AltWeeklies Wire
Perhaps We Can Make Ourselves Invisiblenew
Invisible cloaks like the one imagined in the Harry Potter books are in the realm of possibility.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
01-04-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Technology in Wartimenew
In a time of war you can't enjoy a party game without thinking about your game console being used to kill people.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
01-03-2008 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
2007's Top 10 Tech Trendsnew
To help you sort through the year's major tech crazes, here's a handy list of what you should know about in case you're in a conversation filled with words like "streaming video" and "fuel cell."
NOW Magazine |
David Silverberg |
12-28-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Browsing Aheadnew
You can't do much when you're dead -- but you can still send email. That's just one internet innovation that will loom large in 2008.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
12-27-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Google Expands the Heavensnew
The sky equivalent to Google Earth lets us map the stars and galaxies.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
12-14-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Glorious Gadgetsnew
They make toys for grown-ups, too; here's a holiday season recap.
Tucson Weekly |
Saxon Burns |
12-13-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
No Linkup for You!new
In the world of online community, one authoritative man can dictate your social life.
Tags: computers & technology
SF Ad Exec Zach Slow's $50K Online Marriage Contestnew
The 28-year-old hopes to get 500,000 internet voters to pay $2 each to select his and his friend's bride in a web reality show, The 2 Husbands (www.the2husbands.com). The lucky ladies chosen to walk the two down the aisle will take home $50,000 each.
Tags: computers & technology
Are You My Genome Friend?new
Home genomics: just another self-help scam?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
11-28-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Russell Fish Hopes to Redefine the Computer Industrynew
His current project promises to top them all: a new "computer architecture" enabling applications like cell phones that translate languages and computers that reduce the time it takes to sequence DNA from months to days.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
11-21-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Mapping the Unmappable: Visualize Global Censorshipnew
The weirdest (and saddest) map mashup ever is the Access Denied Map. This ever-growing online map highlights countries whose Internet-filtering governments won't let their citizens access the Access Denied Map.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Annalee Newitz |
11-21-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Nerd Words Go Mainstreamnew
Technology has inspired vocabulary that's now in use every day.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
11-16-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
The Unbearable Plight of Wireless-less-nessnew
WiFi Philadelphia was supposed to be the best thing ever. So far, it's not. Is there hope?
Philadelphia City Paper |
Katherine Silkaitis |
11-13-2007 |
Tech
Tags: WiFi, computers & technology
Tim Bray: Father of XML, Uncle of Search Enginesnew
"I haven't done any work on XML in a few years," he says. "The other things I work on are important and interesting too. Chances are, XML will lead my obituary."
The Georgia Straight |
Alex Waterhouse-Hayward |
11-12-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Open-Source Tools Open Democracy's Doorsnew
The Vancouver open-source guru Scott Nelson has paired the knowledge he has acquired with a strong desire to promote social change and the greater good.
The Georgia Straight |
Matthew Burrows |
11-12-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
