Web 2.0 Meets Software Engineering
This one goes out to all you programmers out there. Whether it be Ruby, C#, ASP.NET, Perl, Python, or any of a number of programming languages, the varying syntaxes, compilers, and platforms can be a headache sometimes. Unless you’re an expert, there’s always a question to be answered; and often, you have to trust a […]
Reveal Wifi Thieves
Wifi has really exploded. Doing away with the wires is a really liberating experience. Unfortunately, that freedom has come with a price. Hopefully, you are NOT one of many people running an open wireless. What I mean is, for the love of all that’s decent, please don’t tell me you have no encryption on your […]
Plastic Logic Reader Amazon Kindle Killer
Despite the Amazon Kindle’s limitations, it has been pretty popular. The E-Ink technology makes reading so much easier on the eyes (and increases battery life) than traditional lcd displays. And having a catalog of over 170,000 titles that can be downloaded within a minute doesn’t hurt. But one of the things that users complain about […]
The Rise of the Nano Factories
Even nano robots need a place to unwind and read the newspaper! Yes, that really is a nano toilet. All kidding aside, nano technology is still in its infancy, but good progress is being made. Really, it’s just a matter of time before we can start building things on the nano scale - in mass. […]
Dell Inspiron Mini 9
Well, well, well. It seems that there is a market for mini laptops. But we don’t need Dell’s latest Inspiron Mini 9 to tell us that. But it seems that Dell will actually make a run at it. Let’s take a peek.
Voice Stick Speaks Visually Impaired
Being visually impaired has its share of challenges. One of those challenges is getting books that can be read. Braille books are hard and expensive to produce - and so they are somewhat rare. The Voice Stick (brainchild of Sung Woo Park) allows visually impaired individuals to read via optical character recognition software. Now that […]
Google Chrome LAUNCHED!
This past weekend, Google stunned many tech observers with a surprise unveiling of Google’s latest product: Chrome. A beta version of Google Chrome, a new internet browser, was launched earlier today to the public, boasting some pretty significant changes to the way Firefox and IE does things. Touting a browser-based “task manager”, and “Incognito” mode […]
Wave Dragon Green Wave Generator Plant
It’s really no secret that waves are incredibly powerful. Sailors of times past were highly aware that strong squalls, and the waves that came with it, could dash their boat to pieces. That’s why inventor Erik Friis-Madsen came up with an idea to harness that massive energy. It’s called the Wave Dragon.
Huge Bank of New York Mellon Security Breach
It’s one thing for a financial institution to have a data breach through hardened systems. I understand that online and offline security is incredibly hard and complex. I understand that it is a constant cat and mouse game to stay one step ahead of hackers and thieves. What I don’t understand is when a data […]
Amazing Ocean Dome
If you are looking for something to do on Labor Day, or want to go to Diggerland, or want to jet over to Dubai’s Dinosaur Theme Park - then this post is not for you! Nah, we have something much more tame. It’s a plain old beach, well, sort of. And if you can’t be […]
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