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A Close Look at the OLPC

Seeded on Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:41 AM EST (Linux Today)

I have seen it, touched it, and played with it. The final industrial design prototype for the XO, the device that the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Initiative is going to start shipping to countries across the world this summer.

technology, one-laptop-per-child, olpc, xo

2 deny hacking into L.A.'s traffic light system

Seeded on Tue Jan 9, 2007 12:45 PM EST (The L.A. Times)

Two accused of hacking into L.A.'s traffic light system plead not guilty. They allegedly chose intersections they knew would cause major jams.

technology, security, los-angeles, traffic

EU withdraws claim that Linux support is illegal

Seeded on Tue Jan 9, 2007 8:47 AM EST (zdnet.co.uk)

The European Union has blamed a translation mistake for its claim that it cannot legally support Linux.

technology, eu, linux, codecs

Companies To Demonstrate Wireless Power

Seeded on Mon Jan 8, 2007 8:23 AM EST (CNET)

Everything else is going wireless--phones, Internet, television, e-mail and music sharing. Now add power to the list.

technology, ces, wireless-power, wildcharge, fulton-innovation

Scientists Look Into Bacteria to Produce Methane

Seeded on Mon Jan 8, 2007 5:52 AM EST (Casper Star Tribune)

Imagine for a moment that natural gas, a nonrenewable resource, could be reproduced by depositing some combination of bacteria, water and nutrients into coal seams, shale or residual oil.

energy, science, bacteria, methane, greenvine

Music Label To Go 100% Digital

Seeded on Sat Jan 6, 2007 7:27 AM EST (allaboutjazz.com)

Brooklyn, NY - ROPEADOPE, the trend-setting independent record label, clothing company, Internet destination and all around lifestyle-defining endeavor, will launch a digital download exclusive label imprint, Ropeadope Digital, in February 2007.

entertainment, technology, music, ropeadope, ropeadope-digital

YouTube 'Second Life' Video Takedown Raises Legal Questions

Seeded on Sat Jan 6, 2007 7:08 AM EST (CNET)

A Second Life land developer has convinced YouTube to pull down an off-colorvideo of her virtual self being harassed during an interview, raising novel questions about the legal rights of virtual world participants.

technology, second-life, eff, youtube, copyrights, fair-use, dmca, ailin-graef, anshe-chung

Expert Says Smokers Should Be Denied Surgery

Seeded on Fri Jan 5, 2007 4:58 PM EST (Australian News Network)

SMOKERS who refuse to give up the habit should be denied some types of surgery, a respiratory expert says.

health, surgery, australia, smoking

Virgin Music Service Shuts Down in the U.S.

Seeded on Fri Jan 5, 2007 4:41 PM EST (Wired News)

Virgin Digital has had enough of trying to convince U.S. music fans to sign onto its music subscription service and has announced it is ceasing U.S. operation.

technology, virgin, music, napster, virgin-digital

Firefox 3 as "Information Broker"

Seeded on Fri Jan 5, 2007 4:22 PM EST (Read/WriteWeb)

Just before Christmas, Mozilla designer Alex Faaborg published some introductory posts on his blog about where Mozilla is headed with microformats. [...]

technology, firefox, mozilla, microformats

Samsung Develops Double-Sided LCDs

Seeded on Fri Jan 5, 2007 3:51 PM EST (digitimes.com)

Samsung Electronics has announced that it has created the first LCD panel that can produce independent images on each side of a mobile LCD display.

technology, samsung, lcd

UK Minister Calls for Gaming Academy

Seeded on Fri Jan 5, 2007 3:41 PM EST (FT.com)

The video-games industry should sponsor an academy to teach geeks the skills they need to operate successfully in the sector, the creative industries minister has suggested.

technology, education, gaming, geek, shaun-woodward

Hacked Chip & PIN Terminal Playing Tetris

Seeded on Fri Jan 5, 2007 7:39 AM EST (lightbluetouchpaper.org)

Many discussions over the security of Chip & PIN have focused on the tamper-resistance of terminals (for example in the aftermath of the Shell Chip & PIN fraud).

technology, security, chip-and-pin, tetris

IT Security Predictions for 2007

Seeded on Fri Jan 5, 2007 7:25 AM EST (securityinfowatch.com)

John Livingston, Absolute Software for SecurityInfoWatch.com Predictions for What IT Directors Will Be Saying in 2007 Computer-tracking company points to even more organized network crimes, security concerns SecurityInfoWatch.com

technology, security, spam, it, identity-theft