2007 July

A good review by Frantic Industries

In its infinite wisdom (NOT), the government’s bean counters have decided that they need a new way to shave more expenses out of Medicare. The grand plan is to continue to reduce reimbursements to physicians and academic institutions, while at the same time finding new ways to divert more money to insurance companies (Medicare “Advantage”), [...]

It has always been a good idea to “Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle” especially with regards to electronic devices and equipment. Now it is even easier for your still functioning, but no longer useful hardware to make a contribution.
To commemorate its 25th anniversary, PC Magazine announces the PC Magazine Digital Love program, a technology equipment donation [...]

[tags]touch-sensitive, surface, tactile computing[/tags]
It certainly seems like a neat, geeky idea!
Turning your living room’s coffee table into a touch-screen computer.
It features automatic input, but I guess not yet auto output. That is, when you set down an electronic device (digital camera, PDA, MP3, etc.), the computer will automatically recognize it as a data source, establish [...]