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Photos: Future tech at Microsoft Innovation day: Microsoft hosted its fourth Innovation Day in Brussels with partners showing off the tech wares they predict could take off in the near future. by ZDNet; Tags: future, Microsoft, software, cars, games, Microsoft Corp., Photograph, Business Structures, Finance, ZDNet; Image galleries 2007-12-12
Horntones FX-550 MP3 car horn: CNET's Brian Cooley shows off new tech at the 2007 SEMA show in Las Vegas: a way to download MP3s to your car horn. If you hate other people's booming car audio systems, Horntones might push you right over the edge.; Tags: CNET Networks Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, automotive, cars, mp3, music, sema, brian cooley, horn; Videos 2007-11-09

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The application interface problem: I believe that almost any programming language can be used to build almost any kind of user interface, but that the closer the user interface is to the assumptions built into the language, the simpler and more efficient this component of the overall application will be. More importantly, I believe...; Tags: Application, User Interface, Tool, Productivity, Enterprise Software, Software, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Oil's superspike may make telecommuting the norm: Oil's superspike may make telecommuting the normUnlike the Music Industry - Never heard of "oil payola"Superspike? Really. It's interesting that we have so much of the stuff that why don't the companies start paying us to use their fuel? I guess that would probably be "illegal" at...; Tags: Gas Prices, telecommuting; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
Water Powered cars Guide (exe): Find out everything you need to know about running your car on water, including how the technology works, what you need to do to install it, how easy it is and how much it costs. Included also are common myths about hybrid cars and recommendations on what types of paid...; Tags: Car, Entrophic FLV Games; Software downloads 2008-05-08

Blaupunkt Brisbane SD48: With the Brisbane SD48 digital media receiver, Blaupunkt--a name synonymous with car stereos of old--is proving that it can make products for the digital age. It may look like a regular single-DIN head unit, but like the Alpine iDA-X001, the Brisbane SD48 is a "mechless" device designed to support digital...; Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Brisbane SD48; Product reviews 2008-05-07
Always-on boosted by British government study: Five years ago, on a Corante blog, I began touting something I called the World of Always-On. (Picture from Ofcom.) Sometimes I was made to feel crazy, but I remained convinced that sensors and motes, linked to WiFi networks, could create applications living in the air for...; Tags: Government, Sensor, Health Care, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Marc Benioff heralds Web 3.0 at DreamForce Europe: Salesforce.com has come to London today for its first DreamForce Europe event. There have been European customer and partner events in previous years, but this is the first event at true DreamForce scale â€” 2,500 attendees at the Barbican conference center in the heart of the City, London's financial district....; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Web, Marc Benioff, Web 3.0, PaaS, Force.com, Sales Force Management, Channel Management, Sales, Marketing, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Fuel cell breakthrough? Gentlemen, start your engines...: Fuel cell breakthrough? Gentlemen, start your engines...Here's a better ideaBurn the freaking methanol in an internal combustion engine. Catalyst requirement gone.Sheesh.Just another example that global warming really isn't about global warming. Making and burning methanol is carbon-neutral, but note how the idea of simply manufacturing methanol to...; Tags: Fuel cells, fuel cell, methanol, global warming, internal combustion engine, combustion engine; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
2008 BMW 135i Coupe: Photo gallery:2008 BMW 135i CoupeBMW's announcement of the 135i hit us like Pavlov's bell, the one he used to make his dog salivate. Once we got into the 2008 BMW 135i Coupe, all of our expectations were met, and more. BMW threw its best engine into its smallest car, leading...; Tags: BMW AG, Mph, Laguna Seca; Product reviews 2008-05-05
Oil and the future of cleantech are NOT separable: Courtesy Gordon Murray & Mohr Davidow. I recently blogged about one VC's efforts in cleantech as it relates to finding renewable replacements for petrochemicals and coal-based products. That same company, Mohr Davidow, has invested in an auto design firm. Why? Because Gordon...; Tags: Oil, Duck, Clean Technology, Fossil Fuel, Jadoo, Oil Pit, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-04
Why Yahoo's ad inventory is so important to Microsoft: With all the threats, promises and negotiations around the pending acquisition of Yahoo by Microsoft, it's easy to lose sight of the key driver of the deal: Increased ad inventory. While folks trying to read the tea leaves for signs of CEO Steve Ballmer's moods or Yahoo...; Tags: Advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Zune, Video, Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Stallman hopes to save children from proprietary software: Stallman hopes to save children from proprietary softwareA comment and a typo to correctFirst the typo:[i]Sugar, even on Windows, always *was* and always will be open source. [/i]At least I think that's what you meant to say.[i]But let’s not throw babies out with bathwaters. Just because Ferraris are fun cars...; Tags: Web browsers, open source, Stallman, Netscape Communications Corp., software, proprietary software; Discussion threads 2008-05-02
Stallman hopes to save children from proprietary software: George Ou pointed me in the direction of Stallman's comments relating to Windows on the OLPC project, though I did nothing about it because my head was (figuratively) on fire. I then saw Christopher Dawson's response to Stallman's comments, and so I figured that I'd throw my two cents in...; Tags: Software, Open Source, Stallman, Tools & Techniques, Management, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Record labels getting better at detecting P2P: Record labels getting better at detecting P2PAgain - What does an Honor System mean today?I really miss my days as a recording engineer, programmer and producer for the MIA (musicindustryassociation.org) Label at JMU. We relied on a community of our peers who actually encouraged our album works by paying...; Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), P2P, OSU; Discussion threads 2008-05-01
Discover this: "Discover" and its own carbon footprint: "Discover" Magazine profiled their own publication's carbon footprint. Here's the whole article, a brave move not likely to be popular among mag publishers. Here's some of what they found: "Two and one-tenth pounds of carbon dioxide. That is our best estimate of what is emitted...; Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Ton, DISCOVER, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-04-30
Volvo recall due to airbag software problems: Swedish automaker, Volvo, recalled 65,000 cars due a software problem related to side impact airbags. I spoke with Volvo spokesperson, Maria Bohlin, who told me the problem was discovered by Euro NCAP, a European automotive testing agency, which found the "inflatable curtain deployed milliseconds too late." She added that Volvo...; Tags: Software, Volvo, Tools & Techniques, Semiconductors, Management, Hardware, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-04-30
Apple's 5 worst hardware flaws - and how to fix them: Apple's 5 worst hardware flaws - and how to fix themWorseYou can't replace the hard drive on the new imacs without going through a ridiculous dance involving removing the screen. The old ones allowed you to undo a few screws in the bottom and lift off the back. ...; Tags: Keyboards, Mice, Notebooks, MacBook Air, iPhone flaw, hardware, Apple Inc., mouse, keyboard, Apple MacBook; Discussion threads 2008-04-29
Indian techies snubbing US jobs to stay home: Indian techies snubbing US jobs to stay homeThat's What Locusts Do.They destroy one place and move on to the next one. Indians destroyed the job market in America and they are moving on to the next place to gut out and leave to die.RE: Indian techies snubbing US jobs...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, family network, Indian techy, job; Discussion threads 2008-04-29
Grand Theft Auto IV hits the streets--it's a '10': Grand Theft Auto IV hits the streets--it's a '10'Sony et al Stores - The Day after ThanksgivingFrom my perception, it's sort of the mentality of those who mob the doors before they even open causing real chaos in the mall despite the presence of police officers and security guards at...; Tags: Games, game, Grand Theft, Grand Theft Auto, Grand Theft Auto IV; Discussion threads 2008-04-29