CNET Live

Tune in to CNET Live today

Hosts Tom Merritt and Brian Cooley have struck gold with their new Live streaming program on CNET TV. With a hot live guest every week and an opportunity for viewers to call in to get their personal tech queries answered, it's the best thing to do on a Thursday afternoon...since afternoon cartoons!

Past guests include Justin Kan of JustinTV and James Kao at Green Citizen, who shed some wisdom on earth-friendly tech. Last week, Biz Stone from Twitter.com joined CNET Live to talk about the future of mini-blogging. Tom and Brian also took a number of calls, … Read more

CNET Live Episode 3 Show Notes

Thanks again to Biz Stone for coming on the show, it was good fun chatting about Twitter in person.

Things we crave

Tom: Keychain light sabers

Brian: Outdoor HDTV

Twitter

Text message championship

Video editor Jahshaka

Instlux way to install Linux without a CD

Download of the week: GAIM universal instant messenger

Battery doesn't charge on your iPod

Best of the Web: Buyyourfriendadrink.com

Next week: Kyte TV

CNET Live show No. 2!

We are just a few short hours away from CNET Live show No. 2!

The theme today is Earth Day, so we'll be talking to a recycling expert, showing you hybrid car videos, and talking about being technologically green. Plus, we'll be taking your calls on anything and everything tech!

Don't miss your chance to call in to ask Brian or Tom a question about all things tech--or just sit back and watch them answer other people's questions. Maybe the other people have the same issues you do--or, maybe they have an issue you didn't … Read more

CNET Live is really coming....

We just finished two rehearsals of CNET Live, the new call-in show that premieres Thursday April 12 at 4 p.m. Eastern time. It's weird to rehearse a live show. For instance, Suzy Brannon, one of our product managers, filled in for tomorrow's guest Justin.TV. She wore a baseball cap and had to sit forward in her chair as if she had a backpack on.

Also, Brian and I had to come up with millions of ways to say things without blowing our best stuff in practice.

I think the best part was when we took a … Read more

CNET Live getting ready for Thursday debut

We just got out of our production meeting for CNET Live and things are coming together.

CNET Live will be a half-hour technology call-in show hosted by myself and Brian Cooley, along with the whole CNET TV crew. We'll be answering calls and e-mails and doling out tips, tricks, and picks, every Thursday at 4 p.m. EST, 1 p.m. PST, and 10 a.m. HST.

This week, we have Justin.TV confirmed as a guest, we'll show you a free way to play any video from the Web, and we'll take a look at a … Read more

CNET Live Tech Rehearsal is smashing -- literally

This morning as the studio was getting set in order for the CNET Live rehearsal we heard the always-jarring sound of shattering glass. Several folks ran to the scene to render assistance only to be shooed away by a chagrined cameraman. It's bad enough when you break something, it sucks when people all rush to see. But we just wanted to make sure he was OK. The rehearsal itself went well. We had some glitches with looking at the right cameras and some wrangling over the order of stuff. technically everything worked well except a couple dead batteries. Our … Read more