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How to Search Smarter

Surfing the Net is like riding a rogue wave -- you never know where the search engine is going to take you.READ MORE

Apple's Snow Leopard Is an Unlikely Green Beast

Apple's Snow Leopard upgrade to OS X has many subtle behind the scenes powers that assure it'll remain cutting edge for a good while, but it also seems to have unexpected green skills: It could save the world 50GigaWatts of ...READ MORE

Camera Shy

Now that everyone and their brother seems to be in possession of a camera phone, CNET reports that some high tech companies bar their use in R&D areas, lest their new designs be compromised. Enter the UK's Iceberg Systems and their ...READ MORE

Death of the Imperial CEO

This month, Chief Executive magazine features the Rise of the New Breed of CEO, which includes Harry Kreamer, CEO of Baxter International, whom we profiled back in November. In a related light, Karen Southwick over at CNET asks Can ...READ MORE

Social Media Opportunities and Challenges: The Big Picture

Chris Shipley is the executive director of BlogOn, as well as the cofounder and editorial director of the Guidewire Group. Tony Perkins created and serves as editor in chief of AlwaysOn. Bill Schreiner is VP of community programming ...READ MORE

Would You Feel Safe Driving Across a Recycled Plastic Bridge?

Bridge safety has been a hot topic lately, mainly because of the recent Bay Bridge nightmare that saw a cracked load-bearing beam come crashing down onto rush-hour traffic. But amidst all the news of unstable steel beams, the U.S. ...READ MORE

iFive: Mobile Video Wars, Facebook's Geo-location, Swine Flu 2 (Infectious Boogaloo), Malaria Nexus, U.K.'s Green Truck Stop

While you were sleeping, innovation resigned in a truly innovative way: It wrote a letter to its boss, and sent it snail mail.1. A couple of "cool new mobile features" are to be unveiled by Google on Thursday for Android phones. It's ...READ MORE

My Favorite Bookmarks - Christopher Barr

Picks from the Editor-in-Chief of CNET.READ MORE

The Top 10 Gadget Sites

Ever since Facebook opened up its application service to third-party developers, the site has been littered with applications; some great, some good, some bad, and some really, really bad. READ MORE

Rating the Raters

These three sites are full of reviews and recommendations. This guide will help you decide where to go for guidance.READ MORE

My Favorite Bookmarks - Bill Greer

Picks from the founder and vice president for GORP.READ MORE

Sleeping with the Enemy

Business, like politics, makes strange bedfellows. Sometimes your rival is your spouse. What to do when a power couple means powerful competition.READ MORE

Lemnis Lighting Unveils First Household Dimmable LED Bulb

Price remains a major barrier for potential LED bulb consumers, but Lemnis Lighting's new six-watt dimmable LED has at least made the switch from incandescents a little sexier. The six watt Pharox60 bulb is 90% more energy-efficient ...READ MORE

Mission: Impossible III

People to watch.READ MORE

Navy's Future Command Center Looks Just Like the Star Trek Enterprise

A research lab inside the U.S. Navy tasked with dreaming up the future of the armed force has been busy working on a new command center design. It's suitably high tech--and is undeniably influenced by Star Trek.READ MORE

New Rules for Wikipedia?

CNET reported on Friday that Wikipedia, the massive user-collaborated online encyclopedia, is planning on imposing stricter editorial rules and "freezing" pages that contain stable, undisputed content. This move stems from founder ...READ MORE

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SolarMagic Raises Solar Panel Efficiency by 20%

Solar panels suffer from being an imperfect tech, and differences between the quality of each individual cell can even affect how efficiently the whole thing works. Enter National Semiconductor, with smart solar optimizer chips.The ...READ MORE

DOE Gives $151 Million Boost to Early-Stage Green Tech

The Obama administration has been good to the renewable energy industry, with the Department of Energy announcing in July that it will give up to $30 billion in loan guarantees to renewable energy projects. Now the DOE is going out ...READ MORE

See What I Mean: The Power of Visual Learning

If you remember the Magic Eye fad then you probably recall the rush you felt when a 3D picture first popped into view. When you saw the image with your own eyes, suddenly you overcame any disbelief you’d held up until then. Learning ...READ MORE

Horizon Brings Hydrogen Fuel Cells Closer to the Mainstream

Hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles may be taking a backseat to electric cars, but that doesn't mean that the hydrogen economy has gone by the wayside completely--at least, not if Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies has anything to say ...READ MORE

All the News That's Fit to Click

Here's Fast Company's analysis of five popular Web-based news sites.READ MORE

MOG's All-You-Can-Download Music Service Launches on iPhone and Android

Spotify, iTunes, Zune, Rhapsody: Watch out. MOG is finally available on iPhone and Android, and it's pretty great, with a big catalog and nice features like high-quality downloading.READ MORE

Advertisers in Issue 29

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Better than Smart Meters: TalkingPlug Monitors Power Use and Controls Appliances

For those of us who don't yet have smart meters, smart electrical sockets might be the next best thing. Sure, power-monitoring plugs are nothing new, and devices like the Ted 5000 and AlertMe already let customers attach hardware to ...READ MORE