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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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Cracking open Microsoft's Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000

June 21, 2007 8:07pm PDT

Ever wonder how one of the most common wireless notebook mice is put together? Check out this Cracking Open image gallery to learn just what's inside Microsoft's Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000.

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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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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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Big Data and the million-node network

May 22, 2013 5:14am PDT

As you consider how to cope with a million-node network, apply Big Data diligently and carefully, with a business problem the tools are expected to solve guiding your implementation.

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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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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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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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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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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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Researcher believes wireless sensor networks could prevent future bridge collapses

August 10, 2007 1:31pm PDT

Last week, I wrote a blog post about the metro Wi-Fi network's instrumental role in helping first responders communicate after the bridge collapse in Minneapolis, MN. Using the metro Wi-Fi...

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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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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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Photos: Motion-sensing phones

March 23, 2007 4:57am PDT

One of the most distinctive features of Nintendo's Wii game controller, motion-sensing technology, also has found its way into several cell phones.

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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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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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Articles

SolutionBase: Configuring a Honeypot for your network using KF Sensor

July 27, 2005 7:00am PDT

Deploying a honeypot can be a good way to catch hackers in the process of trying to attack your network. Brien Posey shows how to set up a honeypot quickly using KF Sensor.

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Images: Car tech for the masses

August 29, 2007 4:30am PDT

Telematics Research Group says that 2008 will be the car-model year that sees high-tech navigation and communication make its way from luxury models to standard or optional equipment across the...