Did you know that computer keyboards are dirtier than your toilet? A consumer advocacy group commissioned the tests in which British microbiologist James Francis took a swab to 33 keyboards, a toilet seat and a toilet door handle at the publication’s London office in January. Francis then tested the swabs to see what nasty germs […]
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When one of the most important e-mail messages of his life landed in his in-box a few years ago, Kord Campbell overlooked it., reports The New York Times. Not just for a day or two, but 12 days. He finally saw it while sifting through old messages: a big company wanted to buy his Internet
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VentrureBeat reports that Shapeways allows users to design and print objects using a 3D printer. The company just added silver to its range of materials. Objects could previously be printed in glass, steel, plastic and a high-performance composite that hardens like a cement to produce full-color objects. To print an object, users either use 3D
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Robert Stephens, founder of Geek Squad, remembers the first time he saw the Internet — in a research laboratory at the University of Minnesota, circa 1990 — and likens the moment to the California Gold Rush, according to a story in The Wall Street Journal. By 1994, the former computer-science student had dropped out, turned
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Don’t get too comfortable with the keys you click while typing on your computer. Soon that keyboard you’re using may be made of touch-sensitive glass. The same can be said about your computer mouse, too. Giddings is president and CEO of Giddings Product Development. His team is in the process of developing the first batch
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Inc.: While a new tablet launch isn’t breaking news anymore, there’s one that’s unlike any other yet to be released—it’s a full-fledged mobile computing device for kids ages three to 10 that lets them play educational games, watch videos from providers such as PBS and National Geographic for Kids, as well as engage in social
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Computer companies are beginning to understand that big business is not the only type of business they should try to reach. Small business may not need as many computers, but they are an important niche too. Besides the age-old Microsoft vs. Mac argument, HP and Apple offer small business-friendly services to help drive your dollars
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Watson was the IBM supercomputer that played against Ken Jennings on Jeopardy last year. IBM has just announced that the next application for Watson is in sales and customer support. ExtremeTech has the story: Think about it: how many times have you asked a salesperson a question about a product, only to have a blank
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Tecca: [Jack Eisenmann] built an 8-bit computer out of microchips, a plastic Tupperware case, and tons of wires. Eisenmann’s computer, which he is calling the DUO Adept, runs a small operating system he coded himself. … He made it so he can play the classic game Pong, as well as a side-scrolling adventure game he
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All Clinton Fleenor wanted to do was light up his computer keyboard. He never could have expected his idea to be picked up by Quirky and showcased on the Home Shopping Network. However, that is exactly what has happened, reports Richmond Times-Dispatch. The result is the Mantis, a battery-powered clip-on light that can be used
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