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Revving up the Shelby GT500 for a road test
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The future of space travel
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Unboxing the Jawbone Up
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Unboxing the Fitbit One
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Episode 23: We got a Wii U!
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Episode 24: Jawbone Up vs. Fitbit One
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Episode 24: Jawbone Up vs. FitBit One
On this week's episode, I unbox two new fitness wearables, plus the GoPro Hero 3. Also, the GT500 on a race track and the future of space travel with SpaceX. By / December 11, 2012
Always On Torture Test Giveaway Extravaganza! iPod Touch, ThinkPad Carbon X1, and Kindle Fire HD
We tried hard to break them, and in the case of the Lenovo, we slightly succeeded. But this is your chance to rehabilitate some of our damaged gadgets and give them a better home. Enter in the comments to win. By / December 7, 2012
Episode 22: Kids vs. the iPod Touch
This week on Always On, I unbox a slew of Apple products (plus the Slingbox 500), and I sic four toddlers on a pair of unsuspecting iPod Touches. Chaos ensues. By / November 27, 2012
Episode 21: Unboxing Google's Nexus 4 phone and Nexus 10 tablet
Always On is back for the holidays with an unboxing extravaganza: Nexus 4, Nexus 10, Lumia 920, HTC 8X ... phew. Oh, and we find out if the Surface is as tough as Microsoft says. By / November 20, 2012
Episode 20: Unboxing the Microsoft Surface tablet
I went down to Microsoft's pop-up store in San Francisco and bought myself a Surface tablet to unbox ... and I can't wait to skateboard on it. Also this week, Jeff Cannata goes crazy on a ruggedized Pentax camera. By / October 30, 2012
DIY: Turn an old lamp into a flexible phone stand
Get the DIY version of the "Une Bobine" Kickstarter project, and make your own flexible phone stand from an old gooseneck lamp. By / October 24, 2012
Always On torture-test giveaway: One iPhone 4S (bricked)
It's just a little water damage -- or a lot of water damage. But we think you'll still want the iPhone 4S we washed in the washing machine. Anything can be fixed, right? By / October 19, 2012
Episode 18: The Galaxy Note 2 and a ThinkPad torture test
This week, Always On unboxes the cult-fave Galaxy Note 2, tortures a supposedly rugged ThinkPad ultrabook, and drives a car that literally will not allow you to rear-end something. By / October 16, 2012
Episode 17: Kindle-palooza!
This week we have Amazon on the brain, and decided to take on two of the four new kindles announced last month. By / October 10, 2012
How to record live TV on your computer
The Hauppauge HD PVR lets you record live TV (or video gameplay) directly on your computer for delayed viewing or transferring to a mobile device. Find out how to get started. By / October 9, 2012