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Revived Fervor for Smart Monitors Linked to a Server
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:38:35 -0000
Instead of having a big, loud and complex computer on your desk, what if you could have a quiet, thin machine that rarely needed an upgrade or a fix?
Korean Star’s Suicide Reignites Debate on Web Regulation
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:32:19 -0000
When movie star Choi Jin-sil was found dead, South Korean police, the media and members of Parliament immediately pointed fingers at the Internet.
Advertising: Newspapers’ Web Revenue Is Stalling
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:14:14 -0000
Newspapers, already facing a grim economic forecast, are digesting another piece of bad news.
Drilling Down: A Pop-Up Ad That’s Less Annoying
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:27:42 -0000
In a 2003 survey, nearly a third of respondents said that Internet pop-up advertisements were “never appropriate.”
Link By Link: Spinning a Web of Lies at Digital Speed
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:27:10 -0000
In recent days there has been a range of false Internet reports that managed to gain great purchase across the globe while the truth is still logging on.
Mainstream News Outlets Start Linking to Other Sites
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:52:23 -0000
By embracing the hyperlink ethos of the Web to a degree not seen before, news organizations are acting in effect like aggregators.

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NerdTV #13: Judy Estrin
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0700
Judy Estrin's career ranges from founder of Bridge Communications to CTO of Cisco to running Packet Design LLC. Quite the girl geek, eh?Download video:Entire Show:MPEG-4 | TorrentNerdy Bit:MPEG-4 | TorrentJuicy Bit:MPEG-4 | TorrentDownload subtitled video:Entire Show:With Subtitles | Torrent w/ SubtitlesNerdy Bit:With Subtitles | Torrent w/ SubtitlesJuicy Bit:With Subtitles | Torrent w/ SubtitlesDownload audio:Entire Show:MP3 | TorrentAAC | TorrentOgg Vorbis | Torrent
NerdTV #13: Judy Estrin - Transcript
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0700
For those who would rather read than watch or listen.
NerdTV Archives
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0700
Miss a past show? Check out our archives.Past guests include:#12: Bob KahnInventor of TCP/IP.#11: Doug EngelbartComputer mouse inventor.#10: Dan BricklinInventor of the Spreadsheet#9: AninaHigh Fashion Meets High Tech#8: Avram MillerCo-founder of Intel Capital#7: Dan DrakeCo-founder of Autodesk#6: Dave WinerFather of RSS and Web Logging#5: Tim O'ReillyOpen Source pioneer#4: Brewster KahleInternet Archive founder#3: Bill JoyCo-founder of Sun#2: Max LevchinCo-founder of PayPal#1: Andy HertzfeldThe first Macintosh programmer...ever

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Step-on scanner lets air passengers keep shoes on
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:51:21 -0400
LOD, Israel (Reuters) - Israel has introduced a step-on scanner that spares airline travelers the nuisance of having to remove their shoes so they can be X-rayed for hidden weapons, though the new device cannot yet sniff out explosives.
EU warns youth: turn your MP3 players down!
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:43:07 -0400
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Millions of youngsters across Europe could suffer permanent hearing loss after five years if they listen to MP3 players at too high a volume for more than five hours a week, EU scientists warned Monday.
AC/DC turns off iTunes for "Black Ice"
Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:20:36 -0400
NEW YORK (Reuters) - For those about to rock, AC/DC salutes you. Unless, that is, you want to buy the Australian heavy metal group's newest album, "Black Ice," on iTunes, or anywhere but Wal-Mart when it drops in record stores on October 20.

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Analog's twilight: Slowly, digital trumps physical
By TED ANTHONY Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:23:22 -0000
Sometimes, in the decades after he came home from World War II, it seemed as if the movie camera was surgically attached to Christoffel Teeuwissen's hand....
Joost relaunching TV site as online shows abound
By BARBARA ORTUTAY Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:19:39 -0000
NEW YORK (AP) -- Forget about the boob tube. Places to watch TV on the Internet are proliferating, from NBC Universal and News Corp.'s Hulu to Joost - a site that plans to relaunch Tuesday to make it a more interactive experience....
UK university holds artificial intelligence test
By RAPHAEL G. SATTER Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:11:01 -0000
READING, England (AP) -- Computers argued, cracked jokes and parried trick questions, all part of an annual test of artificial intelligence carried out at the University of Reading....

 

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