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Thursday May 24, 2012. 02:15 PM
The Special Operations Forces Industry Conference in Tampa had a surprise guest on Wednesday -- one that had some people scratching their heads. At a black-tie dinner following the day's panel discussions, product displays and tech demos, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...
Daniel Clowes may not be quite as cranky as the vinyl-loving fan of old-time music in the film adaptation of his Ghost World comic book, but the artist and writer shares the character's jaundiced view of newfangled technologies.
Dennis Woodside is a loyal Google soldier -- and now he's been selected by the search company to run its new hardware arm, Motorola Mobility. The rationale? Woodside knows advertising, and mobile advertising is a Google weak point.
When you think of mobile gaming, you probably imagine a game of Cut the Rope or Angry Birds -- tapping, flicking, touching your device's capacitive screen. But now there's a new way to play: with your mind, using the Mindwave Mobile headset.
At the moment it's just an idea, but the Socialmatic camera proposes to turn the clocks back on the digital Instagram revolution by making a device that takes those cool, retro looking photos and actually prints them on paper instantly.
Wired Opinion: The flood of celebrity sexting has prompted folks to wonder, Why are so many famous people exhibitionists? The source of all this au naturel flaunting lies not in the culture of fame, but in the design of our sexual brains. Computational neuroscientist Ogi...
As automakers continue to load vehicles with the features and functionality people expect from their portable devices, the in-dash user interface has become a branding battleground? and the Achilles? heel of the increasingly connected car.
*You'd think that the really fascinating race here would be to come up with some quantum communication method that the Chinese can't hack with advanced persistent spearphishing. 'Just a couple of weeks ago, we discussed a Chinese experiment in which physicists teleported...
Now in its seventh year, the Woodstock of DIY continues to blow minds (and flames), with exhibits and presentations that range from silk screening to autonomous aerial vehicles to bio-fuels. We went to the Bay Area Maker Faire on Saturday in search of standout projects....
*I'm leaving the mash-up implications as an exercise for the reader. 'The image captured by the front-facing camera of the smartphone or tablet is analyzed using computer-vision algorithms. Our software can then determine the location of the eyes and estimate where you're...
For five years, we at the GeekDad blog have been coming up with projects that dads (and moms!) can do with their families. For National GeekDad Day, we've culled a bunch of tips, tricks, and projects to help turn your offspring into GeekKids. Whatever your children's age,...
When Jamie Hyneman and I build hovercrafts for Mythbusters, I realized that these floating on-air vehicles were easy to make, not too expensive, and fun. So I built one with my kids. -- Adam Savage
My son had to build a trebuchet for a school science project. It turned into a case of trial and error -- and error. -- Adam Savage
Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman announced the layoff of 27,000 employees Wednesday, or 8 percent of the company?s workforce. The painful move is part of Whitman?s strategy to refocus the hardware and software giant to take advantage of what Whitman describes as?some of the...
Yahoo introduces a visual search results iOS app and browser extension. Will it replace Safari as your iOS browser?
When designer Briana Bolger-Schuth took a break from advertising work, she wanted to make art. She had no art studio, but she did have access to a new Epson inkjet. Working on a project one night, she says, 'I suddenly thought, 'Hey, I wonder what would happen if I set these ...
If keeping dairy products separate from meat sounds like a pain, try cultivating a 'morally kosher atmosphere' on the internet. That's the challenge faced by Orthodox Jews, who recognize the internet's place in the business world but shudder at the 'filth' found online.
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