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New Products from Getac, NEC Display Solutions, Hercules, GammaTech

Nov 2, 2009 - GPS handheld, LCD display, mini webcam, notebook computer.


Personal Computing: Should You Upgrade to Windows 7?
Nov 5, 2009 - Windows 7 is faster on the same hardware than Vista, though not faster than Windows XP running programs designed for XP.
Innovation News Briefs
Nov 5, 2009 - Assistive robot, solar-powered monorail, universal chargers fit all phones, high-altitude wind generation, from bus to bus shelter, solar car race across Australia.
Adobe Announces New Version of Connect Pro Web-Conferencing Solution
Nov 3, 2009 - Web-conferencing tool used by various federal, state and local government agencies.
New Products from Getac, NEC Display Solutions, Hercules, GammaTech
Nov 2, 2009 - GPS handheld, LCD display, mini webcam, notebook computer.
Product Review: Mobile Video Production System Handles Broadcast, Webcast and Screencast Functions
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Power Management Solution Reduces Police Car Dead Batteries, Emissions
Nov 2, 2009 - The Dallas Police Department piloted anti-idling technology that operates a car's electrical system while it's turned off. Laptops, lights, radios and other equipment are powered.
Personal Computing: Going Smaller With Netbooks
Oct 23, 2009 - Compared with a year ago, netbook sales revenue grew a whopping 264 percent.
Stealth Wind Turbines Reduce Interference With Radar
Oct 22, 2009 - The stealth turbine solution uses a portfolio of radar absorbing materials.
Electric Vehicle Batteries Could Reduce Household Peak Power Demand
Oct 22, 2009 - Vehicle-to-home is a simple first step toward a mass vehicle-to-grid system.
Report: Solar Power Getting Cheaper
Oct 22, 2009 - Costs declined by more than 30 percent from 1998 to 2008, and fell by 4 percent in the last year.
How Smart is Your Car? EU Mandates Transportation Communication Standards
Oct 16, 2009 - Interoperability among European systems.
G.hn Smart Home Networking Standard Approved by ITU
Oct 15, 2009 - The first chipsets employing G.hn will be available in early 2010.
Drinking Water From the Air
Oct 13, 2009 - Converts atmospheric moisture in homes or offices into three to eight gallons per day of purified drinking water.
New Orleans Unveils Floating House
Oct 12, 2009 - The 46,000 pound "chassis" of the house is constructed of polystyrene foam covered with a shell of reinforced concrete.
Personal Computing; Writing Useful User Reviews
Oct 8, 2009 - Be succinct. Get to the substance quickly rather than forcing readers to wade through a lot of introductory material.
New iPhone App Enables Car Sharing
Oct 5, 2009 - The car-sharing company, Zipcar, charges $7 to $12/hour, which includes gas and insurance.
New Products from Dell, Magellan, Logitech, Phoenix Audio Technologies
Oct 1, 2009 - All-in-one computer, GPS device, webcam, conference phone.
Personal Computing: Pirates Among Us
Sep 24, 2009 - Lowering PC software piracy by 10 percentage points worldwide over four years would create 600,000 new jobs and $24 billion in higher government revenues.
Universities Pilot Amazon.com's Kindle DX in the Classroom
Sep 22, 2009 - Seven universities countrywide are participating in the pilot project, which provides Kindle DXs to 40 to 60 students.
Coming to a Rooftop Near You: Maglev Wind Turbines
Sep 17, 2009 - Magnetic levitation allows the turbine to turn on a virtually frictionless force field of magnetism.

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