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Garments glowing in the dark

Knitting specialists at the University of Manchester have developed high-tech battery-powered textile yarns that could be used to make clothing glow in the dark. These yarns could soon be integrated into clothing worn by cyclists, joggers, outdoor workers and pedestrians. These garments would be safer for users than current clothing...

Tags: Clothing, Yarn, EL, Dias, Engineering, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2007-10-28

Additional Resources

TextileNet 3.48 (Windows)

TextileNet is designed for MRP, warehouse, logistic and distribution operation of textiles material supplier, fabric converter, spinning mill, weaving or knitting manufacturer. Raw material like yarn, filament, wool or grey goods. In view of the keep increasing price of textile material around the world, material resources planning become an important...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Manufacturer, TextileNet, Manufacturing, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-23

Aussie power grid threatened by virus

Nasty virusInfects and corrupts several file typesspreads in network sharesOne of the few virus I've encountered that can only be cleaned up by reloading windowsRE: Aussie power grid threatened by virusIf there's "absolutely no way it could make its way onto the grid" then don't use a sensational headline like...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, power grid, virus, tool

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

802.11n ratified ... finally

better......late than never i guess.Now just the "minor" task of getting all the routing and switching vendors / OEM's compliant AND most all enterprises to deploy and implement it..."..you want it when?!?";*PI'm getting tired of long standards processesI'm getting tired of long standards processes. The same is going on for...

Tags: Quality, Draft-N, standards, IEEE 802.11n

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Yet Another Unit Converter 1.2 (Mobile)

This program converts between lots of units, Metric and Imperial. It supportsover 500 units, in the following categories:Acceleration, Angle, Angular Acceleration, Angular Velocity, Area, Capacitance, Charge, Current, Density, Dynamic Viscosity, Energy, Flow Mass, Flow Volume, Force, Inductance, Kinematic Viscosity, Length, Magnetic Flux, Mass, Paper Density, Power, Pressure, SI Prefixes, Solid...

Tags: Mobile, Unit, Marius Milner, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-07-08

Microsoft's Ozzie defends Microsoft's aggressive online spending

Microsoft's Ozzie defends Microsoft's aggressive online spendingInteresting time aheadLooks like June is a big month for MS. We get to hear more about XBox, Zune, Pink Services, Kumo. And towards the end of year we have new Zune HD, xBox updates, Windows 7 and along with Zune HD a peak...

Tags: E-mail servers, Groupware, Enterprise software, Ozzie, Microsoft Corp., Micro-Soft, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-05-20

The "Me Too" Kindle 2 Review

Amazon's Kindle 2 is sleek, stylish, and has a crisp and easy-on-the eyes "electronic ink" display. But it only does one thing -- read books. After all the relatively hostile things I have said about Amazon's Kindle e-book reader in the past, I...

Tags: Device, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle, Amazon Kindle 2, Anathem, Tablets, Handhelds, Smart Phones, Wiki, E-mail, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-04-07

Knit Buddy 1.1 (Mobile)

Adding yarn and needle details in Knit Buddy is simple, but still gives serious knitters the ability to enter important details like weight, dye lot, fiber and swatch gauge. The app supports multiple open projects, which, in turn, support multiple row counters--crucial to complex garment construction. While Knit Buddy excels...

Tags: Mobile, David Ross Software, Productivity, Network Technology, Advertising & Promotion, Networking, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-04-01

Encarta dies, passes baton to Wikipedia

Encarta dies, passes baton to WikipediaWhat you are really seeing...What you are really seeing is a general trend about information in general. We still have papyrus scrolls from Eygpt 3000 years ago but most future people will not know much about us. When Wikipedia finally dies what is going to...

Tags: Wiki, Encarta.com, Wikipedia, baton

Discussion threads 2009-03-31

News to know: Jobs and Apple; IE 8 patch due; Adobe; Windows 7 Beta 1

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Can you have Macworld without Jobs and Apple? We're going to find out Apple statement Techmeme Sam Diaz: What does Apple’s MacWorld...

Tags: Job, Adobe Systems Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browsers, Data Centers, Security, Internet, Storage, Hardware, Data Management

Blog posts 2008-12-17

Nanotechnology-based smart yarn for soldiers

Chinese and U.S. researchers have developed a carbon nanotube-coated smart yarn which can conduct electricity and be woven into textiles to detect blood or to monitor health. According to one of the lead researchers, today's smart textiles, which are made of metallic or optical fibers, are fragile and not comfortable....

Tags: Nanotube, Researcher, Carbon Nanotube, Textiles, Anti-albumin, Nanotechnology, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-12-16

America loses its moral technologist: Michael Crichton

Author, Producer and Director Michael Crichton, 1942-2008. Photo: Associated Press With election week and coverage of other events such as the Microsoft PDC and the latest Windows 7 builds, many of ZDNet's readers may be unaware that one of America's most...

Tags: America, Fiction, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Emerging Technologies, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-11-06

Zany Doodle 1.0.1 (Windows)

Zany Doodle is a new and unique puzzle game, that will challenge your creativity. You will just use pens, crayons, pins and yarn to "draw" your ideas into the game world. Everything you draw will physically behave like if it was real. Inside the game world you are given different...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Polynatic, Zany Doodle, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-09-04

Photos: 'Green' graffiti makes paint-free protests

The newest tools of the graffiti trade include lasers, laptops, mobile phones, printers, projectors, rags, and yarn. by CNET News.com

Tags: Photograph, Projectors, Printers, Hardware, Components, Peripherals, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-07-22

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

SmartLog Industrial Weighment 8.2 (Windows)

SmartLog Industrial Weighment is a software application used for desktop weighment databasing. It can connect to most of the weighing indicators used in the world. This is used in applications like weighment of yarn, cotton, fruits, flowers, cables, laminates. Typical scenario where you can use SmartLog Industrial Weighment is as...

Tags: SmartB Technologies, SmartLog Industrial Weighment, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Enterprise Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2008-05-16

Microsoft waiting for formal rejection from Yahoo

Microsoft waiting for formal rejection from YahooMicrosoft will not negotiate with "Web 2.0" companies...Microsoft has no reason to negotiate. Companies should feel honored to be a buyout target of Microsoft. These Yahoos would gain access to the MS Company Store, Vista Enterprise with auto/activation and access to the latest and...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., formal rejection, rejection

Discussion threads 2008-02-19

Microsoft-Yahoo: They don't call it a hostile takeover for nothing...

Microsoft-Yahoo: They don't call it a hostile takeover for nothing...Off we goI think the takeover is a bad idea, but what do I know? Time will tell who's right. I'd still hate to see Yahoo go down in flames since, IMHO, they're a good company and I don't...

Tags: Real estate, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-02-11

Repelling bullets with nanotube armors

Australian engineers have found a way to use the elasticity of carbon nanotubes to not only stop bullets penetrating material but actually rebound their force. Their anti-ballistic carbon nanotubes are very different from the current materials used to design bullet-proof jackets, such as Kevlar, Twaron or Dyneema fibers. Current jackets...

Tags: Nanotube, Bullet, Carbon Nanotube, Jacket, Nanotechnology, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2007-10-31

We're all swimming in media now

William Gibson, "Father of Cyberpunk," long known for his prescience, has put his finger on a fundamental truth about the world we live in today. His new book, Spook Country, contains a couple passages everyone concerned with media business models should read and consider (along with the rest of the...

Tags: Social Networking, Network, Media, William Gibson, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2007-09-06