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Raspberry Pi: How a $25 computer could spark a computing revolution
Ultra-cheap computers like the Raspberry Pi could usher in a new wave of pervasive computing
www.techrepublic.com
Can Computers Replace Teachers?
Until we figure out how to best use technology in the classroom, the bells and whistles are often a distraction
ideas.time.com
When Our Lightbulbs Became Computers
We grew up with cheap, disposable lightbulbs. Now they are gadgets in their own right.In an effort to reduce energy consumption, many jurisdictions are trying to move people to more efficient lighting ...
finance.yahoo.com
ARM rains on x86 as smartphones outship PCs
Netbooks cop a hiding Netbooks are so yesterday's technology. Shipments of the small, not-so-cheap computers plunged during 2011 by 25 per cent, figures from market watcher Canalys show.…
go.theregister.com
Cheap, printable prosthetic hand wins top prize at 2012 Innovation Days
A prosthetic hand that could be cheaply created on a 3-D printer for amputees in developing countries won the top prize and $10,000 in the Schoofs Prize for Creativity, one of a pair of competitions that make up Innovation Days. Held Feb. 9 and 10, the event rewards University of Wisconsin-Madison students for creative and marketable ideas.
www.news.wisc.edu
4 Overvalued Companies Worth Examining for Downside Exposure
Low implied volatility may make downside cheap enough on these overvalued names.
finance.yahoo.com
Cheap sensors enabling new smartphone fitness gadgets
Companies are putting sensors in everything from earbuds to foot pods to track data, giving consumers the ability to keep tabs on their fitness using mobile phones.
www.cnet.com
Rugged, cheap laptops given to Miami students
The Associated Press The Associated Press MIAMI Children in one of Miami's toughest neighborhoods are getting rugged, inexpensive laptop computers similar to ones distributed to schoolchildren in developing countries. The One Laptop Per Child Association in Miami gave more than 500 green-and-white laptops Friday to students at Holmes Elementary School in Liberty City. Officials with the ...
washingtonexaminer.com
Simple clear advice in plain English
Need more power than from a tablet computer? Netbook computers used to be the next big thing. Two or three years ago they were being promoted by most computer makers as a cheap, portable alternative to full-size laptops.
www.computeractive.co.uk
Happy 50th to computer game Spacewar
MIT celebrates seminal video game developed off-hours at university, presaging succeeding games and the hacker culture
www.cbsnews.com
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