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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.
Top Digital Cities Announced for 2009
Nov 3, 2009 - These city governments are using digital technologies to better serve their citizens and streamline operations.
$151 Million Awarded for Energy Research Projects
Nov 3, 2009 - "Pie in the sky mad science" to "so crazy it just might work."
Taxi Drivers Watch Television Behind the Wheel
Nov 3, 2009 - Digital Media Broadcasting (DMB) beams television to more than 17 million mobile screens including those on the dashboards of taxis.
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.
The Internet is Over the Hill
Oct 29, 2009 - Most agree the Net was born 40 years ago today.
Vermont Utilities Receive $69 Million for Smart Grid Rollout
Oct 28, 2009 - Smart grid projects will include a statewide fiber-optic build-out that enhances Vermont's grid, improves interconnections with surrounding states and Quebec, and facilitates statewide broadband.
Technology Improves Boston Traffic Management
Oct 28, 2009 - Accomplished using the city's recently deployed fiber-optic network, originally built for the purpose of better connecting city facilities.
Obama Announces $3.4 Billion for Smart Grid Projects
Oct 27, 2009 - Called the largest single energy-grid modernization investment in U.S. history.
Stealth Wind Turbines Reduce Interference With Radar
Oct 22, 2009 - The stealth turbine solution uses a portfolio of radar absorbing materials.
Australian Smart Meters to use WiMAX
Oct 22, 2009 - An agreement to roll out 680,000 smart meters by 2013.
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.
G.hn Smart Home Networking Standard Approved by ITU
Oct 15, 2009 - The first chipsets employing G.hn will be available in early 2010.
Smart Grid Update
Oct 14, 2009 - "Transforming our nation's grid has been compared in significance with building the interstate highway system or the development of the Internet."
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.
Personal Rapid Transit Coming to Heathrow Airport
Oct 8, 2009 - A system of "Personal Rapid Transit" vehicles offer point-to-point travel in the airport.
Nissan's Eporo Robots Mimic Fish, Don't Collide
Oct 8, 2009 - "In EPORO, we recreated the behavior of a school of fish making full use of cutting-edge electronic technologies."
New iPhone App Enables Car Sharing
Oct 5, 2009 - The car-sharing company, Zipcar, charges $7 to $12/hour, which includes gas and insurance.
IT Trends: Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot Converts Biomass Sources into Electrical Energy
Oct 1, 2009 - Printable batteries; thermal scanners search for flu sufferers in airports.

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