Posts Tagged ‘technology’
10 Ways to Get the Most Out of Technology
Your gadgets and computers, your software and sites — they are not working as well as they should. You need to make some tweaks.
But the tech industry has given you the impression that making adjustments is difficult and time-consuming. It is not…..Full story here
Motorola Xoom tablet has a barometer to forecast weather, delight meteorologists
The Motorola Xoom tablet, unveiled last week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, has a few features not seen on many other tablets — no buttons, 4G capabilities and even a barometer.
The barometer, which measures atmospheric pressure and can help forecast the weather, is a unique inclusion and might make the Xoom the tablet of choice for meteorologists…..Read more
IBM Sees Visions of Holographic Cellphones Within 5 Years
IBM predicts that holographic cellphone conversations, in which users will view one another’s image via 3D projector, will be a reality in five years. While the possibility has fired up imaginations, it’s also raised some practical questions, including how power-efficient such a technology would be. But IBM has something to say about the future of battery power as well….Read full article
Intel offers compact SSD for ‘dual drive’ laptops
Channeling the Web: How to plug your TV into the Internet
TV isn’t supposed to be complicated.
But just as we’ve finally sorted out the digital TV transition, another wave of technology is about to remake the lowly set once again.
This time it’s a flood of new gadgets for connecting TVs to the Internet and tapping the river of online content.
Geeks have been talking about this “convergence” of TVs and the computer world for decades. About one in 10 U.S. households with home networks are doing this already, mostly by connecting PCs to the TV, according to research firm IDC… Read more
Ogilvy Chief Makes Technology His Focus
Brian Fetherstonhaugh, Chairman and CEO of OgilvyOne Worldwide, spent the last 18 months touring his company’s 100 offices hunting for trends and found the monster that is affecting all businesses.
“The monster is that consumers everywhere are seizing back control through the use of technology,” he said in an interview with The New York Sun. “The iPod is not about a technology. It’s people seizing back music agendas from the DJs of the world. TiVo isn’t a storage device but it is people choosing their own television agenda. Google isn’t a search technology but a new shopping agenda for consumers. These are all the same thing: power to consumers.” Read more
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- A look inside our 2011 diversity report May 18, 2012We work hard to ensure that our commitment to diversity is built into everything we do—from hiring our employees and building our company culture to running our business and developing our products, tools and services. To recap our diversity efforts in 2011, a year in which we partnered with and donated $19 million to more than 150 organizations working on a […]
- Helping students fish for a better future in the land of 10,000 lakes May 17, 2012Minnesota has long been a state that’s prided itself on its commitment to education. Now the state has taken on the mission of becoming a technology hub as well, setting the goal to become one of the country’s top five technology states by 2020. Last week, we travelled to Minnesota to pilot two new programs designed to help students with an interest in techn […]
- Shiver me timbers, the 2012 D4G Winner is.... May 17, 2012After 114,000 submissions and millions of your votes, second grader Dylan Hoffman of Caledonia, Wisc. is this year’s U.S. Doodle 4 Google National Winner. His doodle “Pirate Times” will be featured on the U.S. Google homepage tomorrow, May 18. Hoffman, who attends the Prairie School in Racine, Wisc., responded to this year’s theme “If I could travel in time […]
- Introducing the Knowledge Graph: things, not strings May 16, 2012Cross-posted on the Inside Search Blog Search is a lot about discovery—the basic human need to learn and broaden your horizons. But searching still requires a lot of hard work by you, the user. So today I’m really excited to launch the Knowledge Graph, which will help you discover new information quickly and easily. Take a query like [taj mahal]. For more th […]