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- A SWAN to guide blind people
- Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed SWAN (an acronym for 'System for Wearable Audio Navigation'), a wearable computing system to help blind people navigate in unfamiliar environments. The current prototype is composed of a laptop or soon a PDA carried in a backpack, several GPS trackers, four...
- Tags: SWAN, SWAN hardware.Now, bone phone
- Blog posts 2006-08-15
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- Goodbye, XP. Hello, Midori
- Goodbye, XP. Hello, MidoriHow great would it be-to have a lean, mean system that would do the basics, and leave some of the add-ons to other companies.Microsoft has blown any chance of Vista ever getting any respect, as the timing of '7' seems almost a stopgap measure. with '7' only...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Midori, Microsoft Windows Vista, goodbye, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-06-30
- Market disaster on Wall Street plays positive in Silicon Valley
- You may think the U.S. is divided along political lines, perhaps you sense a rift in cultural values. But let me tell you that's peanuts compared to the coming brutal high-stakes rift over the core of the US economy. Will it be Pentagon contracts, oil and gasoline? ...
- Tags: Clean Technology, Wall, Construction, Mortgages, Investment, Finance, Capital Structures, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-06-07
- WinXP on XO laptops OK as long as Linux runs, too
- Microsoft's agreement to offer Windows XP on OLPC's XO laptop is appropriate and long overdue. It was pure hypocrasy for Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates to publicly decry the so-called "Digital Divide" while privately refusing to support the XO simply because Linux was a supported operating system. ...
- Tags: Operating System, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, Gates Foundation, Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Windows, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- Money, Politics and Energy: Menage That Screws the American Consumer
- I don't think anybody is naive enough these days to think that the future of green tech or alternative energy is based on fair competition in some imaginery free marketplace. Don't we all know that economic competition in America, and elsewhere, is heavily weighted in favor of those with...
- Tags: Green Technology, Dollar, NREL, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-03-14
- Wal-Mart ends Linux trials: "This really wasn't what our customers were looking for"
- Wal-Mart ends Linux trials: "This really wasn't what our customers were looking for"Not true[i]At the risk of sounding stereotypically snobbish, I think it says more about the WalMart demographic than a computer with Linux pre-installed.[/i]One of the common claims by the Linux crowd here is that Linux is now so...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Linux, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., PC, computer
- Discussion threads 2008-03-11
- Blodget: MicroHoo 'is gonna be a disaster'
- Blodget: MicroHoo 'is gonna be a disaster'A marriage made in hell...I honestly wish I could see why this seems so attractive to Microsoft. Sure, they get a second-tier brand name and a bunch of memberships - but with a little creative marketing and promotion and with some clever protocol compatability...
- Tags: Instant messaging, Google Talk, Yahoo! Inc., advertisement, Google Inc., Microhoo, IM, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-12
- Blodget: MicroHoo 'is gonna be a disaster'
- "It's gonna be a disaster." That's how Silicon Alley Insider founder and Web pundit Henry Blodget characterized the outcome of the Microsoft acquisition of Yahoo, if and when it goes through. (Blodget seems to believe it's more a "when" than an "if," as CEO "Steve Ballmer is...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Kniskern, Portals, Mergers & Acquisitions, Instant Messaging, Internet, Microsoft Windows, Branding, Investment, Finance, Online Communications, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-02-12
- MacBook+Air+Diary-Day+7%3A+The+best+sleeve+case
- MacBook+Air+Diary-Day+7%3A+The+best+sleeve+caseThe MBA should never be mistaken for a Panasonic ToughBookYeah. The toughbook is a real notebook computer, and the macbook air is a rich person's toy.Maybe we'll have a cube redux in the lifespan of this product...RE: MacBook Air Diary-Day 7: The best sleeve caseHow do I read these articles...
- Tags: Notebooks, toughbook, MacBook Air, MBA, sleeve, Apple MacBook
- Discussion threads 2008-02-06
- Ballmer%27s+swan+song
- Ballmer%27s+swan+songBetter keep your tin hat onI thought you would have had enough from the last blog you did on this.Anti-Trust Oversight / Kibosh?[url=http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206100319]FYI[/url]Google needs the competitionGoogle needs some good competition. I'm not sure if this will result in true competition for Google, but it's not a bad thing.Having said that,...
- Tags: Western Civilization, World of Warcraft, Internet, Microsoft Corp., Ballmer%27s+swan+song, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-01
- Ballmer's swan song
- Take 1 flailing Internet company, add a 2nd flailing Internet company, and what do you get? A bigger flailing Internet company. Accentuate the positive The proposal isn't all bad. : It is an OK deal for Yahoo shareholders. Yahoo was trading above $30...
- Tags: Google Inc., Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Internet Company, Jerry, Certainty, Internet, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-02-01
- Fun with Sun in Forbes
- Every once in a while you run into a comment that just begs for wider application. Take a look, for example, at this bit from Glyn Holton's "Best of 2007 Book Awards": One embarrassing trend that has gained steam this year is that of...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Forbes, SAP AG, Open Source, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-01-22
- Jewelry Swan (exe)
- The Fine Jewelry Screen Saver depicts one of the jewelry piece that is available. The green amphibian is just waiting for the right time to make a move. Watch out because the frog might just jump out at you. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Jewelry, Fine Jewelry Screen Saver
- Software downloads 2008-01-21
- News to know: Cool storage at CES; Yahoo's future; Mozilla's new CEO
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Mozilla names Lilly CEO; A look at his early priorities CES coverage: Robin Harris: Cool storage at CES - part 1 Dan Farber: Jerry Yang offers sneak peak of Yahoo's future: Life! Intel's...
- Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Mozilla Corp., Intel Corp., Motorola Inc., Robots, Microsoft Windows, Digital Video, Hd Dvd, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, Digital Media, Emerging Technologies, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Consumer Electronics
- Blog posts 2008-01-08
- Should open source cheer Gates' swan song?
- Should open source cheer Gates' swan song?An open source star really could help to increase awarness of Linux, andfree software in general. Linux Torvalds does not want to be a star, and though not as abrasive as Richard, still abrasive. Eric Raymond is a great writer, but he does not...
- Tags: open source, Google Inc., Linux, Bill Gates, brand
- Discussion threads 2008-01-07
- Should open source cheer Gates' swan song?
- The Elvis of PC software has left the building. Bill Gates' announcement he will no longer do CES keynotes overshadowed anything else he said, and for good reason. (Picture from Engadget.) Although the venue felt wrong. Gates' milieu was Comdex,...
- Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Bill Gates, Open Source World, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-01-07
- News to know: CES; Gates' curtain call; Office 2003 and old file types; Apple
- Notable headlines: CES coverage: Ryan Stewart: Silverlight to power the online video portal for the 2008 Olympics Gates: Curtain call for crystal ball. Mary Jo Foley: Gates' last CES keynote: Long on sales claims, short on futures. Dan Farber: Gates gives CES keynote...
- Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft Office 2003, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Napster Inc., Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Hd Dvd, Microsoft Office, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-07
- Gates gives CES keynote swan song--no fireworks
- At his annual Consumer Electronics Show opening keynote address, Bill Gates made a few announcements as he prepares to head into the sunset...sort of. In July this year Bill Gates will no longer be part of the day-to-day operation of Microsoft. He has been gradually moving...
- Tags: Software, PC, Xbox Live, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Media Center PCs, Tablets, Game Players, Tools & Techniques, Notebooks, Desktops, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Management, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2008-01-06
- Black Swan Lake Animated ScreenSaver (exe)
- Watch this beautiful corner of nature and this unusual graceful bird with the Black Swan Lake Animated ScreenSaver. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Screensaver
- Software downloads 2007-12-05
- Garden Animated Wallpaper (exe)
- Garden Animated Wallpaper was designed by EleFun Multimedia. Do you enjoy your desktop having beautiful wallpaper? Just have a look at the Animated Desktop Wallpaper Garden. This is a beautiful garden. You will see the white swan and many garden flowers. Don't you think that this garden with a myriad...
- Tags: Garden, Desktops, Hardware
- Software downloads 2007-12-05
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