Last week from Jan/25 up the 30th an important international Internet event took place in Sao Paulo, the Campus Party. It is the biggest party of the Internet world wide. Held first in Spain in 1997 and in Brazil since 2008, it is considered the planet’s biggest event of...
created by GlowBrazil | 1 wk ago | updated 1 wk ago 64 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Everyone is talking “green” these days. There is an increasing awareness that the Green Economy might be integral to the revival, growth and sustainability of the U.S. economy.WHAT IS GREEN?Green is an approach to define and create processes and products that are...
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" Media Watch: Barack Obama and the amazing "Ellie Light"Question:What does the term "fainting spells" paired with Barack Obama trigger in your mind when they are mentioned together?Well, we are beginning to...
The BBC has developed impressive miniature camera equipment that can be fitted on eagles and peregrin falcons to capture the vistas observed by eagles when soaring in the skies. The following includes a video documentary on what the BBC has developed, and applied in flight...
Just over a year ago, prominent bloggers were declaring the death of Blu-ray. From tech.blorge, gearlog and even zdnet many were convinced that Blu-ray was going out the door and would soon be replaced with online streaming. According to t3 magazine, in an interview with Home...
opinion by Jschneier | 7 wks ago | updated 7 wks ago 69 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Thomas Jefferson High School in Alexandria Virginia has won the top spot on the U.S. News & World Report's America's Best High Schools ranking. It is a high school that with a program that is supposed to be very challenging for students. Here is a description...
It seems that every year before Christmas time the popularity of the automatic vucume cleaner, Roomba, surges. The Roomba is the small electric circle that can sense dirt on a floor, travel over to it, and...
29 11 2009 All UK homes to get ‘smart’ power meters. The news comes after Ed Balls announced that smart meters will be installed in up to 12,000 Schools in order to save money and allow teaching staff to monitor electricity by the second [ news 26 11 2009 ].
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opinion by Professor | 10 wks ago 149 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
Alberta has come under pressure for its dismal record on the environment. The Alberta Oil Sands, near Fort McMurray, have come under the criticism by David Suzuki and Al Gore. President Obama...
"Look! It's my car. It's at my house. Everyone in the World can See!" Yes. Google just keeps on monopolizing. The newest rumor is of their Operating System. Does this mean the end of Microsoft and Apple as we will all be able to...
created by who killed rock | 11 wks ago | updated 11 wks ago 91 views | 4 recommendations | 2 comments
Today I read a simply wonderful and inspiring piece from the Jerusalem Post. It was titled "Sparking a Helping Hand". It went on to describe the wonderful life of Prof. Boris Rubinsky in his quest to invent new...
Another instance of science fiction being science fact. People do not realize that a lot of movies are based on or use actual technology or technology that is in the developmental stage. For years the intelligence community has had the ability to know a intercept and...
opinion by Dannie | 14 wks ago | updated 14 wks ago 191 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
As the blame/revenue collection Technologies “kick-in”, perhaps more rigorously given a climate of recession, what protection have you got against authority given its profiling/storage mechanisms as to DNA, finger prints, CCTV footage, lie detectors, phone and e-mail...
With the downturn in the economy, numerous people are talking about starting a new business or company. Whether it’s a technology startup or new restaurant idea, I’ve heard of more and more people meeting to brainstorm and working to bring their ideas to fruition.Whether...
As a part of their new corporate strategy and expected to cut the computer giants cost by $4 billions, PC giant Dell is closing down its desktop assembly plant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.When started in...