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Folks below the 'digital divide' would use the Internet more if they had it, research suggests Technology / Other April 14, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet There is still a "digital divide." Rich people are connected to the Internet more than poor people, and some worry that this creates an "electronic underclass" unable to access important services. Subsidies ...

Developing long-term relations with robots Technology / Other April 13, 2008 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London are leading an international project which is set to advance the relationship between robots and humans, as part of new European project called LIREC - Living with Robots and ...

Study finds you get what you pay for with online Q & A sites Technology / Other April 09, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 A new study by University of Minnesota computer science and engineering researchers revealed that the answer quality provided by online question-and-answer Web sites, such as Yahoo! Answers and Google Answers, depends on ...

Human values key to the development of new technologies Technology / Other April 04, 2008 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Emerging computer technologies will change our lives for the better by 2020. But we need to retain control to ensure that these developments do not impact negatively on basic human values, according to a new report co-edited ...

Should real profits in virtual worlds be taxed? ISU professors say there's a way to do it Technology / Other April 03, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 Ben Franklin's astute observation -- "In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes" -- has stood the test of time fairly well over the past 219 years. Until now.

Emotional machines Technology / Other April 03, 2008 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Emotions are an intrinsic part of communications. But machines don’t have, perceive or react to them, which makes us – their handlers – hot under the collar. But thanks to building blocks developed by European ...

NIST shows on-card fingerprint match is secure, speedy Technology / Other April 02, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A fingerprint identification technology for use in Personal Identification Verification (PIV) cards that offers improved protection from identity theft meets the standardized accuracy criteria for federal ...

Would you like a large shake with that little Mac? Technology / Other March 26, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet What began as a way to prevent damage to the hard drive from a dropped laptop has led to an innovative project that lets seismology and engineering students or researchers study, store and share data to better ...

Visual technology enables brain to learn in new ways Technology / Other March 21, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet New technology at Tufts University's Center for Scientific Visualization is enabling researchers to translate the most abstract, complex scientific concepts into clearer, more precise 3-dimensional images than conventional ...

Virtual reality can yield real legal woes Technology / Other March 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet What your avatar does in an online fantasy world may very well land you in court. As virtual worlds increasingly generate real-world legal disputes, a cyberlaw scholar at the Rutgers School of Law—Camden is authoring a book ...

'Digital piracy' may benefit companies Technology / Other March 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 42 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Unauthorised copying of software, music or films, so-called digital piracy, may have benefits for the affected companies, an Oxford researcher has claimed.

Huachuca Biometrics Device Separates Friends from Foes Technology / Other March 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 A new mobile device is enabling US soldiers in Iraq to determine if individuals on the streets are civilians or insurgents, no matter what kind of clothing they wear or names they give.

'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, ...

Argonne's lithium-ion battery technology to be commercialized by Japan's Toda Kogyo Technology / Other March 13, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and Toda Kogyo Corp. (Toda) of Japan have reached a world-wide licensing agreement for the commercial production and sales of Argonne’s patented composite ...

Merchant Terminals Provide New Method For Stealing Customer's Credit Cards Technology / Other March 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 20 vote(s) \| No comments yet UK based Timesonline reports a flurry of credit card fraud in the first half of 2007. Researchers at Cambridge found chip and PIN merchant terminals lack necessary security encryption. The merchant terminal can be programmed ...

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Folks below the 'digital divide' would use the Internet more if they had it, research suggests Technology / Other April 14, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet There is still a "digital divide." Rich people are connected to the Internet more than poor people, and some worry that this creates an "electronic underclass" unable to access important services. Subsidies ...

Developing long-term relations with robots Technology / Other April 13, 2008 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London are leading an international project which is set to advance the relationship between robots and humans, as part of new European project called LIREC - Living with Robots and ...

Study finds you get what you pay for with online Q & A sites Technology / Other April 09, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 A new study by University of Minnesota computer science and engineering researchers revealed that the answer quality provided by online question-and-answer Web sites, such as Yahoo! Answers and Google Answers, depends on ...

Human values key to the development of new technologies Technology / Other April 04, 2008 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Emerging computer technologies will change our lives for the better by 2020. But we need to retain control to ensure that these developments do not impact negatively on basic human values, according to a new report co-edited ...

Should real profits in virtual worlds be taxed? ISU professors say there's a way to do it Technology / Other April 03, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 Ben Franklin's astute observation -- "In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes" -- has stood the test of time fairly well over the past 219 years. Until now.

Emotional machines Technology / Other April 03, 2008 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Emotions are an intrinsic part of communications. But machines don’t have, perceive or react to them, which makes us – their handlers – hot under the collar. But thanks to building blocks developed by European ...

NIST shows on-card fingerprint match is secure, speedy Technology / Other April 02, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A fingerprint identification technology for use in Personal Identification Verification (PIV) cards that offers improved protection from identity theft meets the standardized accuracy criteria for federal ...

Would you like a large shake with that little Mac? Technology / Other March 26, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet What began as a way to prevent damage to the hard drive from a dropped laptop has led to an innovative project that lets seismology and engineering students or researchers study, store and share data to better ...

Visual technology enables brain to learn in new ways Technology / Other March 21, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet New technology at Tufts University's Center for Scientific Visualization is enabling researchers to translate the most abstract, complex scientific concepts into clearer, more precise 3-dimensional images than conventional ...

Virtual reality can yield real legal woes Technology / Other March 19, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet What your avatar does in an online fantasy world may very well land you in court. As virtual worlds increasingly generate real-world legal disputes, a cyberlaw scholar at the Rutgers School of Law—Camden is authoring a book ...

'Digital piracy' may benefit companies Technology / Other March 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 42 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Unauthorised copying of software, music or films, so-called digital piracy, may have benefits for the affected companies, an Oxford researcher has claimed.

Huachuca Biometrics Device Separates Friends from Foes Technology / Other March 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 A new mobile device is enabling US soldiers in Iraq to determine if individuals on the streets are civilians or insurgents, no matter what kind of clothing they wear or names they give.

'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, ...

Argonne's lithium-ion battery technology to be commercialized by Japan's Toda Kogyo Technology / Other March 13, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and Toda Kogyo Corp. (Toda) of Japan have reached a world-wide licensing agreement for the commercial production and sales of Argonne’s patented composite ...

Merchant Terminals Provide New Method For Stealing Customer's Credit Cards Technology / Other March 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 20 vote(s) \| No comments yet UK based Timesonline reports a flurry of credit card fraud in the first half of 2007. Researchers at Cambridge found chip and PIN merchant terminals lack necessary security encryption. The merchant terminal can be programmed ...

Folks below the 'digital divide' would use the Internet more if they had it, research suggests

Developing long-term relations with robots

Study finds you get what you pay for with online Q & A sites

Human values key to the development of new technologies

Should real profits in virtual worlds be taxed? ISU professors say there's a way to do it

Emotional machines

NIST shows on-card fingerprint match is secure, speedy

Would you like a large shake with that little Mac?

Visual technology enables brain to learn in new ways

Virtual reality can yield real legal woes

'Digital piracy' may benefit companies

Huachuca Biometrics Device Separates Friends from Foes

'Mind Gaming' Could Enter Market This Year

Argonne's lithium-ion battery technology to be commercialized by Japan's Toda Kogyo

Merchant Terminals Provide New Method For Stealing Customer's Credit Cards

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