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FCC Spreads The Word On Digital TV Switchover
26 08 2008 In February, people who use an antenna to get television signals will have to begin using conversion boxes to watch their favorite programs. The Federal Communications Commission will start an 80-city tour this week to talk about the changes.
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Obama's Text Message Experiment
24 08 2008 The Obama camp promised to deliver news of the Democratic candidate's vice presidential choice by text message and e-mail. It didn't quite go according to plan. We examine what went wrong and right during this new media experiment.
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Computing In The Cloud: Who Owns Your Files?
23 08 2008 Cloud computing — whereby users work and store information on the Internet — is becoming more and more popular. But what happens if you get locked out of your Flickr account?
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No Economic Slowdown For Reusable Bags
23 08 2008 Despite the slow U.S. economy, consumers are putting their cash into all things green. New York-based Eco-Bags makes reusable shopping bags. Sales doubled last year; they're set to do so again this year. One small company is profiting from America's growing distaste for the plastic bag.
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Nano Heating
23 08 2008 Developers have created flexible sheets of 'nanoantennas' that could aid in getting energy from solar energy or from other heat sources. The sheets could harvest up to 80 percent of the infrared light that falls upon them and the researchers say the material could cost just pennies a yard.
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Chemistry News Roundup
23 08 2008 We bring you a roundup of research being presented at this week's American Chemical Society meeting in Philadelphia.
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Hollywood and Technology
23 08 2008 We look at how Hollywood became a driving force in the invention of new technologies — from Technicolor to the rise of digital special effects — and how new ideas and technologies, such as the Internet, are still shaping the movie industry today.
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Why eBay Wants To Be Amazon
22 08 2008 EBay may soon be giving up the gavel as the world's biggest online auction site. The company is announcing a major overhaul that would make it easier for merchants to sell items for a fixed price. We examine the company's shift to a business model that emphasizes buying over bidding.
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Computing On The Cloud: Who Owns Your Files?
22 08 2008 Cloud computing — whereby users work and store information on the Internet — is becoming more and more popular. But what happens if you get locked out of your Flickr account?
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'Marketplace' Report: Fun Gadgets In Rough Times
19 08 2008 Rather than going out in the evenings, Americans appear to be spending time and money on new gadgets. The U.S. government says consumer electronic sales were up 4.8 percent in July.
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'Marketplace' Report: Fun Gadgets In Rough Times
18 08 2008 Rather than going out in the evenings, Americans appear to be spending time and money on new gadgets. The U.S. government says consumer electronic sales were up 4.8 percent in July. Alex Chadwick talks with John Dimsdale about what products Americans are using to amuse themselves in tough economic times.
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Clockwatcher Explains Phelps' Win
17 08 2008 Michael Phelps won his record-tying seventh gold medal by a fraction of a fingernail, just 0.01 second. Even when you study the photos and the video, it's tough to tell who came in first. Christophe Berthaud, the director of Olympic timekeeping for Omega, the official timekeeper at the games, explains the system used to time swimmers.
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Guerilla Ad Campaign Pushes Boundaries
16 08 2008 Troy Hitch talks about You Suck at Photoshop, a hit series of Web videos created to explore viral marketing concepts. Hitch is the creative director for the agency Big Fat Brain.
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The People Behind Your Electronic Toothbrush
16 08 2008 iPhones, electric toothbrushes, antilock brakes — all of these are products of mechatronics, a growing field which combines physics, computer science and mechanical engineering. We meet students training in this difficult discipline, as they play with robotic mice.
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The People Behind Your Electronic Toothbrush
15 08 2008 iPhones, electric toothbrushes, antilock brakes — all of these are products of a field called mechatronics, which combines physics, computer science and mechanical engineering. Students training in this difficult discipline at the University of Virginia get to have some fun, too; as a class project, they built electric guitars and robotic mice.
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Allowing Components to Self Assemble Nanoscale Patterns
15 08 2008 Using a technique known as self assembly, researchers have found a way to create high-quality repeating patterns with features just ten nanometers across.
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IRS Taxes Personal Calls On Work Cell Phones
15 08 2008 If you're among the people who make personal calls on a company mobile phone, the Internal Revenue Service may want to talk with you. The IRS considers such cell phone calls to be a taxable extension of your compensation package.
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Web Security Words Help Digitize Old Books
15 08 2008 Every day, millions of people are asked to retype sequences of squiggly letters so Web sites can verify they're not automated spammers. A scientist has figured out how to harness that manpower to digitize old books.
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What's New On Your Cell: Gold, Silver And Bronze
13 08 2008 Many Americans are getting their fix of the Olympics on the supersmall screen — cell phones. Real-time results, live coverage and on-demand video are just some of the cell phone options for tuning in to what's happening in Beijing.
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Live From Beijing: Computer-Enhanced Fireworks
13 08 2008 Millions of people thought they were watching live fireworks as part of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. It turns out, some of those vivid fireworks were computer graphics created by a team of hundreds of Chinese visual-effects specialists who worked nearly a year to pull it off.
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'Marketplace' Report: The Olympic Coverage Contest
13 08 2008 Will the Web trump Olympic TV coverage? NBC is offering hundreds of hours of Olympics coverage on its various broadcast and cable outlets, but it's also offering hundreds of hours of coverage online. How can it profit off the Web?
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'Esquire' To Print Electronic Cover
11 08 2008 Esquire magazine's October cover will feature an animated electronic display using a technology called E-ink. How will it work? Russell Wilcox, the CEO of E-Ink Corp., explains.
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Missouri Town Is Running On Vapor — And Thriving
11 08 2008 The town of Rock Port in northwest Missouri is the first community in the United States to be completely powered by wind. The small community owes its energy independence to the presence of four massive wind turbines.
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Predicting Your Gender Based On Web Surfing
09 08 2008 Are you more likely to browse sports sites or celebrity gossip? And what does that say about your gender? Madeleine Brand talks with Mike Nolet of mikeonads.com about an online widget he created. It claims to predict whether you're male or female based on your Web surfing history.
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Why Can't Facebook 'Friends' Accept Rejection?
07 08 2008 Here's the irony of the popular online social network Facebook: nothing makes critic Andrew Wallenstein feel more antisocial. Since joining earlier this year, he's found himself consistently confused by random people asking to be his "friend." Even when he denies them, they try again.
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