News tagged with typewriters
Typewriter fans descending on Philly for 'Type-In'
(AP) -- In an age of high-tech gadgets that are practically obsolete as soon as they're made, a group is celebrating a machine from an earlier, simpler time: the manual typewriter.
Dec 17, 2010 |
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Digital divide: Psychologists suggest ways to include the aging population in the tech revolution
Technology is no longer what it used to be: Computers have replaced typewriters and landlines are in rapid decline. Technological advances are being made every day, making many of our lives easier and allowing information ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Who moved my 'Delete' key? Lenovo did. Here's why.
Lenovo put nearly a year of research into two design changes that debuted on an updated ThinkPad laptop this week. No, not the thinner, lighter form or the textured touchpad - rather, the extra-large "Delete" ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Quantum computer leap
(Phys.org) -- The main technical difficulty in building a quantum computer could soon be the thing that makes it possible to build one, according to new research from The Australian National University.
May 18, 2012 |
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Discovery may lead to significantly more efficient method of data storage
(Phys.org) -- A team led by University of Nebraska-Lincoln physicist Alexei Gruverman in collaboration with researchers in Spain and at the University of Wisconsin has discovered a significantly more efficient ...
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Jobs painted as romantic teen in 'Rolling Stone'
(AP) -- Many people know Apple co-founder Steve Jobs as an exacting tech visionary. Fewer know him as a romantic, a poet or a costumed "Alice in Wonderland" character at a California shopping mall.
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Programmer has fun with monkeys typing Shakespeare theory
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sometimes you just have to shake your head at some experiments done in the name of science, and go with the flow, or as Jesse Anderson puts it on his blog, “Keep Calm and Carry On.” He’s conducting an experiment, for fun, to see if he ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 28, 2011 |
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Lookout beefs up smartphone defenses
Lookout Mobile Security on Wednesday began protecting smartphones from tricksters and booby-trapped websites as people increasingly access the Internet on the go.
Jun 15, 2011 |
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What determines the length of words? MIT researchers say they know
Why are some words short and others long? For decades, a prominent theory has held that words used frequently are short in order to make language efficient: It would not be economical if "the" were as long ...
Feb 10, 2011 |
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Posters with depth effect -- 3D advertizing
(PhysOrg.com) -- Soon, manufacturers will be able to advertize with 3D posters that are remarkable for their hitherto unattained spatial effect. The casual observer need not use any special glasses. Modern ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
May 04, 2010 |
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Students design portable Braille label maker
(PhysOrg.com) -- A device that started out as a class project last fall is moving rapidly toward becoming a commercial product that could make the lives of millions of visually impaired people a bit easier.
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Amazon seeks more paths for sales with new Kindle
(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. hopes a bigger version of its Kindle electronic reading device can be a hit, even if it's more expensive, and the company is aiming it in part at college students who are eager to ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 06, 2009 |
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On new cell phones, QWERTY eases out 1-2-3
(AP) -- Goodbye, numeric cell phone keypads. You're going the way of the rotary dial. Touch screens and QWERTY keyboards will take over from here, thank you.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 02, 2009 |
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