Bill Detwiler

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales urges “Wikipedians” to focus on quality over quantity of encyclopedia entries.

Automakers in Detroit and abroad are rushing to build seamless MP3 player integration into stereo systems.

Need extra horsepower at the push of a button? How about a built-in air ionizer? These cars deliver.
Carmakers race to accommodate iPods

Built for less than $750, this case filled with gear can scan for Bluetooth devices, then launch attacks against them.

With Wikimania 2006 set to kick off Friday, a panel of judges turns their eyes to photos, maps and more.

Web browser lets people see friends’ photos hosted on Flickr and other sites via a built-in display.

Special shoes, with wheels like roller skates, allow a person to walk around a virtual environment.

Photosynth browser draws from personal photos or shots culled from photo-sharing sites to create 3D space users can “walk around” in.

VMware released a free player that allows you to run virtual machines created by VMware Workstation, GSX, and ESX Server as well as Microsoft virtual machines and Symantec LiveState Recovery disk formats. You can download the free VMware Player and a pre-built Browser Appliance loaded with Ubuntu and Firefox. Steven Warren walks you through the VMware Player installation and use with these screenshots. You can read more about Steven’s experience with VMware Player in his The Hot Button blog.

Projects on display at Siggraph 2006 predict a future where technology will bring a new dimension to sight, sound and touch.

Using the DownThemAll (dTa) Mozilla Firefox extension, you can quickly and easily download multiple images and links from a Web page. In this gallery and related blog post, Bill Detwiler shows you why he thinks dTa is definitely the right tool for the job.

A Bay Area nonprofit has developed solar-powered Wi-Fi gear designed to bring wireless broadband to developing countries.