high tech stories

Hands on with the Parrot Zikmu, an elegant wireless speaker for our iPhone-filled world

Kevin Hall
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 - 12:29pm
 
Parrot founder and CEO Henri Seydoux joined forces with industrial designing heavyweight Philippe Starck, pictured above, to give birth to the "Zikmu" — which, surprising given its looks, the pair of French gentlemen consider a step forward for speaker functionality...

High tech security software developed to help handle Obama's inauguration

Kevin Hall
Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 2:01pm
 
Developed by the University of Maryland, a centralized transportation grid called the Regional Integrated Transportation Information System (or RITIS) will give security officials a clear view in real-time of what's going on during President-Elect Barack Obama's inauguration. Its chief use...