Wednesday | 3 December, 2008

Stories by: Lamont Wood

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The wild, wacky world of webcams grows up -- kinda 22 September, 2008 08:51:00

A decade ago, it was a clever novelty: a webcam pointed at an office water cooler. The first one is still online, at www.coolercam.com, broadcasting a fresh picture every 10 seconds.
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Forgotten history: the true origins of the PC 11 August, 2008 07:39:07

This year marks an almost forgotten 40th anniversary: the conception of the device that ultimately became the PC. And no, it did not happen in California.
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3-D printing: The next big thing? 13 March, 2008 09:33:22

Heading a start-up after leaving his position as head of Microsoft Game Studios, Ed Fries thought that he might be able to sell 10,000 units of his product -- personalized online game figurines -- the first year.
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The LAN turns 30, but will it reach 40? 01 February, 2008 09:20:52

LAN technology recently passed a milestone -- it's been around for 30 years, some of them tumultuous. But while the LAN seems ubiquitous now, there are those who think its future may be more troubled than its past.
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Powerline adapters: Home networking without rewiring 05 October, 2007 12:02:32

The concrete and plaster in his Rathdrum, Idaho, house blocks Wi-Fi signals. But computer consultant Marc Schoenberg found a way to network the six devices in his house without stringing Ethernet cables: He uses powerline adapters.
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CES - Robots pick up socks, patrol the house, take photos 12 January, 2007 13:14:48

No less a personage than billionaire Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, has publicly stated (in the January 2007 issue of Scientific American) that robots are the next big thing, and that the current state of the robot industry resembles the PC industry 30 years ago.