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December 20 to 31, 2005
The iPod photo is helping radiologists manage their medical images. And with iSight, stock Apple
technology
is enabling teleradiology on the cheap and may one day enable telemedicine from home...
"Cyber crime booms in 2004" http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/
technology
/4105007.st...
April 25 to May 1, 2005
Very flat, flexible speaker
technology
...
Scientists make bacteria behave like computers: http://www.livescience.com/
technology
/050428_bacteria_computer.htm...
Daft Punk's "Technologic", a sinister yet groovy reflection on our relationship to
technology
and language...
April 18 to 24, 2005
Holographic storage
technology
is slowly making progress...
April 11 to 17, 2005
This week saw a number of profiles of a new generation of activists. Some use the latest
technology
to promote the environment, some are resorting to radical measures to make their voices heard, an...
New physics chips are taking reality simulation to the next level: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/business
technology
/2002237485_btvideophysics11.html?syndication=rs...
It's official - all the greatest new
technology
will be here in five years...
April 4 to 10, 2005
A better overview of perpendicular storage
technology
, which leads to a 10X increase in hard drive capacity. There's also an odd Flash movie that may end up being a digital collector's item...
Hey developers! Use Ecoglo, non-radioactive, non-toxic, non-battery-using
technology
for your emergency lighting systems...
March 28 to April 3, 2005
Meanwhile, open-source
technology
unencumbered by patents is allowing micro-startups to evolve better
technology
faster with less resources and funding. I hope new breeds of VCs come along to fil...
For Web developers - this new simple PHP Bayesian filter allows one to develop spam filters, categorization tools, and
technology
that learns by example...
March 14 to 20, 2005
New
technology
allows the paralyzed to move and communicate by thinking...
Could trapped frozen natural gas under the sea be a solution to the world's energy problems? http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,66925,00.htm...
This photographer is doing a booming business capturing 144 megapixel photos - they're so sharp that a picture of an entire building can be used to inspect cracks...
March 7 to 13, 2005
Learning From Nature http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,66833,00.htm...
February 21 to 27, 2005
A startup creates molecular storage
technology
that could store 1 terabit per square inch, or 25 DVDs of data in a postage stamp-sized area...
Visa will be using the same
technology
for its credit cards, but with multiple layers of encryption and fraud detection. Because in the U.S., money is far more important than your identity...
The new 1-kilometer high Solar Tower, which could power 200,000 homes, has found a building site in Australia. This got a lot of press this week...
February 7 to 13, 2005
Big news for software developers - an open source enterprise-class message queuing
technology
is being made. Implications for trading networks, P2P frameworks, and instant messaging technologies...
They should also understand all the various ways in which Microsoft
technology
remains inoperable with the rest of the World-Wide Web...
GPS
technology
is killing lighthouses. What will happen if GPS fails...
Genetically modified plants are proving to be an excellent way to clean up toxic soils: http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,66575,00.htm...
January 31 to February 6, 2005
The U.S. now has over 830,000 net phone subscribers: http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/
technology
/2005-01-26-managing-tech-usat_x.ht...
This Week's Gloom and Doom http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,66424,00.htm...
January 24 to 30, 2005
How about a wi-fi cafe combined with a print-on-demand bookstore? Now that so many book sales are online, how about putting the bookstore in the cafe instead of the cafe in the bookstore? A suitabl...
All about the new spacesuit of the future, now under development at MIT. It looks nothing like those suits in "2001"...
The first feature film to be delivered via wireless internet
technology
was shown at the Sundance Film Festival...
Only nine chlorine plants in the U.S. put eight tons of mercury into the environment each year, although some say 65 more tons are unaccounted for annually. This is mostly due to the use of obsolet...
January 10 to 16, 2005
In the PC world the average consumer seems to think that bigger is better. On the contrary, smaller computers by their nature require higher
technology
and more elegant design and engineering. Henc...
About two minutes after someone pointed out that the Mac mini was smaller than a standard car radio, companies started working on plans to offer in-car Macs to handle entertainment and car functions...
Some avid video game players are having difficulty separating reality from the game, thanks to the increasing quality of such
technology
...
In the same way that the MPAA is cracking down on movie pirates, Monsanto is cracking down on farmers that save their patented GM seeds from year to year...
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...
Flexible Technolog...
technology
that helps fight "griefers", or people in online multiplayer games that do nothing but kill and loot, frustrating everyone else. Implications for social systems...
A gamer buys a piece of virtual land for $26,500. I should enter the virtual holy cheese sandwich business: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/
technology
/4104731.st...
December 6 to 12, 2004
Aligned nanotubes improve artificial joints: http://www.
technology
review.com/articles/04/12/rnb_120904.as...
The Beginning of the Terminator http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,65885,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_...
November 29 to December 5, 2004
Amazon.com is selling more electronics than books: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/business
technology
/2002105349_amazon01.htm...
November 22 to 28, 2004
New algorithms purport to tell real artwork from fakes: http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,65794,00.htm...
New
technology
helps people from having their pictures taken by unwanted photographers...
November 15 to 21, 2004
Some think RSS is just a fad, but I think it's a long-term enabling
technology
- "RSS Edges Into the Bureaucracy"...
"A New Vision for Nuclear Waste": http://www.
technology
review.com/articles/04/12/wald1204.asp?p=...
November 8 to 14, 2004
"Spin" - then: This movie made of 100% unauthorized satellite TV footage is a fascinating look into how global communications
technology
was used by the image makers in the 1992 presidential election...
"The Persuaders" - now: This show aired on Frontline this week exploring advertising's latest evolution - it's all about narrowcasting and emotional advertising that speaks to your "inner lizard" an...
Advertisers are also wondering how to reach the "mobile phone generation". They're worried that cell phones are making people more self-centered. I think that the newer generations can be ver...
Ultraviolet laser
technology
will lead to 500GB optical disks...
All about the new anti-piracy
technology
coming to theaters...
This article gives the best "you can see the changes with your own eyes" summary of the "Global Climate Change in the U.S." report: http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,65654,00.htm...
Communities offering "zero-energy homes" are popping up that allow homeowners to cut as much as 90% off their utility bill: http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,65615,00.htm...
Eat less, breathe more - the physics of gluttony: http://www.
technology
review.com/articles/04/11/wo_muller111204.asp?trk=n...
November 1 to 7, 2004
Boeing's high-tech 7E7 jetliner slated for a 2008 launch will finally allow cabin humidity to approach humane levels: http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,65586,00.htm...
The New Journalism http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=
technology
News&storyID=6702434&src=rss/
technology
News§ion=new...
"10 things the Chinese do far better than we do" http://aolnetscape.workopolis.com/servlet/Content/fasttrack/20041023/CHINATEN23?section=Technolog...
October 25 to 31, 2004
The First Networked Open Source Community? http://bytemarks.blogspot.com/2004/10/traditional-
technology
.htm...
Spyware is on 80% of PCs, viruses on 20%. But 77% of people think they're safe. Is this the same 80% that think evoting is secure, despite expert evidence...
"
technology
used to track down Al-Qaeda terrorists is being offered to employers as a means of stamping out... abusive behaviour in the workplace"...
A series of funny, thoughtful short films about people and
technology
...
October 11 to 17, 2004
Advertising is coming to RSS feeds near you. If you're putting ads in RSS, don't overdo it! http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,65347,00.htm...
Can nanofiltration solve the world's water problems? http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,65287,00.htm...
October 4 to 10, 2004
A UK photo exhibit shows real people next to their online virtual 3D character: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/
technology
/3683260.st...
Another proposal for plasma arc/gasification
technology
in Hawaii. Could it solve Oahu's "landfill crisis"...
More news on efforts to restore coral reefs via low voltage currents, and sad statistics on worldwide coral deaths: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/
technology
/3717168.st...
The world's largest wind power project starts near Beijing: http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,65139,00.htm...
September 27 to October 3, 2004
Future four-layer DVDs could hold 1,000 gigabytes: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/
technology
/3696306.st...
Telcos' latest shot in the broadband war - TV over phone lines: http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,65105,00.htm...
September 20 to 26, 2004
In response to online classifieds, newspapers are holding their own local auctions: http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,65006,00.htm...
September 13 to 19, 2004
Has this startup developed the universal computer emulator? http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,64914,00.htm...
China's a new "hotbed of research" too: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/13/
technology
/13china.html?ex=1252728000&en=c97bdebfc8ebba94&ei=5090&partner=rssuserlan...
September 5 to 12, 2004
The newest revolution in aeronautical design-the fanwing, a quiet "sky barge": http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_
technology
/story.jsp?story=55861...
New applications of P2P
technology
are helping people to register to vote and search...
How high-tech "fab labs" are training kids in impoverished countries to make needed tools: http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,64864,00.htm...
"Bacteria Turn Toxins Into Plastic": http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,64862,00.htm...
"Clean Air Tech Has Ancient Roots" http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,64871,00.htm...
Lee Bontecou is one of my favorite artists - she pioneered works that addressed the connections between
technology
and nature, before H.R. Giger's time. Once the talk of the art world, she dropped ou...
August 30 to September 5, 2004
Scientists are learning how to harness photosynthetic bacteria in solar cells: http://www.
technology
review.com/articles/04/08/rnb_083104.as...
Are you an inefficient hypertasker? Workplace pressures, inadequate tools cause stress. I say this is a
technology
problem, not a brain problem...
August 22 to 29, 2004
RSS is becoming a hot
technology
these days...
The world's smallest optical zoom digital camera, using the new ceramic lens
technology
...
New efforts in developing flying cars: http://www.businessweek.com/
technology
/content/aug2004/tc20040825_4462_tc119.ht...
An experiment reviving coral reefs with low-voltage electrical current receives "remarkable results": http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,64671,00.htm...
New ventures try to generate electricity from sea power with wave turbines: http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,64695,00.htm...
August 15 to 22, 2004
Yay! Now developers are more free to make truly revolutionary, innovation-promoting
technology
...
New technologies ease the pain of (hospital) needles: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/
technology
/3576664.st...
A new wave of digital disposable cameras: http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=
technology
News&storyID=601968...
The search for the elusive blue rose: http://www.latimes.com/
technology
/la-sci-bluerose13aug13,1,5778837.story?coll=la-headlines-technolog...
Got a Mac, guitar, and a microphone? Here's the cables: http://griffin
technology
.com/products/garageband_cables...
August 8 to 14, 2004
What to do about the War Memorial/Natatorium on Kaimana Beach, an unlabeled hazardous collapsing eyesore that's confused tourists and annoyed locals for 25 years? The one that will cost untol...
The first(?) chip to use ultrawideband
technology
...
The corporate ownership of computer
technology
is a large factor. No one wants to (or can get the money to) do pure, essential computer science research...
The first mobile phone virus: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/
technology
/3554514.st...
3D hologram
technology
becomes a "powerful tool" to detect forgeries...
August 2 to 8, 2004
A new building system is making polystyrene homes for the rebuilding effort in Afghanistan: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/
technology
/3528716.st...
July 26 to August 1, 2004
After a year in operation, Kev's News goes online! Since everyone seems to have a blog these days, I decided to go ahead and just do it. I see the rise of blogs as a symptom of people learning how t...
Cheap projection
technology
is giving rise to "guerilla drive-ins". This is a symptom of this generation's need for commerce-free, authentic culture and socializing...
The first debut of an entire TV show episode over the Internet: http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=
technology
News&storyID=5776375&src=rss/
technology
News§ion=new...
The first magazine for
technology
projects, "Make"...
IBM introduces "chip morphing"
technology
, which enables self-repairing, evolvable computer chips...
A $230 million acquisition of an RFID reader company. This
technology
is hot, hot, hot, people...
July 12 to 18, 2004
This method has cheaply and quickly restored tall grass prairies, watersheds, wildlife habitats in New Jersey, and arid lands in Thailand, the Philippines, Africa, and India. Masanobu Fukuoka, th...
Recent progress in 3D visualization
technology
allows "virtual excavation", in this case, the ability to completely examine the contents of a 3,000 year-old mummy without touching it...
One of my favorite sci-fi authors, Bruce Sterling, gives a hilarious, philosophical, and insightful talk about the "singularity", the point at which the pace of
technology
becomes too fast t...
The popularity of the iPod is forcing makers of CD copyright-protection
technology
to switch formats...
July 5 to 11, 2004
More about transparent videoconferencing, which has received a lot of press lately: http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,64129,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_...
June 28 to July 4, 2004
Holographic
technology
is leading to pocket- sized video projectors...
"Iraqis seek self-rule on the net" http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/
technology
/3840019.st...
June 14 to 20, 2004
BusinessWeek reports that privacy battles are being won over RFID: http://www.businessweek.com/
technology
/content/mar2004/tc2004035_8506_tc073.ht...
June 7 to 13, 2004
Following in the footsteps of AT&T, telephone giant BT is transforming its entire phone network to using IP (Internet) protocol: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/
technology
/3791319.st...
May 31 to June 6, 2004
A former Microsoft
technology
manager bashes the company for its mediocre products and addiction to cash cows...
"Drowning in an Ocean of Plastic" http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,63699,00.htm...
May 24 to 30, 2004
A how-to booklet from the 1940's. Remember, "how-to" books on today's
technology
will seem just as quaint in 2070...
Also on the same page - condoms can leak carcinogens! I guess from now on I'm chugging coffee and beer, playing video games, and avoiding condoms for my health's sake! "Investment in environmenta...
May 17 to 23, 2004
Artificial muscle
technology
is coming along...
LANL researchers have figured out how to use nano
technology
to boost solar cell efficiency as much as 37%...
Will the RIAA create artificial scarcity in the $3 billion cellphone ringtone market? http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/business/
technology
/8685217.ht...
May 10 to 16, 2004
Are jet-created clouds responsible for some climate change? http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,63365,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_...
April 26 to May 2, 2004
The Bose L1 is a revolutionary new PA system that points the way to new amplification
technology
- it eliminates poles, monitors, and bulky equipment, and is causing a stir in the music industry...
Laser-based retinal imaging
technology
is finally maturing, with over 100 such displays now in use by the Army's Stryker Brigade...
"One of the nation's wealthiest towns will soon have cameras and computers running background checks on every car and driver that passes through....
"Eco-friendly" diapers may not be so eco-friendly after all: http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,63182,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_...
April 19 to 25, 2004
A new
technology
using nanowires promises storage capacities of 40GB per square centimeter...
technology
has been developed that takes images of old, damaged vinyl records and produces restored music. Many ramifications for the historical preservation of recordings...
April 12 to 18, 2004
A study finds that the average (Windows) PC has 28 spyware programs on it, each of which may send your private information to other parties without your knowledge...
The youngest writer ever to win an Agatha Award for a mystery novel collaborated with his uncle using Apple's new videoconferencing
technology
- this may be the first award-winning book ever mad...
Ben & Jerry's is installing new freezers in their stores that use sound waves instead of chemicals refrigerants for cooling. Commercial (domestic) use of such
technology
is still 5 to 10 years away...
April 5 to 11, 2004
Wooden-cone speakers will be hitting the market - they have a wider and smoother frequency response than conventional speaker
technology
. Here's the story of how this breakthrough was achieved afte...
Last month saw the first arrest made possible by routine U.S. monitoring of email traffic: http://www.globe
technology
.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20040406.gtterror06/BNStory/
technology
...
March 29 to April 5, 2004
A material widely used in nano
technology
research has been found to trigger organ damage in fish...
A great article explains how 25 years of poor spreadsheet
technology
(read: Excel) has encouraged faulty decision-making, scandalous business practices, and small-mindedness in general. Where are th...
March 22 to 28, 2004
All about the Minato Motor, which leverages magnetic effects to produce more electricity than it consumes. Sound wacky? They've just sold 40,000 motors to a major convenience store chain...
March 15 to 21, 2004
Somebody market this, quick! A professor creates a small cheap noise cancellation unit that decreases computer fan noise. Although this
technology
is available in many headphones, nobody to date ha...
Anti-vandal
technology
has been installed that detects spray can sounds. Of course, once the above device is marketed, you can circumvent this with silent spray cans...
The swoosh of wind turbines makes locals report ghosts. Again, noise cancellation
technology
may alleviate that...
March 8 to 14, 2004
Elcodrive's debut album "Somewhere Between Now and Then" was enhanced with HSS
technology
. One critic says "Elcodrive has not put forth any newfangled ideas in their release, which translates int...
March 1 to 7, 2004
Wireless
technology
is helping native Americans in California go online and learn computing skills...
"For the first time, a microbial fuel cell has generated electricity while cleaning wastewater, a development that could make sewage treatment more affordable for both industrialized and developin...
February 23 to 29, 2004
Face recognition
technology
will be incorporated into the MPEG-7 standard, allowing one to retrieve a scene with a specific person in a 24-hour video in one second. Of course, this has far-reachin...
February 9 to 15, 2004
Can
technology
save us from the future oil crash? "Researchers say they have produced hydrogen from ethanol in a prototype reactor small enough and efficient enough to heat small homes and powe...
January 26 to February 1, 2004
The real story here is not that Hawaii is hosting the most prominent (international) conference on next-generation Internet
technology
- it's the fact that due to strict "anti-terrorist" policies...
You may have read the articles I mentioned about the rise of "cyberbullies" in school - well, it's gone international...
January 12 to 18, 2004
A new joystick combination fitness machine gives you a real workout... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/
technology
/3399533.st...
"This experience encapsulated so many benefits about
technology
that I don’t really know where to begin...
January 5 to 11, 2004
Yet another international study on global warming was released - 1/4 of all species could be extinct by 2050? "Global Warming Imperils Species...
December 22 to 28, 2003
While browsing the Be Good Tanyas site, I noticed that their latest album was released with "Copy Control
technology
" against their wishes...
Power adapters one-fourth of their current size will be mass-produced next year, thanks to new piezoelectric
technology
...
"Fax - the
technology
that refuses to die...
December 15 to 21, 2003
Sony has developed the first autonomous running robot: http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,61658,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_...
December 8 to 14, 2003
This is another
technology
that may help the development of quantum computers...
December 1 to 7, 2003
In an effort to thwart modern spam filters, spammers are now using excerpts of classic novels and poetry in their emails: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/
technology
/3247200.st...
November 17 to 23, 2003
Those in Hawaii can now use the Forward Foundation's calendar to publicize events related to the arts, culture,
technology
, and environment at...
Pebble Bed Modular Reactors may be the future of nuclear power, as their design eliminates the possibility of a meltdown: http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,61088,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_...
Organic Light-Emitting Diodes, the Next Big Thing in display
technology
(a nice overview if you're not familiar)...
"Technion scores nano
technology
breakthrough...
November 10 to 16, 2003
Some popular news stories: Scientists have created the first artificial virus (and it reproduces): http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,61252,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_...
October 27 to November 2, 2003
The first optical processor, which computes at the speed of light... http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,61009,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_6(Picture...
October 27, 2003
Kev's News: None of the news you want to hear, all the news you need to hear! Electricity from water The first new method of generating electricity in 150 years...
Next year public, free globally connected 10-foot high 24-hour cylindrical videoconferencing portals will be set up in major cities...
A school has begun tracking students with RFID devices, the first known school to identify and track its children. Good? Bad? http://www.wired.com/news/
technology
/0,1282,60898,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_...
September 22, 2003
Some young teens attitudes towards file sharing. Good take on the state of the next generation: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/18/
technology
/circuits/18kids.htm...
Invisible always-on cameras in glasses, brought to you by HP: (it does have an off switch, however) http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/
technology
/3111004.st...
September 15, 2003
"12-Year-Old Sued for Music Downloading (by RIAA)" http://www.globe
technology
.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030910/UCDCDN/TP
technology
...
September 2, 2003
LEDs and the future of the light bulb: "If the world switches over to LEDs rapidly enough, it could obviate the need to build more than 100 power plants between now and 2020...
"Japan, China, Korea may develop Windows replacement" http://www.reuters.com/locales/newsArticle.jsp;jsessionid=2d0%3A3f51a1c4%3A6ac473d23077bb30?type=
technology
News&locale=en_IN&storyID=336325...
August 25, 2003
Promising biomass-based power generation
technology
"Fueled by sawdust pellets, corncobs or coconut shells, BioMax generates electricity for rural towns, businesses...
July 28, 2003
Finally,
technology
has brought us virtual bubble wrap...
July 21, 2003
When 70% of a population of 11 million have high-speed net access, how does that affect the culture? Here's how it's affecting Korea... http://www.forbes.com/
technology
/free_forbes/2003/0721/092.htm...
July 10, 2003
With iChat, Who Needs a Phone? Apple's latest tech wizardry makes voice calling over the Net a snap. That could be a push off a cliff for today's telecom giant...
July 8, 2003
I personally believe that RFID will happen in some form whether consumers like it or not - it's just a matter of when and how it is implemented. As with any revolutionary
technology
, there are grea...