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Gamers play against type: Avid online role-players do not fit gamer stereotypes, survey finds Technology / Other September 24, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Participants in the role-playing game EverQuest II defy the stereotype of the overweight male teenager, researchers reported this month in the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication.

Immerse yourself in Spanish Technology / Other September 18, 2008 \| User rating: 1.5 / 5 after 30 vote(s) \| User comments: 8 I've just returned from my 90-minute commute on the parking lot known as the 405 Freeway. If traffic wasn't exactly flying, time was and instead of hearing about how bad traffic was on my car radio, I was learning a language ...

IBM Accelerates Virtual Desktop With Breakthrough Solution Technology / Other September 16, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 IBM today announced a powerful new solution to help organizations slash virtual desktop infrastructure storage requirements by up to 80 percent, allowing them to take advantage of new cloud computing models at significantly ...

This week's Web Winners: You can bank on these sites Technology / Other September 16, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet The failures this year of IndyMac Federal Bank and other financial institutions may leave you wondering if your own savings belong stuffed in a mattress. These Web sites could put you at ease or push you to action.

Developing countries benefit from online gold rush Technology / Other September 15, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Impatient online computer gamers have sparked a new industry in developing countries – by paying fellow gamers real cash in return for financial help in the virtual world.

Wireless networks and their many, creative names Technology / Other September 11, 2008 \| User rating: 2.4 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet Nearly every time I pull out my iPhone or fire up my laptop, I get an interesting look into the people and businesses that surround me. How do I do this? By looking at the names of their wireless networks.

Thanks to digital cameras and Facebook, a generation documents itself like never Technology / Other September 11, 2008 \| User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet On a recent Saturday, 25-year-old Ramsey Mohsen of Fairway, Kan., did something at his parents' lake house that tens of millions of computer-savvy young people are doing more and more. He took a picture.

Pervasive games promise to spice up daily life Technology / Other September 11, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- In the movie The Game, the character is hounded by villains and left for dead in Mexico in an intense version of an alternative reality game. Minus the Hollywood bravado, games that merge ...

Sit back and enjoy the ride on a recumbent Technology / Other September 11, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Jorge Mejias is accustomed to getting weird looks when he rides his bike. When you're on a recumbent - a bike that looks like a grown-up version of a kid's Big Wheel - that's typical.

Techno wizard also pens best-selling science fiction Technology / Other September 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet If you saw Neal Stephenson on the street, you might think he's just another geeky Seattle guy with a particularly impressive goatee.

RFID as Electronic Surveillance: Technology Performs Well in Feasibility Study Technology / Other September 10, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 Despite modern surveillance technology, retail outlets continue to be plagued by theft. Shoplifters have discovered various methods to deceive or elude electronic-surveillance systems.

Smart Home exhibit mixes cool green design with easy high-tech living Technology / Other September 08, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Just inside the first floor of Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry's Smart Home, a 20-year-old re-covered Crate & Barrel sofa flanks a cool-to-the-touch, ethanol-burning fireplace that floats in the middle of the room. ...

Does the next president have to be tech-savvy? Technology / Other September 06, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama promises to appoint the nation's first chief technology officer if elected.

Home IQ: Winning technologies will make people smarter -- not their houses Technology / Other September 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet Someday, we may be getting fashion advice from our mirrors. Instead of digging through our closets to find the perfect complement for a new shirt, we may hold it up to our bedroom mirror for a computer to scan. Using radio-frequency ...

Digitized student: Accelerated research using a digital camera Technology / Other September 04, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A researcher on a short trip to a foreign country, with little money, but a digital camera in hand has devised a novel approach to digitizing foreign archives that could speed up research.

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Gamers play against type: Avid online role-players do not fit gamer stereotypes, survey finds Technology / Other September 24, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Participants in the role-playing game EverQuest II defy the stereotype of the overweight male teenager, researchers reported this month in the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication.

Immerse yourself in Spanish Technology / Other September 18, 2008 \| User rating: 1.5 / 5 after 30 vote(s) \| User comments: 8 I've just returned from my 90-minute commute on the parking lot known as the 405 Freeway. If traffic wasn't exactly flying, time was and instead of hearing about how bad traffic was on my car radio, I was learning a language ...

IBM Accelerates Virtual Desktop With Breakthrough Solution Technology / Other September 16, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 IBM today announced a powerful new solution to help organizations slash virtual desktop infrastructure storage requirements by up to 80 percent, allowing them to take advantage of new cloud computing models at significantly ...

This week's Web Winners: You can bank on these sites Technology / Other September 16, 2008 \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet The failures this year of IndyMac Federal Bank and other financial institutions may leave you wondering if your own savings belong stuffed in a mattress. These Web sites could put you at ease or push you to action.

Developing countries benefit from online gold rush Technology / Other September 15, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Impatient online computer gamers have sparked a new industry in developing countries – by paying fellow gamers real cash in return for financial help in the virtual world.

Wireless networks and their many, creative names Technology / Other September 11, 2008 \| User rating: 2.4 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet Nearly every time I pull out my iPhone or fire up my laptop, I get an interesting look into the people and businesses that surround me. How do I do this? By looking at the names of their wireless networks.

Thanks to digital cameras and Facebook, a generation documents itself like never Technology / Other September 11, 2008 \| User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet On a recent Saturday, 25-year-old Ramsey Mohsen of Fairway, Kan., did something at his parents' lake house that tens of millions of computer-savvy young people are doing more and more. He took a picture.

Pervasive games promise to spice up daily life Technology / Other September 11, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 (PhysOrg.com) -- In the movie The Game, the character is hounded by villains and left for dead in Mexico in an intense version of an alternative reality game. Minus the Hollywood bravado, games that merge ...

Sit back and enjoy the ride on a recumbent Technology / Other September 11, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Jorge Mejias is accustomed to getting weird looks when he rides his bike. When you're on a recumbent - a bike that looks like a grown-up version of a kid's Big Wheel - that's typical.

Techno wizard also pens best-selling science fiction Technology / Other September 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet If you saw Neal Stephenson on the street, you might think he's just another geeky Seattle guy with a particularly impressive goatee.

RFID as Electronic Surveillance: Technology Performs Well in Feasibility Study Technology / Other September 10, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 Despite modern surveillance technology, retail outlets continue to be plagued by theft. Shoplifters have discovered various methods to deceive or elude electronic-surveillance systems.

Smart Home exhibit mixes cool green design with easy high-tech living Technology / Other September 08, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Just inside the first floor of Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry's Smart Home, a 20-year-old re-covered Crate & Barrel sofa flanks a cool-to-the-touch, ethanol-burning fireplace that floats in the middle of the room. ...

Does the next president have to be tech-savvy? Technology / Other September 06, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama promises to appoint the nation's first chief technology officer if elected.

Home IQ: Winning technologies will make people smarter -- not their houses Technology / Other September 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| No comments yet Someday, we may be getting fashion advice from our mirrors. Instead of digging through our closets to find the perfect complement for a new shirt, we may hold it up to our bedroom mirror for a computer to scan. Using radio-frequency ...

Digitized student: Accelerated research using a digital camera Technology / Other September 04, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A researcher on a short trip to a foreign country, with little money, but a digital camera in hand has devised a novel approach to digitizing foreign archives that could speed up research.

Gamers play against type: Avid online role-players do not fit gamer stereotypes, survey finds

Immerse yourself in Spanish

IBM Accelerates Virtual Desktop With Breakthrough Solution

This week's Web Winners: You can bank on these sites

Developing countries benefit from online gold rush

Wireless networks and their many, creative names

Thanks to digital cameras and Facebook, a generation documents itself like never

Pervasive games promise to spice up daily life

Sit back and enjoy the ride on a recumbent

Techno wizard also pens best-selling science fiction

RFID as Electronic Surveillance: Technology Performs Well in Feasibility Study

Smart Home exhibit mixes cool green design with easy high-tech living

Does the next president have to be tech-savvy?

Home IQ: Winning technologies will make people smarter -- not their houses

Digitized student: Accelerated research using a digital camera

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