Amazon’s new Kindle eBook reader is causing a lot of stir in the tech world right now. Some love it, some hate it but everyone wants to try one. Here’s an AP report on the Kindle and check out my full take on it at my other Voxant blog, News2020 Project.
Journalist and author Alan Weisman has offered a haunting (and hauntingly beautiful) answer to the question “what would the world look like if human beings suddenly disappeared?” This animation shows what will happen to the average American house after 500 years without human occupants.
After seeing the mold problems this house develops, I don’t feel so bad about that growing mildew stain in my shower.
From the fall of Vista to the rise of the iPhone, this year in tech has been all about Mac vs. PC. The battle rages beyond the world of of consumer electronics, of course. With hybrids gas-sipping their way into the mainstream and goofy social networks like Facebook pulling in billions, style was the tech buzzword of the year. It doesn’t look good for that khaki-suited PC guy.
The Zipit is a machine that lets you use IM whenever you’re in an area with WiFi access. It also does what everything else does (namely, play music, videos etc).
Seriously - that’s all it does. Do you see a technological breakthrough here worthy of any media attention? Neither do I. Nevertheless, here we are. I suggest we make the most if it.
- Evan
Some residents of the remote Australian outback have taken to living underground in order to stay cool and conserve energy costs in the summer. Dug-out homes carved into soft rock stay at a comfortable temperature naturally, saving residents plenty on AC and heating bills. Two free claustrophobia therapy sessions are also included when you sign the lease.
Rory Cellan-Jones takes a tour of a possible digital home of the future.
The government has set out its plans for the future of nuclear power in the UK.
Greenpeace has finally found the Japanese whaling fleet it has been looking for off the coast of Antarctica.