It’s an in the wild sort of show today: love on the bus, Zune-style, a Tesla in the wild, an anecdotal Netbook in the wild, and wild assumptions and paranoia about Internet tracking ensue as Rafe Needleman returns to BOL. Also, the birdman flies over the Channel. Awesome. Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in …

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It’s an exciting time to be in the market for a confusing incremental upgrade to your wireless broadband speeds, especially if you’re into white space. Donald Bell joins the cast today for a rollicking discussion that includes a trifecta of unexpected good news for actual consumers. It’s very exciting. Especially the part about the giant …

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I bet you think this podcast is about you. Don’t you? Don’t you!? On today’s show, we learn how easy it is to spot a narcissist on Facebook (stay away!), terrible ideas that will criminalize professional eBay sellers and kill eBay even faster than it’s killing itself, and how video games might be the only …

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The introduction of the G1 phone (the HTC Dream) is very nearly overshadowed by the marketing decision to destroy perfect innocent words in the commercials for it. But we do eventually get around to discussing the features, the delay of Windows Mobile 7, electric cars from Chrysler (for real!), and SanDisk takes a beating. Buzz …

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On today’s show, we get schooled about how cell phone 911 works, we school the music industry on their consistently terrible ideas regarding physical formats (seriously? Albums on micro SD cards? Are you kidding us with this?), Obama cools his pro Net neutrality stance, and Japan gets to work on the space elevator. Jason already …

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Quit laughing. This is serious business, related to cell phone radiation and sperm motility and viability. Also today, we talk about the new, NEW Microsoft ads (again), EA backtracking on its unpopular decision and Mark Zuckerberg sticking with his, and whether weather will make a difference in PlayStation 3 sales. Our bet: no. With guest …

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Yes, we talk about politicians, and we crack a couple of non-jokes about politics, but we’re definitely NOT talking about politics. Because we want us all to get along. Natali Del Conte joins the Buzz crew today to bid a (fond?) farewell to the Gates-Seinfeld ads, talk about Mark Zuckerberg and all his money, and …

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Whether it’s the BlackBerry, the Internet, CNET TV, or hilarious jokes about the Large Hadron Collider, it’s a good bet that someone either on or in today’s show invented it. Probably Molly. Also in the news today, Nintendo is super rich, the first Android phone is getting a Steve-note (sans Steve) on Sept. 23, and …

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If both of them get you free WiFi, which one would you rather have? Also in the news today, Google’s Street View team doesn’t care for a little turnabout, the patent process gets smarter thanks to the Web, and IMDB is now delivering movies and TV. Yeah, really. Maybe we’re the only ones who thought …

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Don Reisinger joins the cast today for a rousing discussion that goes something like this: Best Buy bought Napster. Really? Yeah, I know, right? Weird. Huh. Yeah. Wonder why they did that. Dunno. It’s a great show. You’ll love it. (No, seriously! Don rants more than I do!) Buzz Out Loud episodes are released in …

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