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College asks students to power down, contemplate

Technology / Hi Tech

Dec 24, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Dianne Lynch wanted to give the students of Stephens College a break from the constant digital communication that pervades their generation. So she asked them to put their phones and computers away ...

Google-Fujitsu join 'smart objects' alliance

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Dec 18, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

Internet powerhouse Google and Japanese electronics giant Fujitsu have joined an alliance to promote the ability of objects from appliances to cars to communicate with one another online.

Mobile tech 'can replace cheques'

Technology / Hi Tech

Dec 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- With cheques due to be phased out in the UK by 2018 new security technology developed at Oxford University could offer a replacement, allowing people a secure way to pay in almost any situation.

Computing with a wave of the hand (w/ Video)

Technology / Hi Tech

Dec 11, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (14) | 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- The iPhone’s familiar touch screen display uses capacitive sensing, where the proximity of a finger disrupts the electrical connection between sensors in the screen. A competing approach, ...

Texting, tweeting ought to be viewed as GR8 teaching tools, scholar says

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Dec 10, 2009 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

The impact of text messaging on the decline of formal writing among teens has been debated in pedagogical circles ever since cell-phone ownership became an adolescent rite of passage in the mid-2000s. But ...

Philips electronic skin technology enables new chameleon-like ambience designs

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Dec 09, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (8) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Philips Research has developed a novel color e-paper technology that opens up new design opportunities for personalizing electronic devices. This means that the color and appearance, of the ...

Augmented reality systems appearing in Japanese shopping malls

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Dec 09, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (5) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Augmented reality (AR) systems are being developed for real applications in store windows and shopping malls in Japan.

Interactive digital art show opens in London

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Dec 09, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

The creative side of information technology went on display in London this week, in an arresting new interactive show including glowing reeds and a blinking mechanical eye.

Swipe Your Credit Card on a Cell Phone

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Dec 07, 2009 | 2 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- With a small card reader that attaches to a cell phone, a new company is making it easier for small businesses and even individuals to accept credit card payments. The San Francisco start-up, ...

Hearst looks to digital readers of the future

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Dec 05, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

With an eye on the readers of the future, US publisher Hearst Corp. announced plans Friday to launch a digital newsstand, advertising service and electronic reader for newspapers and magazines.

Researchers create cell phones for sign language

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Dec 02, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (8) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell researchers and colleagues have created cell phones that allow deaf people to communicate in sign language, the same way hearing people use phones to talk.

iPhones are musical instruments in new course and ensemble (w/ Video)

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Dec 01, 2009 | 3.4 / 5 (10) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- iPhones are being used as musical instruments in a new course at the University of Michigan.

Security ID cards with built-in holograms (w/ Video)

Technology / Hi Tech

Dec 01, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (6) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Plastic cards with security features are ubiquitous these days, having a wide variety of uses such as credit cards, employee cards, licenses, and so on. Many have holographic images, but they ...

Teachers begin using cell phones for class lessons

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Nov 27, 2009 | 3 / 5 (3) | 0

(AP) -- Ariana Leonard's high school students shuffled in their seats, eagerly awaiting a cue from their Spanish teacher that the assignment would begin. "Take out your cell phones," she said in Spanish.

Food banks go high-tech to feed the hungry

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Nov 27, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Food banks across the country are undergoing a high-tech revolution, adopting sophisticated databases, bar coding, GPS tracking, automated warehouses and other technologies used in the food industry ...

Sony optimistic on 3-D TVs, in-house display

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Nov 26, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 0

(AP) -- A third to a half of the Sony Corp. TV sets sold annually will be packed with 3-D features by the year ending March 2013, a senior executive said Thursday.

Intel wants a chip implant in your brain

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Nov 23, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (35) | 50

(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer chip maker Intel wants to implant a brain-sensing chip directly into the brains of its customers to allow them to operate computers and other devices without moving a muscle.

Digital cloud may rise over London (w/ Video)

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Nov 13, 2009 | 3 / 5 (10) | 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- An international group of artists, engineers and architects have proposed an enormous "digital cloud" to turn London's skyline into an overhead display of data and images.