What do machines dream of? New images released by Google give us one potential answer: hypnotic landscapes of buildings, fountains and bridges merging into one ( Read more... )

New York (CNN) - Imagine wallpaper that does work for you and for your electronics. Wallpaper that doesn’t only protect your walls, but also protects your health, equipment and data.

Researchers at France’s Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble have worked with the Centre Technique du Papier to develop Wi-Fi-blocking wallpaper. The product, also known ( Read more... )

Findings Help Pave Way for Next Generation of Computer ChipsMarcus Woo ( Read more... )

Charles Mauro over at mauromedia.com did a very thorough analysis of the experience of Angry Birds.  Anyone interested in user interface, cognitive psychology and perhaps even digital humanities should find this a very interesting read.  For the rest of us, Mauro explains most of the technical terms and uses illustrations to explain why the game is ( Read more... )

Red Orbit: Alan Turing Archives SavedPosted on: Saturday, 26 February 2011, 06:35 CST ( Read more... )

I've never posted to this community before, but I thought that this was just too cool not to share ( Read more... )

Finally, our collective wish has been granted. There is a way to make cash machines spit out money and play music. And it’s done with stuff you can buy online. Barnaby Jack (yes, that is his real name) was another DefCon speaker on a crusade against security. He did pretty well.
Through a little complex coding know-how and a $100 hardware kit, Jack ( Read more... )

Right now gaming is a major part of technology, from one-minute races in an arcade to all consuming universes, like World of Warcraft. A lot of people put more time and effort into gaming than they ever would to their work or even social life. Jesse Schell argues that our obsession with gaming is spilling over into real life, making us easier to ( Read more... )

John Underkoffler is the man who took on the task of turning the interactive interface as used by Tom Cruise in Minority Report into a practical reality. Underkoffler seeks to combine computers with real world geometry, merging simulation and manipulation to create a ‘spatial operating environment’. In the latest of [Don't Panic's] selection of ( Read more... )

Multitaskers, pay attention - if you can
Surprise findings suggest information jugglers are more easily distracted
2:02 p.m. CT, Mon., Aug 24, 2009

WASHINGTON - The people who multitask the most are the ones who are worst at it ( Read more... )