September 27, 2009 by alikat.

“(project10tothe100.com)– Last fall Google launched Project 10^100, a call for ideas to change the world by helping as many people as possible. Thousands of people from more than 170 countries submitted more than 150,000 (or around 10^5.2) ideas, from general investment suggestions to specific implementation proposals. Google combined the best aspects of those ideas and narrowed them down to a list of 16 "big ideas," each inspired by numerous individual submissions. Which ones should Google make happen?” vote here

Voting ends: October 8, 2009

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September 27, 2009 by alikat.

“(news.cnet.com)– SAN FRANCISCO–Intel unveiled technology called Light Peak that it hopes ultimately will replace the profusion of different cables sprouting from today’s PCs with a single type of fiber-optic link.” read more

More links:

intel.com: Light Peak Technology Overview

engadget.com: “Apple dictated Light Peak creation to Intel, could begin migration from other standards as early as 2010” read more

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September 26, 2009 by alikat.

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September 24, 2009 by alikat.

(popsci.com)– The Year’s Hottest Products In One Place

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September 24, 2009 by alikat.

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September 24, 2009 by alikat.

“(spectrum.ieee.org)– Imagine a world where you’re stronger, younger, better looking, and don’t age. Well, you do, but your robot surrogate—which you control with your mind from a recliner at home while it does your bidding in the world—doesn’t.

It’s a bit like The Matrix, but instead of a computer-generated avatar in a graphics-based illusion, in Surrogates—which opens Friday and stars Bruce Willis—you have a real titanium-and-fluid copy impersonating your flesh and blood and running around under your mental control. Other recent films have used similar concepts to ponder issues like outsourced virtual labor (Sleep Dealer) and incarceration (Gamer).

The real technology behind such fantastical fiction is grounded both in far-out research and practical robotics. So how far away is a world of mind-controlled personal automatons?” read more

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September 22, 2009 by alikat.

“(cbc.ca)– Halifax singer-songwriter Dave Carroll will be on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Tuesday to tell a hearing on airline passenger rights how United Airlines scrunched his expensive guitar and wouldn’t compensate him.” read more

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September 22, 2009 by alikat.

“(telegraph.co.uk)– The two firms played a friendly football game to symbolise the end of six decades of rivalry sparked by a family row that not even death reconciled.” read more

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September 19, 2009 by alikat.

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September 19, 2009 by alikat.

“(popsci.com)– Violins made by the Italian master craftsman Antonio Stradivarius are worth millions of dollars for their unparalleled sound. And that’s great, for the handful of musicians who can afford these centuries-old instruments. This month, a new violin made from wood treated with a fungus actually trumped a Stradivarius in a blind listening test, offering hope for violinists who want high tonal quality at an affordable price.” read more

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