The 404 Podcast

Now that we've survived the frigid beast that is Las Vegas, we can finally get back into our everyday groove. Today's show is all about recovery and recollection, as we desperately try to piece together the last week of our lives. Listen in for a full CES 2009 recap with tons of juicy details and a few Internet stories on the side.

What. Just. Happened?! The past five days are completely a blur, and we collectively remember about four hours total. Did we really see a blind guy at a club where vision is a necessity? Did we really stay in a hotel room with double HDTVs and a third TV in the bathroom? Did we really eat more than 300 crab legs between the three of us? And most importantly, did we really lose that much money on the blackjack tables?

We ponder these questions and more on today's CES wrap-up show. If you didn't have a chance to watch the live shows, I've posted them below for your enjoyment. It's definitely good to be back after such a long vacation. Now let's try to forget what just happened again.

Live video from CES Day 1: Where no one cares about MacWorld

Live video from CES Day 2: Where we all wish we were at the OTHER conference

Live video from CES Day 3: Where we've jumped the virgin shark

Live video from CES Day 4: Where we celebrate good juju bad juju

If you were wondering why our past two shows have been so squeaky clean, rest assured that our third day broadcasting live from the CNET stage at CES 2009 is definitely when we get back into the nasty groove. Today's show is filled with more goofy and perverted gadgets from the showroom floor, Watchmen movie news, idiots bandits, and another appearance from Ms. Heavenly Tech! Spicyyyyy

Be sure to catch us live again tomorrow from the CNET stage at 5 p.m. Pacific Time.

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As day two of CES 2009 came to a close, The 404 wrapped up the day with a solid audience of tired, dreary-eyed show goers desperate for some much needed entertainment.

Today Brian Tong joins the show to talk about the worst of CES, primarily the men's bathrooms, crying babies, and recycled floor tape. Best of all, we add a new segment to the show called "Sexy Press Release."

Be sure to catch us live again tomorrow from the CNET stage at 5 p.m. Pacific Time.

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Today marks the first official day of the CES show here in Las Vegas, and the entire showroom floor is buzzing about the 404! Okay, not exactly, but we're here anyway to give you our unique perspective on the goings-on. Today, we ask Crave Editor Erica Ogg to join us for the first half and speak on the Palm Pre announcement.

One thing we've noticed this year is the popularity of electronic devices targeted toward the geriatric-age bracket. We're all for helping out Grandma, but does she really need a Bluetooth diabetes monitor? She's got enough on her plate with the upcoming cable box transition; let's not burden her with wireless medication, too. After chatting about the products on the show, we get into a subject close to Wilson's heart: the booth babes. Although not quite as scandalous they appear in the show adjacent to CES, the eye candy definitely made an appearance, and believe me when I say that I struggled to bite my tongue during the show. More on that when we get back, so stay tuned!

We also have a bunch of super hot guests coming on in the next few days and maybe even a prize giveaway, so keep listening, and don't forget to give us a call and leave a voicemail--we might even play it on the air!

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Greetings from sunny Las Vegas! It's sunny, but not hot at all, which is awesome. Today's CES show was a nice dry run, but tomorrow is when the real fun starts. So make sure to stop by the CNET stage at 5 p.m. pacific time to catch us live! Did we mention there will be giveaways?

On today's show Ariel Nunez joins us to talk about why Macworld was absolutely terrible and why you'll need an HDTV to listen to Ludacris' new record. Then we'll discuss Ludacris' comments about our own Natali Del Conte.

We've got a bunch of great guests lined up for the rest of CES so make sure you listen everyday!

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Thanks to Dan the Mantern's two-week-long extended vacation, we're left helpless and alone. Luckily for us, the Intern Formerly Known as Mark (IFKM is a bad acronym) saves the day, helping us scrutinize stories like Microsoft entering the T-shirt market, the Knight Rider show cancellation, the first Vietnamese House Representative, and other kooky, borderline-tabloid stories we found on the World Wide Den of Filth.

In today's episode of What's Happening With Those Asians, we discuss an important milestone in Asian American history: Louisiana has elected the United States' very first Vietnamese-American House Representative. It's an uplifting story of triumph over adversity and the power of American democracy, as well as...wait, one second...there's a wall at the end of this tunnel. Two major factors contributed to Joseph Cao's victory in the election:

• His opponent, nine-term Democratic Rep. William Jefferson, is currently facing 16 criminal counts of racketeering, bribery, money laundering, and obstruction of justice, and an FBI raid of his house recently uncovered $90,000 in cash stashed in one of his freezers. So voters had to choos between a Vietnamese-American and an accused criminal. Can you say "lesser of two evils?"
• Cao actually admitted that a large part of his victory was due to a low voter turnout. "We were hoping for a low turnout, because it would provide us with the greater chance of winning...based on the demographics of the district, a high voter turnout would have gone to our disadvantage." Subtext: If more voters actually voted in the election, more Louisiana voters would choose a criminal over Cao.

Hmm, maybe this election isn't as much of a win as we, the Asian American community, had thought. Not that we're complaining; we need more Asians in places of political power. Yu/Tang 2012 anyone?!




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Microsoft creates "Software," its new line of T-shirts...ultimate bummer


Knight Rider television show finally canceled mid-season


First Vietnamese-American elected to House of Representatives--Juk Mung Nam Mai!


Young woman accidentally details her first sexual experience through text message...TO HER FATHER


Ben Stiller teases Zoolander 2, Meet the Parents 3


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