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iPhone a Dazzler; Now If You Could Only Call Someone

no@spam.com (barbara mountjoy) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:30:51 EDT

While potential users have waited, breathless, for the release of the new iPhone from Apple, what they got, for the most part, was dead air. Apple's iTunes servers crashed just as people lined up for blocks around the world to take their very own bit of third-generation technology home...

Bringing Man and Machine Closer

no@spam.com (barbara mountjoy) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:42:04 EDT

Not only is the trusty government science department creating cyborg insects to use as spies, now they are developing ways to mesh man and machine as well...

'Sugar and spice'? No way! This girl is built, baby

no@spam.com (barbara mountjoy) — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:57:05 EDT

Step aside, R2-D2. Here comes EMA, and she's got something you don't. Sex appeal...

When Virtual Meets Reality: WoW, Second Life May Become Targets of Terrorists, CIA

no@spam.com (barbara mountjoy) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:08:05 EDT

Crazy like a fox. That’s how some are viewing the United States government’s new plan to search out real-life terrorists in MMORPGs like World of Warcraft and Second Life...

Autistic Kids Access the Internet More Easily, Safely With New Browser

no@spam.com (barbara mountjoy) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:46:34 EDT

New software is in the beta testing mode to help children with autism interact with the Internet safely and with less frustration. The free offering comes from the heart--the ZAC Browser was created by a grandfather for his grandson with autism...

A Busy Week for NASA

no@spam.com (barbara mountjoy) — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:24:08 EDT

Eyes are to the skies this week as NASA personnel and equipment explore with, repair and install a variety of technical gadgets...

Yes, Virginia, the Analog TV is on its Way Out

no@spam.com (barbara mountjoy) — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:09:34 EDT

Only 260 days until life as we’ve known it comes to an end—forever.

Victorian 'Invention' Brings Grandfather's Dream to Life

no@spam.com (barbara mountjoy) — Wed, 28 May 2008 19:16:28 EDT

For the next two weeks, people in New York and London will have the opportunity to see halfway around the world--in real time--through a device called the Telectroscope.

Space Station Crisis a Messy Matter

no@spam.com (barbara mountjoy) — Wed, 28 May 2008 18:35:32 EDT

"Honey, the toilet’s on the fritz again! I’ll call the plumber.” Sounds easy, doesn’t it? Unless the toilet is 217 miles above the earth and there just aren’t any professionals in the neighborhood.

Come Fly with Me

no@spam.com (barbara mountjoy) — Tue, 20 May 2008 09:32:08 EDT

Man has dreamed of flight since he saw a bird, and when media like The Jetsons, Lost in Space, and James Bond showed us the ease of flight with a jet pack, he wanted it. He also wanted super-strength and safety, as visualized in now-showing Iron Man. The world is moving closer, and though these gadgets aren’t available for the average guy commuting downtown—yet—they’re coming...