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Always On

All Episodes 2012 - 2013
TV-Y

  • Ended
  • 2012-06-19T00:00:00Z
  • 15m
  • 8h 32m (27 episodes)
  • Talk Show
Always On with Molly Wood" is a weekly show from CNET that torture tests new gadgets, takes consumer electronics out into the real world to see if they can survive, and spotlights the futuristic tech that will change the world.

27 episodes

Series Premiere

2012-06-19T00:00:00Z

1x01 Unboxing the MacBook Pro with Retina Display

Series Premiere

1x01 Unboxing the MacBook Pro with Retina Display

  • 2012-06-19T00:00:00Z15m

The premiere episode unboxes the hot new MacBook Pro, starts torturing an iPad, and Molly drives a solar powered race car. It's hot in there!

1x02 The iPad gets the worst of it

  • 2012-06-27T00:00:00Z19m

This week on Always On, Molly Wood freezes, bakes, drops, and dunks the new iPad. Plus, the future of video games at E3, and up close and personal with the Samsung Galaxy S III.

2012-07-03T00:00:00Z

1x03 Google Gone Wild

1x03 Google Gone Wild

  • 2012-07-03T00:00:00Z20m

We unbox the Nexus 7 (yay!) and the Nexus Q (what the?) in the wake of the Google I//O announcements, plus unleash the Chromebook on an unsuspecting focus group. In Future Tech, swarming helibots that are here to help you--honest.

This week on Always On, the flagship Android phone ends up in the Terrarium of Death, and suffers many other fates. Plus, fun with NFC tags and high-tech smoking!

Molly takes on the biggest physical challenge of her life with the aid of the Nike+ FuelBand and Fitbit Ultra; the knives come out to unbox the Personal Rover; and Sharon Vaknin creates a DIY NFC Phonedock. Plus, we merge the physical and digital worlds w

1x06 MacBook Air Extreme Torture Test

  • 2012-07-25T00:00:00Z25m

It's our most dramatic torture test yet with the new MacBook Air. Plus, we ElliptiGo, control home theaters with Android, and Molly attempts to control your mind.

1x07 3D Print Your Own iPhone Case

  • 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z18m

On this episode of Always On, 3D printing gets useful when you can make your own iPhone case! Plus, unboxing the Samsung Galaxy Beam, and some useful robots of the future.

1x08 Torture testing the iPhone 4S

  • 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z26m

Our most requested gadget to torture is our next victim, the iPhone 4S! Molly unboxes a new competitor to the MacBook Air, Sharon Vaknin explains why you would want to cut down a SIM card, and we fly with the aerodynamics of wind tunnels.

This week on Always On, get the director's cut of some of your favorite Future Tech segments--plus, outtakes galore!

2012-08-20T00:00:00Z

1x10 Road Tests Extended Cut

1x10 Road Tests Extended Cut

  • 2012-08-20T00:00:00Z25m

This week on Always On, check out the director's cut of our road tests! Plus, Molly's half marathon results and a music video dance remix!

1x11 Apple v. Samsung Torture Tests

  • 2012-08-27T00:00:00Z18m

Molly Wood revisits the damage and carnage of torture testing the new iPad, Samsung Galaxy S III, new MacBook Air, and the iPhone 4S.

2012-08-31T00:00:00Z

1x12 Best of Season 1!

1x12 Best of Season 1!

  • 2012-08-31T00:00:00Z25m

Season Premiere

2012-09-11T00:00:00Z

2x01 Torture testing the Nexus 7 tablet

Season Premiere

2x01 Torture testing the Nexus 7 tablet

  • 2012-09-11T00:00:00Z15m

2x02 iPhone vs. HTC One X in midair

  • 2012-09-17T00:00:00Z15m

2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

2x03 Molly gets her iPhone 5

2x03 Molly gets her iPhone 5

  • 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z15m

Molly Wood unboxes her iPhone 5, Jeff Cannata tortures the Nokia Lumia 900, Sharon Vaknin breaks out the tools to install a cooling fan in a media cabinet, and Molly checks out a potential game changing product called The Leap.

2x04 Torture-testing the iPhone 5

  • 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z15m

2012-10-09T00:00:00Z

2x05 Kindle-palooza!

2x05 Kindle-palooza!

  • 2012-10-09T00:00:00Z15m

This week on Always On, we dig into the international Note 2, find out whether the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ultra is as rugged as it claims, and check out cars that stop themselves and give massages on command.

2x07 Torture testing the Galaxy Note 2

  • 2012-10-24T00:00:00Z15m

Is the Note 2 tougher than the Galaxy S3? Plus, new Motorola Razrs get unboxed, Sharon Vaknin creates a flexible phone stand, and Molly takes a trip on the fastest boat in the world.

Molly Wood makes a trek to a Microsoft pop-up store to purchase the new Surface tablet. Also in this episode, news on the new iPad Mini, and Jeff Cannata puts the rugged Pentax Optio WG-2 camera through the most strenuous torture test yet.

It's an unboxing extravaganza: Molly Wood unwraps the new Google Nexus devices, Microsoft's hottest smartphones, plus Jeff Cannata tortures -- and we mean tortures -- the Microsoft Surface tablet by riding it like a skateboard.

2012-11-27T00:00:00Z

2x10 Kids vs. the iPod Touch

2x10 Kids vs. the iPod Touch

  • 2012-11-27T00:00:00Z15m

This week it's an Apple unboxing party. Molly Wood opens up the 13-inch MacBook Pro, Mac Mini, iPod Touch, and more. Plus, we enlist some little kids to cause destruction to the new iPod Touch.

2012-12-04T00:00:00Z

2x11 We got a Wii U!

2x11 We got a Wii U!

  • 2012-12-04T00:00:00Z15m

This week, Molly Wood has more unboxings for the holidays! The Wii U, Amazon 8.9 tablet, the Nook HD, and the LG Optimus G. Plus, she checks out a futuristic glove that can help you get in shape.

2012-12-11T00:00:00Z

2x12 Jawbone Up vs. Fitbit One

2x12 Jawbone Up vs. Fitbit One

  • 2012-12-11T00:00:00Z15m

Molly Wood unboxes two brand-new wearable fitness tech gadgets to help you decide which one might make your holiday lists. Plus, she takes to the track in the Shelby GT500, and checks out the future of space travel with SpaceX.

Bonjour, Always On fans! Molly Wood visits the city of light where the future of technology is being discussed at Le Web 2012. Plus, torture tests are back! Molly takes Apple's iPad Mini along the Champs-Elysees for a Paris-inspired test.

Molly Wood and Brian Tong torture test the iPad in liquid nitrogen and drop a ton of gadgets from a 9-foot-tall ladder in our epic CES torture test. Plus, a look at gigantic TVs and the future of wearable fitness tech.

Season Premiere

2013-02-20T00:00:00Z

3x01 Torture tests in the snow

Season Premiere

3x01 Torture tests in the snow

  • 2013-02-20T00:00:00Z15m

The Nokia Lumia 920, iPhone 5, and Kindle Fire go skiing for spring break! Can they handle the snow (and snowmobiles)? Plus, we unbox the newest BlackBerry and visit Google Fiber.

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