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James Kim (August 9, 1971 - December 4, 2006) 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. He also co-hosted a weekly video podcast for CNET's gadget blog, Crave, and a weekly audi podcast, The MP3 Insider (both podcasts were co-hosted with Veronica Belmont). In December of 2006, while attempting to reach the Oregon Coast, Kim and his family became snowbound atop Bear Camp Road in a remote area of southwestern Oregon. After spending six days waiting for rescue, Kim left his car and attempted to hike to the nearest town, Galice to seek help. After hiking approximately 11 miles (18 km), he turned down into the Big Windy Creek canyon and attempted to follow it to the Rogue River to find help. Rescuers eventually found his body floating in the creek on Wednesday, December 6. The cause of death was hypothermia, according to medical examiners. 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.