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Here is a post about the advent of conference name tags that are smart.  They come in a few technology flavors such as RFID or Bluetooth.  The post covers the future as this technology permeates society. 

Wired News: Count Calories on the Go. Nice little article from Wired about how the most popular dieting brands are now weighing in with calorie counters and nutritional guides designed for personal digital assistants and combination PDA-mobile phones. Weight Watchers International released a program this week for Palm-based gadgets that works hand-in-hand with the company’s online services. It helps record ...

Bequests make up a major portion of large gifts made to the ACS.  Should we consider TV ads featuring bequests?  In the UK the idea of leaving a charitable bequest in a will is to be promoted on television for the first time next year in a commercial to be produced by the Legacey Promotion Campaign..

Businesses and individuals now have the option of donating their computers’ unused processsing time to combat global problems like cancer.   IBM is teaming up with groups like the World Health Organization, the National Institute of Health and the Mayo Clinic to create the world Community Grid, a project that will harness unused computing power throughout  the world. Shouldn’t the ACS ...