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PARC VP: Lowering costs with clean tech

Scott Elrod, VP of the hardware systems lab at PARC, says that lowering costs is key in clean tech. By looking at their ink jet technology and applying it to solar cells, the company was able to come up with a lower price per watt—making solar an even more cost-effective...

Tags: Inkjet Printer, VP, Xerox PARC, Clean Technology, clean tech, solar, PARC

Videos 2008-12-02

The future of... Paper

It's a possible fix for the reams and reams of paper that are printed, used briefly, and then tossed everyday. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das takes us inside the Palo Alto Research Center where scientists are developing a way to print an image that disappears, allowing the paper to be...

Tags: Xerox PARC, Ream, Future of, paper, green, parc, xerox, office, print, printer

Videos 2008-11-19

Resistance is futile...I want to buy a Mac

Resistance is futile...I want to buy a MacAnd they last longerGoing to Our University's Surplus warehouse, I would find Dell's that were less than 1 year old. (I'm pretty sure I saw a model we bought like 6 months ago). I never found a Mac that was newer than...

Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, RESISTANCE IS FUTILE, Apple Inc., Parc

Discussion threads 2007-12-16

Additional Resources

Wither Silicon Valley? IT will be driven by emerging markets

WTF does "dead-cat" mean?Dear ZDnet,Please stop trying to make-up terms like "dead-cat" or "dead-finger". Nobody cares.SheeshWell good morning Mr. Happiness and feel good vibe. I wish I could take credit for dead cat bounce but the term has been around---oh let's say---FOREVERhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_cat_bounceRE: Wither Silicon Valley? IT will be driven by...

Tags: Strategy, Communities, U.S.A., Wither Silicon Valley, pure research, information technology, emerging market

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

The 10 biggest moments in IT history

Missing: Tim Berners-Lee?The Mouse, and the GUI ...... without the invention of the mouse or the GUI/WYSIWYG there would not be as many users as there are today, and I would hazard a guess that it would be restricted to business applications like accounting, and Data Analysis.LudoRE: The 10...

Tags: Mice, Strategy, Operating systems, GUI, PARC User Interface, mouse, Microsoft Corp., IT History, Xerox PARC, operating system, IBM Corp., information technology

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

Elvis, your e-passport is ready!

E-passports not only threaten your personal safety traveling, the RFID chips are easy to clone and fake. How easy? Here's the picture of Elvis Presley's e-passport: The photo is taken from a passport scanner at a Dutch airport - no alarms or errors....

Tags: E-passport, Passport, Chip, Hacker, E-passport Chip Business, RFID, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-07-19

The future of... Dressing rooms

Need to update your business wardrobe, but don't have the time to scrutinize yourself in the fitting room mirror? Researchers at PARC are working on putting an end to dressing room indecision. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das meets up with the brains behind the "responsive mirror" and tries the technology on...

Tags: Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-15

Don't hold off on summer purchases for CrunchPads

Don't hold off on summer purchases for CrunchPadsI'm waiting...Just wait... the rumors are out that there's an Apple touch pad similar to the CrunchPad...I am in no way saying the Apple branded Crunchpad will be better, have more features, or be any faster. I can say it'll probably have...

Tags: Notebooks, CrunchPad, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-07

The future of... Dressing rooms

Need to update your business wardrobe, but don't have the time to scrutinize yourself in the fitting room mirror? Researchers at PARC are working on putting an end to dressing room indecision. ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das meets up with the brains behind the "responsive mirror" and tries the...

Tags: Xerox PARC, Responsive Mirror, Palo Alto Research Center, Dressing Room, Bo Begole, Sumi Das

Videos 2009-07-06

(Photos: Inside the Palo Alto Research Center)

(Photos: Inside the Palo Alto Research Center)Not just Ethernet, laser printing, etc.A little-known fact: Google's fundamental search and relevance algorithms were also developed at Xerox PARC. They bought the rights to the IP in 2000 with the Outride acquisition. Outride was spun out of Xerox PARC.

Tags: Network technology, NETWORKING, Xerox PARC, photograph

Discussion threads 2009-02-11

We live in media as fish live in water

The other day I was looking for a quote by Ted Nelson, a computer pioneer and maverick thinker. I found it: "We live in media as fish live in water." This is very descriptive of our daily lives, imho. As I searched, I was reminded of...

Tags: Media, Video Game, Video, Computer, WWW, Macintosh Interaction, Productivity, Corporate Communications, Games, Marketing, Personal Technology, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-02-05

What

WhatExplaining IT behavior, what we're missingJust a guess but I think it has a lot to do with what you've talked about earlier, the social dimension to all of this. I would add that there's a cultural factor.Having been a part of the Windows world where I occasionally visit, I...

Tags: Operating systems, Unix, UNIX Security, modality, PC, developer, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-01-27

The Mac at 25: GUI battles in business

The Mac at 25: GUI battles in businessSystem 7 was the worst OS I've ever usedShudder, that thing was S...L...O...W... Well, that's not totally true. It would crash really fast, really often. The whole System 7, 8, 9 line was absolutely terrible. It wasn't until Apple gave up trying to...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., GUI

Discussion threads 2009-01-23

The Macintosh turns 25 (and how it was almost a Bicycle)

The Macintosh turns 25 and how it was almost a BicycleMacintoshI bought my own Macintosh 512K computer in the UK on the 18 December 1984 at a cost of £2175 (US$ 2958). I still have it at home and I see that Stephen Fry regrets giving his Macintosh away in...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., computer, GUI

Discussion threads 2009-01-23

Microsoft Big Brains: Chuck Thacker

Microsoft Big Brains: Chuck ThackerOne of the creators and influencers of the modern computerI read "Bottlers of Lightning", the book about Xerox Palo Alto Research Center PARC where so much of the current computer landscape originated: Ethernet, Windows with Mouse control, WYSIWIG, Laser Printers, etc. etc. and where Thacker contributed...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Corp., Chuck Thacker, Microsoft Big Brains

Discussion threads 2009-01-16

Worlds.com patent litigation could ripple through virtual worlds

Worlds.com patent litigation could ripple through virtual worldsQuake 3 predates this patent by two yearsQuake 3 would seem to run counter to this patent, as would Tribes, and several other online games from the 90s. The core concepts of such online interactions were also presented in the 90s movie...

Tags: Quake 3, patent, virtual world, patent litigation

Discussion threads 2008-12-30

Apple sued over Apple TV, Airport Express and Mac

Apple sued over Apple TV, Airport Express and MacAnd so then I guessthat Papermaster [i][b]was[/b][/i] hired just to run the "iPod division"Apple would never think of having him lend a hand in their server products developement.This Apple TV case may just prove how "true" the above mentioned statement is... ;)It...

Tags: TVs, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., Apple TV, Apple AirPort Express, TV

Discussion threads 2008-12-19

Can Microsoft innovate? Should we care?

Microsoft's new Chief Software Architect, Ray Ozzie, recently said that Microsoft's reactive culture may be the company's greatest liability as an innovator. But we don't need an innovative Microsoft. Simple competence would be improvement enough. Ozzie's comments in an article by the excellent Steven Levy in...

Tags: Innovation, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Corp., Leadership, Strategy, Management, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-12-07

The Green Enterprise: PARC VP: Lowering costs with clean tech

Scott Elrod, VP of the hardware systems lab at PARC, says that lowering costs is key in clean tech. By looking at their ink jet technology and applying it to solar cells, the company was able to come up with a lower price per wattâ€"making solar an even more cost-effective...

Tags: Inkjet Printer, VP, Xerox PARC, Clean Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-03

A 1968 computer demo that changed people's lives

Can a computer demo change people's lives? I've seen plenty in my time but none that moved me in any significant way. Yet 40 years ago, Doug Engelbart gave a demo that did change people's lives and changed the entire course of computer systems development. On Monday...

Tags: Collective Intelligence, Computer, Demo, Productivity, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-12-02