Did you know that NPR won 5 webby’s this year (that’s the Online Oscar) for their podcasting? The Public Radio station just got a $200 million endowment and is using that to push into foreign markets as well as podcast almost all their shows. They are one of the biggest names on iTunes currently and have 52 shows on Apple’s ...
Read More »New Computer Chip More than 100x as Fast as Your Current Computer
At room temperature, the new computer chip developed by IBM and Georgia Tech operates at 350 GHz, well over 100 times as fast as today’s fastest commercially available computers. It will likely take a year or two before this could reach the market, but the implications could be huge. With that significant of a jump in processing speed, it’s hard ...
Read More »Second Life sees First Major Retailer
Springwise reports that Second Life now has its first major retailer – American Apparel. Vendor of very soft T-shirts used in many cool shirt printing facilities such as GoodStorm, and Shirts by Sam, American Apparel purchased an island and built its own shop there to sell virtual clothing to avatars. I will watch the development of this outlet to see ...
Read More »Futurist series
The Washington Post is doing a series of online interviews this week with future-oriented authors. For instance, they’re interviewing Alvin and Heidi Toffler this morning (Noon ET) about their new book, Revolutionary Wealth. Here’s the link for more information.
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