Archive for the 'General' Category
Top 25: Innovations
CNN Has published top 25 innovations of the last 25 years.
The Internet
Cell phone
Personal computers
Fiber optics
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
One last, long campout for ‘the Star Wars guy’
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 […]
“How Wal-Mart is Destroying America and The World” book at Wal-Mart
A quote from the book “Since Wal-Mart opened two superstores thirteen miles from Grand Saline, Texas, half of the retail businesses in Bill Quinn’s once-thriving hometown have closed. But dismantling the American dream wasn’t enough for this retail Goliath, and now Wal-Mart is aiming for world domination. If you’ve ever wanted to fight for the […]
iPod Photo
Apple has announced the iPod Photo, essentially the same as the latest edition of the iPod but with a 2.0″ 116,000 pixel 65K color LCD monitor and the software capability to display images as well as play music. The iPod Photo can also be attached to a TV for on-screen display via a special cable […]
