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Gifts for your favorite geek

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created 9 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In the spirit of the season, I've picked out 10 geeky gifts that cost less than $100. Some are practical. Some are fun. All would be good additions to your gift list for friends and family -- or your own wish list. (Ranked ...


New laser -- it's a gas, gas, gas... sensor

New laser -- it's a gas, gas, gas... sensor

Technology / Engineering

created 10 hours ago | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new generation of optical sensors is enabling the development of robust, long-lasting, lighting-fast trace gas detectors for use in a wide range of industrial, security and domestic applications.


Shop before you sign a data contract for a netbook

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created 11 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Netbooks with built-in 3G wireless Internet access are all the rage this holiday season. But before you sign on the dotted line at your local AT&T or Verizon Wireless store and commit yourself to a two-year contract, consider ...


Gift Guide: Touch and Windows 7 in fresh PC lineup (AP)

Gift Guide: Touch and Windows 7 in fresh PC lineup

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- This holiday season is a great time to buy a PC. There's a nice new version of Windows out, and computer manufacturers are adding interesting new technologies. Here's a guide to what's fresh in PCs, ...


American drivers fond of their gas guzzlers will have to quickly learn to love greener cars

Green cars to get Copenhagen boost

Technology / Energy

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

American drivers fond of their gas guzzlers will have to quickly learn to love greener cars, which are expected to get a big boost from upcoming international climate talks in Copenhagen.


A greener way to get electricity from natural gas

A greener way to get electricity from natural gas

Technology / Energy

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (12) | comments 8

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new type of natural-gas electric power plant proposed by MIT researchers could provide electricity with zero carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere, at costs comparable to or less than ...


Kindle DX

Will 2010 be the breakout year for e-book readers?

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 3

When Sheila Effan found a Kindle electronic reader among her gifts last Christmas, one of her first thoughts was whether she would miss the smell and feel of real paper. She got her answer five months later.


MySpace Music has launched in Britain with a campaign that includes a playlist of tunes from the Vatican

MySpace Music debuts in Britain

Technology / Internet

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

MySpace Music has launched in Britain with a "Get Real Close" campaign that includes a playlist of tunes from the Vatican.


China is now the world's top producer of the solar power cells

China solar panel makers see boost from Copenhagen

Technology / Energy

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

In Trina Solar's brilliant white factory in eastern China, masked workers in lab coats turn silicon wafers into solar power cells capable of harnessing the sun's clean and limitless energy.


Gift Guide: Tech books that enlighten, entertain

Technology / Other

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Your holiday shopping list probably includes gadgets, games and gizmos that illustrate how technology is changing the way we work, play and communicate. So why not throw in a few books about the people and services ...


Review: Two new 3-D laptops still feel shallow (AP)

Review: Two new 3-D laptops still feel shallow

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 3

(AP) -- In its search for another technology to excite us, the consumer electronics industry is reaching deep - into the third dimension. The big push for 3-D TV won't happen until next year, but already ...


The real thing?

The real thing? People are often unsure about telling authentic luxury goods from fakes

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Luxury goods are supposed to be expensive because of their quality: A sip of fine wine or the comforting feel of designer clothing should justify the price.


Hospital price transparancy laws in California fall short, study finds

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Uninsured patients in California are unable to successfully obtain information about the cost of medical care at hospitals despite recent state legislation intended to improve price transparency, according to a new study.


Black Friday LCD-TV prices down 22 pct, sales up

Technology / Business

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A research firm says decisive price cuts are helping sales of LCD flat panel TVs rise after Thanksgiving.


Gift Guide: A focus on HD video, at many prices (AP)

Gift Guide: A focus on HD video, at many prices

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

It's easier than ever to shoot high-definition video. You can do it with traditional-style camcorders, of course, but also with cameras that also are designed to take still photos - from high-end "digital ...