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Speech-Recognition Software: Finally, a computer that understands its owner
Several times over the years, I?ve experimented with speech-recognition software. The experience has always started with high expectations and ended...
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Biotech Drugs: Are they responsible for rising treatment costs?
Biotechnology innovation comes at a heady cost: About $1.2 billion per new medicine, according to the Tufts Center for the...
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Using a Shared Office: Tips for rounding out your new cube
The search for affordable office space can be frustrating, but there?s a relatively new option that might work well for...
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Windows Vista: Major innovations in the upgrade
After several delays, Microsoft has released Vista, the latest version of its Windows operating system. While not revolutionary, the upgrade...
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Power Vacuum: How much power do HDTVs use?
The Consumer Electronics Associ-ation, the main trade group for gadget makers, recently put out a report on the power used...
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HD Radio: It hits the airwaves, but few tune in
Consumers still grappling with digital transitions in television, music and photography have yet another digital turn in the road ahead:...
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The Next Dimension of Digital: The musings of digital artists and animators
The holographic video showed a tiny, 3-D man jogging in place inside a glass cube. The little black-and-white jogger can...
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The Rise of Analytics: A growing field as businesses deal with more data
Island Data, a California firm founded in 1995 to help call centers automate some functions, revamped its business in 2004...
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The Wireless Revolution: NextWave develops TV system for phones
Mobile broadband company NextWave Wireless Inc. says it has developed a mobile TV system for next-generation mobile phones that run...