20 Hottest Gadgets From the Consumer Electronics Show

This year's Consumer Electronics Show included plenty that was new, significant, or just plain bizarre--here's a list of some of the best of what CES had to offer.

Controlling How search engines access and index your website

Ever wonder how Google and search engines work. One key question is: how does Google know what parts of a website the site owner wants to have show up in search results? Can publishers specify that some parts of the site should be private and non-searchable? The good news is that those who publish on the web have a lot of control over which pages should appear in search results.

Can't Touch This

Working all but alone from his hardware-strewn office, Jeff Han is about to change the face of computing. Not even the big boys are likely to catch him.

Web 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...

“Web 2.0” is a much discussed and debated phrase. It was in Time Magazines Top 10 Buzz Words of 2006. Apparently (according to wikipedia - so this must be right), the phrase was coined by O’Reilly Media in 2004 and “refers to a perceived or proposed second generation of Internet-based services—such as social networking sites, wikis, communication tools, and folksonomies—that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users”.

Welcome to Wi-Fi-Ville Pop. 300 towns and growing

As municipal wireless pops up, so do questions: Who pays for it? Who runs it? Who's looking over your shoulder?

Make

MAKE brings the do-it-yourself mindset to all the technology in your life. MAKE is loaded with exciting projects that help you make the most of your technology at home and away from home. This is a magazine that celebrates your right to tweak, hack, and bend any technology to your own will.

High-Tech Dream House

PopSci has built a house in California equipped with the most advanced materials, cutting-edge technologies and incredible household gadgets available today. Take a look inside with their virtual tour...very impressive.

Winning-And Losing-The first Wired War

U.S. forces in Iraq are waging a pivotal campaign in modern warfare—combat on the first “networked” battlefield. One problem: the enemy has a few networks of its own.

Hacker's Delight

Make the open-source Nokia 770 Internet tablet do anything.

A New Internet Radio Browser

Musicovery is a new Internet radio browser service that combines streaming music with some really neat visual navigation for discovering new (to you) music.

Musicovery is controlled with a sidebar and a song list that's strung together by genre in small clusters. Each color represents a different genre, and you can dig even deeper by selecting your mood. The playback controls are shown on each individual song, along with the title and the artist.

Joseph Vella: Passionate Podcasting

All hardcore fans dream of meeting their musical heroes. “What is more beautiful than being able to listen to the behind-the-scenes workings of your favorite artist?” asks Joseph Vella.

Search Engine Room

Search Engine Room is a website, along with associated entities, exist is to deliver high-quality information on the new economy industries of search engines and online publishing to curious individuals and businesses.