Technology

Symbiotic Green Wall Makes Any Building Project Green

BY Ariel SchwartzMon Nov 23, 2009 at 6:00 PM

Construction sites are usually just urban eyesores, but Kooho Jung and Hayeon Kelly Choi have designed a space that could one day make people look forward to neighborhood construction. The Symbiotic Green Wall turns the barrier ...READ»

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If eBooks Are the Future, Do Publishers Have a Plan?

BY Lydia DishmanMon Nov 23, 2009 at 5:30 PM

The numbers are in, and eBooks may very well be the bright spot in book publishing's dim future--but only if publishers can figure out a way to keep the momentum going. EBook sales accounted for $46.5 million as of the end of ...READ»

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Become a Fan to Lower Prices for All: Is Intel's Facebook Ad the Future of Advertising?

BY Kit EatonMon Nov 23, 2009 at 2:30 PM

Intel has teamed up with Sprout Inc.--a company heavily involved with social media-based advertising--to launch a new interactive Facebook promotion that's pretty clever, and which might just indicate one possible future for ...READ»

SMARTPHONE WARS | 4 comments

Android Gaining Ground in Mobile Browsing Wars

BY Kit EatonMon Nov 23, 2009 at 1:30 PM

Though Apple's iPhone still rules the mobile browsing game, it looks like Google's Android OS--spread over numerous devices now--is beginning to catch up. Admob's stats show its actually overtaken RIM to steal second place. Back in ...READ»

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Rampaging Elephant Gadget Inspired by 'Star Wars'?

BY Kit EatonMon Nov 23, 2009 at 12:30 PM

Rampaging elephants may not be a particularly bothersome problem around your neck of the woods, but they are in India. Instead of anesthetizing them, an inventor's come up with a neat solution that's seems to have sprung from repeated ...READ»

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Inside James Cameron's Head: Avatar, F-Bombs, and Hundreds of Millions of Dollars

BY Diane MehtaMon Nov 23, 2009 at 12:00 PM

The Futurist: The Life and Films of James Cameron, a biography of the director by former Time magazine Hollywood correspondent Rebecca Keegan, starts with the director's ancestors in Scotland and takes readers through ...READ»

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Why I Write Like a Pre-teen Girl in Emails, lol ;-) !!!

BY Gregory FerensteinMon Nov 23, 2009 at 11:30 AM

Those individuals who know me only through emails must think that my parents are Mr. Rogers and a double-espresso. Recently, my correspondences have had more winks, lol’s, and exclamation points than a Twilight chatroom. As ...READ»

INTEL HEALTH GUIDE | 4 comments

Intel Health Guide Brings Virtual Doctor Visits to the Mainstream

BY Ariel SchwartzMon Nov 23, 2009 at 11:00 AM

It may sound a little creepy, but Intel thinks that virtual doctor visits are the future of health care for the elderly. The Intel Health Guide, launched in the U.S. last year, is a simple white box with a screen that includes a ...READ»

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Today's Vision of Tomorrow: Circulation Stats, News Corp. Say Bits Replace Ink for Newsprint

BY Kit EatonMon Nov 23, 2009 at 10:00 AM

Remember back in olden days when a story would break and the chief at the local daily would yell, "Stop the presses!" Well, they've finally stopped. And in the future, most of our newspaper content will be delivered via digital tech. ...READ»

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Undead Tech: Apple's Magic Mouse Has Trackball Bad-Assitude

BY Chris DannenMon Nov 23, 2009 at 9:30 AM

Until we can harness our brain-power for desktop pointing, Apple's Magic Mouse will remain one of the most innovative (and polarizing) clickable rodents on the market. But it definitely isn't new. In fact, if you look at how your ...READ»

LOGOS | 13 comments

Aol. A Shrunken New Logo for a Shrunken Company [UPDATED]

BY Alissa WalkerMon Nov 23, 2009 at 8:30 AM

In preparation for its spin-off from Time Warner, AOL changes its look...and it may have just changed its name, too.READ»

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Web on the Big Screen Gets 13 Channels, We Will, We Will Roku!

BY Erica WestlySun Nov 22, 2009 at 9:00 PM

Starting Monday morning, owners of Roku devices will have access to a new channel store that increases the number of content providers from three--Netflix, Amazon, and Major League Baseball Advanced Media--to 13. Among the most ...READ»

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The 12 Best and Worst Digital Characters

BY Kevin OhannessianFri Nov 20, 2009 at 7:15 PM

With the coming release of James Cameron's sci-fi epic, moviegoers are focusing anew on digital characters. It's tough to fashion from mere pixels believable beings that walk and talk and seem to feel the same emotions of real humans. Here are the virtual actors that lived up to their living colleagues, and those that fell flat on the screen.READ»

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Drive a Mercedes with Your iPhone and Nine Other Mind-Blowing Stories This Week on Fast Company

BY Kate RockwoodFri Nov 20, 2009 at 6:45 PM

"Interferometric modulation," driving your Mercedes with an iPhone, driving your computer with your mind, Minute Maid's juicy new packaging, locavore Thanksgiving, a next-gen activity monitor to help you burn it off, and other great stories on Fast Company this week.READ»

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Study Says Compressed Air Cars Are a Pipe Dream--Focus on EVs

BY Ariel SchwartzFri Nov 20, 2009 at 5:00 PM

Compressed air cars are the ultimate romantic vision of our transportation future. A car powered by air? What could be better than that? A lot of things, it turns out. According to "Economic and Environmental Evaluation of ...READ»

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Can Protein Sciences Produce a Swine Flu Vaccine in Time? Update: Likely No

BY Erica WestlyFri Nov 20, 2009 at 3:00 PM

As the start of a new school year begins, concerns over H1N1--aka swine flu--are growing. Everyone's waiting to hear when a vaccine will be available, and earlier this summer, the CDC predicted that 120 million doses ... READ»

MIND READING | 1 comment

Intel's Mind-Reading Chips: Replace Your Mouse With Your Brain

BY Kit EatonFri Nov 20, 2009 at 2:00 PM

You know those neat mind-control toys? Well, Intel has some grand plans for mind control that go far beyond their limited power. By 2020, the company's researchers plan to have chips that let you control computers with your ...READ»

SEARCH ENGINES | 3 comments

Looking for New Homes? Google's Got an App for That Too

BY Kit EatonFri Nov 20, 2009 at 12:00 PM

Remember that news about Google kind of getting into the mortgage game? New news means it looks like the search giant is serious about getting into helping you buy homes--Google's quietly pulling together a real estate database. As ...READ»

E-READERS | 3 comments

Watch Out Apple, Amazon: Qualcomm's E-Reader Will Play Color Video

BY Kit EatonFri Nov 20, 2009 at 10:30 AM

E-readers may or may not emerge as the must-have gadget of 2010, but nearly all the devices out now have a problem--their screens only do gray scale, and move too slowly for video. But Qualcomm's got an answer for that. Mirasol, a ...READ»

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The Eco-Conscious Thanksgiving Menu: Now Serving Greens!

BY Ben PaynterFri Nov 20, 2009 at 9:30 AM

The hidden cost of overeating on Thanksgiving isn't just an expanding waistline; it's a fatter carbon footprint, too. Studies show that most groceries travel about 1,500 miles from the farm to store shelves. The same distance ...READ»