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Gadgets of all shapes and sizes are emerging that provide convenient, full-function access to communications, GPS, social networking and other information from wherever we are. Scientific American takes a look at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
January 10, 2011 |
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General Motors offers a taste of its Electric Networked Vehicle at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show
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Encouraged by the successes of the Xbox Kinect sensor and Windows 7, Microsoft's CEO assures the consumer electronics crowd that Windows's future is bright
Education, immigration, taxes and export policy all need to be fixed to allow the U.S. to continue to flourish in the face of global competition
The company's goal is to support the Web's unbridled growth for years to come, regardless of how much and what type of content floods the Internet
A standardized robotics kit promises to advance the field in ways not previously possible, making robot assistants, especially for elder care, more affordable
The FTC is calling for "do not track" software, but one privacy and security expert said such programming would have to be incorporated into a browser for it to work properly
International governments and ISPs gather at Columbia University to discuss speeds and limits of data networks
"The power of Twitter is its simplicity," says Dom Sagolla, one of the original software developers involved in Twitter's creation, working alongside Twitter, Inc., founders Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams and Biz Stone
Video games, e-readers, smart phones and other gadgets have changed the way we interact with each other and the world around us. What's next?
GM just makes its self-imposed deadline of shipping the car, which features both a battery-powered electric drive unit and gas-powered engine, by the end of the year
Big pop-tech dominated the headlines this year, so we present an array of mainly pint-size products that may have sneaked under your radar
Researchers are developing cameras that can take digital snapshots made up of more than a billion pixels
The controversial measure will let broadband providers prioritize Internet content, but detractors say the government is fixing something that is not broken
Big pop-tech dominated the headlines this year, so we present an array of mainly pint-size products that may have sneaked under your radar
Researchers are developing cameras that can take digital snapshots made up of more than a billion pixels
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