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ON THE GRID AND OFF THE LEASH

Paul Markillie — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:03:33 +0000

Electric cars with decent range are just around the corner. Paul Markillie takes one for a spin ... read more »

MIKE FIGGIS MAKES SOME CHEAP HOME MOVIES

Mike Figgis — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:25:35 +0000

The latest camcorders are very small and very cheap. But are they any good? The film director Mike Figgis tests them... read more »

DRIVING ECONOMICALLY

Paul Markillie — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:23:14 +0000

How thriftily can you drive? You'll need to ape the hypermilers, writes Paul Markillie, "who disdain the brake, coast into parking spaces and even turn the radio off. And, of course, they are deeply nerdy"... read more »

THE VIRTUAL FUTURE OF GAMING

Brett McCallon — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:43:14 +0000

BRETT MCCALLON | AT PLAY | October 7th 2008

Downloadable gaming is beginning to alter the videogame marketplace, much like iTunes and the music industry. Brett McCallon thinks this is a very good thing (especially if it involves fighting off green squares and purple bowties) ...

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THE DESIRE FOR FANCY WEAPONS IS ALL "TOO HUMAN"

Brett McCallon — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:09:33 +0000

BRETT MCCALLON | AT PLAY | September 12th 2008
For the last few weeks, Brett McCallon has been playing a violent version of dolly dress-up with a virtual avatar made of 3D polygons. And he is not ashamed...

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THE SOUL IN THE MACHINE

Dominic Ziegler — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:18:54 +0000

ROBOTS GET CUDDLY | April 1st 2008

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The snuggling Ifbot will sing to you, Actroid DER will greet you with a smile. Dominic Ziegler gets up close and personal with the tangle of actuators and wire that the Japanese count as friends...

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STROKE ME, I'M A PRIMATE

Evgeny Morozov — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:37:43 +0000

I PROMISE NOT TO SUE

In a second report from the Pop!Tech 2007 conference in Maine, Evgeny Morozov discovers that after 40 million years of evolution we should be more enthusiastic about touching each other in public ...

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REDESIGNING THE DINOSAUR

Evgeny Morozov — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:19:25 +0000

MEET PLEO, THE POSTHISTORIC PET

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Evgeny Morozov reports from the 2007 Pop!Tech conference in Maine, on a toymaker who is reinventing the dinosaur. Except that these new dinosaurs, from the sound of it, will be smarter than the original ones. Not to say, better with children ...

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PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE WITH MY TROUSERS

Evgeny Morozov — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:14:48 +0000

THAT'S WHAT I CALL SMART CLOTHES

CuteCircuit, an "interaction design" company, offers T-shirts that can massage you by telephone, and a skirt that knows when you're excited. A report from Evgeny Morozov at the MobileCamp technology conference in London ...

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IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT CARS

Robert Cottrell — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:49:58 +0000

"Oil is the problem. Cars are the solution", say Iain Carson and Vijay Vaitheeswaran of The Economist in their new book, "Zoom". They predict another industrial revolution-- and they want the American government to spark it ... read more »