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Interactive Conferencing: New Beta Product ConnectR By iRobot

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by Mary Anne Simpson | January 06, 2008

The iRobot Corporation has expanded its technology to interactive robotic conferencing. The device is currently offered at a reduced cost for candidates in the pilot project. The testers are required to submit surveys of ...

New SanDisk Flash Drive With Automatic On-line Storage

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by Mary Anne Simpson | January 04, 2008

SanDisk will demonstrate their new Cruzer Titanium Plus 4GB flash drive at the 2008 International CES in Las Vegas, Nevada next week. One unique feature is the partnership between SanDisk and Belnsync that will enable users ...

No Right to E-mail: NLRB Looks Through the Looking Glass & Sees Absolutely No Problem

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by Mary Anne Simpson | December 28, 2007

The NLRB recently handed down a decision relating to the use of e-mail by an Oregon newspaper guild, (union)and found what is and what was, isn´t necessarily true no more.

The Quarterlife Dilemma: WWW Means World-Wide-Web

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by Mary Anne Simpson | December 26, 2007

The Twenty-something twice-weekly drama, "Quarterlife The Show" is the first independent production to move to big time broadcasting. Its initial blockbuster appearance on MySpace and YouTube has waned recently. ...

Tribute to MIT Physics Prof Lewin: Free-On-Line MIT Courses

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by Mary Anne Simpson | December 20, 2007

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is offering 1800 full courses on-line to the public at no charge. In part the work of Professor Walter H.G. Lewin of MIT is the reason for the popularization of higher learning in ...

Gone Missing CDs: Personal & Financial Data Solutions

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by Mary Anne Simpson | December 19, 2007

The collaborative efforts of Hitachi, NTT and Tokyo University have come up with means to protect secure data stored on CDs. The problem is illustrated by recent gone missing CDs, holding citizens private information collected ...

3DV Systems ZCam Revolutionizes Gaming & Electronics

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by Mary Anne Simpson | December 15, 2007

3DV Systems has developed the ZCam. The camera is a low cost 3D PC camera that promises to revolutionize gaming and consumer electronics interfaces. It senses depth in real-time and has the capability of fine-gesture recognition. ...

What´s The Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 All About

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by Mary Anne Simpson | December 14, 2007

Microsoft has announced an upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 3. There is a test version available. The Windows XP SP3 is primarily a package of previously released updates, security updates and hotfixes. However, a test run ...

Innovations in Robotics and Automation: Focus IEEE & UC Berkeley

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by Mary Anne Simpson | December 13, 2007

This article explores innovation in Robotics and Automation currently in the research phase. The work of UC Berkeley Professor Ken Goldberg, Vice President of IEEE´s Robotics and Automation Technical section is examined. ...

Taiwan Scientists Discover Gold Nanoparticles Stabilize Organic Memory

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by Mary Anne Simpson | December 12, 2007

Taiwan scientists and engineers have invented a nonvolatile organic memory device. The device uses gold nanoparticles mixed with a polymer that is wedged between two aluminum electrodes.

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