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Technology is a broad concept that deals with an animal species’ usage and knowledge of tools and crafts, and how it affects an animal species‘ ability to control and adapt to its environment. Technology is a term with origins in the Greek “technologia”, “τεχνολογία” — “techne”, “Ï„Îχνη” (”craft”) and “logia”, “λογία” (”saying”). However, a strict [...]
In general technology is the relationship that society has with its tools and crafts, and to what extent society can control its environment. The Merriam-Webster dictionary offers a definition of the term: “the practical application of knowledge especially in a particular area” and “a capability given by the practical application of knowledge”. Ursula Franklin, in [...]
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Google Force Feeds Staffers Android Puppy Chow
Google is famous for treating employees to generous year-end bonuses, but this year the Mountain View, Calif.-based search giant isn’t adding an extra zero or two to staffers’ holiday checks — it’s giving them dog food.
No, not actual Kibbles n’ Bits. “We eat our own dog food” [...]
This human transporter could spark off the ‘civil war of technology’, in that you’re either ‘with it or agin’ it’. Segway-ites will preach about its zero emissions (powered by rechargeable NiMH battery packs) and a drastic reduction in commuting time; while the anti-Segs will simply ask what’s wrong with using a bike.
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Don’t let those dusty bottles of wines go uncatalogued - bring them bang into the 21st century with an electronic scanning and tagging system.
For serious wine enthusiasts everywhere, it’s a great idea: archive and manage your cellar with this portable scanner that, combined with the IntelliScanner software, allows you to scan the retail barcode on [...]
TomTom are the doyens of the GPS world and the company excels at making attractive and relevant devices that can be used by ordinary motorists with little training.
While the purpose of GPS devices is to get you from A to B, the XL Assist does that and more by also getting you out of a [...]
ONE IN FIVE US teens has sent nude or partially-clothed images of themselves to someone by email or mobile phone, according to a new survey.
The survey commissioned by pressure group the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy (NCTUP) claims that North American youngsters aged 13 to 19 are having tech-sex despite a majority [...]
This tiny, discreet, little black plastic device is more suited to private security use than the average consumers’ needs. But in this crazy, unpredictable world, for personal protection or for the protection of assets like vehicles, it may be just the thing.
The device can be clipped inside a briefcase or a vehicle, and using the [...]
