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"One day soon the Gillette company will announce the development of a razor that, thanks to a computer microchip, can actually travel ahead in time and shave beard hairs that don't even exist yet." - Dave Barry

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  • March 2008

    • Bedbugs' Itch Breeding New Ways to Scratch

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 20, 08 2:00 PM CDT

      Bedbugs' Itch Breeding New Ways to Scratch

      (Newser) - No one’s sure why bedbugs are back, but US companies think they know how to kill them, the Wall Street Journal reports. Startups are using everything from dogs to cold blasts to hair-dryer-like devices to sniff out, freeze or bake the pests. “We don’t have an easy method of elimination,” said one entomologist. “We are looking for the silver bullet.” More »

    • iPod Touch Paves Way for Pocket PCs

      BusinessWeek  |  Mar 13, 08 11:25 AM CDT

      iPod Touch Paves Way for Pocket PCs

      (Newser) - Take Apple’s iPod Touch, give it a little more innovative juice, and you get the next big thing in handhelds, blurring the line between consumer electronics and computers, writes Arik Hesseldahl in BusinessWeek . The Touch, now considered the “flagship” iPod, can already run the major media formats—music, movies, etc.—and access Wi-Fi. With a few changes, it could become a full-fledged computer in your pocket. More »

    • AMD Chip Brings Games to Mainstream

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 5, 08 10:52 AM CST

      AMD Chip Brings Games to Mainstream

      (Newser) - A new chip may make up-market graphics applications like graphics editing and video games accessible on mass-market computers, says maker AMD. The 780 series integrated graphics chip, announced Tuesday at the CeBIT trade show in Germany, makes use of technology acquired when AMD bought ATI Technologies in 2006. "It will be widely available" immediately, said an AMD VP. More »

    • Intel Pushes 'Atom' Chips

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 3, 08 12:20 PM CST

      Intel Pushes 'Atom' Chips

      (Newser) - Intel will push its tinest new chips behind the brand name Atom in an effort to create demand for two emerging types of computing devices. The Atom line includes chips already announced by the company, reports the Wall Street Journal . One, formerly known as Silverthorne, is aimed at cellphone-sized devices that Intel calls “MIDs”—mobile mobile Internet devices. More »

    • World's Biggest Tech Show Goes Green

      Associated Press  |  Mar 3, 08 8:19 AM CST

      World's Biggest Tech Show Goes Green

      (Newser) - Greener tech solutions are a focus of this year’s CeBIT technology trade fair, which opens tomorrow in Germany. Tech companies from around the world will showcase products like servers that use less electricity alongside their hot new gadgets, AP reports. The emphasis on green ideas sets the tone for the international industry, Microsoft Germany’s general manager says. More »

    • Chip Trades Precision for Power Usage

      MIT Technology Review  |  Mar 1, 08 7:38 PM CST

      Chip Trades Precision for Power Usage

      (Newser) - Smaller, faster and more precise are the goals of engineers who design microchips, those tiny, power-hungry processors at the core of modern electronics. But a Rice University professor is going against the grain, trading a little bit of precision for a major savings in power, and potentially leading a revolution in how chips are manufactured, reports Technology Review. More »

  • February 2008

    • States Cracking Down on 'Spychip' Privacy Lapses

      Ars Technica  |  Feb 27, 08 9:02 PM CST

      States Cracking Down on 'Spychip' Privacy Lapses

      (Newser) - Radio Frequency ID tags—data-loaded microchips that track everything from shipping containers to cars to humans—increasingly are raising concerns with privacy advocates who worry the “spychips” could reveal too much about our lives, reports Ars Technica . Tech-savvy states such as Washington and California are trying to legislate RFIDs, banning non-consensual chip reading and regulating how RFIDs are used. More »

    • LG Pulls Laptop Model After Battery Melts

      Associated Press  |  Feb 22, 08 6:54 PM CST

      LG Pulls Laptop Model After Battery Melts

      (Newser) - LG pulled a laptop model from stores following a report that the battery melted while in use, the AP reports. A company spokesman said it had opened an investigation into the meltdown, adding that the model is no longer in production and is sold only in South Korea. More »

    • Germaphobes Get a Handle on Bathrooms

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 15, 08 2:40 PM CST

      Germaphobes Get a Handle on Bathrooms

      (Newser) - For germaphobes, few sights elicit as much terror as doorknob in a public bathroom. Sure, you washed your hands, “but then someone else didn’t wash their hands and you have to touch the same door handle,” explains the inventor of the SanitGrip, an L-shaped, elbow-operated handle that helps just-cleaned hands stay that way. And he's not the only one grabbing the hygienic opportunity, the Wall Street Journal notes. More »

    • Fabric Could Power Your iPod

      Reuters  |  Feb 13, 08 7:31 PM CST

      Fabric Could Power Your iPod

      (Newser) - George Jetson, eat your heart out: Scientists have developed a microfiber fabric that generates its own electricity, which could someday provide relief for cellphone users strapped without their chargers or iPod fanatics running low on battery. The fabric, if woven into a shirt, could harness power from simple physical movement such as walking or even a gentle breeze, Reuters reports. More »

    • BlackBerry Service Down in US and Canada

      PC World  |  Feb 11, 08 6:45 PM CST

      BlackBerry Service Down in US and Canada

      (Newser) - Blackberry's wireless service is down across the US and Canada today, PC World reports. Blackberry-maker Research in Motion, at a loss to explain the outage, first reported it at 3:30 p.m. EST and called the outage "ongoing." Only half of Blackberries are currently without email, RIM added. More »

    • Polaroid Out of Instant-Photo Biz

      Bloomberg  |  Feb 8, 08 7:40 PM CST

      Polaroid Out of Instant-Photo Biz

      (Newser) - The Polaroid photo company, whose familiar white-bordered snapshot has become an "icon," is leaving film behind to zoom in on digital equipment, Bloomberg reports. The Massachusetts company was founded in 1937 and in 1948 released the first instant camera, pulling in huge profits—but with the popularity of digital cameras, Polaroid has faced “a technologically driven decline,” said COO Tom Beaudoin.  More »

  • January 2008

    • Cell Phone Can Read to the Blind

      NPR  |  Jan 30, 08 7:19 PM CST

      Cell Phone Can Read to the Blind

      (Newser) - A new cell phone can read aloud to people with impaired vision—and at 4 ounces, it's the smallest such device ever made, NPR reports. The $2,000 phone can help with the myriad daily tasks that seeing people take for granted, like identifying a $20 bill. "All you have to do is snap a picture,” said a blind product demonstrator. More »

    • How 'Bout Them Rotten Apples?

      Wired  |  Jan 24, 08 8:59 PM CST

      How 'Bout Them Rotten Apples?

      (Newser) - Apple has been around for almost a quarter of a century, but not all of its products were as ingenious as the iPod. Wired highlights the company's biggest flops. The MessagePad (AKA The Newton): Fashioned to revolutionize personal computing, this PDA was too far ahead of its time for consumers. Apple Pippin: Apple's only foray into the world of video game systems got buried by Nintendo, Sega, and Sony. More »

    • New Tech Sinks or Swims Based on Whims

      New York Times  |  Jan 20, 08 8:09 PM CST

      New Tech Sinks or Swims Based on Whims

      (Newser) - Innovations like the iPod and Prius usually require new user skills, and acceptance can depend on one's willingness to adapt, writes G. Pascal Zachary in the New York Times. “You throw technologies into the market and see what sticks,” he quotes one analyst as saying. Revolutionary stuff can sink, while tough-to-master can swim. More »

    • 10 Life-Changing Innovations

      LiveScience  |  Jan 20, 08 12:33 PM CST

      10 Life-Changing Innovations

      (Newser) - From omnipresent Internet to cloned donor organs, LiveScience picks 10 new technologies that, when fully developed, will transform our lives. Digital libraries: When all of humanity's texts are digitized, any factual question will be answerable online. Gene therapy/stem cells: The key to curing some of our nastiest afflictions. Ubiquitous wireless Internet: WiMAX and 3G point the way to a future where communication between any two devices is possible. Mobile robots: Too lazy to go to the store? Just send your car! More »

    • Don't Worry About 'Tingling Sensation': Dell

      Techworld  |  Jan 18, 08 9:55 PM CST

      Don't Worry About 'Tingling Sensation': Dell

      (Newser) - Dell has acknowledged that some of its laptops give a “tingling sensation” to users when plugging in cables or accessories—but insisted the “voltage does not present any risk of injury.” Complaints about the surprise jolts have been trickling in about a few different models for the past year, Techworld reports. Dell simply recommends unplugging AC adapters before attaching peripherals. More »

    • Toshiba Fights for HD DVD Market Share

      MarketWatch  |  Jan 14, 08 4:10 PM CST

      Toshiba Fights for HD DVD Market Share

      (Newser) - Toshiba is stepping up efforts to keep HD DVD a contender in the battle between high-def formats, the company said today. Toshiba will cut prices and increase advertising, reports MarketWatch. It's battling rival Sony’s Blu-ray technology, which doubled HD DVD's US sales last year and scored a major win recently when Warner Bros. said it would go exclusively Blu-ray. More »

    • Tech Doldrums Coming in '08

      ABC News  |  Jan 11, 08 3:57 PM CST

      Tech Doldrums Coming in '08

      (Newser) - Expect a tech recession this year, says Michael Malone of ABCNews.com. He predicts a failure by Apple to produce any new blockbuster products, forcing it to compete on price and distribution—“not its greatest strengths”—and a “major stumble” by Google, for which he cites the recent exits of various senior execs. More »

    • TV Content Stars at Vegas Show

      New York Times  |  Jan 10, 08 9:23 AM CST

      TV Content Stars at Vegas Show

      (Newser) - Televisions were all over the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, including some of the biggest, thinnest ones around, showing the crispest pictures ever, the New York Times reports. But exhibitors' focus was much more on what viewers will be seeing on those TVs, with several manufacturers unveiling deals with media and Internet outlets to put content on its sets.  More »

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