Rocketboom Tech’s Ellie Rountree reviews 6 new applications for you to try on your Mac and/or PC! Applications: Things, Team Viewer, Self Control, Last Pass, Songbird, Party Booth.

Rocketboom Tech’s Ellie Rountree interviews Boxee founders Avner Ronen and Idan Cohen. Boxee is a featured app in the Intel Atom Developer Program for MIDs. Music by Podington Bear.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Rocketboom Tech’s Ellie Rountree speaks with Alvaro Fernandez, Founder of SharpBrains, to learn more about the neurology of our brains and cognitive training. Story links: Hippocampus, brain training, drivesharp Assets: transcranial magnetic stimulation, TMS, TMS 2, , Frontal Lobe

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Rocketboom Tech’s Ellie Rountree talks about generative music and interviews “laptop musician” Luke DuBois about his work in this medium. Story links: Generative Art, Luke DuBois Assets: Mozart, Golan Levin.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Rocketboom Tech’s correspondent, Ellie Rountree, talks about the concept of Singularity and how it could potentially change the world. Story links: Moore’s Law, The Coming Superbrain, By 2040 you will be able to upload your brain…, Darwin’s Robots, Games Design Themselves, LIBBY - Vocal Artificial Intelligence ‘Search’ Example., Singularity University Assets: Moore’s Law and AI, Matrix Trailer, The Terminator Movie Trailer, The Restaurant Game, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree recommends 5 tips for installing Windows 7. Story links: Five Reasons Windows XP Has About a Year to Live, Windows 7 Packaging, Explore the possibilities of Dell and Windows 7, Windows 7 Icons, Dropbox, Dropbox, 8 ways to make use of dropio, Mozy, Free Backups with Mozy, Windows Server 2008, Flash Drives, HP 250GB Pocket Media Drive, Drobo, HP 250GB Pocket, Recommended Fix for Adobe Photoshop CS4, Sound Blaster, Creative Sound Blaster Extigy review, Microsoft Store, Windows 7 Upgrade Time Tops Out at 20 Hours.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree explains how to optimize your Netbook. Story links: PC900 Comparison, MB1, Digital Pen Electronic Ink, News-Geek, Shocked Senior Man, Old Woman Using Laptop, Old Women with Laptop, Nerd 1, Parents Using Computer, Kids.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree talks about the advancement of home robots from 1982 to today. Story links: NYT: Planning Domesticated Robots, Android Amusement Corp, Boys and Robots Will Be Boys, Tomy Omnibot 5402 From 1984 in Action!, Omnibot 5402/TR5000 By Tomy, Talking Robie 2, Furby Commercial 2000-Ain’t No Furby Like Mine, Personal Robots CYE, Cye Pictures, First Generation Roomba Commercial, Shopsweeping, Floorwashing, Guttercleaning, Robomow, Paradise Robotics Lawnbott Evolution LB3210, Husqvarna AutoMower at work, RIBA, CMU, Personal Robotics in Pittsburgh, Autonomous Manipulation (IRP2008)

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Rocketboom Tech’s Ellie Rountree talks about the best Bond gadgets from the last 50 years.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

“Blue Pi” by Digital Juice, wires, BMW 750i, boombox, ericsson, FCC, 1984 cell phone, safecracker, lockmasters, laser induced, ionatron, ghetto blaster, mobile phone gun, abc news, Tomorrow Never Dies, JD Films, Top Gear, Lewis Hamilton, so you can keep an eye on me, digital angel, wired,

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree visits engineer and founder of Adafruit Industries, Limor Fried, to talk about their DIY open source electronic kits.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree tells you about 8 applications you should try. Vuze (PC or Mac), Fluid (Mac), Spotify PC or Mac), Airfoil (PC or Mac), Readability (PC or Mac), Caffeine (Mac), Awaken (Mac), Write Room (Mac)

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree tests out a new application from the UK-based company, Across Air, called Nearest Subway and interviews Managing Director Chetan Damani.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree speaks with artist and programmer Zach Lieberman about his work on interactive art including openFrameworks, computer vision and the creation of the Toyota IQ font.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree interviews Scott Beale of Laughing Squid, one of the oldest independently owned and operated web hosts in San Francisco. Music by Podington Bear.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree talks to artists Jeff Crouse and Aaron Meyers about their augmented reality game, The World Series of Tubing.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree attends Research@Intel Day in Mountain View, CA.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree explores the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree visits the first Consumer Genetics Show in Boston, MA. Extra: Ellie interviews molecular geneticist George Church.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree speaks with Dr. Carl Dietrich, co-founder of Terrafugia, creators of the Transition flying car (or ‘roadable aircraft‘) at the 2009 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree takes a look at the soon to be released Palm Pre. Extras #1, #2.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree shows us some of her favorite productivity applications. Tweetdeck, CoTweet, Adium, Sizzling Keys, Dropbox, Drop.io, Download Helper, Snapz Pro X, Aviary, Quicksilver, Little Snitch. Music by Podington Bear

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree talks to Adam Harvey and Anaid Gomez of the Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University about Wearable Technology.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree talks with Philip Rosedale, founder of Linden Lab and creator of Second Life.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree visits the Intel WiMax Labs in Hillsboro, Oregon to take a more in-depth look at the next generation of mobile high-speed internet connectivity. Related coverage: What Is WiMax?

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree talks to Bre Pettis, and Zach Hoeken about their new company, MakerBot Industries, building open source robot kits that allow you to do rapid prototyping and 3D Printing at home. Music: Can Opener by The Discoghosts. Rocketboom Extra: Ellie and the Flaming Bunny. Music from the Extra: Dengue Fever. Related: Ellie visits the NYC Resistor hacker space.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!