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CSi announces Concepts 3D and Concepts
2D

CSi announces Concepts 3D and Concepts
2D 07/16/2004 05:23 AM
CSi today announced two new additions to its family of products, Concepts 3D (US$895) and Concepts 2D ($495)...

Concepts 2D, Concepts 3D debut

Concepts 2D, Concepts 3D debut 07/16/2004 10:27 AM
Fort Worth, Texas-based CSi on Friday introduced two new Computer Aided Design (CAD) products for Mac OS X and Windows -- Concepts 2D and Concepts 3D. Concepts 2D helps create 2D drawings from 3D data culled from SAT, ProE and CATIA files, while Concepts 3D is a 3D modeling package unto itself.

Wired's take on Dean

Wired's take on Dean 12/24/2003 08:15 PM
Gary Wolf's written a terrific article about the Nettiness of the Dean campaign. For example, he tells of a conversation with Joi Ito: I contact him to ask if he thinks there's a difference between an emergent leader and an old-fashioned political opportunist. What does it take to lead a smart mob? Ito emails back an odd metaphor: "You're not a leader, you're a place. You're like a park or a garden. If it's comfortable and cool, people are attracted. Deanspace is not really about Dean. It's about us." You should probably pair this article with Ed Cone's. Gary's...

Wired's things of the past

Wired's things of the past 11/05/2003 03:00 AM
Phil Gyford -- late of Wired UK -- has come up with a list of things that Wired magazine has called "a thing of the past." Wired was the first mag I ever found that put its full text online in a searchable archive: clearly, this is the kind of thing that fulltext-search was meant to enable.

Incessant calling and voicemails might become a thing of the past
Long delays in counting absentee ballots would be a thing of the past
Housework is already a thing of the past
In just 20 years, chores will be a thing of the past
Hard landings would be a thing of the past
Paying royalties for George Gershwin tunes could become a thing of the past
Remembering long lists of website passwords [will be] a thing of the past
Chronic insomia could be a thing of the past
Could the deafening roar of gas-powered engines become a thing of the past?
Entertainment as a passive group experience is a thing of the past

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Wired's open letter to new head of MPAA

Wired's open letter to new head of MPAA 01/06/2004 10:40 AM
Chris Anderson, Wired's Ed-in-Chief, has written an open letter to whomever succeeds Jack Valenti as the head of the Motion Picture Association of America:

Now the bad news: You're at risk of alienating your customers like the music industry did. The do-not-record "broadcast flag" that the TV industry just pushed through the FCC will introduce new restrictions on programming, none of which benefit consumers. Proposed legislation that throws anyone caught with a prerelease movie on their hard drive into prison for three years is the sort of disproportionate response that gives the RIAA a bad name. The notorious Digital Millennium Copyright Act is Hollywood's fault. And extending copyright protection year after year so that the film and television archives stay shut isn't just bad law, it's depriving Americans of their cultural history.

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Wired's fantastic intellectual property
infoporn

Wired's fantastic intellectual property
infoporn 06/07/2004 01:42 PM
Wired has just posted a series of "Infoporn" PDFs showing really fascinating stats about the realtionship of intellectual property and the public domain. They cover all the bases here, from books and music to seed-stock and the genome. This is excellent, excellent stuff. Link

NextFest

NextFest 05/14/2004 04:52 PM

even dvorak liked nextfest

even dvorak liked nextfest 05/18/2004 12:05 PM
congrats to the wired team for putting on an event that actually gets people excited

NextFest Recap

NextFest Recap 05/21/2004 11:26 PM
The NextFest expo in San Francisco last week delighted goers with air cars, invisibility digital-camo outfits, and a brainball game. NextFext had many cool robotic delights also such as the fact that robotic experts predict there will be a multi-billion-dollar robotics industry by 2006. Also, ASIOMO made an appearance. Extreme tech has a cool slideshow of what you could have seen there. SfGate.com has a cool picture of the Video T-Shirt movie trailer advertisement for the upcoming I,Robot.

NextFest snapshot gallery

NextFest snapshot gallery 05/18/2004 01:20 PM
Here are some snapshots I took at Wired Magazine's NextFest this weekend. At left, a young man named Cameron Clapp who became a triple amputee at age 15 in a train accident. He now uses "smart" prosthetic limbs that have to be charged up at night like a cell phone. The computer-aided devices give him greater mobility and independence than conventional prosthetics -- he's a champion amputee athlete.

Other memorable moments -- Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson asks NASA Space Architect Gary Martin about the search for life "out there;" Martin says, "It would be even more frightening if we never find life out there -- it would mean that we are entirely alone, in a very big universe."

Pixar pulled aside the curtain and gave us a glimpse into the creative process behind Toy Story and other blockbuster CGI features. Wired entertainment editor Jennifer Hillner hosted exclusive previews of mindblowingly cool footage from the forthcoming Fox/Blue Sky Studios animated feature Robots (due out Spring 2005), and from the CGI/bluescreen project Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (opening this September). Sunday ended in an incredible roundtable discussion with space entrepreneurs including ID/Quake/Doom software wizard John Carmack; Space Adventures CEO Eric Anderson, Xcor CEO Jeff Greason, and Xprize founder Peter Diamandis. News there included never-before-seen footage of Burt Rutan's SpaceShipOne, and of a new R+D effort from Carmack.
Link to Xeni's gallery of NextFest snapshots. Looks like John Dvorak had a good time, too: Link to PC Magazine article.

NextFest 2004 in Pictures

NextFest 2004 in Pictures 05/18/2004 04:38 PM
Ever wonder what the world of tomorrow will look like? We did, that's why we sent ET's Mark Hachman to Wired Magazine's next-generation technology expo. See what he's uncovered.

Wired NextFest: decompression

Wired NextFest: decompression 05/17/2004 02:46 PM
So, I spent a fair amount of my waking hours in recent months programming the Main Stage portion of NextFest, the Wired Magazine event sponsored by GE that took place at San Francisco's Fort Mason Center this weekend. I took lots of snapshots, and I'm eager to share them -- along with some of what I observed at the event. But right now, I'm still peeling my brain off the floor. I'm exhausted. More soon, but for now this quick snapshot that kind of sums it all up for me. Seeing so many families and children experiencing technology first-hand with this look of sheer amazement and delight on their faces made all the work feel worthwhile.
Link to some news clips on NextFest.

Peek Into the Future at NextFest

Peek Into the Future at NextFest 05/15/2004 05:45 AM
Wired magazine's NextFest, a mini world's fair of the latest and greatest technology, previews the future of gadgets, provided you can live through the commercials. By Leander Kahney.

NextFest 2004: Born to Ride

NextFest 2004: Born to Ride 05/18/2004 11:56 AM

NextFest 2004: Toys and Tools

NextFest 2004: Toys and Tools 05/18/2004 01:14 PM

I, T-shirt: wearable movie trailers at
NextFest

I, T-shirt: wearable movie trailers at
NextFest 05/17/2004 10:31 PM
In The Hollywood Reporter today, an item about t-shirts that display movie trailers -- as seen at both E3 and NextFest last week.

Coming soon to a T-shirt near you: trailers for "I, Robot," starring Will Smith. In the never-ending search to capture the attention of consumers bombarded by commercials, billboards and a massive array of other advertisements, 20th Century Fox debuted an innovative new guerilla marketing tactic at E3 last week -- T-shirts embedded with video screens that played "I, Robot" trailers.

The two women who wore the video T-shirts as they walked around E3 drew crowds and TV news crews on hand to cover the gaming conference at the Los Angeles Convention Center. 20th Century Fox is the first studio -- or business of any kind -- to use the video T-shirt marketing tactic developed by San Francisco-based Brand Marketers.

Link (Thanks, Jeff; photo by Kurt Rogers of the SF Chronicle, Link to SF Chron story)

This weekend in SF, join Xeni at Wired
NextFest

This weekend in SF, join Xeni at Wired
NextFest 05/13/2004 01:58 PM
If you're anywhere near San Francisco this weekend, join me at the inaugural edition of Wired Magazine's NextFest.

I worked with Wired Magazine to produce a series of panels, presentations, and "fireside chats" at the event -- guests include Andrew Stanton from Pixar, "Doom" creator John Carmack, Space Adventures CEO Eric Anderson, X-Prize founder Peter Diamandis, James Luyten of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Xcor CEO Jeff Greason, NASA Space Architect Gary Martin, robotics guru Rodney Brooks, and creators of the film "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow."

The event is presented by General Electric, and takes places Friday through Sunday at Fort Mason center in SF. Tickets are affordable and available. It's a family-friendly event aimed at consumers and deep geeks alike... think Epcot Center meets 1904 World's Fair. Robots, rocket ships, and an abundance of geektastic eye candy. Going to be great. See you there!
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WIRED NextFest -- EFF's Jason Schultz
photobl0g coverage

WIRED NextFest -- EFF's Jason Schultz
photobl0g coverage 05/17/2004 02:46 PM
Jason Schultz of the EFF attended NextFest this weekend, and photoblogged these observations.
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New: Concepts 2D and 3D

New: Concepts 2D and 3D 07/16/2004 09:59 AM
CADSoft Solutions today released new 3D modelling and 2D drafting applications for Mac OS X and Windows.

Concepts 2.1.0

Concepts 2.1.0 09/17/2004 06:16 AM
A C++ class library for elliptic PDEs.

Picture-taking, Flying Robot Captures
Soaring Bird’s-Eye-Viewsat NextFest in
Fort Mason, San Francisco May 14-16

Picture-taking, Flying Robot Captures
Soaring Bird’s-Eye-Viewsat NextFest in
Fort Mason, San Francisco May 14-16 05/31/2004 02:13 PM
SkyPan International is demonstrating its wireless, electric powered, flying, picture- taking robot (RPV) at NextFest on May 14-May 16, 2004 at Fort Mason in San Francisco. This customized, lightweight mini-helicopter soars from one to 500 feet offering breathtaking 360-degree bird’s-eye-views never available using previous aerial photography methods. [PRWEB May 9, 2004]

PubSub Concepts

PubSub Concepts 01/28/2004 08:56 AM
PubSub Concepts
http://www.pubsub.com/

PubSub Concepts provides real-time, content based publish and subscribe systems at internet scale. This site is a Beta version of our home page, which will provide a PubSub interface for weblogs and other information sources. PubSub.com reads over 100,000 weblogs in real time, and generates new feeds containing information specific to particular issues.

A Tale of Two Concepts

A Tale of Two Concepts 06/02/2004 08:23 AM
Some eateries thrive while others suffer through the low-carb craze.

Introduction to XFML Concepts

Introduction to XFML Concepts 10/25/2002 07:23 AM

Re: Sanity Worm Concepts

Re: Sanity Worm Concepts 12/30/2004 11:25 PM
Paul Laudanski (Dec 29 2004)

First Impression: Crummy Concepts?

First Impression: Crummy Concepts? 03/22/2005 05:12 PM
"There are no bad ideas."

-Joel Ronning , CEO, Digital River Inc.

CSi announces Concepts Unlimited 2

CSi announces Concepts Unlimited 2 07/08/2004 02:23 AM
CSi has announced Concepts Unlimited 2, the latest version of its flagship product for conceptual computer aided design. Version 2 incorporates a variety of new tools and enhancements including: 600 textures and 300 decals added to the photo rendering library, new extreme modeling tools for twisting and stretching shapes, Pro/E Reader for parts and assemblies, reduced file sizes with advanced compression algorithms, automated creation of design books, and over 145 user requested changes and enhancements...

Networking Security Concepts

Networking Security Concepts 08/03/2004 05:48 AM

Sanity Worm Concepts

Sanity Worm Concepts 12/29/2004 02:18 PM
Andy Fewtrell (Dec 29 2004)

Update: Concepts Unlimited 2

Update: Concepts Unlimited 2 07/09/2004 10:11 AM
The conceptual CAD program adds modeling tools for twisting and stretching images, a Pro/E Reader for parts and assemblies, automated creation of design books, an expanded photo rendering library, and other changes.

Seeking success in wacky concepts

Seeking success in wacky concepts 12/26/2003 04:12 AM
Boston Globe Dec 26 2003 2:34AM ET

CAD app Concepts Unlimited 2 adds new
tools, more

CAD app Concepts Unlimited 2 adds new
tools, more 07/08/2004 03:49 PM
CADSoft Solutions Inc. has released Concepts Unlimited 2, the new version of its computer aided design (CAD) software. The upgrade adds new modeling tools that allow you to twist and stretch shapes, 600 textures and 300 decals for the photo rendering library, a Pro/E Reader for parts and assemblies, automated design book creation and more. In addition, Concepts Unlimited 2 features better compression algorithms that result in smaller file sizes as well as over 145 minor changes and performance enhancements. System requirements call for Mac OS X (no minimum version number provided), a G4 processor and 512MB RAM. The company asks you to contact them for pricing information.

Half-Life 2 Renders & Concepts Art

Half-Life 2 Renders & Concepts Art 04/12/2004 08:43 AM

Displacement of Concepts: DeClan Gets It
Very Wrong

Displacement of Concepts: DeClan Gets It
Very Wrong 06/27/2004 05:58 PM
analyses several of the flaws in Declan's argument .. Declan gets it very wrong

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Introduction to XFML Core concepts.

Introduction to XFML Core concepts. 10/16/2002 10:39 AM
Even for experienced metadata practitioners, some of the concepts in XFML can be a bit weird. An XFML map consists of a number of facets (containers), that each have trees of topics in them. It also contains a list of pages with occurrences of topics on those pages.

PC-Welt Laptop Design Concepts

PC-Welt Laptop Design Concepts 07/23/2004 07:41 AM

My German is iffy -- it's mostly really just a funny voice I make -- but I think most of these notebook computer design concepts on PC-Welt are pretty self-explanatory. They don't all look practical (I'm looking at you, strange Klingon-looking battle laptop), but if you like to reminded just how many roll-up screens and interestingly-folded laptops we have (Answer: One million zeros) there's a lot of fun stuff to check out. I've been told the first page is the winner of the competition, while the second page is all the runners-up. (Thanks, Thien!)
Read - The Winner [PCWelt]
Read - Runners-Up [PCWelt]

Oracle Judge Says He's Still Unclear on
Key Concepts

Oracle Judge Says He's Still Unclear on
Key Concepts 06/25/2004 10:04 PM
The federal judge who will decide an antitrust trial contesting Oracle billion bid for PeopleSoft ordered the lawyers in the case to provide better explanations about several key concepts because he remains fuzzy on their meaning.

A Study of Concepts of Knowledge
Management

A Study of Concepts of Knowledge
Management 04/21/2004 06:04 AM
A Study of Concepts of Knowledge Management by Anna Dening
http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~kimble/teaching /students/Anna_Dening/Anna_Dening.html

Abstract by Author:

Knowledge management has come to the forefront of the business world surrounded by an air of publicity and a degree of scepticism. However in recent years, this label has been removed, and managers and employees are now discovering the real value of knowledge and knowledge management to their organisations. Globalisation and the spread of multinational organisations are demanding the use of cross cultural management and working practices across several language groups. This leads to the question of whether knowledge management should be practiced in the same way across nations.

This project aims to investigate, by the use of a conversational study and questionnaire, whether differences exist in the opinions of knowledge management across two specific language groups: French and English. The hypothesis that language affects thought is discussed with a view to linking the language spoken to differences in opinions held by an individual. The first outcome of the study was that the hypothesis 'language affects thought' was substantiated. Secondly, the hypothesis that differences exist in the opinions of French and English speakers in the field of knowledge management was unable to be confirmed as correct. A copy of the full report can be found here.

This has been added Knowledge Discovery Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.

Information Architecture Concepts:
Misconceptions Explained

Information Architecture Concepts:
Misconceptions Explained 07/13/2002 06:04 PM

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new "gadget"

new "gadget" 12/30/2003 06:12 AM
Click .. report

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May the Best Gadget Win

May the Best Gadget Win 07/28/2004 03:13 PM
Windows for Devices is featuring a Windows vs. Linux device smack-down on their site.

In My Gadget Bag

In My Gadget Bag 04/09/2004 04:00 PM

Gizmodo asked me what's in my gadget bag. Here's what I replied.

Getting fit the gadget way

Getting fit the gadget way 12/03/2003 12:19 PM
MSNBC roundup of fitness gadgets that are supposed to help you get more out of your workout, like the Fitlinxx, a line of networked gym equipment that lets you punch in a PIN and find out how many reps your supposed to do on each machine, the Timex Bodylink system that we mentioned the other day, and Nike's Triax Elite and Fit Sense's FS-1 body monitors. Read...

Don't Buy That New Gadget

Don't Buy That New Gadget 12/30/2004 09:08 AM
Technology Review Dec 30 2004 1:21PM GMT

Gadget lust

Gadget lust 12/19/2004 03:54 PM
Yeah, I know I have a reputation as a gadget geekette (gadgette?), but one of the problems of that is that my travel bag seems to be continually overflowing with the new and cool stuff that I just have to...

How Do You Know You're a Gadget Whore?

How Do You Know You're a Gadget Whore? 05/04/2004 01:04 AM

Vir tual Laser Keyboard Now Available

"I am excited! I have been waiting for this release for some time now, and it has finally happened! 'The Virtual Keyboard (VKB) is now available from iBIZ Technology Corp. This device attaches to handhelds and uses a laser to project the image of a full-size keyboard onto the surface of the desk where the handheld is placed, allowing the user to input text without a physical keyboard.' " [PDA 24/7]

When you see "Compatibility List: Palm Phones: Treo 600" and the next thing you know you have a confirmation email in your inbox! 8-)

Gadget harvest

Gadget harvest 09/01/2004 12:07 AM
Apple unveils its new ultra-thin G5 iMac while Logitech readies the first laser mouse. Also: HP's holiday offerings.

Gadget Overload

Gadget Overload 04/26/2004 04:07 PM
We've all heard stories about convergence when it comes to gadgets, but for many people, all we've experienced is the nee d for a larger and larger gadget bag (and a corresponding increase in chiropractor bills). Of course, even worse than the gadgets themselves, may be each of the different chargers needed to make sure the devices actually run. The question, though, is whether or not this is a temporary state where the possible future we all like to talk about just isn't here yet - or if we're really moving towards a world where more devices is the norm, rather than the other way around. Right now, though, the situation leads to somewhat comic (assuming you're not the person involved) situations like the following: "After downloading some massive high-res files from the digital camera to my laptop, I needed to send them to my coworker's laptop. Of course, I didn't have a wireless local-area network (WLAN) card for that old IBM. Neither laptop had a disk drive. The PC didn't recognize a USB stick. There was no high-speed access at my funky hotel in downtown San Francisco, nor could I log the laptop into the LAN in the convention center's pressroom. And, the pressroom's dial-up connection took so long, the laptop's batteries died, the adapter being back at the hotel room."

Gadget of the Century

Gadget of the Century 06/29/2004 05:16 PM
“The iPod is the gadget of the century,” Will Smith tells Jennifer Hillner of “Wired” magazine. “I have every model. My CD collection from my entire life is on them. I probably have 52,000 songs.” [Jun 29]

What's In Your Gadget Bag, Anil?

What's In Your Gadget Bag, Anil? 04/13/2004 11:25 AM
Anil Dash has religion, and he wants you to have it, too. Preaching the "power of personal publishing" through his popular weblogs, he also moves us through his works as the Six Apart's (Moveable Type/Typepad) Vice President of Business Development and as a member of the Web Standard's Project Steering...

What's in Your Gadget Bag, Glenn?

What's in Your Gadget Bag, Glenn? 03/08/2004 11:19 PM
Glenn Reynolds, of Instapundit fame, may focus his blogging on politics and law, but he's a gearhead at heart. Here's a list of the...

The Gadget That Came to Dinner

The Gadget That Came to Dinner 06/17/2005 03:54 PM
A small $49.95 egg-shaped gadget called Powerseed is designed to slow down eaters and improve eating patterns.

Another year, another gadget

Another year, another gadget 01/01/2004 02:46 PM
Happy new year to everyone! 2004 looks like it's going to be another banner year for gadgets (at least we sure hope so)....

What's In Your Gadget Bag, Xeni?

What's In Your Gadget Bag, Xeni? 06/01/2004 07:25 AM

Effervescent Bollywood advertisements, e-voting, and food-as-porn photoshop remixes. I didn't cherry-pick those three topics from Xeni Jardin's BoingBoing contributions to achieve some eclectic frisson -- those posts just happen to be her last three. They may be indicative, though, of Jardin's many tentacled exploration into dozens of subjects, not just as one of the four cornerstones of BoingBoing, but as a contributing writer for WIRED Magazine and on-air commentator for NPR's Day 2 Day radio program, as well as her duties as conference and art show organizer extraordinaire. Who better to ping with a packet of, "What's in your gadget bag?" (Am I getting good at these, or what? Thanks, Xeni!)

• Sweet little Motorola V600. Fat 65k color screen. Bluetooth. Built-in VGA cam with zoom. I'm co-curating "SENT," the first major exhibit of phonecam art in the US. As the project's sponsor, Motorola provided V600s for each of the Mark Cuban, Megan Mullally, Randal Kleiser, Penelope Spheeris, Weird Al Yankovic). We also got a batch of pre-release V710s which are sweet to the tenth power, but carrier availability isn't here just yet.

Gadget rush

Gadget rush 11/06/2003 07:38 AM
CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos warns that some smart companies are making some very risky decisions.

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