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October 2009

TI vs. the Calculator Hackers

After hobbyist cracks key to operating system, TI says: Cease and desist!

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October 2009

TVs of the (Near) Future

CEATEC, the Japanese consumer-electronics show, tries to brighten the economic gloom with some big, smart 3-D TVs

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October 2009

Nobel Goes to Boyle and Smith for CCD

IEEE Fellows Willard Boyle and George Smith recognized for starting the digital-imaging revolution

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September 2009

Flexible Paper Speakers on the Way

Taiwanese research institute set on commercializing the technology, likely in car-audio systems first

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Mon, September 28, 2009

Chiptunes Are Popping

Chiptunes geeks hack video-game systems into music machines

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Unofficial hacking algarithms

Computer hacking is the practice of modifying computer hardware and software to accomplish a goal outside of the creator's original …

Truth and clarity in arithmetic

The computing profession - indeed the engineering profession in general-has a particular responsibility to promote numeracy, both within the profession …

Windows Embedded:Platform for Industrial Devices

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Calibre Solutions for Advanced DRC

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Powerful Data Capture Solutions

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Unmanned Robotic Systems

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PGI x64+GPU Fortran & C99 Compilers

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The Sandbox

David Kushner and Harry Teasley track the latest trends in gaming

Audio/Video

Tue, November 03, 2009

Video: Capturing Sound with Smoke and Lasers

November 2009

Article: It's the Stupidity, Stupid

October 2009

Article: TVs of the (Near) Future

Gadgets

November 2009

Article: Zink: Inkless Printing With Colorless Color

November 2009

Article: Yamaha's Grand Illusion

November 2009

Article: A New Spin on an Old Toy

Gaming

Fri, November 06, 2009

Blog Post: Want to Make a Game? Get the Unreal Engine for Free.

Mon, November 02, 2009

Blog Post: Nintendo Eyes the Kindle

Fri, October 30, 2009

Blog Post: Insomniac's New Game

Portable Devices

November 2009

Article: Long Live Analog TV—on Cellphones

Tue, October 13, 2009

Blog Post: Sabotage, or Merely the Worst Datacenter Incompetence in History? You Decide.

Mon, September 14, 2009

Blog Post: Momentum to Ban Texting While Driving in US Builds

Standards

Mon, September 21, 2009

Blog Post: FCC to Tackle Internet Rules

Mon, September 14, 2009

Blog Post: IEEE Standards Board Member to Rejoin Iggy Pop and The Stooges

September 2009

Article: Britain Mulls Over Digital Radio Transition

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