A pair of designer/artists in San Jose, Calif., are trying an experiment in community technology: If they can find a couple of households to volunteer their Wi-Fi networks, they'd like to set up yellow chairs within range for the public to use for free wireless Net access. The idea is modeled after projects in some parts of Europe where yellow bicycles are available for community use.
Raw photos are a hassle compared to JPEG. But if you like photography, the list of their image quality advantages is long and getting longer.
Although Redmond's foray into retail bears a big resemblance to Apple's approach, Microsoft has added some distinctive features to draw casual PC buyers and techies alike.
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Health Tech
Disease-detecting device vibrates with potentialGE announces the first commercial application of magnetic resonance elastography, developed at the Mayo Clinic, to detect disease through both imaging and low-frequency sound waves.
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Intel's 48-core processor debut (photos)
Webware
Tools for creating holiday-shopping listsIf you're in need of some organizing this holiday season, you'll want to check out the services we've found in this roundup. From Web sites to iPhone apps, you'll find something you like.
Beyond Binary
Microsoft's Mehdi on financial impact of Yahoo dealIn a speech, Microsoft's Yusuf Mehdi says that once the two companies have a single paid search platform both should see double-digit increases in revenue per search.
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A window into the Microsoft Store
Technically Incorrect
Wicked online cash grab out of Tiger Woods scandalA Yahoo Sports editorial about Tiger Woods' marital and image woes is adorned by a web ad from the Professional Golf Association offering to reveal Phil Mickleson's secrets.
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Google Chrome OS demonstration
Digital Media
Another news tweak for GooglePublishers who want their content to appear in Google search results but not its Google News aggregator (or vice versa) can now automate that process.
Deep Tech
Intel hopes 48-core chip will solve new challengesThe 1.3-billion transistor processor could endow computers with human-like processing abilities and meet today's data center problems.
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Energy displays bring the smart grid home (photos)
Crave
Man controls cybernetic hand with thoughtsThanks to $3 million European project, a cybernetic limb gives a 26-year-old amputee hope of feeling pain, flipping you off.
Green Tech
New York eyes offshore wind farms on Great LakesNew York Power Authority would buy all the power generated from the offshore projects, which could be located in either Lake Erie or Lake Ontario.
