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CES 2009: A Retrospective
CBS News Science and Technology Correspondent Daniel Sieberg is still reeling after a week of hi-tech euphoria at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. For him, it was the...
Some Viewers Lose In Digital TV Switch
Nearly a fifth of the nation's full-power television stations will no longer reach at least 2 percent of viewers now covered by their existing analog signals after they switch to...
Apple CEO Reveals Hormone Imbalance
Apple Inc. founder and Chief Executive Steve Jobs, looking to quell rumors about his health, said Monday his doctors have discovered a hormonal imbalance that has been causing his weight...
CES 2009: Year Of The Gimmick
Based on some of the things he's seen so far at the Consumer Electronics Show, 2009 might be remembered as the year of the gimmick, writes Larry Magid.
YouTube Generation Taps Into Net Profits
Job losses make headlines lately, but there are jobs in a few new niche industries. One of them is online - where auteurs are making videos and profits for YouTube....
Palm's Pre Arrives On Smart Phone Scene
Palm's Pre smart phone was one of the biggest surprises of CES 2009. While it may not be the iPhone killer that others predict, Larry Magid is impressed with the...
Billions face food shortages this century, warns study
Rising temperatures could cut harvests of staple crops by up to 40 per cent, says a new analysis.
Sony making video bifocals and bendable televisions
Sony chief executive Sir Howard Stringer unveiled prototypes of video bifocals and bendable televisions as he kicked off a gadget-rich Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
U.S. Congressional Health-care Reform Proposals Would Offer Coverage To Many Without Insurance
With health reform high on the agenda of the incoming Congress and president, a new analysis of legislative proposals -- including the plans of President-elect Barack Obama and Senate Finance...
Ford shows newest Sync in-car technology features
(AP) -- In the shadow of the U.S. auto industry's troubles, Ford Motor Co. on Thursday showed off the latest version of its voice-activated in-car entertainment and communication service,...
New Tech Makes Classroom Computers a Reality Worldwide
LAS VEGAS, NEV.--Kids carry technology with them wherever they go, so why shouldn't this extend to the classroom? That's the idea behind budding programs designed to put low-priced simplified...
Letters: Supermarkets, government and consumers can all help pig welfare
Letters: In exposing the muck behind 'advanced industrial pig farming' you did the world a service
Panel advises Obama to ease science security
The system for keeping U.S. science secrets safe is broken and needs to be revamped -- and immigration controls need to be eased for qualified scientists from other countries, the...
New TV trends: Internet movies, 3-D, power saving
(AP) -- TV makers are adding sexy new features like streaming Internet movies and 3-D capabilities this year, betting that they can keep consumers away from basic, no-frills sets,...
Calculating the geography of crime
A mathematician fine-tunes how to blend crime records, geography to track down serial criminals
Ack, Baby Seals at CES!
For five years now the ill and elderly in Japan and Europe have had adorable, furry, sensor-ridden robotic seals to speed recover and improve health. Two months ago PAROs arrived...
Microsoft secures Verizon mobile search deal
Microsoft Corp. has bested rivals Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. by securing an agreement to become the default provider of Internet search service to mobile phone customers of Verizon Wireless,...
Free calls from Skype could come soon to iPhones
(AP) -- Free calls over Skype, the Internet communications service, could be coming soon to the iPhone.
2008's top tech trends
It would have been hard for even the most innovative product to stand out last year in such a lousy economy. But even had the economy been good, the tech...
Down economy may be causing more to stay up nights
There are no sheep keeping Mari A. company at bedtime. Rather, she counts thoughts of layoffs, mortgage payments and plummeting stocks. Her insomnia started back in November, when the economy...
Nonprofit laptop maker forced to cut staff
(AP) -- In another sign of the growing financial strain on nonprofit groups, the One Laptop Per Child program is cutting its work force in half.
Mass. wants calorie counts at fast-food outlets
(AP) -- Massachusetts health officials plan to follow the lead of New York City and California in requiring fast-food chains to post calorie counts for their products on boards...
Audiovox, MediaFLO to bring mobile TV to the automobile
Put away the DVDs for the kids in the back seat on those long road trips: Audiovox Corp. and MediaFLO USA Inc. are teaming up to bring television to cars...
Sony wakes up CES with speech, introduces internet-connected alarm clock
Sony is making a real push to be the most innovative, and funniest, company at this year's Consumer Electronics Show with a slew of new gadgets, including an internet-connected alarm...
CES 2009: Some Tweaks, Freaks and Slimming New Products
(PhysOrg.com) -- The world-wide economic indigestion has slightly impacted CES 2009 newcomer company demonstrations and gawker attendance. So, far Formula One Sponsors, (the big Kahunas) like Microsoft, ASUS, Hitachi,...
Government revenues down, traffic tickets up: U.S. study
While motorists may suspect that traffic tickets rise when local government revenues fall, a Missouri economist says his recent study not only confirms the suspicion, it quantifies it.
Landmark national study reveals significance of green practices in attractions industry
The results of a national survey released by PGAV Destination Consulting, a planning and design firm in the international entertainment, tourism and hospitality industries, in collaboration with the world-renowned Missouri...
Study: Insects mistake roads for water
HICKORY CORNERS, Mich., Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Insects mistake buildings, cars and even roads for water, laying eggs that will never hatch and jeopardizing ecosystems, a U.S. university...