computers & technology

Consumer Electronics Show Brings Giant Screens and Pink Tasersnew

CES -- which took place January 7 to 10 -- is bursting at the seams these days, and there have been complaints from both exhibitors and attendees that the show is too big.

The Georgia Straight | Blaine Kyllo | 01-18-2008 | Tech

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Toy Hacking as New Art Formnew

Hackers are tweaking tech gadgets -- legally -- with creative results.

NOW Magazine | David Silverberg | 01-18-2008 | Tech

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Think Secret Signs Offnew

As Macworld Expo hits, there's something missing this year: the uberfan whose inside information drove Steve Jobs nuts.

Metro Silicon Valley | Colleen Watson | 01-17-2008 | Tech

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Return of Blog Anxietynew

Instead of taking the Metafilter ethos mainstream, many blogs are leaving it behind.

San Francisco Bay Guardian | Annalee Newitz | 01-16-2008 | Tech

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Paul Allen vs. Google?new

Cable, wireless phones, and billions of dollars for the FCC.

Seattle Weekly | Brian Miller | 01-14-2008 | Tech

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Lesk's Lawnew

Content outruns storage because humans store things capriciously and illogically.

San Francisco Bay Guardian | Annalee Newitz | 01-09-2008 | Tech

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Greetings from Second Life!new

Everything is virtual, wish you were real.

C-Ville Weekly | J. Tobias Beard, Brendan Fitzgerald and Erika Howsare | 01-09-2008 | Tech

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Chasing the Bloggienew

Fausto Fernos has the world's most popular gay podcast, but the top blog title slipped away.

Chicago Reader | Deanna Isaacs | 01-07-2008 | Tech

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The Right Headphones Create an Ear for Musicnew

For those of you who received iPods and assorted other MP3 players during the holiday season, your next challenge is getting headphones that not only deliver high-quality sound but meet your individual needs.

The Georgia Straight | Blaine Kyllo | 01-04-2008 | Tech

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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

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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

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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

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