Author: Alan Shazan
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RIM Buys TAT
Research In Motion (RIM), the BlackBerry maker, is buying The Astonishing Tribe (TAT), a software developer which allows smartphone users to personalize their devices. The software is found on 15% of smartphones around the world. By downloading the software, al smartphones, including Google’s Androids, can make the icons on their screens 3D. David Yach, the…
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New Virtual Security Software Launched
The Conley Group security company has launched a brand new technology that will replace security guards. Tom Conley, the director, believes the new technology will revolutionize the security business throughout the world. “It’s that real time, that actionable aspect of remote viewing that really makes a difference. It’s not just observing but really being able…
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WikiLeaks Annoys White House with Release of Sensitive Documents
The White House is one of many government bodies decidedly not pleased with the goals of the new WikiLeaks Website. Although so far the revelations of the documents seem to be far from the classified variety, nevertheless the White house and others are worried that, “when the substance of private conversations is printed on the…
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The ‘Queen of the Net’ Moves to Silicon Valley
Mary Meeker is moving from Wall Street to Silicon Valley, to partner with Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers. The venture-capital firm was one of the major supporters of the early wave of internet companies like Netscape, Amazon, and, later, Google. Mary Meeker, the head of global technology research at Morgan Stanley’s and the famous analyst…
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The Thermal Fingerprint Developer
Currently, visualizing fingerprints is a time consuming, inefficient process, which uses dyes and chemicals to stain them or make them fluorescent. Two UTS students have recently developed the Thermal Fingerprint Developer, which uses heat to develop fingerprints in mere seconds. Dr. Michael Manion of UniQuest explained that “the technology has the potential to be used…
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New Glass-Marking Laser Developed
A new laser technology has been developed by the Belgian company Trackinside; one that can inscribe glass without heating, cracking or leaving any unwanted marks. Jean Michel Mestrez, Managing Director of the company, stated that it is “the only technology that can mark glass without damaging it.” The device was originally created for etching the…
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Texting Your Emergency Will Soon Become Reality
Taking the next logical step in emergency reporting and crime prevention, the Federal Communications Commission is considering allowing citizens to report crimes using text messages from their mobile phone devices. The FCC is modernizing the emergency 911 service by permitting both SMS and streaming video reporting to emergency 911 centers. The use of the emergency…
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New Stem Cell Therapy Trial Approved
Another human embryotic stem cell therapy has been approved for clinical trials. Advanced Cell Technology Inc. announced that the Food and Drug Administration has approved the Phase I/II trial of retinal cells for Stargardt’s Macular Dystrophy patients. This condition is a childhood form of macular degeneration. The disease causes gradual, painless loss of sight. Dr.…
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Blu-ray Beginning to Break Into the Movie Market
Blu-ray has already been on the market for five years, but there are only 3,000 Blu-ray titles available for consumers to purchase. This is compared with the light-speed rise of DVDs, which had over 20,000 titles available after the DVD format had been around for the same amount of time. These numbers for Blu-ray titles…
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Wrap Around Camera
A team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has produced a camera that can capture images from around corners. No mirrors are involved. The new technology uses highly intense, quick bursts of laser light, which hit objects that are out of sight. This process is repeated dozens of times in a very short amount of…