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Treadmill workstation brings exercise to office, slowly Technology / Other July 14, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet Can sedentary office workers multi-task their way to a healthier lifestyle? The maker of a new product that combines a treadmill and computer workstation is banking on the notion that companies will invest in products like ...

UC San Diego Unveils Highest Resolution Scientific Display System in the World Technology / Other July 09, 2008 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 As the size of complex scientific data sets grows exponentially, so does the need for scientists to explore the data visually and collaboratively in ultra-high resolution environments. To that end, the California ...

Matsushita Electric Works says it has developed eco-friendly lamp Technology / Other July 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Japan's Matsushita Electric Works Ltd. said Tuesday it had developed a fluorescent lamp that does not use mercury or a gas-discharging process.

Sony says to put virtual ads in PlayStation 3 games Technology / Other July 11, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 Sony announced Friday that it will start offering virtual advertising space in PlayStation 3 games as part of efforts to stem losses from the console.

New Italian museum offers 3D virtual tour of ancient city Technology / Other July 09, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 Visitors to Herculaneum, destroyed along with Pompeii in the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius, can now take a 3D virtual tour recreating life in the ancient Roman town.

Wake-up call: Draft security pub looks at cell phones, PDAs Technology / Other July 10, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet In recent years cell phones and PDAs—"Personal Digital Assistants"—have exploded in power, performance and features. They now often boast expanded memory, cameras, Global Positioning System receivers and the ability to record ...

'Mind Gaming' Could Enter Market This Year Technology / Other March 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 81 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 In an adapted version of the Harry Potter video game, players lift boulders and throw lightning bolts using only their minds. Just as physical movement changed the interface of gaming with Nintendo's Wii, ...

Simple insulation could combat heat, cold and noise Technology / Other July 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Around the world, an estimated one billion people--mostly in rural villages and the shanty towns surrounding developing-world cities--live in houses whose roofs are nothing more than thin sheets of corrugated ...

JitterBugs could turn your keyboard against you Technology / Other August 07, 2006 \| User rating: 2.5 / 5 after 50 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science warn against an entirely new threat to computer security: peripheral devices – such as keyboards, mice or microphones ...

Brain on chip: Nerve tissue interfaced with a computer chip Technology / Other June 02, 2006 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 70 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Before informational input perceived by the mammalian brain is stored in the long-term memory, it is temporarily memorised in the hippocampus. Understanding the function of the hippocampus as an important player ...

Researchers develop neural implant that learns with the brain Technology / Other June 24, 2008 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 23 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Devices known as brain-machine interfaces could someday be used routinely to help paralyzed patients and amputees control prosthetic limbs with just their thoughts. Now, University of Florida researchers have taken the concept ...

Oh Baby! First photograph of early modern computer Technology / Other June 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 28 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Here is the first known photograph of the great grandfather of modern digital computers – but you couldn’t use it on the train or take it jogging with you.

Bill Gates surrendering Microsoft helm Technology / Other June 22, 2008 \| User rating: 2.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 A Harvard University dropout who ushered in the home computer age and made billions of dollars along the way will have his last official day of work at Microsoft on June 27.

Focus images instantly with Adobe’s computational photography Technology / Other October 09, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 72 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Adobe has recently unveiled some novel photo editing abilities with a new technology known as computational photography. With a combination of a special lens and computer software, the technique can divide ...

Cooperative system could wipe out car alarm noise Technology / Other June 24, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 The persistent, annoying blare of an ignored car alarm may become a sound of the past if a cooperative, mutable and silent network of monitors proposed by Penn State researchers is deployed in automobiles and parking lots.

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Treadmill workstation brings exercise to office, slowly Technology / Other July 14, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet Can sedentary office workers multi-task their way to a healthier lifestyle? The maker of a new product that combines a treadmill and computer workstation is banking on the notion that companies will invest in products like ...

UC San Diego Unveils Highest Resolution Scientific Display System in the World Technology / Other July 09, 2008 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 10 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 As the size of complex scientific data sets grows exponentially, so does the need for scientists to explore the data visually and collaboratively in ultra-high resolution environments. To that end, the California ...

Matsushita Electric Works says it has developed eco-friendly lamp Technology / Other July 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Japan's Matsushita Electric Works Ltd. said Tuesday it had developed a fluorescent lamp that does not use mercury or a gas-discharging process.

Sony says to put virtual ads in PlayStation 3 games Technology / Other July 11, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 Sony announced Friday that it will start offering virtual advertising space in PlayStation 3 games as part of efforts to stem losses from the console.

New Italian museum offers 3D virtual tour of ancient city Technology / Other July 09, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 Visitors to Herculaneum, destroyed along with Pompeii in the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius, can now take a 3D virtual tour recreating life in the ancient Roman town.

Wake-up call: Draft security pub looks at cell phones, PDAs Technology / Other July 10, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet In recent years cell phones and PDAs—"Personal Digital Assistants"—have exploded in power, performance and features. They now often boast expanded memory, cameras, Global Positioning System receivers and the ability to record ...

'Mind Gaming' Could Enter Market This Year Technology / Other March 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 81 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 In an adapted version of the Harry Potter video game, players lift boulders and throw lightning bolts using only their minds. Just as physical movement changed the interface of gaming with Nintendo's Wii, ...

Simple insulation could combat heat, cold and noise Technology / Other July 02, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Around the world, an estimated one billion people--mostly in rural villages and the shanty towns surrounding developing-world cities--live in houses whose roofs are nothing more than thin sheets of corrugated ...

JitterBugs could turn your keyboard against you Technology / Other August 07, 2006 \| User rating: 2.5 / 5 after 50 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science warn against an entirely new threat to computer security: peripheral devices – such as keyboards, mice or microphones ...

Brain on chip: Nerve tissue interfaced with a computer chip Technology / Other June 02, 2006 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 70 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Before informational input perceived by the mammalian brain is stored in the long-term memory, it is temporarily memorised in the hippocampus. Understanding the function of the hippocampus as an important player ...

Researchers develop neural implant that learns with the brain Technology / Other June 24, 2008 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 23 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Devices known as brain-machine interfaces could someday be used routinely to help paralyzed patients and amputees control prosthetic limbs with just their thoughts. Now, University of Florida researchers have taken the concept ...

Oh Baby! First photograph of early modern computer Technology / Other June 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 28 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Here is the first known photograph of the great grandfather of modern digital computers – but you couldn’t use it on the train or take it jogging with you.

Bill Gates surrendering Microsoft helm Technology / Other June 22, 2008 \| User rating: 2.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 A Harvard University dropout who ushered in the home computer age and made billions of dollars along the way will have his last official day of work at Microsoft on June 27.

Focus images instantly with Adobe’s computational photography Technology / Other October 09, 2007 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 72 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Adobe has recently unveiled some novel photo editing abilities with a new technology known as computational photography. With a combination of a special lens and computer software, the technique can divide ...

Cooperative system could wipe out car alarm noise Technology / Other June 24, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 The persistent, annoying blare of an ignored car alarm may become a sound of the past if a cooperative, mutable and silent network of monitors proposed by Penn State researchers is deployed in automobiles and parking lots.

Treadmill workstation brings exercise to office, slowly

UC San Diego Unveils Highest Resolution Scientific Display System in the World

Matsushita Electric Works says it has developed eco-friendly lamp

Sony says to put virtual ads in PlayStation 3 games

New Italian museum offers 3D virtual tour of ancient city

Wake-up call: Draft security pub looks at cell phones, PDAs

'Mind Gaming' Could Enter Market This Year

Simple insulation could combat heat, cold and noise

JitterBugs could turn your keyboard against you

Brain on chip: Nerve tissue interfaced with a computer chip

Researchers develop neural implant that learns with the brain

Oh Baby! First photograph of early modern computer

Bill Gates surrendering Microsoft helm

Focus images instantly with Adobe’s computational photography

Cooperative system could wipe out car alarm noise

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