OK, so I'm claiming there have been collective intellects since life began on this planet 3.85 billion years ago. This might easily make you wonder, if I'm so smart, and if all this is true, can we give group intellects an IQ test? The answer is yes.
If a company can fire a worker via text message , then why can't a worker "call in sick" via text message? Apparently he can, an Edinburgh employment tribunal has ruled.
Not a Windows XP SP3 beta tester, but can't wait for the official release? Or just like to stay on the bleeding edge? There's a way you can get access to it via Windows Update. It does involve editing the registry, but it's not that difficult.
Remember the tricorder? Either the old-style one from Star Trek: TOS or the newer one from Star Trek: TNG? Do you even remember Star Trek at all or understand what those three letter abbreviations mean? Nanobiotechnology firm Orla Protein Technologies Ltd. and Japanese electronics manufacturer Japan Radio Co., Ltd. are working together on what is a kinda-sorta tricorder, or at least has some tricorder-esque features.
he One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Foundation's "Give One, Get One" Program (G1G1), which enabled end users to get an XO-1 for themselves, while at the same time donating an XO-1, was originally scheduled to run from Nov. 12 - Nov. 26. The program has proven so popular, and the public has been asking for more time to participate, so it was been extended until the end of the year.
Indoor plants and I don't mix. Basically, I kill them, no matter what I do. The Thirsty Light might help me keep at least a few of them alive, despite the fact that it looks more like a cotton swab than an electronic sensor.
LLast week I wrote that testers reported that Windows Vista SP1, at least in Release Candidate (RC) form, is still somewhat of a slowpoke. Devil Mountain Software, the testers, have run their same tests on Windows XP SP3's RC, and in this case, they've seen a 10% speedup from XP SP2 to SP3.
It's obviously not as sleek and cool as Iron Man (pictured), or even the powered suits worn in Starship Troopers (the animated series or the book, not the movie), but it's getting there. Sarcos, a Utah-based company, has been working for years on real-life exoskeletons for the military.
Picking a Christmas tree is typically a matter of taste. Is the shape right? Is it too tall? Too short? Now a handful of growers in the top Christmas tree producing state of Oregon want people to consider another factor-how "green'' a tree is. They've created a system to help consumers identify trees grown under certain environmental standards.
You'll recall Vodafone's court case against T-Mobile's iPhone exclusivity in Germany ... and the subsequent response by T-Mobile (unlocked iPhones, for a mere $1478). You're probably also aware of how many hoops have to be jumped through for hackers to unlock or jailbreak their iPhones. Apparently, if you're connected to the right infrastructure, it's easy --- T-Mobile iPhones, after the IMEI number is recorded and "processed" by Apple, unlock in seconds via iTunes.
