August 2004

Delphi SA10001 XM SKYFi Boombox

With the Delphi XM SKYFi Boombox (model SA10001), you can take the XM satellite radio network with you wherever you roam–from the beach to a party and back home where you can use it as a bookshelf system. Just insert the Delphi XM SKYFi radio receiver (model SA10000) into the Boombox dock, and you’re ready [...]

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How industrial design became a weekend hobby

By Clive Thompson Dustin Smith loved DJing at his friends’ parties, but his MP3-filled computer just wasn’t rugged or portable enough to haul across town. When Smith found a vintage OshKosh makeup case, a light went off. After buying a bunch of electronics components and making a zillion trips to the hardware store, he was [...]

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Delphi SA10000 XM SKYFi Radio Receiver

Step into the future of radio with the Delphi XM SKYFi radio receiver, which connects to the XM satellite radio network and over 100 channels of programming. You’ll get crystal-clear reception, whether at home or on the road, thanks to XM’s powerful satellites and vast network of repeater stations throughout the continental U.S.

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How teachers complete with phones, laptops for kids’ attention

from New York Times News Service Now that computers are a staple in schools around the country, perhaps the machines should come with a warning label for teachers: “Beware: Students may no longer hear a word you say.” Today 80 percent of public schools have high-speed Internet access in at least one classroom, according to [...]

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Robosapien: The First Commercially Available Biomorphic Robot

If you need a friendly robot, look no further than the Robosapien. This remote controlled biomorphic robotic wonder is the perfect fusion of technology and personality. Applied biomorphic robotics gives him the ability to move and act in humanoid ways.

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Going high-tech at the symphony

BY MATTHEW ERIKSON Hartford Courant A new gadget called the Concert Companion helps symphony-goers with real-time commentary.

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Recreational Sports sees more use of GPS

by Beth Healy, NY Times GPS is invading recreational sports. Under clear skies, those signals beaming to earth from satellites can find you on a hilly running trail, in a kayak on the ocean, or on a green fairway where you’re trying to fade a 230-yard drive into the wind. In the four years since [...]

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BlackBerry in Sync with Apple

Jay Wrolstad, wireless.newsfactor.com Information Appliance Associates is offering an application that links the BlackBerry mobile e-mail platform with Mac OS X, further extending BlackBerry’s considerable reach. With the PocketMac BlackBerry Edition, users can sync their BlackBerry handheld with a Mac PC, enabling the interchange of contact and calendar information, as well as notes.

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LEGO Mindstorms: Robotics Invention System 2.0

Create Robots That Do What You Want! This new version of the Robotics Invention System introduces the next generation of robotics programming and construction. It includes more than 25 exciting projects that let you build and program robotic inventions.

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Unprotected PCs can expect infection in minutes

By William Jackson, Government Computer News (GCN) Staff The average survival time for an unprotected networked computer dropped from 40 minutes to 20 minutes over the last year, according to the SANS Institute of Bethesda, Md. That means that an unprotected PC can expect to become infected by a worm within 20 minutes of being [...]

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