http://www.physorg.com/technology-news/other/ en-us Psyorg.com provides the latest news on technology, internet, software, semiconductor, telecom, science technology and computer science. Billed as Europe's first "personalised paper", "niiu", a newspaper tailored to readers' individual wishes and delivered to their door before 08:00 am, made its first appearance in Berlin on Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news177604238.html Technology - Other Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:40:07 EST news177604238 (PhysOrg.com) -- A law has been proposed in France that would see digitally enhanced images carry a warning to viewers that the image has been retouched to change the physical appearance of a person. The proposed statement may eventually apply to political campaigns, billboards, photos on packaging, art photos, and press photographs as well as advertisements in magazines and newspapers. http://www.physorg.com/news173345743.html Technology - Other Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:36:25 EST news173345743 An online network for farmers, social Internet television, and invisible speakers were among startups taking laurels this week at the DEMO technology conference here known as a launch pad for winning firms. http://www.physorg.com/news173038318.html Technology - Other Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:05:17 EST news173038318 (AP) -- Jury selection is under way in the civil trial over New Orleans' problem-plagued crime camera system. http://www.physorg.com/news172148419.html Technology - Other Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:02:43 EST news172148419 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of the West of England are to design the first ever biological robot using mould. http://www.physorg.com/news170865567.html Technology - Other Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:40:16 EST news170865567 (PhysOrg.com) -- When the legendary science fiction writer Isaac Asimov penned the "Three Laws of Responsible Robotics," he forever changed the way humans think about artificial intelligence, and inspired generations of engineers to take up robotics. http://www.physorg.com/news168100759.html Technology - Other Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:10:01 EST news168100759 Text messaging behind the wheel increases the risk of a crash or a near crash by 23 times, and is far more dangerous than talking on a cell phone while driving, according to a report released Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news168016576.html Technology - Other Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:40:07 EST news168016576 Manufacturers of the Taser stun gun on Monday unveiled a new handheld weapon on Monday which is capable of shocking three people without having to reload. http://www.physorg.com/news167991734.html Technology - Other Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:40:02 EST news167991734 Passenger jets are hit by lightning every 1,000 hours -- on average twice a year -- and experts say the risk from the bolts of electricity is growing. http://www.physorg.com/news163142118.html Technology - Other Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:16:05 EST news163142118 (PhysOrg.com) -- Brain Computer Interfaces measure electrical signals from the brain and convert them into data that can be used by a computer. You can move a cursor on your screen, for example, simply by thinking about it. Now, researchers at the University of Twente have succeeded in measuring a person`s frame of mind in order to create a game environment. In World of Warcraft, a friendly elf can change into an aggressive bear without any physical action being necessary. http://www.physorg.com/news162746885.html Technology - Other Thu, 28 May 2009 16:28:57 EST news162746885 In the United States, where driving while using telephones without hands-free adaptor kits and texting at the wheel are not widely illegal, one in four people confesses to texting and driving, a survey found Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news162041596.html Technology - Other Wed, 20 May 2009 12:33:39 EST news162041596 (AP) -- The head of the world's most popular search engine urged college graduates on Monday to step away from the virtual world and make human connections. http://www.physorg.com/news161877370.html Technology - Other Mon, 18 May 2009 14:56:37 EST news161877370 (AP) -- PC maker Dell Inc. formally banned on Tuesday the export of broken computers, monitors and parts to developing countries amid complaints that lax enforcement of environmental and worker-safety regulations have allowed an informal and often hazardous electronic-waste recycling industry to emerge. http://www.physorg.com/news161354077.html Technology - Other Tue, 12 May 2009 13:38:40 EST news161354077 (AP) -- The ProVector Bt may not look too much like a real flower, but the artificial device sports bright, finely tuned colors and sweet nectar that can lure and kill mosquitoes that potentially carry diseases. http://www.physorg.com/news160842732.html Technology - Other Wed, 06 May 2009 15:32:45 EST news160842732 (AP) -- To screen passengers for swine flu and other contagious diseases, some airports use thermal imaging cameras to see whether travelers have fevers, without having to stick thermometers in their mouths. So how do the cameras work? http://www.physorg.com/news160416641.html Technology - Other Fri, 01 May 2009 17:11:09 EST news160416641 (PhysOrg.com) -- Many people throw out organic food waste. When I do this, I feel vaguely guilty, knowing I should probably compost it for my backyard garden. However, last time we tried to compost, the neighbors got upset. Composting works well in rural neighborhoods, but in a subdivision, your friends tend to notice the smell. Which is why it's very exciting that a new gadget has been introduced: NatureMill is a robot that composts your food indoors. http://www.physorg.com/news159634270.html Technology - Other Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:51:41 EST news159634270 (AP) -- Every time you print out a page on a laser printer you're using toner made from petroleum-based products. Now there's a greener choice that shows promise: a toner product derived from soybean oil. http://www.physorg.com/news159623044.html Technology - Other Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:44:37 EST news159623044 (AP) -- Wanted: Computer hackers. Federal authorities aren't looking to prosecute them, but to pay them to secure the nation's networks. http://www.physorg.com/news159342320.html Technology - Other Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:46:07 EST news159342320 Hemp, a plant from the cannabis family, could be used to build carbon-neutral homes of the future to help combat climate change and boost the rural economy, say researchers at the University of Bath. http://www.physorg.com/news158490497.html Technology - Other Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:08:59 EST news158490497 Angry residents of an English village blocked the driver of a Google Street View car who was filming the neighbourhood, saying they feared he would encourage burglaries, a report said Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news157970076.html Technology - Other Fri, 03 Apr 2009 09:35:15 EST news157970076 (PhysOrg.com) -- Smart Grids are digitally based electricity distribution and transmission systems and test have shown that a hacker can break into the system resulting in a massive blackout. http://www.physorg.com/news157035939.html Technology - Other Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:07:08 EST news157035939 One of the great things about living in Silicon Valley is that the history of technology is alive all around us. http://www.physorg.com/news156622973.html Technology - Other Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:23:41 EST news156622973 (AP) -- Despite the economic turmoil, Maine is expanding its program to provide laptop computers to students. http://www.physorg.com/news156180580.html Technology - Other Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:30:13 EST news156180580 Italian Renaissance painter Caravaggio used revolutionary optical instruments to "photograph" his models more than 200 years before the invention of the camera, according to a researcher in Florence. http://www.physorg.com/news155889108.html Technology - Other Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:34:13 EST news155889108 TED on Monday began hunting for heroes in hard-pressed lands. http://www.physorg.com/news155845234.html Technology - Other Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:21:06 EST news155845234 (PhysOrg.com) -- The sound is unearthly -the sort of hypnotic drone you might hear from the chanting of state-of-the-art Tibetan monks. Or a vibration picked up via radio signals from another galaxy. http://www.physorg.com/news155400617.html Technology - Other Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:51:05 EST news155400617 Every few months, I receive a question from a reader whose computer was never the same after a grandchild came to visit. http://www.physorg.com/news154968727.html Technology - Other Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:52:44 EST news154968727 When Apple Inc. announced in January that it would sell restriction-free music files, that was supposed to mean consumers could buy songs and play them on the portable gadget of their choice. http://www.physorg.com/news153599790.html Technology - Other Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:36:58 EST news153599790 In a major advance in genealogical research, African-Americans will be able to trace the routes of slave ships that transported 12.5 million of their ancestors from Africa as early as the 16th century. http://www.physorg.com/news150463617.html Technology - Other Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:26:57 EST news150463617 Top robotics expert Professor Noel Sharkey, of the University of Sheffield, has called for international guidelines to be set for the ethical and safe application of robots before it is too late. Professor Sharkey, writing in the prestigious Science journal, believes that as the use of robots increases, decisions about their application will be left to the military, industry and busy parents instead of international legislative bodies. http://www.physorg.com/news148832430.html Technology - Other Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:20:30 EST news148832430