Now We Know: People Hate Interactive Wireless Kiosks in Taxis
New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission has decreed that the 515 interactive, internet-connected touch screens installed in the back seats of city cabs be shut down Sunday, saying that the trial was a miserable failure. In the best case, New Yorkers were apathetic about the devices. In the worst case, they were annoyed.
New Army Labs to Create 'Biologically-Derived, Biologically-Inspired' Computers
The U.S. Army has hired the University of California at Santa Barbara to create a research center to build biotechnology for new materials, sensors and electronics. The five year, $50 million project will develop "biologically-derived and biologically-inspired materials, sensors and information processing expected to impact applications in precision strike, signature management, [chemical/biological defenses] and particulate environmental protection and counter-terrorism capabilities," according to the Army.
German Conductor Uses Cell Phone Ringtones in Concert
Conductor Bernd Kremling of the Drumming Hands orchestra in Wuerzburg uses cell phone ringtones ranging from Bach and Mozart to 'Old MacDonald Had a Farm' in his concerts. Unfortunately, some gigs have been played in areas without connectivity.
Study: 38% of College Students Cheat Via Web Cut-and-Paste
About 38% percent of college students have plagiarized by cutting from the web and pasting into their "research" papers, according to a paper conducted by a Rutgers University professor. Students justify their dishonesty by citing former president Bill Clinton and others.
Check out Disney's new dinasaur robot, Lucky. It walks around and interacts with visitors and leaves disgusting piles of batteries all over the park. Herearethevideos.
The U.S. government is providing free anonymous web surfing to Iranians in an effort to destabilize the government by providing its citizens with a way to safely get uncensored information -- like Mike's List!
A travel entrepreneur named Mike now offers Segway Tours of Paris. He provides the Segways, and guides a group of conspicuous Americans around the City of Lights at 12 mph.
New IM Software Adds Nearby Strangers to Your Buddy List
New free software called Trepia shows other instant messenger users based on how close they are to you geographically, starting with people on the same network in the same room.
A Yale University scientist unveiled new sunglasses in Singapore today that sounds an alarm when the wearer's body temperature goes too high. Hong Kong's Giant Wireless Technology said they should have products on the market based on the "TempAlert" technology next year.
A Dutch magazine found that CD-R disks can become uselessly unreadable after just two years. Your backups, music, software applications and digital photographs may already be just so many coasters.
The U.S. Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission are both investigating Lucent for shady practices in that corrupt cradle of global terrorism, Saudi Arabia. So while those arms of the U.S. government are investigating, another arm is awarding a contract to Lucent to help rebuild the Iraqi telephone network.
Silicon Valley Startup Creates Silent Water-Cooled System for PCs
Mountain View-based Cooligy has created a pump that uses electro-osmosis to move water in its PC cooling system -- it has no moving parts and is perfectly silent. The pump was developed by mechanical engineer Ken Goodson at Stanford University.
Report: Hotels Need Broadband to Remain Competitive
In-Stat/MDR reports that hotels now perceive broadband as a necessary service offering to remain competitive in the current environment. America leads the trend, but it's becoming a global reality.
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In-Stat/MDR reports that hotels now perceive broadband as a necessary service offering to remain competitive in the current environment. America leads the trend, but it's becoming a global reality. 
