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kim , with his two daughters . 2 daughters 4 december 2006 josephine county , oregon , u.s. 200px american 09 august 1971 james_kim_big . jpg james kim
 james kim technology analyst
james kim

james kim -lrb- august 9 , 1971december 3 -- 4 , 2006 -rrb- was an american television personality and technology analyst for the former techtv international cable television network , reviewing products for shows including `` the screen savers '' , `` call for help '' , and `` fresh gear '' .
at the time of his death he was working as a senior editor of mp3 and digital audio for cnet , where he wrote more than 400 product reviews .
he also co-hosted a weekly video podcast for cnet 's gadget blog , crave , and a weekly audio podcast , the mp3 insider -lrb- both podcasts were co-hosted with veronica belmont -rrb- .
his disappearance and death , and his family 's ordeal , made them the subject of a brief but intense period of news coverage in december 2006 .
