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April 25 to May 1, 2005
And they're closer to making a quantum-
based
computer by figuring out how to make atom lattices...
The all-wood musical door/doorchime
based
on the African tongue drum. What a great concept...
February 21 to 27, 2005
The late Hunter S. Thompson often visited Hawaii and wrote many infamous things there. Here's the best take on him, by Honolulu-
based
writer William Moake...
The cool trailer for the new movie
based
on the Philip K. Dick novel "A Scanner Darkly". In nine years, everything you do will be recorded...
January 24 to 30, 2005
Fujitsu announced the development of plant-
based
plastic in PCs...
January 17 to 23, 2005
Ecological pole houses. And the company is Hawaii-
based
...
December 13 to 19, 2004
The state's BusLink system is the first use of smart card technology in a bus-only mass transit system in America. How about making a smart-card
based
SuperFerry pass...
100% corn-
based
packaging now in use...
December 6 to 12, 2004
Handy Mac-
based
tools for those recording audio interviews that need transcription...
November 29 to December 5, 2004
A new MP3-
based
music format supports surround sound (5.1 channels)...
November 15 to 21, 2004
The former Editor in Chief of the Encyclopedia Britannica offers his thoughts on the Wikipedia, the free community-
based
online encyclopedia that passed 401,000 articles recently...
November 1 to 7, 2004
A picture of the corn-
based
biodegradeable 25GB DVD...
October 11 to 17, 2004
It's been a while since a Hawaii-
based
tech company made big news - CherryOS (
based
on Maui) touts a MacOSX emulator for PCs, and their Web site is getting slammed...
Crate & Barrel switches to "Geami", a new tissue-
based
biodegradable, recyclable, efficient packing material...
October 4 to 10, 2004
The State of Hawaii just launched the "Hawai'i Business Express", which allows one to start a business easily online via all the relevant departments. Unfortunately, ending a business is still ...
September 5 to 12, 2004
Restoring nutrients with charcoal-
based
fertilizer...
August 30 to September 5, 2004
Do you like Jim Woodring's surreal comic Frank? Here's the first animated short
based
on same...
August 15 to 22, 2004
I was in line at the Kalihi DMV for two hours getting a replacement license. Three of six clerks are working, and those working spend about 30 seconds each transaction just retrieving paper-base...
FedEx Kinko's debuts Web-
based
job uploads. I didn't test it too much, but it seems to work with Safari...
August 8 to 14, 2004
Fearful of viruses, hospitals running Windows-
based
medical systems are applying security patches, which themselves may lead to life-threatening situations...
E-commerce turns 10. Don't believe the hype-the first secure online Web-
based
shopping transaction was done via Randy Adams' Internet Shopping Network, which I developed the interface for in 1994...
August 2 to 8, 2004
Although over 80% of the public feels that e-voting is safe (or have no opinion), over 80% of security experts feel that current e-voting systems are much less secure than traditional paper-base...
July 26 to August 1, 2004
SecuritySpy - This Mac-
based
software allows one to install a cheap multi-cam security system for many thousands less than traditional systems...
June 28 to July 4, 2004
The evolution of fractal art. This is the next generation of fractal and mathematics-
based
design, folks...
The heartwarming story of independent, garage-
based
SomaFM, which broadcasts worldwide to 8,000 listeners a day...
June 7 to 13, 2004
Crystalens is a new laser-
based
technique for treating cataracts. The implanted lens moves using the power of existing eye muscles...
May 17 to 23, 2004
This is one of the best Web-
based
data visualization apps I've seen! You could mine this public database for all manner of interesting purposes. Fundrace - see which of your neighbors contributed t...
How iTunes sharing is creating music-
based
social networks in colleges...
April 26 to May 2, 2004
Laser-
based
retinal imaging technology is finally maturing, with over 100 such displays now in use by the Army's Stryker Brigade...
April 19 to 25, 2004
A review of the first electronic paper-
based
reading device and its implications for libraries, books, and traditional reading habits...
Here's two of the grooviest Flash-
based
movies I've seen in a while...
March 29 to April 5, 2004
Here's a picture of a store offering A-POC
based
clothes...
March 22 to 28, 2004
This would be a great pilot project for Hawaii - 40% soya-
based
carbon-neutral jet fuel...
The pros and cons of Quorn, the "fungus-
based
meat substitute" that was introduced to the U.S. in 2002...
March 15 to 21, 2004
There is NO excuse not to buy a PC (non-laptop) larger than a shoebox any more. Anything larger is wasteful, ugly, energy and noise polluting. Here's the Nanode, the first Nano-ITX-
based
PC...
A Diebold (Windows-
based
) ATM crashes and gives everyone free access...
March 8 to 14, 2004
A new sonic "construction set" has been released freely online which contains clips art and samples and breaks from the hip-hop artist Jay-Z. This allows people to create their own albums
based
o...
March 1 to 7, 2004
A network map of political books
based
on purchase patterns from major Web-
based
book retailers. It shows a great division in thinking... you could use this same sort of analysis to visually stud...
February 16 to 22, 2004
Apple's Mac OS X has been declared one of the world's safest operating systems by London-
based
security experts, mi2g...
I didn't know Hoku Scientific was
based
in Kalihi! If they do well, can this be the start of turning Kalihi into a high-tech area (as HCC Provost Ramsey Pedersen would like to see)? The area's got ...
January 26 to February 1, 2004
"There has been a dramatic rise in the number of people detained or sentenced for internet-related offences in China, according to the London-
based
rights group Amnesty International"...
November 10 to 16, 2003
Now that people are sharing their iTunes playlists, a new form of bigotry is emerging: discrimination
based
on a person's terrible taste in music (at least among networked college students). It "tell...
November 3 to 9, 2003
I'm currently reading their "Fostering Sustainable Behavior: An Introduction to Community-
based
Social Marketing" - its author was in Hawaii recently...
August 25, 2003
Promising biomass-
based
power generation technology "Fueled by sawdust pellets, corncobs or coconut shells, BioMax generates electricity for rural towns, businesses...