Tag: Technology
Happy 48th birthday to "the laser"
Imagine where we'd be without the laser. I'm not really smart enough to tell you, but the laserless life surely would be different. At the very least we wouldn't have cds, or Pink Floyd light shows, or eye surgery,...
The New "Summer Job" - Working in a Virtual World
The summer has already started for many students and the job search is on. Most people think of employment in a traditional sense - tangible and in person. For the few that are involved with online virtual worlds, money making doesn't need to happen in the flesh. You, me, and...
Sleep-texting: lol or wtf?
Remember that drunken text message to your boss telling him exactly where to stick his managerial skills? Turns out you might actually have a legitimate excuse for that, er, lapse of judgment." Move over,...
How to increase website traffic in your Internet ...
"There are many Internet marketing strategies and techniques that are applied every day to increase web traffic and monetize the targeted traffic that comes to a web site. Some Internet marketers do it through search engine optimization and others scour the web to find new...
'$100 Laptop' Project Teams With Microsoft
The One Laptop Per Child project has undergone all kinds of trials and tribulations, both in terms of its price and functionality, and its public perception.OLPC has long been wary of trying to integrate a Microsoft...
Radar map peels back secrets of Martian north pole
"Washington (ANTARA News/afp) - A radar map of the Martian north pole reveals a four-layer ice structure laid down over a period of five million years, on top of sedimentary rocks hundreds of kilometers thick, scientists said Thursday in a report.The data provided by NASA's...
Female gamers on the rise, but where are the hero...
The number of female gamers are way up, according to the stats, but not surprisingly, the all too common scantily-clad dungeon diva is a less-than-appealing heroine for most women. The article looks at female...
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Swiss `Fusionman` ta...
"Bex, Switzerland (ANTARA News/afp) - Icarus crashed and burned when he flew too close to the sun but a modern-day Swiss adventurer had a happier landing Wednesday when testing his new jet-powered "wing".Yves Rossy, the self-styled "Fusionman", leapt into the skies 2,500...
Astronomers spot Milky Way`s youngest supernova
"Named G1.9+0.3, the supernova in the constellation Sagitarius is some 140 years old and was detected through radio and X-ray telescopes, since the original, dazzling explosion was hidden from view by a dense field of gas and dust near the galaxy center, where it took...
Robot conducts Detroit orchestra
"High tech met high art late Tuesday when a robot conducted the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.It was the first time an orchestra was handed over to a robot and the diminutive, spaceman-like machine got rave reviews.Both the audience and performers burst into applause after...
I'll Give You $5.5 Million for the Future of News
The Knight Foundation has announced its selection of 16 winning projects as part of the Knight News Challenge, an annual contest that funds projects "to transform community news using digital technology". Not...
World`s smallest helicopter to fly in da Vinci bi...
"Tokyo (ANTARA News) - The world's smallest one-man helicopter will soon take flight in the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci, who is credited with having first thought of a vertical-flight machine, its developer said.The 75-kilogram (165-pound) helicopter will make a...
Apple among most gay-friendly brands.
"Apple was considered to be gay-friendly by 23 percent of the general population, 39 percent of the gay/lesbian population, and 54 percent of the PlanetOut "universe."
Japan's military blasting off to space
Japanese MPs have backed plans to scrap rules restricting the use of military technology in space.While I think Japan's desire to go Star Wars is largely defensive (China's been pretty active on this front as well),...
The World Of Open-Wheel Racing Unveils A New Play...
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A1GP made the deal with Ferrari in October, 2007. Image Credit: Atlas F1 Bulletin Board
The World Of Open-Wheel Racing Unveils A New Player
The world of open-wheel racing is expected to have a new platform on...
