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?

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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.

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Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree visits NYC Resistor, a hacker collective in Brooklyn, NY. Links: Bre Pettis, DIY Freaks Flock to ‘Hacker Spaces’ Worldwide, Hackerbot Labs, Chaos Computer Club, Hackerspaces.org

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Rocketboom Tech field correspondent Ellie Rountree asks SXSW attendees what’s in their gadget bags.

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Rocketboom Tech field correspondent Ellie Rountree visits the Intel Science Talent Search in Washington D.C. Society for Science & The Public, STS 2009 Winners.

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Ellie finds out about WiMax at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Scenes from the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Special thanks to Intel for sponsoring us!)