Products

G.hn Smart Home Networking Standard Approved by ITU

October 15, 2009 - The first chipsets employing G.hn will be available in early 2010.

Drinking Water From the Air

October 12, 2009 - Converts atmospheric moisture in homes or offices into three to eight gallons per day of purified drinking water.

New Orleans Unveils Floating House

October 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

October 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

October 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

October 1, 2009 - All-in-one computer, GPS device, webcam, conference phone.

Personal Computing: Pirates Among Us

September 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

September 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

September 16, 2009 - Magnetic levitation allows the turbine to turn on a virtually frictionless force field of magnetism.

New Products from Gateway, Belkin, Motorola, Bluelounge

September 1, 2009 - Netbook, Bluetooth mouse, smartphone, computer desk.

China Eases Filtering Mandate

August 13, 2009 - Filtering still required in Internet cafes, schools and other locations that provide public computer access.

Personal Computing: Digital Cameras Continue Advances

August 12, 2009 - The digital camera revolution began with the introduction of Logitech Fotoman, the first commercially available digital camera, in 1990.

Microsoft, Nokia Partner to Deliver Software to Smartphones

August 12, 2009 - Deal will make Office products available to millions.

Stimulus Expense Reporting Deadline Prompts ARRA Software for Government

August 4, 2009 - State and local governments must upload data to FederalReporting.gov starting October 10

Feds Move to Ban P2P on Government Computers and Networks

August 2, 2009 - "OMB recognizes there are appropriate uses of file sharing technologies, but as with all technology it must be appropriately managed."

New Products from AOC, BlueAnt, Lenovo, Garmin

July 31, 2009 - Monitor, Bluetooth headset, netbook, GPS navigator.

Is Open Source Software More Secure than Proprietary Products?

July 30, 2009 - Proponents say constant peer review creates more secure applications.

New Products from Spectrum San Diego, American Technologies Network, Global Net Productions, General Atomics Electronic Systems

July 24, 2009 - X-ray system, daytime binocular, video aids for pandemic preparation, radiation protection.

New Voting System Certified for Ohio

July 22, 2009 - This marks the first time in almost three years that new voting equipment has been available for purchase and use by Ohio's 88 county boards of elections.

Personal Computing: The Latest Firefox Continues to Attract Users

July 6, 2009 - In 1994 Mosaic spawned Netscape Navigator, whose popularity prodded Microsoft to release Internet Explorer a year later.