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A long time ago, in a magic kingdom called California, the simple but good townspeople were bored looking at their DOS-based command line and copying files between directories. Then a few wizards realized that if they conjured up an application … Continue reading →

This morning legislative leaders in both House and Senate announced they would be postponing votes on their respective anti-piracy acts. There’s little doubt that some kind of online copyright infringement rules will emerge again, but not in the form they … Continue reading →

We have one eye scanning news coming out of the Consumer Electronics Show underway in Las Vegas. And with 3D on our minds lately–see last few posts–we were preconditioned to be receptive to this latest announcement from Samsung, Panasonic, Sony … Continue reading →

There’s no dearth of travel web sites on the Web. And 3D renderings of complex environments are commonplace in gaming environments. But putting the two together? That’s almost unique. 3rd Planet, has been teasing us with this prospect since they … Continue reading →

In a different era, you would have learned about Didier Sornette’s work as a physicist by perusing the pages of selected academic journals. Sornette was trained as a geophysicist, and has had academic appointments at both French and US universities. … Continue reading →

Happy New Year! Before they left on vacation, our award-winning research staff was tasked to come up with an under-the-radar technology that will reshape our lives this year. They have risen to the challenge and informed me of the breath-taking … Continue reading →

I spotted this video too late, but in case you need additional seasonal lighting, consider this low-risk, high-brightness LED light project. All that’s required are spare Citronella tea candles, 3V Lithium batteries, a screwdriver, and a pen knife (or long … Continue reading →

I was listening to Occupy Wall Street’s Beka Economopolous, and I couldn’t help it: my mind wandered to pitches I’ve heard in the startup world, especially the part when the founder gets to the bulletpoints on consumer engagement. I was … Continue reading →

Guest blogger Dan Pallotta writing for HBR’s Blog Network has a post on the meaninglessness of most business conversations. Dan founded Pallotta TeamWorks, which runs charitable events to raise money for AIDs and breast cancer research. In his post I … Continue reading →

Rob in San Francisco sent us a link to an interactive, scary, and–dare I say it–immersive iPhone app. We didn’t get chance to test its scariness factor for ourselves but the YouTube demo video had us mesmerized. Rob is with … Continue reading →