Category Archives: Technology
News Divorces Paper: Internet Journalism Moves In (VIDEO)

by PeD | 05-06-2009

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Newspapers of the Future

There was a time when newspapers were at the pinnacle of information technology. The influence of the newspaper on the evolution of human consciousness is not to be underestimated; for a start, its ability to be rewritten every day helped dilute the power and finality of the book to shape and transport human constructs of the world.  Despite intense lobbying from established news organizations, the information technology revolution will leave behind what is now an antiquated method for transporting the latest world happenings into the human mind. How can incumbent news organizations compete for attention when the very nature of . . . . . .

EU to US: Hand Keys to the Internet Over to UN (VIDEO)

by PeD | 05-06-2009

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Originally built by the US military, the internet is now an essential element of the developed world

The EU Commissioner Viviane Reding, the EU’s Internet chief, called for the severing of links between ICANN and the U.S. government. Currently ICANN operates under an agreement with the Commerce Department, and the United States is the only government with oversight of ICANN, which assigns Internet addresses used by more than 1.5 billion Internet users around the world. “I believe that the U.S., so far, has done this in a reasonable manner. However, I also believe that the Clinton administration’s decision to progressively privatize the Internet’s domain name and addressing system is the right one. In the long run, it . . . . . .

Mind-Reading Headsets Signal a New Age (VIDEO)

by PeD | 04-27-2009

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New brainwave devices will go on sale for as little as $80.

There seems little doubt that the advent of brainwave reading technologies heralds a new age in human-computer interaction. The first commercially available devices are likely to be used to for gaming, but the potential uses for this technology are bound to elicit excitement and worry in equal measure. Researchers have developed systems that read brainwaves – in the form of electroencephalogram (EEG) signals – in order to help people suffering from disabilities or paralysis control wheelchairs, play games, or type on a computer. Now, two companies are preparing to market similar devices to mainstream consumers. In the coming months, cheap . . . . . .