http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box Latest videos from CNETTV.co.uk en Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:33:01 +0100 CNET Networks UK http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-3-7-place-your-bets-on-ibm-s-racetrack-10000310.htm In this episode of ZDNet.co.uk's Dialogue Box, Rupert Goodwins and Charles McLellan dig out their binoculars and unleash the "could-o-meter" as they investigate IBM's Racetrack memory, and take their finest pointing sticks to the bigger and even better Asus Eee PC 900, which now has more memory, a bigger screen and iPhone-like finger-glide technology. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:33:01 +0100 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-3-7-place-your-bets-on-ibm-s-racetrack-10000310.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-06-intel-development-forum-debrief-10000306.htm What do the Atom processor, MIDs, a bio-sensing chip, fuel cells, Shanghai's traffic and a revolution in photography have in common? ZDNet.co.uk's Rupert Goodwins and Charles McLellan investigate as they bring you a rundown of Intel's recent Development Forum. Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-06-intel-development-forum-debrief-10000306.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-3-5-return-of-the-axis-of-awesome-10000296.htm The Axis of Awesome is back! Rupert Goodwins and Charles McLellan get their hands on some recently released mobile gadgets and debate their coolness and usefulness. Can an Apple iPhone stand up to the likes of a military-grade rugged laptop? How cool is a solar panel that will charge your mobile phone? And why does an Etch-A-Sketch get a look in? Find out all the answers in the latest episode of Dialogue Box. Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:05:01 +0100 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-3-5-return-of-the-axis-of-awesome-10000296.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-3-4-are-black-websites-really-greener-10000276.htm If you want to be green, you should give your website a black background. True or false? ZDNet.co.uk's Rupert Goodwins and Charles McLellan don their white coats and get up close and personal with monitors to investigate for this environmentally friendly episode of Dialogue Box. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:34:01 +0100 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-3-4-are-black-websites-really-greener-10000276.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-3-3-barbados-or-bust-10000270.htm Dialogue Box's Rupert Goodwins is on his own in the studio this week, as Charles McLellan jets off to the West Indies - so he says... In actual fact that sneaky technician is just a few yards away, but the duo are testing telepresence, or to be more specific the benefits of the LifeSize Express, the company's mid-range video-conferencing kit. Is it worth the £3,500 it retails for? Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:31:01 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-3-3-barbados-or-bust-10000270.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-3-2-why-the-wait-for-solid-state-10000263.htm In this episode of ZDNet.co.uk's Dialogue Box, Rupert Goodwins and Charles McLellan revisit solid-state memory a year on from the last time and ask 'Where are our 64GB drives?'. They explore the reasons why solid-state drives are not yet available and show the differences between standard flash memory drives and multi-level cells. Do they find the answer to their question? Click the player above and find out... Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:47:01 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-3-2-why-the-wait-for-solid-state-10000263.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-3-1-another-fine-mesh-10000255.htm In the first in this new series of Dialogue Box, ZDNet.co.uk's zany tech show, Rupert Goodwins and Charles McLellan examine three low-power laptops: Asus' Eee PC, the Intel Classmate PC and the OLPC XO. Not content with the constraints of the studio tests, however, the adventurous duo head out into the wild to perform a test of Mesh networking... and find themselves in familiar territory. Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:46:02 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-3-1-another-fine-mesh-10000255.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-2-10-the-new-year-tech-news-roundup-10000156.htm ZDNet.co.uk's Dialogue Box takes a whistlestop tour of the top tech news stories of 2007, and looks ahead to what the major headlines might be in 2008. Can the Asus Eee PC get product of the year? Just what has Microsoft been doing with Vista? And why is space such a dangerous place in 2008? Find out in the final episode of this series... Wed, 02 Jan 2008 11:34:01 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-2-10-the-new-year-tech-news-roundup-10000156.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-2-9-here-is-the-wireless-weather-forecast-10000138.htm ZDNet.co.uk's Rupert Goodwins and Charles McLellan get the lowdown on 802.11n Wi-Fi in a London hotel, and bring you the nationwide outlook for 3G coverage. Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:55:02 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-2-9-here-is-the-wireless-weather-forecast-10000138.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-2-8-asus-eee-the-sequel-10000128.htm ZDNet.co.uk's Rupert Goodwins and Charles McLellan bring you the latest on one of the most popular products of the year - Asus' Eee PC - before they get stuck into it with a screwdriver and dissect it to within an inch of its life. Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:38:02 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-2-8-asus-eee-the-sequel-10000128.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-2-7-making-an-omelette-with-penryn-10000110.htm This week's episode of Dialogue Box cooks up a culinary analogy to explain what actually goes on inside a processor. Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:51:02 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-2-7-making-an-omelette-with-penryn-10000110.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-2-6-celebrating-60-years-of-transistors-10000097.htm Dialogue Box marks the launch of Intel's Penryn processors by examining the history of the transistor, with the help of a kiwi fruit. Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:07:01 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-2-6-celebrating-60-years-of-transistors-10000097.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-2-5-who-s-king-of-the-os-jungle-10000096.htm Dialogue Box hacks its way through the IT jungle, pitting Ubuntu's Gutsy Gibbon, Apple's Leopard and Microsoft's Vista against each other in a bid to reveal the alpha OS. Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:58:01 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-2-5-who-s-king-of-the-os-jungle-10000096.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-2-4-how-the-asus-eee-stole-hearts-10000049.htm Dialogue Box peers into the future — and the present's pretty good too, with Asus's new £200 laptop. Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:45:02 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-2-4-how-the-asus-eee-stole-hearts-10000049.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-2-3-smartphones-and-cool-laptops-under-scrutiny-10000048.htm Dialogue Box goes on the prowl at the Symbian Smartphone Show, and finds the only full-spec laptop light enough to use as a yo-yo. Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:00:01 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-2-3-smartphones-and-cool-laptops-under-scrutiny-10000048.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-2-2-wireless-networking-hits-the-buffers-10000047.htm Dialogue Box's resident buffers check how much of 802.11n's hype is reality - and how much just irradiated hot air... Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:44:01 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-2-2-wireless-networking-hits-the-buffers-10000047.htm http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-2-1-inside-a-blade-server-10000046.htm Dialogue Box steps inside a blade server — with a little help from the magic screwdriver of shrinkage. Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:32:01 +0000 http://www.cnettv.co.uk/technology/dialogue-box/episode-2-1-inside-a-blade-server-10000046.htm