Outsourcing aids many data thefts, Verizon says October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The reliance of restaurant chains and retail stores on outside companies to handle credit-card processing and other information-technology functions is partly to blame for a rash of consumer data breaches over the ... | |
 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. | |
Bridgestone Develops Electronic Paper Display June 02, 2006 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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Bridgestone Corporation, the world's largest manufacturer of tires and other rubber products, has succeeded in the development of the "world's largest-class, thinnest and flexible color display" as reflective electronic ... | |
Virginia Tech Tackles Head Injuries Using Wireless April 12, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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The Virginia Tech football team has joined with Simbex to measure head injuries and develop a wireless telemetry system that fits inside a football helmet. | |
 'Mind Gaming' Could Enter Market This Year March 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 82 vote(s)
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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, ... | |
 Focus images instantly with Adobe’s computational photography October 09, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 72 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
 Dreamlab cracks the code to Microsoft's wireless keyboards December 04, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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Anyone using a wireless keyboard might be a little concerned with a recent announcement by the Swiss company Dreamlab Technologies. | |
 Pentagon report investigated lasers that put voices in your head February 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 138 vote(s)
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A recently unclassified report from the Pentagon from 1998 has revealed an investigation into using laser beams for a few intriguing potential methods of non-lethal torture. Some of the applications the report ... | |
 Simple insulation could combat heat, cold and noise July 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
New kind of cement absorbs pollution May 16, 2006 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 105 vote(s)
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An Italian company has begun marketing a cement that is capable of absorbing pollution from vehicles. | |
 Brain on chip: Nerve tissue interfaced with a computer chip June 02, 2006 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 70 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
 To prevent accidents, car must know its driver May 30, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 43 vote(s)
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Over the past several years, scientists working in the area of intelligent vehicles have developed predictive braking systems to help prevent rear-end collisions. When your car gets dangerously close to the ... | |
New Foot-Friendly Pavement for Jogging Trails Recycles Tires May 23, 2006 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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A new material for paving recreation trails holds potential for the large-scale recycling of rubber from automotive tires, as well as for cushioning the activities of joggers, walkers, and bicyclers. And it's less expensive ... | |
Morning sickness is pregnancy 'wellness insurance' June 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Morning sickness. It's the bane of many of a pregnancy. And many a future mother wonders at the apparently unnecessary suffering.
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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. | |
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