Picnic on the Moon and Kung Fu Panda
You only have till June 27, so act now and get your name in the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) - it's free to send your name to the moon, and you get a printable certificate. Let's see how many people we can add to the 1.4 million already slated for the microchip. Use "I'm Joining the Smarts-" for your first name, and then your first and last name for the last name. It's easy!
On tonight's show, we cover everything from going paperless to where not to shop, hybrid cars, Apple news, lots of cool stuff online, and planning for Father's Day. Plus, we've got Jennifer's interviews from the Kung Fu Panda red carpet!
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Hour 1
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says we'll be paperless in 10 years. We think it might take longer, although we're in favor of no more store receipts! What about having someone else host your email attachments, so you don't have to worry about downloading them? Max learned something new about URLs. Our Best Buy shopping policy, based on their return policy. A listener reports no problems with Best Buy in Canada. New car quality has improved a lot. New batteries mean a quicker payback for hybrids. Max rants about the rules for hybrid tax breaks. The Prius may soon be made in America. John Mayer hates Guitar Hero. Look out for ads in PS3 games.
Geekspeak - ADR
Bookmark This! - Father's Day info and ideas
Hour 2
Apple news, including rumors for next week's WWDC. Wal-mart gets into the online classifieds business, as Microsoft gets out. It's illegal to re-use post office shipping boxes. Old TV shows new to DVD. Kung Fu Panda red carpet. Send your name to the moon.
Geekspeak - TK
Bookmark This! - Father's Day gift ideas
Hour 3
Check out Walt Disney World in 3D, thanks to Google Earth. Get updates from inside the park at Twisney.com. JetBlue adds to in-flight WiFi. Max brings up an interesting (smelly) fact about international bathrooms. MIT makes a Wii game for the visually-impaired. A grandpa makes a browser for his autistic grandson (download the Zac browser free). Check out Matt Savage and his trio. Verizon buying AllTel - makes them bigger than AT&T. Memories of phones owned by the phone company. CBS buys CNET. Mars buying Wrigley. Voodoo PC's web site seems to be burning up. Gmail is testing new features. Take a peek at your teen's cell phone photos - there may be a problem!
Geekspeak - CGI
Bookmark This! - Free Father's Day cards
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