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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 December, 2008

90% of nation aware of DTV swi…

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

90% of nation aware of DTV switch, but over 41% are misinformed, thinking a cable TV and/or a converter box is needed http://www.tinyurl.com/8c8k2e

Netbooks get 3D graphics in 20…

Sunday, December 21st, 2008

Netbooks get 3D graphics in 2009 http://tinyurl.com/8cm7lq - I hope they retain what made them a hit: sub-$400 price and long battery life

Death of Cable Update: Roku Ne…

Sunday, December 21st, 2008

Death of Cable Update: Roku Netflix box gets HD update, promises streaming TV channels soon http://tinyurl.com/8xzrdu

$229 Foxit device is harbinger…

Friday, December 19th, 2008

$229 Foxit device is harbinger of cheaper ebook readers http://tinyurl.com/49v4d2 -will e-ink cell phones eventually make them all obsolete?

Future of trade shows in doubt…

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

Future of trade shows in doubt as Apple drops out of Macworld http://tinyurl.com/67ykxt - is this the start of a trend?

8 Megapixel cameraphone is the…

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

8 Megapixel cameraphone is the latest symptom in the slow death of compact point-and-shoot cameras http://tinyurl.com/69mayf

2020’s internet: cellphone acc…

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

2020’s internet: cellphone access augmented by voice and touch, less DRM, more intolerance — http://tinyurl.com/69qmma

Concept piezoelectric roadway …

Monday, December 15th, 2008

Concept piezoelectric roadway could [theoretically...] make all our highways into power plants http://tinyurl.com/5ttppu

Survey shows many would rather…

Monday, December 15th, 2008

Survey shows many would rather give up sex than internet access http://tinyurl.com/5olvrj

IBM has some surprisingly good…

Monday, December 15th, 2008

IBM has some surprisingly good tech predictions http://tinyurl.com/6nw3zd - one of which I wrote about earlier this year (I’ll post it!)