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Wi-Fi Turns Rowdy Bus Into Rolling Study Hall

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

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Students endure hundreds of hours on yellow buses each year getting to and from school
in this desert exurb of Tucson, and stir-crazy teenagers break the monotony by teasing, texting, flirting, shouting, climbing (over seats) and sometimes punching (seats or seatmates).
But on this chilly morning, as bus No. 92 rolls down [...]

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Tiny microphones provide a new way to eliminate background noise

Friday, February 12th, 2010

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Opting for the quiet life
MANY of those who talk loudly into their mobile phones are just inconsiderate show-offs for whom no punishment is too evil. Sometimes, however, there is an excuse. Noise in the background can make it hard for your interlocutor to hear what you are saying. [...]

Posted in Communications, Economist, Innovation | No Comments »

Google to launch experimental 1Gbps fiber-to-the-home network

Friday, February 12th, 2010

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Google plans to roll-out an experimental trial
of an ultra high-speed 1 gigabit per second (1Gbps) fiber-to-the-home (FFTH) broadband service that is around 100 times faster than most Americans experience today. Google says the service will be delivered to a number of cities or communities – 50,000 to 500,000 residents [...]

Posted in Communications, Innovation, Shape of Things to Come?, gizmag | No Comments »

Using a skin graft to give city eyesores an eco-friendly face-lift

Friday, February 12th, 2010

There’s no doubt fashion is fleeting.
What might be the height of fashion today is almost certainly the fashion faux pas of tomorrow. Thankfully, clothes and hairstyles are easy to change and we’re not getting around in leg warmers and new romantic bouffants anymore – well most of us aren’t. Unfortunately, it’s [...]

Posted in 5 Years Out, Consider This, Cutting-edge Research, Innovation, Promising for so many reasons, Shape of Things to Come?, environment, gizmag | No Comments »

Japan’s two-second folding bicycle

Friday, February 12th, 2010

While folding bicycles have been around for a while now, this new variation can be folded with a swiftness and elegance never seen before.
The 2-second slide-folding bicycle was designed to be folded quickly while you are walking. Once folded, the rider can push the bicycle along with ease much like one [...]

Posted in Health, Innovation, environment, gizmag | 1 Comment »

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Wi-Fi Turns Rowdy Bus Into Rolling Study Hall

Image via Wikipedia

Students endure hundreds of hours on yellow buses each year getting to and from school
in this desert exurb of Tucson, and stir-crazy teenagers break the monotony by teasing, texting, flirting, shouting, climbing (over seats) and sometimes punching (seats or seatmates).
But on this chilly morning, as bus No. 92 rolls down [...]

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