- Tue Oct 6 4:00 AM PDT 2009 Popular Mechanics awards highlight innovators
For the fifth year, the magazine picks the most important designs and innovators in the world of technology, alternative energy, medicine, and other fields.
- Tue Aug 18 6:26 AM PDT 2009 Turbine-electric hybrid VTOL attack drone flies again
Vertical takeoff and landing make it "runway independent," turbojet makes it one of fastest robo-jets ever.
- Wed Aug 5 7:46 AM PDT 2009 Vendors increasingly control leading open-source projects
The market research suggests that commercialization of open source will make it expensive compared to proprietary solutions, but the facts don't bear out this assertion.
- Fri Jul 24 8:00 AM PDT 2009 Road Trip pic of the day, 7/24: What and where is this?
Clearly, this outstanding rock formation is different than most others. And it's today's Road Trip picture of the day challenge. Be the first to identify what and where it is, and you'll win a prize.
- Thu Jul 23 8:00 AM PDT 2009 Road Trip pic of the day, 7/23: Where is this?
Road Trip 2009 has taken me past more waterfalls than I can count, and that's certainly a good thing. But this one stuck in my memory. Be the first to tell me where it is, and you'll win a prize.
- Wed Jul 22 8:00 AM PDT 2009 Road Trip pic of the day, 7/22: Where is this?
Can you identify the spot in today's Road Trip Picture of the day challenge? If you're the first to do so, you will win a prize.
- Tue Jul 21 12:00 PM PDT 2009 Where it's easier to get good vanity license plates
On Road Trip 2009, CNET News reporter has been appreciating some of the simpler things about life in small towns and out in nature.
- Tue Jul 21 8:00 AM PDT 2009 Road Trip pic of the day, 7/21: Who's playing?
Sometimes, you just stumble onto a baseball game right across the street from your hotel. Be first to identify the teams in the Road Trip picture of the day, and you'll win a prize.
- Mon Jul 20 12:00 PM PDT 2009 Road Trip gadgets: MacBook Pro, Nikon D5000, LiveScribe Pulse
Having written dozens of stories, taken thousands of pictures, and conducted countless interviews, reporter credits a few key devices for making trip easier.
- Mon Jul 20 10:00 AM PDT 2009 Yellowstone dominated by geothermal activity
Old Faithful may be synonymous with the park's geothermal activity in most visitors' minds, but there are hundreds of other geysers, hot pools, etc., worth visiting.




