 RFID tags deliver letters safely to destination October 20, 2006 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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On with a stamp, off to the mailbox, and the letter usually arrives the next day – after a long journey through a complex system of logistics. A new type of RFID tag with a display can help to make the system ... | |
 Can You Legally Rip a DVD? Trial to Test 'Fair Use' March 23, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Wednesday's trial pitting DVD jukebox maker Kaleidescape Systems versus the agency responsible for DVD copy protection is expected to test the boundaries of fair use. | |
Bermuda to Put RFID in All Vehicles on Island May 08, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Bermuda is using RFID technology to automate vehicle registration, compliance and enforcement. | |
 Brain2Robot November 12, 2007 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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People who suffer from paralysis are confronted with many situations in which they need a helping hand. | |
 'Digital piracy' may benefit companies March 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 42 vote(s)
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Unauthorised copying of software, music or films, so-called digital piracy, may have benefits for the affected companies, an Oxford researcher has claimed. | |
Unilever sheds HR dept., not all its jobs June 10, 2006 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The outsourcing world is agog with rumors that Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch consumer products multinational, may shed a major portion of its global human-resources department as a result of the HR outsourcing deal it struck ... | |
 Ion-Mask Technology Could Make Waterproof Gadgets Widespread January 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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Using technology developed by the British Defense Department to repel chemicals from soldiers' uniforms, a spin-off company called P2i is fabricating waterproof cell phones and other gadgets. Because the so-called ... | |
D-Cinema -- coming soon to this movie theater August 22, 2007 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Digital films of outstanding picture quality are set to attract movie fans back to the cinema. At the International Broadcast Convention IBC in Amsterdam on September 7-11, Fraunhofer research scientists are presenting important ... | |
'Cool girls' valuable online ad targets June 12, 2006 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
In the social hierarchy of high school, the cool girl reigns supreme, with those around her trying to be like her. This common imagery is not only true but is valuable information for advertisers, according to a recent study ... | |
New water-purification method promises radical improvement June 27, 2006 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Delft University of Technology (Netherlands) research has discovered a method that could drastically change the way we purify water within a few years. Delft, in partnership with DHV engineering bureau, has developed a compact ... | |
 IBM Introduces Ready-to-Use Cloud Computing November 15, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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In Shanghai today, IBM unveiled plans for “Blue Cloud,” a series of cloud computing offerings that will allow corporate data centers to operate more like the Internet by enabling computing across a distributed, ... | |
RFID Feared as Possible Terrorist Target March 28, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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London's Royal Academy of Engineering suggests that someday a terrorist will be able to read personal details from a distance and set a bomb to go off when a particular person gets within range. | |
2008 fuel consumption guide released today January 17, 2008 | User rating: 1.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Shopping for a new vehicle that saves money on fuel and also helps the environment just got easier. The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources, ... | |
 Biometric Passport Control: No Place To Hide September 25, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Siemens is making border crossings in Europe more secure through biometric systems that store individual characteristics such as fingerprints and facial photos on a chip integrated into a passport. | |
Apple links with the University of York for world's first laptop orchestra November 15, 2007 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
50 music students from the University of York will perform three orchestral pieces on laptop computers at concerts this month. They will form the largest digital ensemble of its kind anywhere in the world. | |
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