he Case-mate Hug is a wireless induction charging system for $100.

Best Buy will begin selling Panasonic 3DTVs in 300 locations for about $2500.

Amazon looks to be hiring someone to possibly work on a new Web browser for the Kindle.

Black Swan is a Web app, or Weblication, for Google Voice that looks and works like a native application.

We have new video of the HP Slate, in which we see more of the UI. You can see the entire video at geekbrief.tv/hpslate.

Microflown is working on some cool new military technology that determines the types of weapons being used and where they're coming from.

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Gary returns to the couch for a laid back Friday episode and talks about the cool appellation of Gigondas in the Southern Rhone. Having trouble viewing this video? Try the Quicktime version. Comments on this episode(1) Post a comment › “First!!!!!…” by philoxera View all 1 › Wines tasted in this episode: 2007 Arnoux Gigondas Vieilles VignesGigondas 2007 [...]

Gary and the 3 Thieves taste The Show Malbec and speak more about the wine business. Having trouble viewing this video? Try the Quicktime version. Comments on this episode(271) Post a comment › “QsOTD:1) Mom and Dad working their asses off so I could go to coll…” by SourGrapesFC “Great show, had me laughing through both episodes.QOTD1: Swig [...]

One of my favorite companies, Pandora is thriving lately. They've gone from the founder driving around the country spreading the word about the service, to 48 million users and an expected $100 million in revenue this year.

The Joey Roth Ceramic Speakers are cool looking speakers made of porcelain and baltic birch plywood, cork, aluminum and cast iron.

I talked about the Martin Jetpack on Brief 692, and now I have an update for you. They're going to be making 500 units available for sale for $75,000 each.

Codeorgan.com turns your website's code into a song, using the most commonly used note to formulate a unique song. Watch the video to hear GeekBrief.TV's song.

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Joel Gott, Charles Bieler, and Roger Scommegna sit down with Gary for a special release of The Show Malbec on Wine Library TV. Having trouble viewing this video? Try the Quicktime version. Comments on this episode(262) Post a comment › “Really interesting conversation about the wine world and Malbec. Fasc…” by JayZee13 “Good topic, Gary. I had [...]

I've always said I don't want my Gmail and my social networks to collide, but with the release of a browser plugin called Rapportive I change my mind! Rapportive replaces the ads on the right side of your email with information about the person you're talking with.

USmart claims to have the world's smallest computer with a 4.8" screen, 1GB of RAM and 4GB of storage.

Panasonic announced another round of Micro Four Thirds cameras. The DMC-G10 and DMC-G2 both shoot 720p video and have a 12.1 megapixel Live MOS sensor.

The University of Tokyo's JSK Robotic Laboratory has been building Kojiro, a humanoid robot that's made up of artificial bones, muscles and tendons. It has a human like spine structure, and motors move cables in a way that mimics human movements.

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Gary tastes 2 wines, a Vouvray and a Montlouis, made from the interesting and versatile Chenin Blanc grape. Having trouble viewing this video? Try the Quicktime version. Comments on this episode(316) Post a comment › “QOTD: Me!I think I'm hysterical….” by jayhitek “Crazy, i just had the 2005 Francois Chidaine Montlouis Les Tuffeaux 2 …” by stevez65 View all [...]

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ASUS' new RT-N56U is a super thin router with a modern design.

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