Author: Alan Shazan
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Virtual Santa Visits the Children’s Hospital Boston
On Wednesday, the Children’s Hospital Boston held its annual Virtual Santa event, during which some of the sickest children of the city had an opportunity to speak with Santa, who was beamed in from the North Pole. “You kids have been on my ‘nice’ list for a long time,” Santa told them. More than 75…
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IBM Predictions
They may seem unrealistic and far-fetched, but IBM predicts that within the next five years, these four technology inventions will have a significant impact on people’s daily lives: • 3D communication • Air-breathing batteries • Personalized commutes • City-energizing computers Many companies are working on developing a 3D interface that does not require glasses. This…
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Ignoring the Internet is Not a Good Policy for Advertising
The last election brought into sharp focus the debate about where to best place those precious advertising dollars. According to an article which appeared in Advertising Age entitled “Why Online Advertising Didn’t Matter in the 2010 Elections,” TV is still king if you want to win an election. According to the article, unless you are…
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Apple Developing Holograph Technology
Apple has been working to develop a device which allows viewers to enjoy a 3D image without glasses. The device uses a screen which shows images taken from slightly different angles, resulting in a stereoscopic image which the brain converts into three dimensions. The primary goal is to create a live-action movie which is entirely…
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Couple Given Second Chance for $800,000 on Fox TV Game Show
A couple on the new Fox game show called “Million dollar Money Drop” were disqualified from winning $800,000 for giving what the show thought was a wrong answer, but it turned out that it was the correct answer. On the episode which was aired last Monday, the couple, Gabe Okoye and Brittany Mayti chose to…
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“Racetrack Memory” Being Developed
IBM’s “racetrack memory” is becoming more and more possible every day. The memory is basically a technology which provides a mobile handset with massive storage space; so much that copies of all of the movies made this year can be stored. IBM Fellow Stuart Parkin has been thinking of this technology since 2004. The technology…
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Rovi Corp Buys Sonic Solutions
Rovi Corp is purchasing Sonic Solutions for $720 million in cash and stock. By acquiring the company, which owns the digital video player software DivX, Rovi Corp hopes to become more known in the digital entertainment industry. The deal comes only shortly after Sonic purchased DivX Inc. in June for $323 million. That exchange supported…
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Fox News Responds to University of Maryland Study
Michael Clemente, senior vice president for news at Fox News, responded harshly to the study conducted by the University of Maryland which reported that Fox News viewers are the least informed of any other consumers of news media outlets. Mr. Clemente issued his statement to Brian Stelter of the New York Times, which reads in…
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NXT Now Called HiWave Technologies
The inventor of flat speakers and haptic touch technology, NXT, has changed its name to HiWave Technologies. The name change echoes the company’s transformation to being a developer and vendor of components and modules that present its Bending Wave Technology. James Lewis, the company’s CEO explained that “in today’s world of converged consumer electronics and…
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Fox News Viewers Least Informed: Study Shows
The University of Maryland recently conducted a study which suggests that viewers of Fox News are the most mis-informed on issues than regular viewers of any other channel. The study found that the general level of trust which viewers have in the news media is low, with 90% of all respondents saying that they believed…