Kurt Laitner
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Living wallpaper that devices can relate to - tech - 28 October 2009 - New ScientistWho says wallflowers don't grab people's attention? A new type of electronically enhanced wallpaper promises not only eye-pleasing designs, but also the ability to activate lamps and heaters – and even control music systems. Interactive walls are nothing new, but most rely on expensive ...
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uwnews.org | Cell phones become handheld tools for global development | University of Washington News and InformationCarl Hartung, University of Washington Science Technology Health and Medicine Environment Cell phones become handheld tools for global development Mobile phones are on the verge of becoming powerful tools to collect data on many issues, ranging from global health to the environment. ...
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ICT Results - SPECIAL: Listen, watch, read – computers search for meaningEuropean researchers have created the first integrated semantic search platform that integrates text, video and audio. The system can ‘watch’ films, ‘listen’ to audio and ‘read’ text to find relevant responses to semantic search terms. At last, computers are able to look for meaning in our ...
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To protect your privacy, hand over your data - tech - 22 October 2009 - New ScientistVerifying your identity generally comes down to entering one "key" that only you can provide – be it a password, credit card number or RFID tag. That's not good enough, according to a new proposal, which suggests that our digital identities will be more secure if they rest on reams of data on ...
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Call for submissionsThanks to all of you who signed up for this twine. This twine is a medium term attractor for information, it will not be tremendously active, unless you all have material you can contribute, as I will contribute here when I see interesting items (hence my stimulus response machine status). I ...
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The Museum of Unworkable Devices | Beyond The Beyonda wonderful addition to this collectionKurt Laitner added to The User's Guide to Imaginary Gadgets 2 days ago
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Living wallpaper that devices can relate to - tech - 28 October 2009 - New ScientistLOL, of course but batteries are more fun _lick_the_battery_ 9V work best if you have a short tongueKurt Laitner added to Trawling the 'Net 4 days ago
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Computing Now | October 2009 | What's New | The Task-Based Interface: Not Your Father?s Desktopjust in case the other article link is broken for anybody else, as it is now for me...Kurt Laitner added to Task-Based Interfaces 2 weeks ago
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Decho | Thank you for your interest in Smart Desktoppotential platform? described as a task based interfaceKurt Laitner added to Knowledge Platforms 2 weeks ago
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Weed-Killer Found In Our Drinking Water | A Distinctive Worldsad news, but hopefulKurt Laitner added to 3D 2 months ago
