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Where Does It Hurt? Now the Computer Knows
Once again science fiction has become science fact. Executives at NeuroSky, a San Jose, CA based company striving to “excel as the #1 provider of bio-sensor solutions” are buzzing about a new application for their neural interface technology. Initially developed for use as a hands-free game controller system. Designers at the start-up company discovered that their [...]
Continue reading...Oil Bubble to Burst by 2009
16. June 2008
As the price of oil climbs ever upward, the oil companies have been criticized not only for the price of gas the pump, but for not speeding up the refining process to put more fuel into the delivery pipeline. Standard economic theory predicts that when prices of any commodity skyrocket, existing companies will increase production [...]
Continue reading...Tall Ships Set for a Comeback?
16. June 2008
With the price of fuel being what it is, several shipping companies are considering using sailing ships to haul cargo around around the United States. “After all,” a UPS accountant pointed out, “it was sailing ships and river barges that built this country.” Both sailing ships and barges would be limited to very specific kinds of [...]
Continue reading...“Grand Theft Auto” Truck Stolen
14. June 2008
A delivery van containing several hundred copies of Grand Theft Auto IV intended for area Best Buy stores was stolen from outside an Eastern Missouri McDonald’s yesterday, sources in the Missouri management of Best Buy confirmed. “The driver of the truck parked in the McDonald’s parking lot, went in to get lunch, then came out [...]
Continue reading...The 3D Wii
12. May 2008
The Wii-3D, the upgraded version of Nintendo’s wildly successful Wii game system will come complete, its developers say, with the first three-dimensional projector that works without the need for special glasses or any external viewing apparatus. To get an idea how the new system works, they say, think about how a current TV-screen based boxing video [...]
Continue reading...You Can’t Get There From Here
12. May 2008
A systems manager at Google Maps recent let slip details about a project that takes the global company back to its fan-boy/computer-geek roots. A new addition to the Google Maps family, which already includes Google Earth and soon Google Moon and Google Mars, is being developed under the working name Google Elsewhere. Google Elsewhere will provide [...]
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18. June 2008
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