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Tech-news archive: November-December 2006
Wikipedia creator turns to search
(Dec 30, 2006)
The creator of the Wikipedia encyclopedia is turning his attention
to search engines. Jimmy Wales, the man behind the collaborative online
reference work, is planning to create a "people-powered" search site.
The Search Wikia project will not rely on computer algorithms to determine
how relevant webpages are to keywords.
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more. Source: BBC |
Blogging 'set to peak next year'
(Dec 14, 2006)
The blogging phenomenon is set to peak in 2007, according to technology
predictions by analysts Gartner. The analysts said that during the
middle of next year the number of blogs will level out at about 100
million. The firm has said that 200 million people have already stopped
writing their blogs. Gartner has made 10 predictions, including stating
that Vista will be the last major release of Windows and PCs will
halve in cost by 2010.
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more. Source: BBC |
Giant tent to be built in Astana
(Dec 10, 2006)
Kazakhstan has unveiled a new architectural project for its capital
Astana – a giant transparent tent that will contain an indoor
city. The 150m-high (500ft) dome, designed by UK architect Norman
Foster, will be built in just over a year. The tent is being made
from special material that absorbs sunlight to create the effect of
summer inside.
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more. Source: BBC |
Training for 'PlayStation medics'
(Nov 27, 2006)
A training system has been developed for doctors who grew up playing
computer games like PlayStation. Two broadband virtual-learning packages
have been designed by Medcom to help newly-qualified doctors learn
basic skills and surgical procedures. Doctors can watch the procedures
in 3D and look up notes to help them prepare for exams or for a real-life
operation.
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more. Source: BBC |
'Worm' attacks Second Life world
(Nov 22, 2006)
Virtual world Second Life had to close its doors for a short time
on Sunday after a worm attack called grey goo. The self-replicating
worm planted spinning gold rings around the virtual world, which is
inhabited by more than a million users. Players treated the attack
with a mixture of mirth and anger.
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more. Source: BBC |
Air guitar T-shirt rocks for real
(Nov 14, 2006)
Australian scientists have created a T-shirt that allows air guitarists
to play real music – without resorting to a real guitar. The
T-shirt has motion sensors built into its elbows that pick up movements
and relay them wirelessly to a computer which interprets them as guitar
riffs. One arm is interpreted as picking chords while the other strums.
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more. Source: BBC |
The birth of a quieter, greener plane
(Nov 8, 2006)
More and more of us fly every year. As we do so, the political pressure
to act to curb greenhouse gas emissions from planes is rising. Now
a team of researchers in Britain and the US has come up with a revolutionary
new aircraft design that could make a dramatic contribution to curbing
climate change.
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more. Source: BBC |
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