February 20, 2006
Exhibit offers art in byte-sized pieces
Akron Beacon Journal - If your appetite for fabulous computer art has been whetted by the Myers School of Art’s Outside the Box: New Cinematic Experiences at Emily Davis Gallery through Feb. 24, and you’re jonesing for another fix, don’t despair: Museum Of Contemporary Art
Computer interface design starts with respecting the real world
EurekAlert - Before Jeff Hawkins ever started making the original Palm Pilot digital organizer, he prototyped it as a block of wood with fake buttons and a paper screen. To this day the Palm Pilot is a successful design of human and computer interaction that
Nortel demonstrates fast mobile broadband
Windows Southern Africa - files at uplink speeds of 1.4 Mbps. The company claims this achievement illustrates the potential viability of next-generation wireless technologies for high-bandwidth applications between mobile devices such as VOIP, video streaming, real-time high
What’s your iPod wearing?
Long Beach Press-Telegram - LONG BEACH For a gadget so small, the consumer electronics industry has never seen anything as big. The diminutive device known as the iPod has spawned one of the biggest explosions in the electronic accessories field as companies scramble to
Kodak Debuts New EasyShares
ABC News - Kodak announced four new point-and-shoot digital cameras today, which all cost less than $500. In the ultracompact category, the company will offer the EasyShare V603, which features a 6.1MP sensor, 3X optical zoom lens, and a 2.5-inch LCD. Similar
Review: Matrox DualHead2Go
Network Computing - One of the compromises of portable computing is screen size. The most portable laptops sport 13- to 15-inch LCD panels that can make us squint our eyes to take in all we try to fill them with. Move to a larger screen size and suddenly a very
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February 18, 2006
American Cheese Melts Hopes of Gold
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
TURIN, Italy There’s no place in the world where you can escape American style.Save to My Web
Calling signals for a new team
Philadelphia Daily News - 3 minutes ago
When Troy Aikman accompanied his racing father to local events in the Riverside, Caif., area, Aikman never thought he would co-own a NASCAR team.Save to My Web
Shelmerdine beats odds
Rocky Mountain News - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
Kirk Shelmerdine figured his chances of qualifying for the Daytona 500 were just a pipe dream.Save to My Web
Junior declines beer bet against Busch
Detroit News - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. driving a blue Miller Lite Dodge? Kurt Busch in a red Budweiser Chevrolet?Save to My Web
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Review: 12 Wireless LAN Analyzers
Unstrung.com - You’ve finally moved your enterprise WLAN from pilot to production, and you’re ready for some well-deserved R&R. But before you pack the sunscreen, have you made sure you have the necessary support tools in place? We’re sure you were thinking about
Verizon vandalism reward is offered
Everett Herald - Verizon is offering a reward to help police find the people responsible for a rash of car prowls at several of its facilities in Snohomish County. Somebody vandalized and stole equipment from 20 cars belonging to Verizon late in January and early
Samsung X11 expands with a core duo
MobileMag - Samsung’s X11 laptop now comes with an Intel Core Duo, a 1.66Ghz processor set that ramps up speed by 30 percent, the company has announced. All of the standard features are still standard: the 14.1″ screen, the 512MB of RAM, the 80GM hard drive, and
Matrox DualHead2Go
Network Computing - One of the compromises of portable computing is screen size. The most portable laptops sport 13- to 15-inch LCD panels that can make us squint our eyes to take in all we try to fill them with. Move to a larger screen size and suddenly a very
Microsoft confirms USB bug that drains laptop batteries
Computerworld - After years of conflicting and often proprietary approaches, vendors have agreed on standards that deliver middleware s promise: An easier, less expensive, more f FEBRUARY 17, 2006 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - An unfixed bug in the USB (Universal Serial
Case Study: Yale University
Unstrung.com - At Yale University, some 90 percent of the undergrads spend most of their college careers living on campus, in one of the school’s historic residential colleges. Administrators say this system gives students the benefits of a small community within
New 3G Blackberry Spotted
Unstrung.com - A new 3G Blackberry mobile email device designed to compete with feature-rich smartphones could be on the way soon from Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM - message board ; Toronto: RIM). The vendor gave favored delegates a sneak preview of
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Torrington city bowling tournament results announced
The Torrington Telegram, WY - 14 hours agoBY JERRY ABBOTT. Ten Pin Tropics hosted the Torrington city bowling tournament on the weekends of Feb. 3-5 and Feb. 10-12. It …
Irish Offense Rolls In 7-4 Win At Bowling Green
Notre Dame Fighting Irish, IN - 5 hours agoBowling Green, Ohio - Sophomore center Mark Van Guilder collected his first career hat trick and four-point game as Notre Dame’s offense exploded for seven …
North Palm Beach County bowling results: February 19
Jupiter Courier (subscription), FL - 8 hours ago6. Bowling in the In the Bizz league on Feb. … Top series, boys: Morgan Beers, 490. Star Wars Bowling League Top game, girls: Kelsey Scotten, 222. …
Flintoff readies for Indian bowling attack
NDTV.com, India - 17 hours agoEngland’s cricketer Andrew Flintoff fired the first salvo at the Indians ahead of the Test series, saying he was well prepared to counter the famed home team …
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February 16, 2006
Broncos Look Ahead To Free Agency Period
cbs4denver.com, CO - 19 hours ago… Dayne spent most of the season as a backup, but gained 98 yards in the key win over the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day and finished the year with 5.1 yards …
Shell brings credibility, but he has tough task in Oakland
Salt Lake City Deseret News, UT - 3 hours ago… COWBOYS COMPLETE DEFENSIVE STAFF: Vincent Brown was hired Wednesday as the Dallas Cowboys’ middle linebackers coach, reuniting him with coach Bill Parcells. …
QUITMAN CHAMBER BANQUET TICKETS ON SALE
Tyler Morning Telegraph, TX - 12 hours ago… be several silent auctions at the banquet, including the auction of autographed photographs of former Cowboys players and a Dallas Cowboys football autographed …
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Do the twist
Age - Simon Tsang looks at some notebooks that turn into writing pads. HANDWRITING on a computer - it’s the quintessential blend of the analog world with digital technology. The desire to be free from the constraints of a keyboard and mouse for a more
SVA-NEC moves ahead to 20.1″ TV panels
Electronic Engineering Times - LCD panel makers are reportedly concerned as Shanghai SVA-NEC Liquid Crystal Display Co. Ltd has begun distributing samples of its 20.1-inch TV panels recently. The industry learned that SVA-NEC has been shipping samples of the 20.1-inch products and
Upgraded MPU targets advanced multimedia
Electronics Talk - The latest high performance addition to the SuperH family of microprocessors boasts a 50% increase in processing performance and enhanced functionality compared with the current SH7780 product. Note: Readers of the Editor s free email newsletter
Sharp, ChiMei to cross license LCD patents
Electronic Engineering Times - Japan-based Sharp Corp. and Taiwan-based Chi Mei Optoelectronics have disclosed they have reached an agreement to cross-license their respective LCD patents. Both companies plan to iron out details on the five-year contract in March. The agreement
LCD panel prices for Feb 1st half lower vs Jan 2nd half - survey firm
Forbes - TAIPEI (AFX) - Contract prices for mainstream liquid crystal display (LCD) panels from leading Asian makers were lower for the first half of February compared with the second half of January, according to Taiwan-based industry survey firm WitsView
Apple’s iMac Raises Desktop Out of the Muck
Linux Insider - IMac rates as the ideal desktop because you drop it on your desk, power it up, point it at your network, and you’re ready to do serious work. There’s no shopping for 802.11b/g wireless, Bluetooth, LCD panels, Web cams, speakers, infrared remotes
Bewator’s CCTV Solaris provides beachfront security to Pattaya’s
Security Park - Thailand s palm-fringed beaches are a magnet for tourists. Because of that, they need surveillance. At Pattaya Beach, a sophisticated network of surveillance cameras is helping to ensure that tourists vacations are holidays to remember for
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February 14, 2006
Dallas Cowboys Deluxe Grill Cover
AllSports - Show your favorite team and protect your barbeque grill at the same time! The cover is made of a .15 mil thick vinyl with 3/4″ flannel lining to protect stainless grill finishes. The stitching is tested at 30 lb. pull strength. The hook and loop
ROY LANG III: Staubach’s competitive fire to be tested in NASCAR
Shreveport Times - Dallas Cowboys great Roger Staubach has the competitive juices flowing again and Sundays will soon signal intense battles. But this time the ultra-competitive football legend is forced to sit on the sidelines. Helpless. Hopeful. Harnessed. Staubach’s
Classy Steelers focused on goals
Orlando Sentinel - DETROIT — Last August, two diametrically opposite contract holdouts were taking place in Pennsylvania. To the east, the reigning NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles were trying to conduct business while their lightning-rod wide receiver, Terrell Owens
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February 12, 2006
Letters from February 9
Kingsport Times-News - It is unfortunate that most U.S. media choose not to show the now famous Danish cartoons depicting Mohammed. This surrender to political correctness does not serve well the thousands of innocent people who have been blown up by suicide bombers or who
Austria the team to beat
Berkshire Eagle - SESTRIERE, Italy (AP) Maybe this is the team and the time. Up in the Alps, the superpower everybody wants to knock off is Austria. And as improbable as it would have seemed just a few years ago, the United States is the popular choice to do it
Time to reflect on magical season
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - DETROIT — Dick LeBeau had spent 47 of his 68 earthly years working in professional football and had never experienced a championship, so his post-game reaction seemed perfectly logical. “As soon as the game was over, and I realized it was over, I
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All together again
Corpus Christi Caller Times, TX - 19 minutes ago… competing. Formerly the American Bowling Congress Open Championships, the tournament is back in the city for the first time since 1992. …
PBA News: Former Team USA member Rash makes PBA telecast
Bowl.com, WI - 16 hours ago… Rash, a former Team USA and Junior Team USA member, won the 2003 American Bowling Congress Championships Tournament (now the United States Bowling Congress …
First bowling alley was on Mulberry Street
Madison Courier, IN - 17 hours ago… He posted 11 consecutive strikes and needed a 12th to score 300 pins and win a $300 prize from the American Bowling Congress (ABC). …
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February 10, 2006
Drivers’ engines already started
The Patriot News - 14 minutes ago
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Yesterday, with the kickoff of Speed Week less than a day away, the focus at Daytona International Speedway wasn’t on the track, in the garage or on who is doing what to make next the Feb. 19 Daytona 500.Save to My Web
Young, McNair stack up well
Tennessean - 2 hours, 55 minutes ago
He didn’t win the Heisman Trophy, even though many thought he deserved it. But this quarterback didn’t need that award to prove his worth, not after dazzling the college football world and NFL scouts with his uncanny athletic ability.Save to My Web
‘Tundra’ never more frozen than this
Pioneer Press - 59 minutes ago
GREEN BAY, Wis. Not even the Ice Bowl was this slippery. After walking through the Lambeau Field tunnel, over the concrete commemorating the team’s 12 world championships, there’s ice leading to a makeshift hockey rink.Save to My Web
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