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Six 80s and 90s Films About Dangerous Technology

In the 21st century we tend to take the computers and internet for granted, and most of us are realistic about their benefits and dangers. However, if movies are to be believed, back in the ‘80s and ‘90s many people looked at them quite differently fearing computers were not to be trusted, and were even [...]

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Access All Your Information In A Dash

Utilising the Linux based Chumby OS, Sony dash Personal Internet Viewer, or the HID-C10 to give it it’s less funky name, looks like a nifty little gadget. This, as the description indicates, is a personal internet viewer in the same vein as the Toshiba JournE device. Once you have the dash up and running you [...]

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See The Future Of Social Media With We Live In Public

“A fascinating piece of social and cultural history” The Times “We Live In Public” is a 90 minute peek into the projects and experiences of internet and social media pioneer Josh Harris, and is directed by Ondi Timoner. Some of the early ideas pioneered by Harris certainly seem to be commonplace these days – we [...]

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Reading The Book, How The Web Was Born

Reading The Book, How The Web Was Born

I just got through reading the fascinating book “How The Web Was Born”, by James Gillies and Robert Cailliau, and published by Oxford University Press (originally published in 2000 but republished in 2007). At 372 pages it takes some getting through but I was surprised how quickly the time went when reading it – it’s [...]

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News Abounds Of The Apple iSlate

News Abounds Of The Apple iSlate

Call it the Apple Tablet, the Apple MID, the Apple iSlab, the iTablet, iSlate, or anything else that jumps to mind, there seems little doubt that Apple are working on a device larger than the iTouch but smaller than a Tablet PC, probably something around e-book reader size I would guess. A mobile internet device [...]

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Taking a fresh look at computing on the go with the Mintpad

Taking a fresh look at computing on the go with the Mintpad

2010 looks set to be the year of the mobile internet tablet. Many manufacturers are realising the potential for using the internet on the go, especially with wireless now being so common place and application stores becoming popular. From digital photo frame manufacturers to MP3 device vendors to e-book reader makers, with a little imagination [...]