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Obama Pledges Creation of US CTO - Job Creation Through Technology
BusinessWeek had a piece recently discussing Barack Obama’s plan to develop an office of CTO for the United States if he wins in November. Obama feels that the US is not making use of it’s inherent brain trust or resources to advance technology day-in and day-out to both improve our lives, education and existence but also [...]
Continue reading...Election 2008 Candidate Positions on Science & Technology
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Popular Mechanics put together a pretty bad-ass chart of the 2008 presidential candidate’s stances on Science and Technology. You can keep it handy as a reference when voting time comes around along with the 2008 Presidential Quick Reference Guide.
Continue reading...Motion Capture Technological Evolution
Monday, November 26, 2007
MIT has developed a kick ass new mo-cap technology that involves wearing a suite that emits radio frequencies in addition to recording acceleration and directions of the limbs. This allows for mo-cap in previously unavailable situations, like driving a car, where traditional mo-cap relies on video cameras capturing key points on character’s bodies and faces [...]
Continue reading...Guides
Friday, November 16, 2007
General Choosing a Toilet General - Technology Choosing a Core Duo or Core 2 Duo Laptop Choosing a Hard Drive & Should You Use RAID? Apple How to Install iPhone 2.0 Firmware on Hacked T-Mobile iPhone How to Install iPhone 2.1 Firmware on Hacked T-Mobile iPhone Recording a Podcast on your Mac using Skype and Audio Hijack Pro Removing iTunes DRM Google Setting up [...]
Continue reading...Minority Report-esque Control with Nintendo Wii
Monday, November 12, 2007
Johnny Lee is hardcore. Using the LED-detecting ability of the Wiimote, combined with some reflective tape on his fingertips along with a LED panel, he was able to create an interactive field that he can manipulate with his two fingers. It’s simple, but really damn smart and could lead to some interesting commercialized applications (e.g. [...]
Continue reading...Staying fit in I.T., is it possible?
Monday, July 3, 2006
Is it possible to stay fit in the I.T. industry? 8, 10, 12+ hours infront of a monitor all day long? Endless streams of RSS feeds, emails and instant messages? How am I suppose to get out for a jog, the gym or play some tennis when incomming requests that require my attention are endless? [...]
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
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