The Top 50 Inventions of the Past 50 Years
It marks the official end of humanity's struggle for survival and the beginning of its quest for a really relaxing afternoon. The first wireless remote, designed by Zenith's Eugene Polley, is essentially a flashlight. When Zenith discovers that ... [... more]
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As Cellphone Carriers Fight the Law, How Do You Win? PM Poll
Congress is now debating a Cell Phone Consumer Empowerment Act-a mobile bill of rights that would require cellular service providers to prorate early termination fees and provide more information on coverage and dropped calls in all areas. ... [... more]
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A big focus here at the IEEE's IEDM conference has been on devices for energy harvesting-sometimes called energy scavenging. Essentially, they can produce their own electricity from ambient sources. This "free energy" comes from solar, [... more]
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Is this an Age of Robotics?
It's the world's biggest bootcamp for bots-and arguable the best, with projects ranging from swimming microbots driven by the flagella of living bacteria to Zöe, a prototype robotic astrobiologist whose future relatives may one day study life on ... [... more]
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* PLUS: Complete Coverage From MacWorld
After unveiling the MacBook Air, Apple TV 2.0 and iPhone updates, does Steve Jobs have another trick up his mock turtleneck for 2008? Senior tech editor Glenn Derene joins us live from MacWorld to forecast Apple's next brilliant design. Plus, ... [... more]
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EEG Game Controllers
The Nintendo Wii has gotten gamers moving about with its motion-sensitive controllers, but the next generation of game control device may require no movement at all. Video games that can read your mind will invade living rooms in 2008, thanks to ... [... more]
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America's New Surveillance Society: Podcast
Every day we're being watched a little bit more, by intelligent cameras, unmanned aircraft and newfound gadgetry. We'll get an exclusive report on FAA-approved drone tests by American law-enforcement agencies, suggestions from Instapundit blogger ... [... more]
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Surveillance Society: New High-Tech Cameras Are Watching You
The ferry arrived, the gangway went down and 7-year-old Emma Powell rushed toward the Statue of Liberty. She climbed onto the grass around the star-shaped foundation. She put on a green foam crown with seven protruding rays. Turning so that her ... [... more]
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* BUZZWORD: Your Cellphone on Google
It's been over a year since we were first introduced to the iPhone. In that time, Apple has barely touched its initial handset (the only notable hardware update was a recent memory boost), giving the competition ample time to play catch-up with ... [... more]
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Do you want widgets
The Intel announcement reminds me of the advent of camera phones in the United States. If it had been up to the critics, camera phones would never have succeeded in the United States. At the beginning of this decade, cellphones with cameras were ... [... more]
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Why Cuil Can't Keep Up With Google's Search Power: Analysis
Google the word "cuil," and your top result comes back, predictably, as a link to cuil.com, followed by more than 1000 news stories published about the search engine's debut. (They're all accessible from Google News, but stories from sites like [... more]
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Continued: Guitar Hero World Tour >>>
Besides the teacher mode, which addresses critics who say these games are keeping kids from learning to play real instruments, other new modes in the game include Battle of The Bands, where you compete with bands from around the world for the ... [... more]
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