The Tomorrow Weblog

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

A Little Black Box To Jog Failing Memory

Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New York Times

The concept was simple: using digital pictures and audio to archive an experience like a weekend visit from the grandchildren, creating a summary of the resulting content by picking crucial images, and reviewing them periodically to awaken and strengthen the memory of the event.

Just How Fast Is Cisco's New Router? Really Freaking Fast

Dylan F. Tweney, Wired News

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

How To Build A Superluminal Computer

Technology Review

Physicists have come up with a way to process information faster than the speed of light. But what could they do with such a hypercomputer?

Google Launches Tool For Searching Public Data

Tom Krazit, CNET News

Curious about unemployment trends in your state cross-referenced against salaries? Google Public Data Explorer could make it easier to create a visual representation.

Monday, March 8, 2010

Drag-and-Drop Into The Cloud

Erica Naone, Technology Review

A startup promises a painless way to move existing software.