The History and the Future of Technology
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A central repository for articles, essays, papers, books, ebooks, video's, lectures, etc on technology, its history and future.
Not just recent news items or opinionated blog posts, but only valuable resources, full papers, historical documents, full lectures, etc ... that are freely available online.
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Not just recent news items or opinionated blog posts, but only valuable resources, full papers, historical documents, full lectures, etc ... that are freely available online.
Feel free to contribute, but please stay within the described scope.
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Japan's mobile phone marvels go back to the futureIn the Japan of 2020 a stressed-out salaryman may unwind from his hectic futuristic lifestyle by time-travelling back a few centuries and taking a virtual stroll through medieval Tokyo. As he walks over arched wooden bridges, he will chat with the avatars of his real world friends, admire ...
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Google's Chrome OS revealed -- with video! -- EngadgetGoogle had a low-key event today to preview Chrome OS, its new operating system based on Linux and the Chrome browser. Things are still pretty early -- it's not even in beta yet, let alone on shipping products -- but that's the first official screen shot right there, and the big features are all ...
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Spintronics Go All-Electric (photonics.com | Oct 2009 | News and Features)Spintronics Go All-Electric CINCINNATI, Oct. 28, 2009 -- An innovative and novel way to control an electron's spin orientation using purely electrical means has been A multidisciplinary team of University of Cincinnati researchers created the all-electric spin electronics, or spintronics. ...
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EETimes.com - ARM CTO: power surge could create 'dark silicon'ARM CTO: power surge could create 'dark silicon' ARM event also puts spotlight on FPGAs, netbooks Rick Merritt EE Times (10/22/2009 12:19 AM EDT) SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Without fresh innovations, designers could find themselves by 2020 in an era of "dark silicon," able to build dense ...
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Intel faces up to ARM - Keith Woolcock -- Seeking AlphaWho today remembers Little Giant, Link Belt, DEC, Wang, ICL, and who in a decade will remember Sun? I could go on. Innovation is not a safety razor, it cuts two ways. Clayton M. Christensen’s celebrated study, The Innovator’s Dilemma - When New Technologies Cause Great Firms To Fail, clearly ...
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ARM Joins The Linux FoundationThis is a significant move for ARM, considering that Linux installations on ARM hardware have been going on for a some time and long-term use of Linux on the ARM processor platform is most likely to continue to become more widespread.macbraughton added 3 months ago
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2Netbook-based robot takes popcorn orders via-TwitterGovernment "terminator" style robots may not be our greatest worry. "Rackers" (Robot hackers) may become pervasive and actually move fast enough to stay ahead of that! Can you say "citizen robot verses big brother robot"? But then there could be "terrorist robot" as well. The availability of ...JDP added 9 months ago
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2IBM to Deliver Software via Cloud Computing With Amazon Web ServicesWhen IBM endorsed the PC with its brand, PCs (and Microsoft) took off. Now IBM is endorsing "cloud computing" - will the same occur (and coincidentally undermine Microsoft!?)?JDP added 10 months ago
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2Social networking risk: Managing the inevitable | IT Security | TechRepublic.comI do NOT agree with much of this blog / article; but it is instructive about the way business do or may come to view social networking sites - of which Twine IS one. I believe that many social networking sites and facilities are becoming a KEY way to find, disseminate, organize, and discuss ...JDP added 11 months ago
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2Veterans exposed to incorrect drug doses - Yahoo! NewsBad software may be no better than human error. Relying on one human invention to be better than another just because it is new, different, or "automated" is generally NOT a good idea in and of itself. Indeed, software may just allow one to make errors faster and more efficiently.JDP added 11 months ago
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