Geek Gestalt explores the Northeast
CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman is back on the road again. This year, beginning June 24, he'll be driving a car loaded with tech gear thousands of miles up and down the East Coast, searching for the most interesting spots for technology, military, research and development, naval shipbuilding, and more. He'll begin at a NASA facility in Virginia, hit induction day at the Naval Academy, watch paper money get made in Washington D.C., and coins get made in Philadelphia, and see how the famous PostSecret project comes together. Come along for the ride, all without leaving your computer.
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Making the world's most cutting-edge aircraft carrier
At Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va., the Navy's next-generation carrier is well under way. It will forever change the way such vessels are made.
• Photos: Building the world's most advanced aircraft carrier
Behind the scenes with the next-gen $100 bill
Just two months after the U.S. Bureau of Engraving & Printing introduced the brand-new $100 bill, CNET gets a chance to see every step of the bills' production process.
• Photos: Making the next-gen Benjamin
From metal to money: Making America's coins
At the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, more than 20 million coins are made every day. CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman watches the production process up close.
• Photos: Making coin at the U.S. Mint
Grand Central's multimillion-dollar secrets
Daniel Terdiman got a chance to see a side of New York's flagship train terminal that few get to see, including a hidden underground station with secret presidential ambitions.
• Photos: Grand Central Terminal's best-kept secrets
Inside the world's most advanced submarine
Aboard the Virginia class sub North Carolina, CNET sees how the Navy has taken submarines and added servers, wireless networking, and digital periscope visualization.
• Photos: Navy's most cutting-edge submarine tech ever
Harley-Davidson's latest and greatest bikes
Daniel Terdiman appreciates adventure, and as part of his, he went to see Harley-Davidson put together the machines that will take countless people on endless journeys.
• Photos: The 2011 Harleys roll off the line
Inside the Navy's next-generation destroyer
CNET stops in at Raytheon's Integrated Defense Systems facility in Rhode Island and gets the low-down on the DDG 1000, the U.S. Navy's most advanced destroyer ever.
• Photos: The Navy's next-generation destroyer
Visiting Fallingwater, America's most beautiful house
Frank Lloyd Wright's 1937 masterpiece still wows hundreds of thousands of visitors a year. Some call it the best home ever built in the U.S. Daniel Terdiman finds it beyond impressive.
• Photos: The majesty of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater
The 501st Legion's real-world 'Star Wars' empire
At Celebration V, the founders of the global fan club centered around high-quality Galactic Empire costumery talked about their labor of love.
• Photos: TK helmets from the Galactic Empire
Behind the scenes with PostSecret
On Saturdays, Frank Warren organizes and posts the secrets for his famous blog. Daniel Terdiman was on hand to witness the work thousands will see Sunday.
• Photos: At home with PostSecret
Wrapping up a fantastic Road Trip 2010
After traveling 5,266 miles--through 13 states and Washington, D.C.--CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman's annual journey is over. Here's a collection of the best the Northeast has to offer.
Latest stories from Road Trip 2010
Road Trip Pic of the Week 9/9: What is this?
If you know who this is and where she's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Week challenge.
Road Trip Pic of the Week, 9/2: What is this?
If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Week challenge.
Road Trip Pic of the Week 8/26: Who is this?
If you know who this is and where she's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Week challenge.
Road Trip Pic of the Day going weekly
Since early June, CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman has posted a daily picture and tasked readers with identifying it. Now, with Road Trip 2010 completed, the daily challenge is going weekly. Please come back each Thursday.
Road Trip Pic of the Day 8/24: What is this?
If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.
Road Trip puts iPhone 4 and iPad to the test
Road Trip 2010: Each year, CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman gets the chance to test out Apple's latest over several thousands of miles of driving. This year, that meant the iPhone 4, the iPad 3G, and the latest 13-inch MacBook Pro.
Road Trip Pic of the Day 8/23: What is this?
If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.
Road Trip Pic of the Day 8/22: What is this?
If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.
Road Trip Pic of the Day 8/21: What is this?
If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.
On Road Trip, a thumbs-up for Porsche's Panamera
Road Trip 2010: It wouldn't be possible to tackle weeks' worth of reporting spread over 13 states without a good car, and for that, CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman got the chance to drive 5,000 miles in Porsche's Panamera.
Road Trip Pic of the Day 8/20: What is this?
If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.
Wrapping up a fantastic Road Trip 2010
Road Trip 2010: After traveling 5,266 miles--through 13 states and Washington, D.C.--CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman's annual journey is over. Here's a collection of the best the Northeast has to offer.
Road Trip Pic of the Day 8/19: What is this?
If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.
Road Trip Pic of the Day 8/18: What is this?
If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.
Road Trip Pic of the Day 8/17: What is this?
If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.
Road Trip Pic of the Day 8/16: What is this?
If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.
When droids break their huddle
Road Trip 2010: After a mass gathering of droids--R2-D2s and friends--at Celebration V, what happens when they must all go their separate ways? A lot of beeping, booping, and confusion over whose R2 is whose.
Road Trip Pic of the Day 8/15: What is this?
If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.
George Lucas on making 'Star Wars': 'It helps to be nuts'
Road Trip 2010: CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman was just one of thousands who flocked to see the "Star Wars" creator talk about the history of the mega-hit sci-fi franchise. Lucas was joined onstage by Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and interviewer Jon Stewart.
All six 'Star Wars' films coming to Blu-ray
Road Trip 2010: At Celebration V in Orlando, Fla., George Lucas said that all six live-action movies will be coming out in the high-definition format in 2011.
Road Trip Pic of the Day 8/14: What is this?
If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.
With kids, the future of 'Star Wars' is rosy
Road Trip 2010: CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman figured kids were getting hooked on George Lucas' sci-fi universe through video games and books, but it seems the 'Star Wars' movies are still dominant.
Road Trip Pic of the Day 8/13: What is this?
If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.
The 501st Legion's real-world 'Star Wars' empire
Road Trip 2010: At Celebration V, the founders of the global fan club centered around high-quality Galactic Empire costumery talked about their labor of love.
Road Trip Pic of the Day 8/12: What is this?
If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.
Visiting Fallingwater, America's most beautiful house
Road Trip 2010: Frank Lloyd Wright's 1937 masterpiece still wows hundreds of thousands of visitors a year. Some call it the best home ever built in the U.S. Either way, CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman finds it beyond impressive.
Road Trip Pic of the Day 8/11: What is this?
If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.
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- As an ex-navy (Canadian) guy I was amazed at the advancement shown in the pics of the submarine....probably hve to be a proffessor type to command one of those.
Anyway it is very interesting. Norm MacDermid Stratford, Canada. - Reply to this comment
- I'm sorry to report that there are only 59 miles of carriage roads with about 49 inside the park itself. The rest of the carriage roads are on Rockefeller property open to the public except bicycles due to an incident a few years ago when David Rockefeller and his wife Peggy were out for a stroll and basically told by some bicyclists to get off the road. Instead of getting off the road Mr. Rockefeller banded bikes from his section of the carriage roads. This developed heat editorials in the local papers but the phohibition stands today.
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- COOPERSTOWN is one of my favorite places to visit! You should have been there in 07 when Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn were inducted. Oh Man, Close to 80,000 decended on that small little town that day!!! Can you guess who my favorite HOF 07 was? ;<)
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