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The business value of Google Glass and wearable computing

May 15, 2013 4:52am PDT

Wearable computing is an emerging technology that's affecting both the consumer and enterprise space.

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M2M and smartphones for a fitter you

January 22, 2013 11:32am PST

Will Kelly explains why M2M is turning smartphones into the ultimate fitness accessory.

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Nerves of glass - Artificial Intelligence and us

January 15, 2013 2:53am PST

For decades pundits have been describing optical fibre networks as the nervous system of the planet, but none could have guessed just how prophetic that would be.

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Using wview to monitor the weather on your own weather station

October 2, 2012 6:00am PDT

Weather geeks will want to check out this free weather station software program called wview. Scott Reeves shows you how to get it and configure some of its features.

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Computers in a grain of sand: How 'speckled' computing will change the world

September 12, 2012 2:05pm PDT

The advent of increasingly low-power processors is ushering in an age where computing power is routinely embedded in the world around us. TechRepublic looks at some pioneering research into this...

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The city that thinks: Will your town need its own operating system?

June 7, 2012 4:44am PDT

How sensor technology and cloud computing will change our cities from inert landscapes into intelligent environments that can manage themselves.

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Five apps that bring sanity to network monitoring

December 20, 2011 9:57am PST

Scads of network monitoring tools are available to help you stay on top of performance issues. We've narrowed the list to five good choices.

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Hands-on with the Paessler PRTG 9 monitoring tool

October 18, 2011 8:00am PDT

Scott Lowe tests the Paessler PRTG monitoring tool, finding some cool new features but one big limitation. Here are his pros and cons.

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Peter Cochrane's Blog: What my mobile knows

July 25, 2011 3:31am PDT

And how all that data can be turned to our benefit...

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10 geek gifts that top this year's shopping list

November 24, 2010 10:23am PST

From Apple iPads to Wi-Fi quadricopters to shirts that supply your own soundtrack, this year's Geek Gift Guide is bound to include at least one gadget that you (or your favorite geek), can't do...

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Geek Gifts 2010: Microsoft Kinect sensor for Xbox 360

November 15, 2010 7:38am PST

Microsoft's Kinect for the Xbox 360 is one of the most anticipated video gaming peripherals of the year. Geekend reviewer Shawn Morton says it lives up to the hype.

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Geek Gifts 2010: LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0

November 10, 2010 11:30am PST

The LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 kit comes with four models that you can build and program. See if Geekend contributor Wally Bahny thinks this expensive toy is worth the price.

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Hal 9000 highlights TR Questions of the Week - October 25, 2010

October 25, 2010 5:21am PDT

The questions highlighted in this Questions of the Week post address issues with VPN devices, AppLocker, mobile web filters, Windows 7, Exchange 2010, Tomcat upgradation, RemoteApp, and much more.

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Start programming with IBM's Mote Runner SDK

June 18, 2010 3:08pm PDT

IBM's Mote Runner allows applications to interact with wireless sensor nodes called Motes. Learn how to start programming with the Mote Runner SDK.

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SNMP security: Maligned or ignored, but useful for risk management

March 30, 2010 12:56pm PDT

Mark Underwood looks at the state of SNMP utilization in today's networks, perceived risks, and how its role is reflected in the design of recent hardware.

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Review: PRTG Network Monitor

March 22, 2010 8:06am PDT

The PRTG Network Monitor Software provides network administrators with an easy to use device monitoring application scalable to networks of all sizes.

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Next-generation SIM cards may run advanced apps and contain embedded sensors

June 11, 2009 6:59am PDT

Telenor's Fritjof Bogner Engelhardtsen and Sun's James Gosling look at a new experimental development platform for SIM cards that allows programmers to design new mobile services including adding...

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Video: E3 2009: Nintendo Wii Vitality Sensor

June 3, 2009 11:25am PDT

In this video from E3 2009, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata offers a sneak peak of the Wii Vitality Sensor.

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Video: Replace your Wii sensor bar with candles

December 16, 2008 6:00am PST

A broken Wii sensor bar doesn't have to end your dinner party's Wii Sports tournament. Find out how to replace the sensor bar with two hacked remotes, a couple of IR bulbs and batteries, or even a...

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Wireless technology played a big role in my surgery

December 23, 2007 8:28am PST

A few weeks ago I went through an interesting—I can say that now—series of health-related events. Bottom line, I had three blocked coronary arteries and needed bypass surgery. Now in the...

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