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The Legacy of Arthur C. Clarke

Another great bringer of inspiration has passed. Arthur C. Clarke was the author of several famous science fiction works, from 2001 to Rendezvous with Rama. I have written that Gary Gygax inspired others to creativity. Clarke did ...READ»

The Next 10 Internet Years

Yesterday America Online announced that in the next month they will be offering VoIP, or voice over internet protocol. Such internet phone services have been much cheaper than your typical land line. Could this mean a re-emergence ...READ»

Change Agent - Issue 50

Sadly, the future ain't what it used to be. We've gotten used to smaller dreams and closer reality. Here's to unreachable goals!READ»

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Why Microsoft's Vision of 2019 Just Doesn't Cut the Mustard

Microsoft gave a public showing of its futurologist vision of 2019 the other day at the Wharton Business Technology Conference, and it's set the interwebs a-quiver with excitement. But if you have a bit of think about it, it's ...READ»

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Intel's Mind-Reading Chips: Replace Your Mouse With Your Brain

You know those neat mind-control toys? Well, Intel has some grand plans for mind control that go far beyond their limited power. By 2020, the company's researchers plan to have chips that let you control computers with your ...READ»

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IBM's "Most Human" Computer Voice Makes HAL Jealous

Making a PC generate sounds that resemble human speech is relatively simple. But making a machine sound convincingly human is very tricky. Yet IBM claims to have coded a synthetic voice that is the more similar to a human voice than ...READ»

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Vodafone Cuts Roaming Fees for Cellphone Calls--To Zero

Vodafone U.K. has done something astonishing, something very uncharacteristic of a cellphone operator--it made things much cheaper for its users. Specifically, the mobile network operator is experimenting with totally abolishing ...READ»