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Coming Soon: Clothes That Record Speech

BY Cliff KuangMon Jul 12, 2010

Yoel Fink, a materials-science professor at MIT, has invented a new type of fiber that can detect and produce sound--potentially opening the way for shirts that are also microphones or voice recorders, or tiny fibers which could ... READ»

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Longshot Rumor: iPod Shuffle's "DRM Chip" is a Microphone

BY Kit EatonMon Mar 23, 2009

The new iPod Shuffle caused a whirlwind of controversy last week for no particular reason--the Shuffle's not the world's most important product, and requiring special headphones is no great shakes. Enraged commenters even thought ...READ»

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Tech Watch: Cheap Nationwide WiFi

BY Chris DannenThu Nov 6, 2008

Lots of news stories have been trampled by Election Day coverage, but none more nerdily exciting than Tuesday's FCC decision to open up “white space” – or space in the 700MHz range of the wireless spectrum – for unlicensed wireless use. Imagine a new Bluetooth frequency that could rove hundreds of miles, instead of just a few feet.READ»