 A baseball cap that reads your mind 17 hours ago | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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It looks like an ordinary baseball cap. But when you put it on, the cap detects and analyzes the electroencephalogram (EEG) signals from your brain. It can even tell you if you’re getting too sleepy when driving ... | |
 Rensselaer student invents alternative to silicon chip May 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 86 vote(s)
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Even before Weixiao Huang received his doctorate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, his new transistor captured the attention of some of the biggest American and Japanese automobile companies. The 2008 ... | |
 AOL seeks growth in shift from mass site to niches 9 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- A company rooted in bringing the Internet to the masses, AOL is shifting its focus toward serving niche audiences with the launch of dozens of specialty Web sites. The latest - ParentDish for parents ... | |
 Nintendo's latest game wants you off the couch 9 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Sumo wrestlers were the main inspiration behind Wii Fit, Nintendo's latest attempt at getting you off the couch when you play video games. | |
Yahoo seeks to conceal parts of shareholder suit 9 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. is seeking to conceal large portions of a shareholder lawsuit alleging the Internet company's board improperly thwarted Micrsoft Corp.'s $47.5 billion takeover offer, raising shareholder questions over ... | |
Cable companies to ramp up Web, HD, mobile service 9 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Cable operators are riding high heading into this year's industry trade show, which kicks off this weekend. After a dismal 2007 in which their shares took a big pounding, cable is seeing a rebound as Wall Street ... | |
NIST tool helps Internet master top-level domains 9 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
At the request of a worldwide Internet organization, a computer scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology developed an algorithm that may guide applicants in proposing new “top-level domains”—the last ... | |
 How Did That Chain Letter Get To My Inbox? 13 hours ago | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
| User comments: 1
Everyone who has an e-mail account has probably received a forwarded chain letter promising good luck if the message is forwarded on to others--or terrible misfortune if it isn't. The sheer volume of forwarded ... | |
Weather, waves and wireless: Super strength signalling 17 hours ago | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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A new study from the University of Leicester has discovered a particular window of time when mobile signals and radio waves are ‘super strength’ – allowing them to be clearer and travel greater distances, potentially interfering ... | |
 IBM Research Unveils Breakthrough In Solar Farm Technology May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 57 vote(s)
| User comments: 5
IBM today announced a research breakthrough in photovoltaics technology that could significantly reduce the cost of harnessing the Sun's power for electricity. | |
EU warns Google over photos on Street View May 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- The EU's top data protection supervisor said Thursday that Google Inc.'s "Street View" map and imaging feature could pose privacy problems if it launches in Europe. | |
LIDAR imaging detector could build 'super road maps' of planets and moons May 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Technology that could someday “MapQuest” Mars and other bodies in the solar system is under development at Rochester Institute of Technology’s Rochester Imaging Detector Laboratory (RIDL), in collaboration with Massachusetts ... | |
Reversing trend, cable modems win over DSL May 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Cable companies attracted more Internet subscribers than phone companies did in the first quarter, reversing a 3 1/2-year trend, according to a research report Thursday. | |
 Icahn to Yahoo board: Sell to Microsoft or leave (Update) May 15, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
| User comments: 3
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Jerry Yang spent months fending off Microsoft Corp.'s unsolicited takeover bid. Now he may only have a few weeks to persuade the software maker to revive its last offer ... | |
Study: Cox, Comcast Internet subscribers blocked May 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- Cox Communications appears to be interfering with file-sharing by its Internet subscribers in the same manner that has landed Comcast Corp. in hot water with regulators, according to research obtained by The Associated ... | |
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