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Photos: Antarctica in HD

Scientists have developed a new HD map of Antarctica with a resolution that's 10 times greater than ever before. by CNET News.com

Tags: Antarctica, Photograph, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2007-12-04

MostFun Great Journey (exe)

Now's your chance to save Antarctica from a series of evil garbage dumpers. After receiving a letter from a mysterious Penguin, you begin a journey from a tiny seaport town, through sandy Africa, around Crocodile Island, and finally ending in chilly Antarctica. You are charged with hunting down Professor Glass,...

Tags: Antarctica, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2007-07-31

Photos: A Cool Robot for polar duty

A boxy robot covered with solar panels could be just the thing for researchers in Antarctica.

Tags: Robots, Antarctica, robot, photograph, researcher

Image galleries 2007-03-16

Images: A lesson plan from the South Pole

A new Web project aims to teach children about life on Antarctica and the effects of global warming.

Tags: Antarctica, global warming, Web

Image galleries 2007-02-18

Ice Blue Antarctica (zip)

Antarctica, where blue ice sparkles like diamonds. Chill out on an iceberg. Meditate on ice formations and the light show of the Midnight sun. See sun halos, arcs and sundogs. Catch a glimpse of seals and penguins. This is the last frontier on earth. This vast frozen continent, three times...

Tags: Antarctica, Sun

Software downloads 2006-06-28

'Cool robots' for Antarctica... and Mars

Researchers from the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College have built a robot designed to do research in Antarctica. This robot is a general purpose mobile platform that can carry various instruments and travel in polar temperatures. The 'Cool Robot,' as it is called, has been tested in Greenland...

Tags: Antarctica, robot

Blog posts 2006-03-06

Additional Resources

The little wind turbines that could

I have to admit, I'm more used to reading about U.S. tech firms expanding abroad rather than the reverse. But in the case of certain green tech innovations, I suppose it makes sense to flip this idea on its head. Just heard about the example of Proven...

Tags: Turbine, Telecom & Utilities, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Polar robots to explore the Arctic

It's now almost certain that the world's ice shelves are melting. And while satellites provide lots of data about their evolution, ground-based weather stations could be even more useful. But if scientists can no longer stay on fragile and volatile ice sheets, what can they do? They can use specially...

Tags: Professor, Georgia Tech, SnoMotes, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-05-28

(Photos: Massive ice shelf collapsing off Antarctica)

(Photos: Massive ice shelf collapsing off Antarctica)"in another grim sign of global warming"So it has been there for 200 years. Where was it before, and will it be there again?RE: (Photos: Massive ice shelf collapsing off Antarctica)It is amazing how the earth changes on its own and with humans and/or...

Tags: ice shelf, Massive, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-03-26

Photos: Massive ice shelf collapsing off Antarctica

A huge Antactic ice shelf that has existed for hundreds of years is hanging on by a thread--another grim sign of global warming. by CNET News.com

Tags: Photograph, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-03-26

News to know: HTC Shift; Airport firmware; Microsoft mesh; Novell; VoIP

Notable headlines: David Morgenstern: Apple's security update breaks printer drivers, Instant Hijack component Airport firmware update enables AirDisk backups Mary Jo Foley: Whatever happened to Microsoft's 'other' mesh projects? Paula Rooney: Novell's SUSE Linux 11 to come in...

Tags: Google Inc., Novell Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Firmware, E-mail, Telephony, Hd Dvd, Printers, Productivity, VOIP, Open Source, Online Communications, Networking, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Peripherals, Telecommunications, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-03-20

Robots fly over Antarctica

Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey BAS have successfully run a series of flights by autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles UAVs over Antarctica. These robotic planes have a 2-meter wingspan and weigh 6 kilograms. They are powered by Lithium Ion Polymer LIPo battery packs -- similar to the ones in your...

Tags: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Antarctic, Robots, Engineering, Advertising & Promotion, Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-03-19

Winter Wonderlands Screensaver (exe)

Winter Wonderlands Screensaver displays fairy-tale images of glaciers, ice, snow topped mountains and winter landscapes. The blue ice covering Lake Fryxell in Antarctica with the Canadian Glacier in the background is an amazing photo. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Ice

Software downloads 2008-01-24

(Photos: Antarctica in HD)

(Photos: Antarctica in HD)Why No link?Is there a public site that these images can be looked at by anyone who might want to?

Tags: photograph

Discussion threads 2007-12-06

News to know: Salesforce.com; Second Life currency theft; SAP; Document standards

Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Salesforce.com rolls out customer data sharing; eyes 1 million subscribers. Dan Farber: SAP blesses the iPhone. Michael Krigsman: SAP Influencer Summit: SOA grows up David Berlind: Did the W3C acknowledge CDF's potential as an office format vs ODF in newly...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Second Life, Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, SAP AG, Mozilla Corp., Standards, OpenDocument Format (ODF), E-health, Microsoft Windows, Security, Emerging Technologies, Healthcare, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2007-12-05

Threat hierarchy: experimental hacking

There are five levels of threats. In the next few days I will walk though each of the levels, starting with the lowest level: experimental hacking. (I will be in Reykjavik for most of next week where I assume I will have no trouble getting online but you never...

Tags: Stupid Criminal stories, Security blog, Security, CyberCrime

Blog posts 2007-07-26

The Thing: Prima Official eGuide (exe)

Detailed walkthrough for all 20 terrifying levels. Understand your team's status with a breakdown of the all-new Trust/Fear interface. Complete weapons and items section. Crucial strategies for dealing with the 40+ NPCs. Puzzle solutions to help you retain your sanity. Killer maps orient you in cold Antarctica. This version is...

Tags: Sales Tools, Team Management, Strategy, Sales, Management

Software downloads 2007-07-23

Putting HD video on your phone

Putting HD video on your phoneI really don't get it.Are there really that many people that want to watch ANYTHING on a 2 or 3 inch screen in their PHONE?I suppose, heck people bought pet rocks. Sigh...HD video on a PHONE?I'm right along with No Axe To Grind on...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Texas Instruments Inc., phone

Discussion threads 2007-06-25

Fascinating Antarctica (exe)

Earth's southernmost point: where the icy cold is capable of freezing the blood in your veins. Check out a whole colony of penguins. These fascinating diving birds frolic in the crystal clear seawater and race along with two amicable seals. But the fun doesn't last for long. A dangerous killer...

Tags: Sales Tools, Sales

Software downloads 2007-06-12

Endurance set to explore Europa

Three months ago, I mentioned DEPTHX, a robot built to explore deep water in Mexico. Now, scientists from the University of Illinois at Chicago UIC and NASA are working on a reengineered version of the robotic probe. This new autonomous underwater vehicle AUV will be called ENDURANCE. This robotic device...

Tags: Energy &, Environment, Engineering &, Innovation, Science &, Nature, Space &, Aerospace, Wireless &, Telecom

Blog posts 2007-05-01