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episode 44 (1x44)

Air date: Mar 16, 2006

* Wireless Beats Wires? Well, as long as you keep Gigabit Ethernet out of the mix. * The Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router with SRX400 and Netgear RangeMax 240 WPNT834 wireless router are seriously fast. Over 100Mbps at close range! * Free iPod? Wired says your personal info got sold! * Bill Gates Mocks MIT's $100 Laptop. * Classic TV for Free: In2TV (Pinky and the Brain, Chico and the Man, and quite a bit more.) * Crack the Mac mini? The folks at Mac Mini Hacks do it with wires. No scrapes, but it takes a long time and a bit of patience. We're going back to the paint scraper method! * Otterbox for the iPod for the iPod: Waterproof? Very. You'll need to find your own headphones, tho. * Keeping gadgets dry on the cheap. (Hint: freezer bags.) Bigger hint: make sure the baggie is sealed! * Turn a photo into a 3D Model: Alex Lindsay from PixelCorps.com shows us how. * Want to learn more? Go to the Pixel Corps site and join up! * Viewer question: Why don't home theater systems use SDI jacks? * Viewer question: Is my cell phone making my speakers buzz? * More on the Scotchbrite pad mods from Episode 43. * Got a tech question? A product you'd like to see reviewed? Send us an email at dl.tv@ziffdavis.com * We forgot to mention: The first official episode of CrankyGeeks hits the streets today! Go check out Dvorak and a cast o' pundits work over CeBIT, the latest RFID infection, the space elevator, and, rumor has it, Web 2.0... or maybe 3.0.