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Catalonian researchers design smart room

A room with 85 microphones and eight cameras that act as the eyes and ears of a projected talking head that is capable of recognizing speakers and turning towards their position. The project by these UPC researchers ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Stay or go? Some towns are eyeing retreat from sea

(AP) — Years of ferocious storms have threatened to gnaw away the western tip of a popular beachfront park a two hours drive north of Los Angeles. Instead of building a 500-foot (150 meter)-long wooden defense next to ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created 18 hours ago | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Turning DNA into a hard drive

Silicon-based computers are fine for typing term papers and surfing the Web, but scientists want to make devices that can work on a far smaller scale, recording data within individual cells. One way to do that is to create ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Mobile devices star in prime time at home

His kids might commandeer the TV before bedtime, but online game designer John Comes still gets his prime-time fix. Just on a smaller screen.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Copper-nickel nanowires could be perfect fit for printable electronics

While the Statue of Liberty and old pennies may continue to turn green, printed electronics and media screens made of copper nanowires will always keep their original color.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

TV maker Vizio turns to computers, takes on Apple, Dell and HP

Vizio is no stranger to defying the odds. The once little-known company came from practically nowhere to become one of the USA's biggest TV makers, wresting the title from the top electronics companies, including Sony. Its ...

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created May 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2

A debate: Should you jump in on Facebook debut?

(AP) -- Facebook begins selling stock to the public Friday in the most talked-about market debut in years. Two Associated Press business writers are debating whether the stock is a smart buy.

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created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Revolutionary technology enables objects to know how they are being touched (w/ Video)

A doorknob that knows whether to lock or unlock based on how it is grasped, a smartphone that silences itself if the user holds a finger to her lips and a chair that adjusts room lighting based on recognizing if a user is ...

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created May 04, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ex-AOL exec calls Facebook new 'walled garden'

(AP) -- A former AOL executive says Facebook has a lot in common with the one-time online powerhouse.

Technology / Business

created May 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Facebook insiders stay pals

All eyes are on Facebook Inc., which is on the verge of a $100-billion initial public stock offering.

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created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Augmented Reality technology becomes a tool for urban and construction planning

Mobile computing tools for urban and construction planning have developed dramatically over the past few years. Even by global standards, the progress made at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has been remarkable. ...

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created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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