Archive for January, 2005

Top 25: Innovations

Fri Jan 21 2005

CNN Has published top 25 innovations of the last 25 years.

The Internet

Cell phone

Personal computers

Fiber optics

E-mail

Commercialized GPS

Portable computers

Memory storage discs

Consumer level digital camera

Radio frequency ID tags

MEMS

DNA fingerprinting

Air bags

ATM

Advanced batteries

Hybrid car

OLEDs

Display panels

HDTV

Space shuttle

Nanotechnology

Flash memory

Voice mail

Modern hearing aids

Short Range, High Frequency Radio

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One last, long campout for ‘the Star Wars guy’

Sun Jan 16 2005

Star Wars fan Jeff Tweiten camping out for 139 days for last installment of “Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith,” which opens on May 19, 2004 in the United States. He lives on a periwinkle blue, fold-out futon on the sidewalk in front of the Cinerama Theatre in downtown Seattle. He also […]

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