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• Comcast will beat DirecTV to the punch by broadcasting the Masters Tournament in 3D April 7-11
  on Mar 15, 2010 in Tech Review
  Very cagey way to play it Comcast. While DirecTV, ESPN and Discovery were first to say they would have 3DTV broadcasts back at CES, the cable company will actually be the first to deliver it, starting with the Masters Tournament (but why not the 3D b...
• 10 Ways to Improve Your Memory [Memory Forever]
  on Mar 15, 2010 in Tech Blog
  Yesterday I forgot four passwords, two book titles, and one pair of pants despite sticky notes reminding me of each. Since then, I’ve read HowStuffWorks’ suggestions on improving memory. I forgot if they worked, but let’s review ...
• Remainders – The Things We Didn’t Post: Greener Pastures Edition [Remainders]
  on Mar 15, 2010 in Tech Blog
  In today’s Remainders: new beginnings. Tim Bray, co-founder of XML, starts a new job at Google (and has his sights set on Apple); several Windows Phone 7 team members are leaving…to develop apps for Windows Phone 7; and more. More ...
• Smarter LED Lights
  on Mar 15, 2010 in Technology News
  A new lighting system uses network cables, instead of electrical wires, to supply power and carry data. A new approach to LED lighting uses network cables, rather than conventional electrical wiring, to supply power to lights. Developed by a startup...
• Giving Plastic Solar Cells an Energy Boost
  on Mar 15, 2010 in Technology News
  Plastic cells are lighter than silicon ones, but they’re not as efficient–one company aims to fix that. Polymer solar cells are finding use in solar charging backpacks and umbrellas, but they still only convert around 6 percent of the ene...
• What Happens (Online) When We Die: Facebook [Memory]
  on Mar 15, 2010 in Tech Blog
  One day, you’re going to die. And when you do, you online presence—like your social network profiles, your blog comments, and your web services—will serve as your very first memorial. Here’s how it’ll play out. More ...
• Canon EOS 5D Mark II firmware 2.0.3 arrives at last to free us from frame rate hell
  on Mar 15, 2010 in Tech Review
  It’s been obvious from day one that it was possible, but after a couple of years of oh-so-painful 30 FPS recording on the EOS 5D Mark II, Canon is finally coming through with its long-promised 2.0.3 update that brings 29.97 FPS and 24 FPS (23.9...
• Sprint Launches Motorola i890 Clamshell Phone
  on Mar 15, 2010 in Cell Phones
  Sprint has recently launched another clamshell phone from Motorola namely the i890. The handset sports a 2.2-inch 240 x 320 internal display, an external display, a 2MP camera, a microSD card slot, a music player, Push to Talk, Nextel Direct Connect,...
• Fingertip Bacteria: A Promising Forensic Tool
  on Mar 15, 2010 in Technology News
  The genetic makeup of microbes on a person’s skin could provide crime scene evidence. It’s not just our genomes that make us unique. The genomic profile of bacteria that rub off our fingertips and onto objects we touch–a computer ke...
• Samsung’s Not-So-Mysterious New Windows Phone 7 Handset [Windows Phone 7]
  on Mar 15, 2010 in Tech Blog
  We’ve become acquainted with Windows Phone 7 handsets from Asus and LG, but during this morning’s demo, we saw a new one from Samsung. So, what do we know about this—or any—of the handsets we’ve seen so far? More ...

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