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Catch me on CNBC

Tune in to "Power Lunch" on CNBC, every Thursday at about 1:45 pm. There you'll see me almost every week, with my usual goofy take on tech. (The same segment will also become my regular Times video later that day.)

My PBS NOVA Miniseries

In case you missed my four-part NOVA mini-series, "Making Stuff," all is not lost. You can watch each episode in full - no ads, no fees, all free! (Your tax dollars at work...)

The show is about the latest in cutting-edge materials science. Carbon nanowires, spider silk from goats, stab-proof clothing - and that's just the beginning. To watch, click the show you want: "Making Stuff: Stronger", "Making Stuff: Smaller", "Making Stuff: Cleaner", "Making Stuff: Smarter".

This week's New York Times column

Embracing the Mothers of Invention

I’ll admit it: I’m sometimes smugly entertained by the older generation’s reaction to the fads of the Web. “Facebook? Why on earth would I want other people to know about my private life?” “Twitter? Who’s got the time for that nonsense?”

Come on, people. Open your minds. You don’t have to participate, but at least let the youngsters have their fun.

And then I started hearing people rave about Kickstarter.com. I was mystified by its success — and alarmed that I didn’t get it. Was I suffering from Early-Onset Fuddy-Duddyism?

Kickstarter is a “crowd-funding” site. It’s a place for creative people to get enough start-up money to get their projects off the ground. The categories include music, film, art, design, food, publishing and technology. The projects seeking support might be recording a CD, putting on a play, producing a short film or developing a cool new tech product...more

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Recent email column

A Gadget Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts

As a teenager growing up in the Cleveland suburbs, my first real job was at a Chick-fil-A restaurant in a local mall. I did everything: manned the cash register, made sandwiches and cleaned up.

It’d be fun to report that that job taught me important skills and precepts that followed me for the rest of my life, but that’d be pushing it.

That job did teach me, however, one important thing about the business world. My best friend, John, worked next door at a watch shop. He told me he could get incredible discounts on the watches — all I had to do was ask. I needed a watch, in fact, so I picked out a $200 model and asked what I’d have to pay. He said $60.

I was appalled. “You mean to tell me that your shop pays $60 for that watch, and then jacks up the price to $200 for the consumer? That’s outrageous! That’s practically robbery! You should be ashamed to work there!"...more

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Recent video

Show and Tell: iPhone 4S

David Pogue brings the new iPhone 4S to show and tell.

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Special interest - Scientific American Column

Check out my monthly column in Scientific American magazine! Each month, I take a broader look at what's going on with consumer tech and society….

Big Progress on the Little Things

Let's take a step back and praise three unsung trends in consumer electronics...more

Use It Better: The Worst Trends in Tech

Consumer technology doesn't always get better, faster and cheaper. Here are four bad moves that prove the future isn't always bright...more