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October 2009

DIY Street-View Camera

Create Google Street View-like panoramas with cheap webcams and open-source software

September 2009

21st-Century Backups

Think your documents are safe, now that they're stored in the Internet cloud? Think again

September 2009

Ge Wang: The iPhone's Music Man

The Ocarina app came from this Stanford professor's sonic explorations

September 2009

Why can't your computer wake up as quickly as your BlackBerry?

Thu, August 27, 2009

An E-Bike Potpourri

Discover some of the many ways to add an electric assist to your bicycle

Jamming of GPS receivers

GPS is a radio navigation system that provides accurate navigation signals to any place on Earth. Although GPS was originally …

GPS positioning performance in the wake of the Halloween 2003 …

Severe space weather events are well known as the causes of considerable disruptions of the GPS positioning service. Manifested as …

Enabling Electronics for Smart Grid Technologies &…

30 November 2009 -- 5 PM PT to …

Windows Embedded:Platform for Industrial Devices

Available Now Windows Embedded: The Platform…

Calibre Solutions for Advanced DRC

Available Now. Sponsored by Mentor…

Powerful Data Capture Solutions

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Unmanned Robotic Systems

June 2009 - Available on demand. After a …

Hands On

Tue, November 03, 2009

Video: Capturing Sound with Smoke and Lasers

Article: Holiday Gifts 2009

Article: If You Build It, Santa Will Come

Profiles

Fri, November 06, 2009

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

Wed, November 04, 2009

Podcast: An Interview with America's First CTO

Mon, November 02, 2009

Blog Post: Nintendo Eyes the Kindle

Tools & Toys

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

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