Buffaloes. His damage reports have led to improvements in the machinery. (Published in the May 2008 issue)
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| Microsoft Surface Is Finally Here. What the Heck Took So Long? PM's senior tech editor turns from hopeless gizmo romantic to hype machine skeptic, with the story of how Microsoft turned a new device from breakthrough to novelty, just by sitting on it for a technological eternity.
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| iPhone Wannabes Still Can't Find Next Mobile Movement at CTIA: Guest Analysis Despite next-gen networks and haptics technology continuing to break on through to the realistic side, the year’s big cellphone trade show disappointed Gizmodo’s man on the floor because, well, the iPhone’s still just too damn good.
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| The 10 Video Formats HD DVD Will Meet in Heaven: Buzzword Every one of these formats was a brilliantly engineered technological flop—and maybe Toshiba can reap some consolation from the fact that rival Sony's name shows up more than once.
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10 Med-Tech Breakthroughs
Nano implants, virus-busting lasers, precision cancer killers and more breakthroughs for your body of the future.Reviews
Mac vs. PC
PM crunches the numbers on new desktops and laptops in the ultimate lab test—with some surprising results.Earth & the Environment
The Truth About Oil
Everyone's worried about oil, but new tech can tap more U.S. resources than you think.Reviews
Ultimate GPS Test
700 miles, 5 new nav units, no manuals. We pick the best mapping devices for summer road trips on the road and in the lab.Drive Green
Top 10 X Prize Cars
The most comprehensive, up-to-date scouting report on the field for the 100-mpg car of tomorrow.Digital Hollywood
Debunking Lost's Science
As the show returns, its creators reveal the making of high-tech mythology—and let slip a few secrets about the island’s future.Digital Hollywood
Sci-Fi Down the Tubes?
Before the summer blockbusters, PM's resident geek traces the decline of our favorite genre—and looks for a future fix.Robotics
Air & Space
Mobile Mile-High Club
Europe now allows in-flight cell calls, but the FAA and FCC tell PM they're not interested.Automotive News
Best of N.Y. Auto Show
PM's auto team has first-look photos, video and analysis of the season's last big show.Reviews
PM Gadget of the Week
Hulk Smash Hands (With Video!)"... it looks like we’re having fun in the video, but that lasted for 10 minutes, after which point it began to remind us of the Furby."
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Primary Sci/Tech Issues
Indiana and North Carolina hang in the balance as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama face off again. Get behind their policies with PM's Geek the Vote '08 guide.Geek the Vote '08
The presidential race hangs in the balance, and PM compiles the candidates' science and tech proposals.
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Google X Prize, Mythbusters & More!
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PM's four-hour, two-disc set deploys battle footage, CG animation, live-action weapons testing and expert interviews to examine everything from robot warriors to UAVs.