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What Does The 'G' Stand For With 4G Phones?

Mark Richards — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:30:45 +0000

If you know the answer you're under the age of 35 or a smart middle-aged person. I am not. When I was in Florida spending time with Dad and many people in their 70s, they looked at my 4G phone like I was some sort of time traveler. "What does the 'G' stand for", asked a 79 year old friend of my father. Embarrassed I replied, "ummm, gooder?"

Will Your Smartphone Replace Credit Cards In The Near Future?

Keith James — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:18:09 +0000

My wallet has already gone the way of the dinosaur cause I hate sitting on a bump on my butt and money clips were equally cumbersome to me, but I still carry credit cards w/my cash wrapped around them. Still cumbersome. But now, it looks as if our smartphones are sending our plastic into the oblivion of the obsolete like they have so many other things beforehand.

The Library of the Future Is Here, But Missing One Crucial Element

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:41:14 +0000

Getting books from the library is about to get a whole lot e-sier. Texas’ Bexar County will make history by becoming home to the country’s first library that doesn’t have physical books. The BiblioTech, set to open this coming fall, will instead offer e-books and dozens of computer devices for patrons, turning the traditional library [...]

Amazing New Wristband Technology Could Keep You from Getting Skin Cancer

Shauna Wright — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 19:01:36 +0000

During the barbecues and pool parties of summer, many people lose track of how much sun exposure they’ve had — and wind up with a nasty burn.

New technology in the form of a wristband could change that, and lower the rates of skin cancer along the way.

Google Augmented Reality Glasses Will Kill Us All

Patrick Bateman — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:35:24 +0000

Hot off their April Fools Joke about Google 8-Bit for Nintendo comes the media giant’s announcement they’re in the process of testing augmented reality glasses that make you feel like Iron Man or the Terminator and look like Levar Burton’s character in Star Trek .

Touch Sensitive Wall Paint Sounds Insane

K. Thor Jensen — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:00:11 +0000

It’s 2012, people, why the hell are we still using light switches? The Clapper promised to free us from the tyranny of the wall wart, but that technology didn’t really catch on (possibly because it was sold on infomercials). Now a French company called 3.14 Innovations has developed a game-changer: touch-sensitive wall paint. On/Off Paint [...]

Why Aren't More Kids Interested in Working in Science and Technology?

Shauna Wright — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:24:36 +0000

Millions of Americans may be out of work, but numerous surveys have shown lots of job opportunities in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (dubbed STEM by the analysts) — so why aren’t more students considering them?

A new study indicates many kids feel getting into those professions would simply be “too challenging.”

Tech Items You Won't Be Needing Anymore – Mark's Top 5

Mark Richards — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:35:04 +0000

If you're heading out for last minute Christmas shopping, read this list first. You may be buying a tech item that by the end of 2012, you just won't need anymore. Getty Images 5 The Portable DVD Player These days DVD players are installed into car seats. Newer laptops can also handle DVD [...]

Technology Company Bans Work Email

Dave Wheeler — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:47:02 +0000

Do you get a lot of work emails? I tend to have to check mine 10,000 times a day. Most of the time, the important messages are buried under spam. By the time I get to them, the time already passed where I needed to give an answer. Work email may be a thing of the past.

Things Kids Today Will Never Understand

Dave Wheeler — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 02:09:48 +0000

I sound like an old man writing this but because the advance of new technology is moving so fast our kids are literally growing up in a different world than we did. Here’s a rundown of some things older people know all about that our kids just won’t understand: Thanks to our friends at Cracked.com, [...]