Robyn Peterson

About

Robyn Peterson, Vice President of Product Management and CTO for Ziff Davis Media, oversees PCMag.com, GearLog.com, SmartDeviceCentral.com, TechnoRide.com, and the other consumer-oriented Ziff Davis Media websites. He also covers multiple content areas, including but not limited to consumer electronics, car techonology, software and development, and networking. Robyn is also the host of the PCMag Radio podcast (subscribe in iTunes).Robyn has appeared on CNN, CNN Headline News, MSNBC, CBS, Fox, Fox News and the WB network representing PC Magazine, GearLog.com, and ExtremeTech. His writing appears on ABCNews.com and Yahoo in addition to PC Magazine, eWEEK, CGW, and ExtremeTech. He has also won the Chairman's Circle 2001 Award for outstanding editorial contributions to Ziff Davis Media (parent company of ExtremeTech and PC Magazine).Robyn has a masters of science in computer science from New York University (NYU).He can be reached at robyn_peterson (AT) ziffdavis.com.Robyn's latest PCMag.com articles:

IBM Strives for Superhuman Speech Tech

NEW YORK— IBM unveiled new speech recognition technology on Tuesday that can comprehend the nuances of spoken English, translate it on the fly, and even create on-the-fly subtitles for foreign-language television programs. Historically, speech technology required the user to limit his speech to a fixed set of phrases in order to interact with a device. […]

Designer of Fossil Watches Turns His Eye to Reinventing the Mouse

In the world of PCs, its so often function that soundly trounces form. As power users, were consumed with efficient algorithms, tight clock cycles, gobs of meaty storage, and various other technical bells and whistles that float our geeky boats. But what about aesthetics? Is there a place for cutting-edge artistic design in the midst […]

CookieCop 3: Stop Cookies and Pop-Ups

Surfing the Web just got simpler, safer, and much more private. CookieCop 3, the latest premium utility from PC Magazine, is an update of our super-popular CookieCop program, which has topped our download charts since its 2002 release. This latest version lets you set up simple Web-site profiles to battle aggressive pop-ups, bothersome Flash animations, […]

Online Jubilation About MyDooms SCO Attack

While the recent outbreak of the MyDoom e-mail worm (known variously as W32/Novarg.A, W32/Shimg, orW32/Mimail.R) appears to be wreaking havoc in e-mail systems around the world, the reaction across the Web, in community discussion boards, to the potential denial-of-service (DoS) attack on The SCO Groups Web site ranges from cathartic to reactionary. The SCO attack, […]

File Warden: Help Protect Yourself from Identity Theft

In the last five years, identity theft has hit over 27 million Americans, costing $5 billion and requiring 300 million hours to resolve, according to a Federal Trade Commission survey. Without adequate protection, your data is at risk from malicious Web scripts, Trojans, and a host of other intruders, which is why the Computer Emergency […]

Coax Reborn in Home Entertainment Networking

LAS VEGAS—With a cable jack in almost every home, a group of industry heavyweights believes coaxial cable to be the natural choice to wire the digital home of the future. Wednesday afternoon, the founding members of the recently announced Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA), held a panel discussion here describing how they will bring home […]

Alereon Unveils Superfast Ultrawideband

LAS VEGAS– Alereon Inc, an Austin, Texas based semiconductor company, introduced two ultrawideband (UWB) chips at CES 2004, designed to transmit at almost a half a gigabit per second at short distances. Due by late 2004, Alereons two chips are targeted at OEMs who will use them to build routers, access points, and UWB clients. […]

Cool USB Key Locks Your PC

LAS VEGAS–For the paranoid parent, Griffin Technologies released its new USB-based PC nanny, the $59 ControlKey PC lock. With special software, ControlKey locks down a PCs Internet connection and file system, holding it hostage until the physical key is connected to a USB port on the computer. With the device, parents can lock down the […]

Coming Soon: Ultra-Fast, Interoperable Wireless Routers

Editors note: This story has been modified at Buffalos request to “clarify” the use of the Broadcom technology by Linksys and Belkin. Broadcom Corp., Irvine, Calif. is apparently about to take home wireless to new heights of speed and operability with chips that enable routers to reach 125 Mbps throughput over the 802.11g standard. While […]

The Lookout: Stay Ahead With Security Scout

The Internet is a battlefield, and your computer is under constant bombardment. In such a dangerous digital world, knowledge is your shield. But who has the expertise—let alone the exhaustive resources—necessary to scour the Web for pertinent, accurate alerts, patches, and the like? You do now. Security Scout, PC Magazines latest premium utility, hooks you […]