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Five new futuristic interfaces showcased at Siggraph 2009

SIGGRAPH 2009 is currently underway in New Orleans, bringing together some of the world's best digital artists, developers, and computer researchers together to show off the latest in computer graphics and interfaces. Yesterday, MIT's Technology Review posted videos of interesting new interfaces showcased at the annual...

Tags: Technology Review, Video, Siggraph 2009, Corporate Communications, Virtual Reality, Productivity, Marketing, Emerging Technologies, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-08-05

Predicting drug side effects

It would certainly be nice for the pharmaceutical industry to identify potential side effects of a drug before it starts to be tested on humans. Now, a research team at the University of California, San Diego UCSD might have found a solution. They have developed a new computational technique to...

Tags: Technology Review, Protein, Drug, Molecule, UCSD, Philip Bourne, Tamoxifen, Team Management, Productivity, Management, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2007-12-16

A robotic Meridian to fly over the poles

The Meridian unmanned aerial vehicle UAV is a single-engine research aircraft with fixed landing gear designed by engineers at the University of Kansas. According to Technology Review, it will be used to see what happens beneath the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets. Two units are currently built for a cost...

Tags: Technology Review, Mean, Adobe PDF, Kilogram, Aircraft, Radar, Meridian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2007-09-16

Virtual kayaking

According to Technology Review, researchers at Hokkaido University have developed a new way to create the feel of flowing water in two 3-D virtual-reality simulations, one for fishing and another for kayaking. Mimicking fluids is a difficult task using the complex Navier-Stokes equations. And these equations need to be running...

Tags: Computers &, Internet, Engineering &, Innovation, Leisure

Blog posts 2007-05-24

Replace smileys with your face

According to Technology Review in "The New Face of Emoticons," computer scientists from U.S. and Taiwan have found a new way to personalize your messages. You just need a picture of you -- preferably with a neutral expression -- and their software will show your mood to your correspondent and...

Tags: Leisure, Engineering &, Innovation, Computers &, Internet

Blog posts 2007-03-30

Tech Review on net neutrality: An attack on Web 2.0

Technology Review weighs in on the net neutrality issue, making the excellent point that Web 2.0 applications depend on the fact that users don't pay extra to Comcast or AT&T to be able to upload great reams of bytes. With the net neutrality issue before Congress,...

Tags: Net Neutrality, cable

Blog posts 2006-02-14

Pros and cons on laptop/cellphone debate

Technology Review presents some arguments on both sides of the $100 laptop v. cellphones debate. On the side of Microsoft's vague ideas for cellphones:Shiv Bakhshi, with research firm IDC, thinks that developing nations don't have the same "cultural constructs" for laptops as they do for cell phones and televisions, and,...

Tags: telephone, cell phone

Blog posts 2006-02-03

Faster plastic circuits for flexible computing

Flexible materials used to build electronic displays are not mainstream yet, even if new products are launched almost every week. Until today, they needed to be powered by processors which couldn't been implanted on the displays themselves. But now, Technology Review reports that thanks to research done at Sarnoff Corporation...

Tags: plastic circuit

Blog posts 2005-12-14

AppSense Management Suite Technology Review and Installation on HP Proliant DL380 Servers

HP and AppSense jointly tested the AppSense Management Suite on an HP ProLiant DL380 G4 server in HP Labs. An installation guide and summary of the benefits of the AppSense Management Suite are included within this white paper. The intent of this paper is to illustrate the value proposition of...

Tags: Technology Review, Hewlett-Packard Co., AppSense, HP Compaq ProLiant, Servers, Hardware

White papers 2005-09-01

Technology Review's new feature tells us why emerging tech matters

This month, MIT's publication Technology Review introduced a new design with a host of changes, including the addition of some new sections that the magazine's editor, Jason Potin, says "define technological impact more expansively." One of them, called "Synopsis," describes recent important innovations and explains why they matter. Edited by...

Tags: Synopsis

Blog posts 2005-01-19

Additional Resources

18 truths: The long fail of complexity

Agree *****One of the best distillations of what 'risk' actually is, and why complexity exponentially increases it, I have read.But more to the point takes a realistic, rather than optimistic or pessimistic, view of how to asses it. And correctly acknowledges the 'human' factors involved in both cause, and...

Tags: Strategy, HEALTHCARE, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

U.S. Ethics Committee staffer file-shares sensitive document

So the answer will be change the technology, right??...I certainly hope not. The person responsible should be fired immediately, if this group is supposed to be so secretive and protective of their data. Putting ANY work-related material on your personal computer is not only a bad idea, it may be...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), U.S. Ethics Committee staffer, U.S. Ethics Committee, sensitive document, staffer, file-sharing

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Smart.fm - almost enough to make me want an iPhone

I really don't want an iPhone. I'm holding out for a Droid, just as soon as I figure out some way to justify getting rid of my perfectly adequate BlackBerry. However, the iPhone has lots of apps and one in particular is being unveiled today: Smart.fm's iPhone interface...

Tags: Software, Apple iPhone, Smart.fm, iPhone App, RTI, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-02

With Motorola Droid, Verizon puts doubts about Google Android platform to rest [review]

Looks pretty nice, one comment on the article tho...[i]Further, Android 2.0 offers universal search, surfacing Web pages (history, bookmarks, etc.), contacts, applications and more all from the same search field widget. It?s a welcome addition.[/i]This is actually a feature of Android 1.6 and so not exclusive to the Droid or...

Tags: Smart phones, Motorola Inc., Google Android, Apple iPhone, Motorola Droid, Verizon Communications Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

Google, Android 2.0 sticks fork in GPS devices

It would also be great if Android could automatically re-route you in real-time, when things like the Bay Bridge suddenly close. This means munincipalities automatically posting closures on a web site, that all providers can use in real-time. Munincipalities could also distribute traffic in real-time. Lots of possibilities to replacing...

Tags: Handhelds, Mobile operating systems, Smart phones, GPS, Google Inc., Google Android 2.0, GPS Devices, battery, Google Android

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

22 Tools to LifeLog Today

Imagine never forgetting anything. You'd be able to recall that person's name who you wanted to do business with at the tradeshow or just find those darn keys in the morning. That's what LifeLogging (aka e-memory) tool is all about. While there was lots of news this week about...

Tags: Tool, Data Set, Productivity, Digital Cameras, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2009-10-26

Vizio VF551XVT

Photo gallery: Vizio VF551XVTWe're willing to bet that when Vizio announced the VF551XVT back in January, plenty of savvy HDTV bargain hunters marked down "June" as the time they'd buy this 55-inch LED-based LCD. Then the company pushed its release back to September. Then it announced that the...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Cable, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Vizio VF551XVT, Vizio

Product reviews 2009-10-23

Apple Magic Mouse

Apple's latest pointer, the Magic Mouse, is included with its new iMac desktops, but you can purchase it separately for $69. Just don't confuse it with the Mighty Mouse, because although they're the same price, the differences end there. The Magic Mouse gets an aerodynamic face-lift and also supports...

Tags: Mice, mouse, Magic Mouse, Apple Inc.

Product reviews 2009-10-21

Apple's bumper crop of fall hardware, reviewed

Apple yesterday released a cornucopia of new consumer hardware and the reviews are starting to roll in. No firm benchmarks have been conducted but several outlets have posted preliminary reviews of Apple's Fall 2009 hardware. Macworld likes the LED-backlit displays in the new...

Tags: Apple iMac, Apple Inc., Hardware, FireWire, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-10-21

B&N Nook beats Amazon Kindle & Sony Reader, here's why

Thanks for double-checking on WiFintLooks good butNo international support. Like the Sony not available outside the US. Again Amazon Kindle is ahead of the curve even if the device is not as sophisticatedRE: B&N Nook beats Amazon Kindle & Sony Reader, here's whyI have a Kindle, the service for...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, B&N Nook, B&N, Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, Amazon.com Inc., Sony Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-21