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Japan’s cure for snoring and sleep apnea – a robotic bear pillow

Japan’s cure for snoring and sleep apnea – a robotic bear pillow

At some point, the sheer oddity of Japanese technological solutions to various problems will stop surprising us. That day may...

What people are doing online right now

What people are doing online right now

The internet takes up a huge part of our daily lives. Many of us have integrated real-world activities into our...

Why negative sentiment towards Google+ is asinine and premature

Why negative sentiment towards Google+ is asinine and premature

According to the LA Times, Google+ interest is fading. According to logic, history, and common sense, Google+ is exactly where...

E-Readers: Making Readers Out of More People Than Ever

E-Readers: Making Readers Out of More People Than Ever

There's a lot of hand-wringing over the so-called "dumbing-down" of America. We don't read, we can't write except in and...

Stunning time lapse sequences from the International Space Station

Stunning time lapse sequences from the International Space Station

At first glance, it doesn't seem real. This video of time lapse sequences from the International Space Station crews of...

Diaspora Co-Founder Dies At 21

Diaspora Co-Founder Dies At 21

Diaspora Co-Founder Ilya Zhitomirskiy, far left in the image above, has died. This story is developing as there is no...

Everything you needed to know about firewalls

Everything you needed to know about firewalls

The term "firewall" has one that most people know but few understand. It's often confused with anti-virus software because of...

Asimo shows how he can be our servant (and eventually our overlord)

Asimo shows how he can be our servant (and eventually our overlord)

When Honda unveiled ASIMO a few years ago, most were amazed by its human-like movements. Some claimed there was a...

The most important $15 million tech deal of 2011: Disney and YouTube

The most important $15 million tech deal of 2011: Disney and YouTube

When people talk about mega-deals in the tech industry, it usually involves hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars....

Can Wikileaks survive as a movement if the website and Assange fall?

Can Wikileaks survive as a movement if the website and Assange fall?

The founder and face of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, is facing extradition and possible charges in Sweden for sexual misconduct. The...

Is Groupon IPO-ready? No.

Is Groupon IPO-ready? No.

If it wasn't for Netflix, Wall Street, and Herman Cain, Groupon would probably still be one of the biggest punching...

Automotive technology hits tipping point with record number of CES exhibitors

Automotive technology hits tipping point with record number of CES exhibitors

The world of car-tech has always remained outside of the boundaries of what most would call "Consumer Electronics". It is...

YouTube expands its exclusive-content drive with 100 new video channels

YouTube expands its exclusive-content drive with 100 new video channels

Original content is the cornerstone of most content channels, but YouTube has been conspicuous over the years as a place...

The tablet takeover of eCommerce

The tablet takeover of eCommerce

In so many things, understanding comes by following the money. It works in many criminal cases, political decisions, and societal...

Ruling the web in education

Ruling the web in education

The growth of the internet over the past two decades has sparked a dramatic increase in its use as an...

Why money is driving the virtual buying boom (and not for the obvious reason)

Why money is driving the virtual buying boom (and not for the obvious reason)

It's easy to say that purchasing anything, even virtual goods, is driven by money. It's almost a nonsense statement; of...

Steve Ballmer discusses Microsoft’s past, present, and future

Steve Ballmer discusses Microsoft’s past, present, and future

Steve Ballmer can never be called shy. Within moments of opening his appearance oat the Web 2.0 Summit this week,...

As internet criminal activity decreases, botnets skyrocket

As internet criminal activity decreases, botnets skyrocket

Everyone has heard of hackers, viruses, and spam. What fewer people have heard of or understand are botnets despite statistics...

The technology behind Acura

The technology behind Acura

When people think about luxury cars and the technology behind them, they often look to the German vehicles as the...

Creating drugs with the mind

Creating drugs with the mind

It's easy to trick the mind. We've seen some amazing examples of this in the past, but what about the...