America Online on Monday said that it plans to develop a "reality treasure hunt" show called "Gold Rush" in a new deal with Mark Burnett Productions, the company that created such hits as "Survivor" and "The Apprentice." According to a press release, the show will "track real-life challengers searching for treasure across the United States" based on clues embedded throughout the AOL network and in print, wireless and television media.
Details of the project--including the logistics of who can participate and what the prizes might entail--remain scant, though Mark Burnett said in a statement that the show aims to feed the desires of reality-show fans "who want a lot more content than they can enjoy during one hour of television per week." AOL spokeswoman Ruth Sarfaty told CNET News.com that "it's a top secret situation at the moment," revealing only that the show will likely debut later this year.
Chinese authorities have reportedly taken iPads from a third-party retailer, a move apparently brought on by Apple's continued refusal to honor a trademark for the iPad name owned by a Chinese manufacturer.
NY professor believes that a word-based algorithm can help bring together those who believe, with one glimpse, that they have found and lost the love of their lives.
After a higher-than-expected fourth quarter, the video subscription service unburdens itself of a pending yearlong class action suit and settles for $9 million.
Along with green-lighting Google's buy of Motorola, the Justice Department today OKs an Apple-Microsoft-RIM partnership deal to buy Nortel patents, and Apple's plan to acquire Novell patents.
Chamtech's spray-on antenna uses a nano material to provide a low-power boost to antenna range. The wireless-in-a-can product may some day bring an end to unsightly cell towers.
This week, we pass around Sony's new PlayStation Vita for some hands-on testing, check out HP's newest Beats Audio laptop, and debate the best and worst Valentine's Day gadget gifts.
EnerG2 opens a plant to make an engineered carbon that will improve performance of energy storage devices and make storage for start-stop hybrid cars less expensive.
