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Buzz Out Loud 811: I invented that

Whether it's the BlackBerry, the Internet, CNET TV, or hilarious jokes about the Large Hadron Collider, it's a good bet that someone either on or in today's show invented it. Probably Molly. Also in the news today, Nintendo is super rich, the first Android phone is getting a Steve-note (sans Steve) on September 23, and some celebrity Internet gossip.

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EPISODE 811

I am a comic genius! Daily Show thinks so, too! http://themolly.com/blog/?p=86

Official: First Android phone on September 23 http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/09/official-first.html … Read more

The 404 126: Where we're going to miss George Carlin (except Wilson)

Today we celebrate the life of George Carlin, whose controversial brand of comedy paved the way for future acts like the 404. We promise to continue pushing the envelope, sir! On today's show, we give it up to Weezer, say bye-bye to Bill Gates, spout out some serious Bakalisms, pimp the greatest Web site on the Internet, and dish out our best advice to our teenage listeners. We also make plans to build a giant pool full of gold coins. The 404: Whoo-ooh! EPISODE 126 Download today's podcast

Spyware Horror Story: Addicted to cracks

In which two readers were burned by high-risk computing.

Submitted by Peter; Tamuning, Guam

Well, to begin with, I tried to get Microsoft Office Enterprise Edition from torrents site mininova.com. There was even a whole bunch of comments saying that it worked "great." So when it finally finished downloading, I opened it, and got it installed. It really did work "great." But then after a few times running it, things started to go wrong. So I tried deleting, but it keeps saying that its "write-protected." I opened the folder and deleted random files … Read more

Photos: Cracking open the MacBook Air

Ever since the MacBook Air was released, we've been wondering how Apple fit an entire working computer into a space as thin as a magazine. Mark Kaelin over at TechRepublic has cracked open the brand new notebook computer, and you can have a look inside without voiding anyone's warranty.

Check out the glory of ribbon cables in this News.com gallery: Photos: Cracking open the MacBook Air

Photos: Cracking open the Blackbird gaming PC

Right in time for the Game Developers Conference, News.com is excerpting another TechRepublic feature in which they dive into the guts of a popular piece of equipment. With a $6000 price tag, the Blackbird might not be ubiquitous, but it's certainly an object of intense lust for many gamers.

Don't think any PC's worth that investment? Check out the full gallery at News.com: "Cracking open the HP Blackbird gaming PC"

BlackBerry gets some Bluetooth help for music

Now that they're back among the living (for now), CrackBerry addicts can get their fix in a new way with a "Bluetooth Music Gateway" that will stream tunes wirelessly to portable speakers or another system, according to Boy Genius Report. And it may actually be more useful than originally billed, as Engadget speculates that the new matchbook-sized dongle from RIM can be used with devices other than the BlackBerry as well. Regardless of how it works, anything that keeps the thumbs off the keys is probably a good thing.

Photos: Cracking open the TRS-80

Yep...that TRS-80. The one from Radio Shack. You know, from the '80s. The one you spent countless hours learning how to talk to in the most intimate terms then known to computer science. Well, TechRepublic dives right in with its screwdriver, in a gallery excerpted on CNET News.com: "Cracking open the TRS-80"

Get out your handkerchiefs, computer scientists of a certain age--this one's a tearjerker!

'Xtensor' claims CrackBerry rehabilitation

We recognize that "BlackBerry Thumb" can be an all-too-real affliction but, seriously, if you need something like this therapeutic contraption you've really got to let it go. Literally.

The "Xtensor" claims to be "the first product on the market to perform with true bio-mechanically correctness and treats the direct cause of this pain." That may be so, but to us it looks like a bowling glove combined with those elastic bands that pitchers use for to exercise their rotator cuffs.

In any case, the makers of the Xtensor say it can help rehabilitate … Read more