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Crunching the numbers: iPads vs texbooks
8 hours ago by Sal McCloskey | add commentSome day in the (very) near future, we may no longer need a traditional backpack at school. Rather than carrying around a laptop and textbooks, we will be consolidating the various components of school gear down to a single device that fits nicely within our hands: an iPad. Many schools are already more »
Geek vs Hipster: The battle for the coolest of the uncool
14 hours ago by Lorie Wimble | add commentAs terms of classification of humans goes, hipsters and geeks have been battling for the title of the “coolest of the uncool.” For hipsters, the phrase “before it was cool” has become synonymous with their lifestyle and music sense. What’s the difference between the two (if any) and who really more »
Ericsson's vision of a networked society expands with "Thinking Cities"
Feb 21 by JD Rucker | 1 commentWhen we first covered Ericsson’s Networked Society Project, we called it beautiful and terrifying. Their latest video shows that beauty can prevail when technology inserts itself into our lives with positive motives in mind. The concept centers around Information and Communication Technology (ICT). As cities continue to grow more »
iGEM makes science cool for students
Feb 20 by Connor Livingston | add commentFor nearly a decade, the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition has put the sharpest minds in high school and undergraduate institutions around the world into competitive and creative mode to find the next great mad scientist genius inventor. Students work during the summer more »
Is 4G enough to end the high-end tablet war for iPad?
Feb 14 by Lorie Wimble | 3 commentsThe over-$500 tablet war was, for all intents and purposes, over once the iPad 2 came out with a front- and rear-facing camera. It was the missing feature that kept some people from buying the original iPad and pushed sales of the sequel to a higher level than many thought possible. Still, there were more »
Is online banking as safe as people think?
Feb 11 by Connor Livingston | 5 commentsMore US adults bank online than use social networks (for now, at least). It has become such a common activity that despite the risks of identity theft, hacking, and phishing, most of us are still convinced that the transactions are secure. For the most part, they are. For the most part. The banking community more »
Tesla's electric Model X adds sexy to the minivan
Feb 10 by Lorie Wimble | add commentWhen one thinks of Tesla, they think of high-end electric vehicle performance. The company is known for putting out some of the best-performing, visually stunning vehicles available in the market. Now, Tesla is going for the family market with a minivan that goes 0-60 mph in 4.4 seconds. According more »
Yelp users are easier to spot than most
Feb 9 by Rocco Penn | 1 commentThere are definite distinctions between users of various social sites. They’re often easy to spot based upon their look (Tumblr), activities (FourSquare), and attitude (Pinterest), but the combination of the three can help us identify Yelp users very easily. Our friends at Flowtown take a humorous more »
Using technology to learn more efficiently
Feb 9 by Diana Cook | add commentIt’s a problem that students have dealt with for generations. How do I best study and retain information in an efficient and timely manner? The pressure to acquire specific knowledge within a given timeframe can be overwhelming. Traditional methods such as cramming and memorization through more »
As the workforce goes mobile, security concerns rise
Feb 8 by Lorie Wimble | 2 commentsAs more offices become virtual and more employees work from home or on the go, the logistics of keeping devices and computers secure can be a nightmare for any IT pro. Cybercriminals are rampant looking for targets who are accessing their data from low-security connections. Businesses are at more »
Super insulated foam torched in man's hand (right before he eats it)
Feb 7 by Connor Livingston | add commentIt’s one thing to take a handful of foam into one’s hand and apply a 7,000-degree torch to it for 20 seconds. It’s another thing to then take a large spoonful of the foam and eat it. The demonstration by the Aarmourtherm Foundation is both crazy and fantastic. The possibilities of having a bio-degradable insulated foam like more »

Posted February 20, 2012 in Ericsson’s vision of a networked society expands with “Thinking Cities”
Posted February 19, 2012 in F-Commerce gets an ‘F’ as Facebook storefronts fail miserably
Posted February 19, 2012 in F-Commerce gets an ‘F’ as Facebook storefronts fail miserably
Posted February 14, 2012 in Is 4G enough to end the high-end tablet war for iPad?
Posted February 14, 2012 in Is 4G enough to end the high-end tablet war for iPad?