12 Facts About James Kim

James Kim 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.

James Kim cohosted a weekly video podcast for CNET's gadget blog, Crave, and a weekly audio podcast, The MP3 Insider.

James Kim graduated from Ballard High School in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1989 and from Oberlin College in Ohio in 1993 where he double-majored in Government and English and played for the varsity lacrosse team.

James Kim was most widely known as a television personality on the international cable network TechTV, where he was a senior technology analyst for TechTV Labs.

James Kim made frequent appearances testing new products for shows including The Screen Savers, Call for Help, Fresh Gear, and AudioFile.

James Kim was best known for his "Lab Rats" segments, in which he reviewed the latest electronic gadgets.

James Kim wrote product reviews and co-hosted a weekly podcast for CNET's gadget blog, Crave.

James Kim believed the nearest town was located four miles away after studying a map with Kati.

James Kim promised her he would turn back the same day if he failed to find anyone, but he did not return.

James Kim had walked about 16.2 miles from the car to that point, and was only a mile from Black Bar Lodge, which, although closed for the winter, was fully stocked at the time.

Kati later recounted that, after they had been stuck for four days and were studying it for help, both she and James Kim noticed that a box in the corner bore the message: "Not all Roads Advisable, Check Weather Conditions".

James Kim blamed the BLM for not locking the gate to the logging road; privacy laws that he claimed had delayed the start of search and rescue efforts; local authorities for "confusion, communication breakdowns and failures of leadership" during the search; and the Federal Aviation Administration for not keeping media aircraft out of the search area.