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Prevent Isolation

Support for 2 seniors

Per Scholas

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Robots turn off senior citizens in aging Japan

by (author unknown), Reuters: Technology News

TOKYO (Reuters) - Ifbot, the resident robot at a Japanese nursing home, can converse, sing, express emotions and give trivia quizzes to seniors to help with their mental agility. Yet the pale-green gizmo has spent much of the past two years languishing in a corner alone....

add a comment | Sep 20, 2007    


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Improve Hearing

One hearing aid

Deaf Connection

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Blood, Sweat Could Power New Paper Battery

by (author unknown), NPR Topics: Technology

Blood and sweat could power a battery that looks just like a piece of paper, scientists say. That means it might ultimately be used for medical devices like hearing aids or pacemakers....

add a comment | Aug 27, 2007    


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Educate A Classroom

Radio for 40 children

Freeplay Foundation

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State of the Art: Internet Radio Made Easier

by DAVID POGUE, NYT > Technology

Several new breakthrough portable consoles can tune in to thousands of Internet radio stations....

add a comment | Aug 08, 2007    

   


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IBM reworks storage strategy to tame flood of data

by (author unknown), Reuters: Technology News

SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - IBM is making a major push on Monday to upgrade computer storage products and services it offers customers struggling to manage mountainous piles of data being created inside their organizations....

add a comment | Sep 08, 2008    


Advertiser group objects to Google-Yahoo tie up

by (author unknown), Reuters: Technology News

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Association of National Advertisers sent a letter objecting to the proposed Internet search advertising partnership between Yahoo Inc and Google Inc to government regulators reviewing the deal, the group said on Sunday....

add a comment | Sep 08, 2008    


CSC launches first brand advertising campaign

by (author unknown), Reuters: Technology News

BOSTON (Reuters) - Technology services company Computer Sciences Corp plans to spend tens of millions of dollars to launch the first brand advertising campaign in its 50-year history in a bid to boost its profile....

add a comment | Sep 08, 2008    


RealNetworks to Introduce a DVD Copier

by (author unknown), NYT > Technology

The digital media company will introduce RealDVD, a $30 software program for Windows computers that allows users to easily make a digital copy of an entire DVD....

add a comment | Sep 08, 2008    


New E-Newspaper Reader Echoes Look of the Paper

by (author unknown), NYT > Technology

Plastic Logic will introduce publicly on Monday its version of an electronic newspaper reader: a lightweight plastic screen that mimics the look — but not the feel — of a printed newspaper....

add a comment | Sep 08, 2008    


Archie and Jughead? No, Javascript

by (author unknown), NYT > Technology

When Google decided to create its Web browser, it hired an expert in comic books, Scott McCloud, to introduce it, translating technical content for nontechnical people....

add a comment | Sep 08, 2008    


Designers of High Fashion Enter the Age of High Tech

by (author unknown), NYT > Technology

After dragging their stilettos for years, fashion designers are starting to use online tools to scope out competitors’ designs, discover trends, and experiment with colors and fabrics....

add a comment | Sep 08, 2008    


Thaw of polar regions may need new UN laws -experts

by (author unknown), AlertNet Newsdesk

Source: Reuters By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - A new set of United Nations laws may be needed to regulate new Arctic industries such as shipping and oil exploration as climate ...

add a comment | Sep 07, 2008    


Advertiser group objects to Google-Yahoo tie up

by (author unknown), Reuters: Technology News

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Association of National Advertisers sent a letter objecting to the proposed Internet search advertising partnership between Yahoo Inc and Google Inc to government regulators reviewing the deal, the group said on Sunday....

add a comment | Sep 07, 2008    


N.C. City To Make Nation's First Digital Switch

by (author unknown), NPR Topics: Technology

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add a comment | Sep 07, 2008