Recently the Local Motors competition unveiled a fresh crop of incredible concepts, and we were particularly impressed with this awesome sleek concept. A green machine that wouldn’t look too out of place in today’s world, the innovative three-seater features air intakes that spin integrated turbines to generate energy while purifying polluted air.
ahziem writes “With the final release two months away and an alpha version available, it’s time to look at OpenOffice.org 3.1’s new features: eye candy, better charts, replying to notes in the margin, overlining, macros in Base, RTL improvements for Arabic and Hebrew, and (believe it or not) better sorting. Download and report any bugs you find.”
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A developer's-eye view of smartphone platforms
TMCnet – 2 hours ago (InfoWorld Daily Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Smartphone programming is booming. The little leash that lets your boss reach out and ruin your time off is turning into a platform of seemingly infinite possibilities. Apple's iPhone may have outsold Android nearly 6-to-1 Apple Insider The iPhone 3G could make mobile management legit, if only… Computerworld InfoWorld – Bloomberg – MacApper – Examiner.com all 19 news articles Langue : Français |
While Apple may not have had the strongest of holiday sales for Macs and iPods, estimates for sales of iPhone 3G versus T-Mobile’s G1 may show Apple’s device having outsold one of its closest competitors by a ratio of six to one in the US alone.
Apple has removed a common security measure from its iWork ’09 office suite, according to an official support document. Mirroring a decision taken with iLife, which is bundled with new Macs as well as sold separately, Apple has eliminated the need to enter a serial number when installing a retail copy of iWork ’09. A number is still needed to…
A British woman says she barricaded a repairman in the laundry room with her broken washing machine because she felt there was “no other option.”
Ian Lamont sends along a brief note from the Industry Standard about “intelligent” pills that can help doctors record information about drug dosages, heart rate, respiratory rate, and other metrics. The pills, being developed by Proteus Biomedicals, have “digestible sensors” made out of food products and are activated by stomach fluids. A receiver that is similar to a skin patch picks up the data and can be passed on to a 3G mobile network, and from there to hospitals or doctors’ offices. According to the Proteus site, the sensors cost a few cents per pill. The devices, currently in clinical trials, made #8 on Wired’s list of the top technology breakthroughs of 2008.
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Google cuts back on services
Inquirer – 19 Jan 2009 By Sylvie Barak IT'S NOT JUST employees being given the chop at Google. Some services are now being given the boot, too. Last week we reported the search engine giant was handing out pink slips to some 100 employees from the firm's recruitment … Jaiku Founder: "We're Not Dying, We're Morphing" Washington Post Users Petition to Save Google Notebook Mashable CRN – Ars Technica – InformationWeek – TG Daily all 138 news articles |
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The day I met Steve Jobs
New Straits Times – 55 minutes ago By : Ridzwan A. Rahim Macworld 2009 attendee RIDZWAN A. RAHIM recalls meeting Apple’s iconic CEO Steve Jobs – not at this year’s expo but at the one held four years ago. Steve Jobs well enough to run Disney Inquirer Apple chief’s leave not the end of the world Houston Chronicle Melbourne Herald Sun – The Tech Herald – Times Online – People’s Daily Online all 143 news articles |
This question is starting to get debated by robot designers and toymakers. With advanced robotics becoming cheaper and more commonplace, the challenge isn’t how we learn to accept robots—but whether we should care when they’re mistreated. And if we start caring about robot ethics, might we then go one insane step further and grant them rights?
