Biz Briefs: Nutritious Nestle
Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by JC in Business, Tech
Many American consumers know Nestle primarily for its candy bars. But it is also the world’s largest food company, with chocolate making up only about 10% of global sales.
Genius or Useless?
Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by JC in Tech
At the 33rd International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva, Switzerland, at which 1,000 new products from 42 countries vied for attention, creative innovations stood side by side with wacky eccentricities.
Google 2.0
Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by JC in Tech
Six years after its launch as a free search tool, Google wants to mind your business. Searching the Web is great, the pitch goes, but what about those files scattered around your hard drive? To address the mass of digital material on corporate computers, a new Google desktop search program…
Movies Made Easy
Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by JC in Tech
The advent of digital technology means everyone can be their own Steven Speilberg. Here’s how:
Trimming Tech Bills
Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by JC in Tech
Americans spend as much as $200 to $300 a month staying connected with home and mobile phones, Internet access, TiVo and premium TV. Not only are we laying out an additional 20% more each month than we did a decade ago, but as new features come on board–ringtones, downloadable movies and higher-speed Web access–the costs…
Tips on Talks
Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by JC in Tech
It’s not uncommon to fear speaking in public. But with Microsoft readying a revamp of its ubiquitous PowerPoint, Apple leaping ahead with its user-friendly Keynote 2, and new gadgets and software making it easier to shine up your speeches, now’s the perfect time to conquer stage fright with some cool new tools.
A Concrete Idea: Raising New Roofs
Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by JC in Social Justice, Tech
Whether it’s for disaster relief or relief from urban sprawl, these housing designers have ingenuity nailed down.
Name that Powder
Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by JC in Business, Tech
It still happens in mail rooms and airports: a suspicious unidentified substance turns up, and activity freezes for hours until a haz-mat team can make a safety assessment. But Ahura Corp.’s FirstDefender–a handheld instrument that recognizes thousands of chemicals–can give cops and firefighters an immediate analysis of just about any substance.
Locking Up Your E-mail: A New Approach to Encryption
Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by JC in Tech
Having helped Sergey Brin and Larry Page edit their initial business plan, which turned into some company called Google, Guido Appenzeller knows a fair amount about start-ups. Although he passed on an opportunity to join his Stanford buddies in taking their venture public–what’s a couple of billion dollars between friends?
Picture This
Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by JC in Tech
A new crop of online services makes organizing, editing and sharing your digital pictures a snap–even if you never learned the difference between XML, a GIF and an RSS feed. For the sites listed here, all you need to know is how to point and click.
Fitness: Workouts to Go
Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by JC in Tech
Hoping to get–or give yourself–an iPod, PC or DVD player this holiday season? Why not put those playthings to work? Keeping New Year’s resolutions will be a little easier with these new tools designed to transform your high-tech toys into serious fitness equipment.
Getting Advanced with Google
Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by JC in Tech
And you thought it was just a search engine. Here are even more applications you can find on Google.
Tech It With You
Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by JC in Tech
Forget getting away from it all. These 24/7 days, travelers stay plugged in at airports, hotel rooms and, alas, beaches. At least they’re tethered to home and office with ever more stylish and functional digital designs.
Will AOL Finally Go Free?
Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by JC in Business, Tech
Long chained to dial-up subscriptions, the company could open its doors wide to compete.
A New Way to Detect Liquid Explosives
Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by JC in Tech
To defend against future attacks, airports may soon get new tools to help ID hidden explosives.
