http://news.cnet.com/8300-13772_3-52.html en-us Daniel Terdiman, uniquely positioned to take you into the middle of another side of technology, chronicles his explorations of the "fun beat," from cultural phenomena such as Burning Man to cutting-edge aircraft to game conventions. 2009 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10390179-52.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=GeekGestalt Well-known video game designer will get a chance to show the world the mischievous side of the world-famous cartoon icon in Disney's Epic Mickey, a game for the Wii scheduled for a fall 2010 release. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10390179-52.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST Daniel Terdiman http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10387365-52.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=GeekGestalt Service has 1.419 million users, a number that was meant to be redacted in documents filed with regulators, according to BusinessWeek. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10387365-52.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:24:00 PDT Daniel Terdiman http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10385526-52.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=GeekGestalt With the power of computers doubling about every 18 months, according to Moore's Law, the fact that the PS2 is still selling is pretty impressive. Can its successors follow suit? http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10385526-52.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:00:00 PDT Daniel Terdiman http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10382810-52.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=GeekGestalt The U2 360 concerts are huge by any measure. But on Sunday, with what may have been the largest live-stream ever, the tour got even bigger. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10382810-52.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:39:00 PDT Daniel Terdiman http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10382653-52.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=GeekGestalt NASA's K10 rovers are built to navigate the lunar surface on the go, a big change from previous Mart rovers, which had to stop to calculate their movements. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10382653-52.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:00:00 PDT Daniel Terdiman http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10382177-52.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=GeekGestalt The new, free app provides pictures, video, Twitter feeds, countdown clocks, and a wealth of other information for fans of NASA. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10382177-52.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:05:00 PDT Daniel Terdiman http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10380994-52.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=GeekGestalt Although it's not a certified trend, the PS3's sales victory in September is seen as a harbinger of good things for the perennial video game console also-ran. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10380994-52.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:00:00 PDT Daniel Terdiman http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10379610-52.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=GeekGestalt Sunday night, fans won't have to travel to see U2. Band's show in Pasadena, Calif., will be broadcast live on YouTube. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10379610-52.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:00:00 PDT Daniel Terdiman http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10378573-52.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=GeekGestalt A new initiative from the nonprofit Internet Archive aims to make all books, commercial or public domain, available for digital distribution. If it works, Amazon could be in serious trouble. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10378573-52.html Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:06:00 PDT Daniel Terdiman http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10378392-52.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=GeekGestalt After nearly three years, Sony's video game console came out on top last month, largely thanks to the August release of the PS3 Slim and its $299 price tag. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10378392-52.html Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:22:00 PDT Daniel Terdiman