Five states. Two weeks. Hop in the Subaru as CNET News.com reporter Daniel Terdiman traverses the Pacific Northwest with a car full of travel-friendly gadgets, many of which are review units he'll test along the way. He'll visit kinetic sculptures, rain forests and laser shows and report on the making of virtual-reality glasses and even on technology in a very low-tech place--baseball's minor leagues.

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Overcoming car navigation system user error

blog Looks like Daniel may have missed a crucial step in getting the Garmin Nuvi 350 car navigation system to work right.
July 11, 2006

Postmortem on a gadget-filled journey

After 16 days and 3,279 miles, Daniel weighs in on the technology that accompanied him along the way.
July 7, 2006

Redding's Sundial Bridge a jaw-dropper

blog Santiago Calatrava's glorious creation is one of the most amazing examples of bridge as art in the world.
July 4, 2006

Geodesic domes: 'Doing more with less'

In the small Oregon town of Ashland, a leading maker of geodesic dome kits advances Buckminster Fuller's vision.
July 3, 2006

Respite at a natural hot spring

blog After two weeks on the road, a tired Daniel discovers soaking in hot water to be the penultimate experience of the journey.
July 2, 2006

Finding battery power on a long road trip

blog Keeping an inventory of nine gadgets powered while on the move proves a constant challenge for Daniel.
June 30, 2006

Jostling to get inside Google's Oregon outpost

Roving reporter makes a valiant but unsuccessful attempt to get up close to the new facility along the Columbia River.
June 29, 2006

Take tech out to the ballgame--sort of

Technology has a way to go before it hits the major leagues in America's national pastime, but strides are being made.
June 28, 2006

A 747 in the middle of nowhere

blog A low-flying JAL aircraft makes a surprise appearance above a two-lane highway in rural Washington state.
June 27, 2006

Grand Coulee Dam: A staggering production

At the dam that powers much of the Pacific Northwest, amazement at what man can build--and sadness at the costs.
June 27, 2006

Two thousand miles and a great view

blog Daniel hits the 2,000-mile mark staring at what some have called "the eighth wonder of the world."
June 26, 2006

Regional Burning Man flares in Seattle

The fourth-annual Critical Massive in the forest north of Seattle is that community's regional burn.
June 26, 2006

Virtual reality in a real lab

Some of the hottest virtual and augmented-reality projects emerging from industry today started in a lab at the University of Washington.
Video: Running circles in the VirtuSphere
Video: Picture book comes to life
June 21, 2006

Forests: The good, the bad and the ugly

Stunningly lush Hoh Rain Forest in Washington stands in stark contrast to acres of clear-cut forestland, Daniel finds.
June 20, 2006

Fans of sci-fi 'Serenity' follow their bliss

Joss Whedon groupies wish their favorite screenwriter a happy birthday by staging multiple screenings of the cult film.
June 19, 2006

At the helm of the 'Spruce Goose'

Howard Hughes' winged boondoggle is one mammoth aircraft. And it's not just anyone who gets to climb inside.
June 19, 2006

Art, engineering and a few bicycles

Duane Flatmo's Arcata Kinetic Lab is a place where Picasso's spirit is alive and well--in human-powered movable sculpture.
June 16, 2006

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