Jose Hernandez-Rebollar, a researcher for George Washington University in the US has developed an electronic glove called the “AcceleGlove” that can translate the rapid hand movements used in sign language …
The UN 2003 Human Development Reports
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have release a copy of the 2003 Human Development Reports which indicate a series of global statistical trends and indexes in human development. The …
Enter 64 Bit computing – the Intel P5, Apple G5 & Athlon 64
With the release of the sexy New Apple G5 in America yesterday, it isn’t surprising that news begins to circle the Web on the launch of the next generation Intel …
Does new Mobile camera technology change our behaviour?
Recently I read an interesting article in the Sydney Morning Herald which commented on the problems new Mobile camera technology is causing social environments. Some of the concerns involved the …
PBS Frontline’s documentary on Cyber War
The entire 52 minute program by PBS Frontline on Cyber War can be downloaded from the programs website.
Portability takes a new form as a USB Watch
Ok, so you’ve heard of portable storage devices (key rings, etc.) and their convenience at storing and moving around large amounts of data… Well, here’s the next best thing, a …
IETF – The Internet Engineering Task Force
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) website contains a listing of all protocols and standards created for the Internet. The IETF is a large open international community of network designers, …
IEEE reveals Google’s secret cluster architecture
Ever wanted to know just how Google, one of the world most visited search engines, handles the load of hundred of thousands of requests without affecting processing performance of their …
100 years from first Flight
This coming December 17th will be the 100 year anniversary since Orville Wright (one of the famous Wright brothers) flew 120 feet (36.5m) in 12 seconds to record the first …
The 1968 paper by Licklider and Taylor, The Computer as a Communication Device
Here is a copy of the interesting 1968 paper by J.C.R. Licklider and Robert Taylor titled, The Computer as a Communication Device. This landmark 1968 essay foresaw many future computer …
Natural language is coming to a computer near you
Wade Roush from Technology Review comments on the goal to make natural language the norm when searching for any type of information, anywhere. The article titled, Computers That Speak Your …
CSS3 currently under construction
A look at the working drafts and recommendations for the new CSS3 standard. Some of the recommendations include a new Speech Module, and a new Content module which describes how …
My thoughts are with the family of James Sawers
My thoughts are with my post-grad uni lecturer’s family and relatives from last semester, James Sawers, who sadly passed away suddenly yesterday. James was an inspiring person to me, who …
Vic Hayes' vision of Wireless in the future
An interesting article-interview with Vic Hayes the Dutch engineer who is graced with inventing the standards that make Wi-Fi (802.11b) among others, such as the new 802.11g (Airport Extreme) a …
Future fears to Innovate
Wired post an interesting article by Leander Kahney titled, Futurist Fears End of Innovation, which comments on the talk by Howard Rheingold at the O’Reilly Emerging Technology Conference and his …