Bill Detwiler

A Norwegian research company is developing robotic firefighting snakes to keep firemen out of dangerous situations.

Dell and Intel show off the chipmaker’s upcoming processor at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo.

Software exec Richard Wirt outlines chipmaker’s vision of the corporate software future at LinuxWorld.

Xena, Ceres and Charon would become planets under a new definition of the term from the International Astronomical Union.

Introduced on August 12th, 1981, the IBM Personal Computer (PC) celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2006. Erik Klein, vintage computer collector and Webmaster of Vintage-Computer.com, takes you on a tour of IBM’s venerable desktop.

Erik has graciously allowed us to republish his photos and descriptions. You can find a much more detailed description of Erik’s IBM PCs and additional photos of the other machines in his collection on his Web site Vintage-Computer.com.

You can share your experiences with the IBM PC and other classic computers using the disccussion link below this image, or on Erik’s Vintage Computer Forums.

Google Maps is now offering printable coupons in a move designed to appeal to peoples’ appetites for a bargain.

Latest in HDTV technology is on the floor at DisplaySearch’s HDTV: The Future of Television conference.

Motorola shows off a Linux-powered Rokr E2 mobile phone at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in San Francisco.

As airport rules get stiffer, more travelers may look for tougher gear to survive bouts with baggage claim.

Electronic art festival in San Jose highlights surveillance, Wi-Fi, robots and digital music “mashups.”

Prominent lawyer and activist takes the stage to say what content creators can learn from open-source programmers.

Ashok Sukumaran, an artist in residence at Sun Labs, created a project that experimented with wireless sensor technology.