Scott Merrill
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Augmented Reality Advertising: So Close, And Yet So Far Away
Nature Publishing Group teamed up with the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology to run an augmented reality advertising campaign. Point your.. → Read More
Doc Searls Would Like You To Join Him In The Intention Economy
Every day companies are spending gobs of money to earn and keep your attention. Advertisers are collecting heaps of information about you in the hopes of.. → Read More
An Interview With Linus Torvalds
The Millenium Technology Prize is a Finnish award designed "to improve the quality of life and to promote sustainable development-oriented research,.. → Read More
Nature Publishing Group Officially Launches New Interactive Textbook
Last spring I wrote about Nature Publishing Group's plan for a $49 electronic textbook packed with interactivity and unlimited content updates for life. The.. → Read More
Ever Wanted Your Very Own Airplane?
If you want your own airplane, you could do like my neighbor, Bruce, and build one yourself. Since I moved in next to him last July, I've watched this thing.. → Read More
Need A Portable Turntable? Meet the Crosley Revolution
Vinyl is not dead, friends, and the respected record player is not without modern updates. We've seen USB turntables before, but turntables have,.. → Read More
Gozer the Gozerian, The Traveller Has Come
And boy is he delicious! The Stay-Puft Marshmallows are caffeinated bite-sized pieces of the Destructor and come in a groovy collectable box. No need to claim.. → Read More
Intel Hits 50 Gbps Throughput With Photonics
When we last left the intrepid research scientists at Intel, they had managed to hit 40Gbps throughput using something called the Avalanche Photodetector. It's been two years since that report (yeah, this has been in development for a while), and the gang at Intel have not been idle, let me tell yo… → Read More
An analysis of a PDF exploit
Most people think of PDF documents as static pieces of information. How could a PDF file compromise your computer? The reality is that PDF documents can.. → Read More
A spot for your earphones
For $13, you can purchase Spot for Earphones, a simple little solution for managing the long cord on your MP3 player's headphones. It's certainly a lot more.. → Read More
OpenDNS celebrates SysAdmin Appreciation Month with a contest for SysAdmin of the Year
I'm on paternity leave for a bit, so I'm not doing any of my normal sysadmin stuff. But there are countless sysadmins still out there working hard to make.. → Read More
fidipidi: a Facebook app for sending real greeting cards
fidipidi, aside from being a portmanteau of serendipity and Pheidippides, is a Facebook application that allows you to create real-world greeting cards that.. → Read More
A concept ambidextrous mouse, for your perusal
Do you like computer mice? Do you like ambidexterity? Do you like looking at renderings of concept products that are not yet real? Today, my friend, is your.. → Read More
Voyager 2 likely suffering from "flipped bit syndrome"
The Voyager 2 transmission hiccup appears to have been identified. The problem? "A value in a single memory location was changed from a 0 to a 1," said.. → Read More
They don't make 'em like they used to: Voyager 2 repairs underway
Our Gadgets of Days Gone By series is over, and it focused pretty much on consumer goods that made our lives more entertaining or more bearable. But there's.. → Read More
I hate computers: confessions of a sysadmin
I often wonder if plumbers reach a point in their career, after cleaning clogged drain after clogged drain, that they begin to hate plumbing. They hate pipes. They hate plumber’s putty. → Read More
Evernote update improves premium features
I'm a huge fan of EverNote. It was one of the first apps I installed for my iPhone, and has been a lifesaver on more than one occasion. Tonight Evernote is.. → Read More
HP invents amazing new driver technology for their new LaserJet printers
Hewlett Packard is announcing that their new line of LaserJet printers is coming with an exciting new technology called "Smart Install". This thrilling --.. → Read More
Mission to Mars simulated by 250 days in a sealed environment
Someone call Pauly Shore, because there's a new closed environment that'll need his madcap hijinks to stave off boredom and no doubt save the day. The Mars500.. → Read More
Mosquitos of the future may vaccinate against malaria, instead of spread it
Mosquitos are one of the major ways that malaria is spread, causing an estimated two million deaths per year. Wouldn't it be cool if those mosquitos could be.. → Read More