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Cost of personal genome sequencing plummeting: currently $48k (down from $2mil) and expected to be $5k soon http://bit.ly/CGP3r

Internet may drive trust of technology; Over half of surveyed Americans willing to have remote robotic surgery http://bit.ly/fCpwQ

DuPont solution printed OLED material could lead to much cheaper OLED displays http://bit.ly/5I7dC

Is Microsoft’s Project Natal “the endgame” of console controls? (at least until a direct brain interface) Gizmodo’s take http://bit.ly/regm0

Pig Stem Cell discovery could mean the end of transplant waiting lists http://bit.ly/vu1ob

e-book market about to get much more competitive http://bit.ly/syaco

Concrete evidence of the death of the landline: 20.2% (and rising) households are already “cellphone only” http://bit.ly/Pu8dG

Android phones have a new killer app - video clips recorded using the phone can now be uploaded straight to YouTube http://bit.ly/3uvC2W

#Kindle DX’s large screen is awesome but the near-$500 price will keep it a niche device for the foreseeable future http://bit.ly/7t9aG

Researchers forge ahead towards ultimate human-machine interface with brain-controlled wheelchair http://tinyurl.com/cm3gdd

Archive for November, 2008

People hype Fuel Cells as the …

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

People hype Fuel Cells as the “future of batteries” http://tinyurl.com/6s8st4 but will we really give up “free” electricity for $$ refills?

HD video shooting coming to ce…

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

HD video shooting coming to cell phones soon http://tinyurl.com/6nurbq - will digicams and camcorders soon go the way of the GPS?

Nokia exploring gesture-based …

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Nokia exploring gesture-based interfaces for phones http://tinyurl.com/5bunfn - seems a bit like the PS2 Eye Toy (failure) to me!

US Youth fall behind in intern…

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

US Youth fall behind in internet usage statistics http://tinyurl.com/5836ne

Canadians to allow ISP throttl…

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Canadians to allow ISP throttling, eh? (sorry couldn’t resist!) http://tinyurl.com/6juzgz

Fiber connections for individu…

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Fiber connections for individual residences good idea http://tinyurl.com/6fenje but will it come too late and be overtaken by 4G?

Incoming touchscreen netbooks!…

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Incoming touchscreen netbooks! http://tinyurl.com/6g3pzn

Blockbuster takes pay-per-rent…

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Blockbuster takes pay-per-rental approach but now also offers streaming movie rentals http://tinyurl.com/5exrwd

New 256GB SSD great for laptop…

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

New 256GB SSD great for laptops http://tinyurl.com/5kzfju -but I can’t see flash-based SSDs giving more GB/$ than their platter-based rivals

Hackers plague US govt. + NASA…

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

Hackers plague US govt. + NASA http://tinyurl.com/5plbqj perhaps it is time for an open-source rethink of government infotech?