Aug 02 2011

Where Do Profiles Go When Networking Sites Die?

Tag: Communication,Internet,Issues and Ethics,Online Community and Social Networking,Privacy — Cristen Conger @ 3:06 pm
When a social network shuts down, your profile may be sold or recycled.

Jul 19 2011

Russian Cell Phone Includes Emergency Alert

Tag: Cell Phone Safety,Cell Phones,Communication,Emergency Response,Gadgets,Health,Safety and Prevention,WiFi and Mobile — Katherine Noyes @ 12:25 pm
Simplified device targets seniors and kids with an SOS button and stripped-down functionality.

Jul 18 2011

Dealing with Death? Get on Facebook

Tag: Communication,Death and Dying,Internet,Online Community and Social Networking — Cristen Conger @ 1:59 am
Online grieving isn't new, but researchers are now figuring out whether it does any good.

Jul 08 2011

Free Service Makes Video Chat Social

Tag: Apps,Cell Phones,Communication,Gadgets — Scott Tharler @ 6:33 pm
Cloud-based service ooVoo allows up to six-person video chats, video messaging and more.

Jul 07 2011

Project Icarus: How to Navigate Interstellar Space

Tag: Communication,Spacecraft,Spaceflight,Technology,The Future,Vehicles — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 8:20 pm
Guest contributor Rob Swinney explains how Captain Kirk makes warping through spacetime look so easy (hint: it's science fiction!)

Jul 06 2011

World’s First Global 2-Way Text Messager Unveiled

Tag: Communication,Gadgets,GPS,Satellites,WiFi and Mobile — Scott Tharler @ 7:14 pm
Slated for this fall, DeLorme's inReach personal communicator promises two-way worldwide texting capabilities.

Jul 06 2011

Charge Your Phone With Your Shirt

Tag: Cell Phones,Communication,Electricity,Energy,Green Electronics,Green Tech,Rechargeable Batteries,Renewable Energy,Smart Phones — Emad Hanna @ 12:04 pm
'Sound Charge' shirt uses piezoelectric materials to save us all from the low-battery blues.

Jun 22 2011

Camping Pot Lets You Cook Up Some Electricity

Tag: Alternative Fuels,Alternative Power Sources,Communication,Disaster Recovery,Emergency Response,Gadgets — Emad Hanna @ 2:08 pm
Special materials that convert differences in heat into power produce electricity from an open fire.

Jun 17 2011

Internet in a Suitcase to Battle Autocracy

Tag: Communication,Computer Networking,Emergency Response,Internet,Media,Stealth Technologies — Emad Hanna @ 12:38 pm
The United States is investing millions of dollars to create what it calls a ‘shadow’ Internet.

Jun 16 2011

Would You Like Some Electronic Fries With That?

Tag: Communication,Design,Food,Food Allergies,Food Sources,Health — Emad Hanna @ 2:20 pm
Nutrismart system calls for edible chips to be implanted in food to provide nutritional and other information.
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