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Digital West and Computer Recycling Firm
BCS, Inc. Join Forces to Offer Recycling
Program to National Retail C

Digital West and Computer Recycling Firm
BCS, Inc. Join Forces to Offer Recycling
Program to National Retail C 11/19/2003 12:59 PM
Capitol Reports Nov 19 2003 12:05PM ET

Two to Beam Up

Two to Beam Up 06/17/2004 04:10 PM

Remember a few months back when photons were successfully teleported? Well, they've done it with atoms now.

In quantum teleportation, the sender, normally called Alice, instantaneously transfers information about the quantum state of a particle to a receiver called Bob. The uncertainty principle means that Alice cannot know the exact state of her particle. However, another feature of quantum mechanics called "entanglement" means that she can teleport the state to Bob.

I'm not real sure what all that means, but I'm sure that soon they'll be able to do this with multiple atoms at the same time. I think we've all seen "The Fly" enough times to understand how many ways this technology can go wrong. If they're going to start building Star Trek contraptions, let's start with a holodeck. Wouldn't you rather your garage looked like the moon than risk a trip to the moon in a teleporter.

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one to beam up

one to beam up 08/28/2004 10:08 PM
Here are the remarks (I don't think it's quite long enough to be called a speech) that I'm delivering at Jimmy Doohan's Farewell Convention Dinner in an hour-and-a-half.

Should SETI Be Looking For Lasers
Instead?

Should SETI Be Looking For Lasers
Instead? 08/10/2004 05:13 AM

Beam us up, mossbacks

Beam us up, mossbacks 06/19/2004 01:33 AM
Usatoday.com - Fri Jun 18, 08:06 am GMT

Beam of Pain

Beam of Pain 06/07/2004 10:56 AM
A roundup of new weapon technologies in this Sacramento Bee piece:

Test subjects can't see the invisible beam from the Pentagon's new, Star Trek-like weapon, but no one has withstood the pain it produces for more than three seconds. People who volunteered to stand in front of the directed energy beam say they felt as if they were on fire. When they stepped aside, the pain disappeared instantly.

The long-range column of millimeter-wave energy is known as the "Active Denial System" for its ability to prevent an aggressor from advancing. Senior military officials, who plan to deliver the device for troop evaluation this fall, say years of testing has produced no sign it will lead to health effects beyond perhaps causing skin to temporarily redden.(...)

But in an era of secret interrogations of al-Qaida suspects and revelations of U.S. abuse of prisoners at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, Executive Director Doug Johnson of the Minneapolis-based Center for Torture Victims is skeptical. "It seems fundamentally a weapon that's designed to create a great deal of pain and fear," Johnson said. "The concern I would have is ... once this kind of technology is available and there's a perception that it's safe and nonlethal, it seems like a natural device to be used in interrogations.

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Beam me up, mini

Beam me up, mini 09/25/2004 11:37 AM
About three weeks after I first moved into my Rhode Island apartment, I found myself struggling through my first blackout. With most of my belongings still in boxes, I was forced to navigate my still-unfamiliar surroundings with the only light I could find — the backlight on my iPod. That being said Griffin Technology, creators of some of the coolest accessories ever to grace an Apple product — or desktop — have announced a whole new iPod accessory, one that adds nothing to the musical value of the iPod, or its aesthetic appeal, or its recording capabilities. Quite simply, this new iPod add-on turns the iPod or iPod mini into a flashlight (or a laser pointer). Called <A HREF="http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/ibeam/">i Beam</A>, the snap-on flashlight “is great for finding keys in the dark. The other half of the package is a class IIIA laser pointer, handy for iPod-friendly presentations and other, less professional pursuits. Both units come with a snap-on protective cap that can be attached to any keychain for convenient portability and accessibility.” Which, of course, lends itself to the age-old question: What will they think of next?

The New Bluetooth: More on the Beam

The New Bluetooth: More on the Beam 04/07/2005 10:11 AM
Business Week Apr 7 2005 2:14PM GMT

Beam me up, Scotty

Beam me up, Scotty 04/09/2004 04:12 PM
CNN/Money reports that Microsoft and Sun have dropped their lawsuits, although the terms make it sound more like they settled out of court and Sun won: Microsoft has agreed to pay Sun a total of $1.950 billion, while Sun agreed to pay Microsoft royalties for any technology it incorporates into its products. (The Times of India has a franker and more helpful article.) Yes, Scott McNealy apparently worea Trekkie outfit to the press conference In addition, CEO's Bill Gates and Scott McNealy announced that they are producing the feature film "Star Trek: Unholy Alliance" in which Captain McNealy of the...

Abstract Beam 0.1

Abstract Beam 0.1 04/26/2004 02:22 PM
A theme with bright colours on a black background.

Lasers Lose Focus

Lasers Lose Focus 07/20/2004 11:28 AM
Dental-equipment manufacturer Biolase reports flat sales.

Sirius, Microsoft to beam TV to your car

Sirius, Microsoft to beam TV to your car 01/06/2005 09:45 AM
Need lots of distractions to quell those raucous kids fidgeting in the back seat of your minivan on the way to Grandma's house? Well, there may be some help on the horizon, now that Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. says it will add video transmissions to its U.S. pay-radio system in 2006. In another splash of technology convergence that is seeing the boundaries melt between all forms of electronic communications, Sirius said yesterday that in the second half of 2006 it will add two or three channels of video content to the lineup of about 120 channels of digital music, talk and information that it already beams by satellite to more than one million subscribers in the United States.

Sub-$1,000 color lasers to grow in
popularity

Sub-$1,000 color lasers to grow in
popularity 08/02/2004 10:02 AM
Worldwide shipments of color laser printers priced under $1,000 will increase from 37 percent of total color laser printer shipments in 2003 to 56 percent of total color laser printer shipments by 2008 (a compound annual growth rate of 35 percent), according to a new report from Lyra Research...

Sony Bets on Blue Lasers

Sony Bets on Blue Lasers 05/17/2004 04:39 PM
Enterprise Storage Forum May 17 2004 8:10PM GMT

Lexmark Spruces Up Color Lasers

Lexmark Spruces Up Color Lasers 09/27/2004 06:53 AM
Lexmark International this week is shipping new color laser printers with faster speeds, enhanced media-handling capabilities and cost-saving features.

DVD drive marries red and blue lasers

DVD drive marries red and blue lasers 12/18/2003 06:17 PM
Japanese computer maker NEC develops technology to record and read both current and next-generation DVDs with a single optical head.

Lasers help bridge network gaps

Lasers help bridge network gaps 02/05/2005 09:32 PM
Lasers are being used by an Indian telecommunications firm to quickly expand its network.

N.J. Man Indicted in Laser Beam Case
(AP)

N.J. Man Indicted in Laser Beam Case
(AP) 03/26/2005 05:36 AM

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TV May Soon Beam From Cell Phone Screens
(AP)

TV May Soon Beam From Cell Phone Screens
(AP) 01/06/2005 07:49 PM
AP - The screens may be tiny and the batteries overworked, but the wireless industry is bringing TV to a cell phone near you.

How to beam audio--and video--around
your house

How to beam audio--and video--around
your house 12/11/2003 09:41 PM
ZDNet Dec 11 2003 8:03PM ET

UK Police Want An Automotive Tractor
Beam

UK Police Want An Automotive Tractor
Beam 12/30/2003 07:23 AM

Beam It Up, Gabe - The Steam at the end
of the tunnel

Beam It Up, Gabe - The Steam at the end
of the tunnel 04/07/2005 04:54 AM

Lasers to warn pilots in restricted D.C.
airspace

Lasers to warn pilots in restricted D.C.
airspace 04/16/2005 02:26 AM

Lasers To Signal Airspace Breaches
(washingtonpost.com)

Lasers To Signal Airspace Breaches
(washingtonpost.com) 04/16/2005 02:44 AM
washingtonpost.com - The U.S. military will begin using an elaborate network of cameras and lasers next month to scan the sky over Washington and flash colored warning beams at aircraft that enter the nation's most restricted metropolitan airspace.

FBI Probes Lasers Beamed at Plane
Cockpits (AP)

FBI Probes Lasers Beamed at Plane
Cockpits (AP) 12/30/2004 09:40 PM
AP - The FBI, concerned that terrorists could use lasers as weapons, is investigating why laser beams were directed into the cockpits of seven airplanes in flight since Christmas.

A 70's Duo Rocks On: Pink Floyd and
Lasers

A 70's Duo Rocks On: Pink Floyd and
Lasers 02/05/2005 09:04 PM
The Pink Floyd laser light show, that planetarium staple dating from the 1970's, continues to sell out, despite some signs of aging.

Tech firm wins BAE lasers deal

Tech firm wins BAE lasers deal 11/01/2003 09:46 PM
Scotsman Online Nov 1 2003 8:38PM ET

Nightclub lasers 'may harm sight'

Nightclub lasers 'may harm sight' 09/10/2004 07:22 AM
Lasers used in nightclubs could damage dancers' sight, researchers have warned.

Beam Your Favorite Shows to an
Expandable Cache

Beam Your Favorite Shows to an
Expandable Cache 01/09/2004 09:55 PM
For the last five years, TiVo and ReplayTV have enabled users to digitally record television shows. But the number of shows that can be stored on one of these machines is limited by the size of its hard drive. Some users - those who like to keep their favorite shows around - have gotten around this by copying them to VCR's or DVD recorders.

Tiny Projectors: Hologram and Lasers,
Not Smoke and Mirrors

Tiny Projectors: Hologram and Lasers,
Not Smoke and Mirrors 06/30/2004 12:37 PM

Researchers from Cambridge and Light Blue Optics, Ltd. have developed a prototype pocket-sized, battery-powered video projector -- or at least the technology that should, in the mythical two to five years, lead to one. The trick is a total lack of lenses or light bulbs, but instead to display a two-dimensional hologram on a microdisplay then shine a laser through it, which scatters the light into a larger, projected picture. Projectors are great -- I'm about to pick up a cheap one, myself. If they could slip these into cellphones or PDAs, there would be no need for roll-up screens or dorky mirrorshade HUDs at all. All you'd need is a clean wall and a total blotting out of the star we call our sun.
Read - Holograms Enable Pocket Projectors [TechnologyReview]

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More Photos from the Society for Information Display Show [Gizmodo]
Microvision Nomad Heads Up Display [Gizmodo]

FBI: No terror link in lasers aimed at
aircraft (USATODAY.com)

FBI: No terror link in lasers aimed at
aircraft (USATODAY.com) 01/03/2005 08:12 AM
USATODAY.com - A string of incidents around the country involving laser beams aimed at aircraft aren't linked to terrorism and are more likely the work of mischief makers, the FBI said Sunday.

FBI is pretty sure terrorists aren’t
shining lasers at airplanes

FBI is pretty sure terrorists aren’t
shining lasers at airplanes 01/04/2005 08:58 AM

Looking to Lasers, Microwaves and
Anti-Matter for Space Travel

Looking to Lasers, Microwaves and
Anti-Matter for Space Travel 12/03/2003 09:50 AM
Space.com Dec 3 2003 9:04AM ET

Nanowire Wrapping a Beam of Light around
a Human Hair

Nanowire Wrapping a Beam of Light around
a Human Hair 12/18/2003 01:03 PM
BoingBoing pal Roland Piquepaille says:

The nanotechnology research field is pretty fertile these days. Researchers at Harvard recently showed a nanowire which could be the next big diagnostic tool for doctors. Meanwhile, University of Southern California scientists have developed a 'nanosensor' that only works when noise is added. And another Harvard team has developed nanoscale fibers that are thinner than the wavelengths of light they carry which may have applications in ever-shrinking medical products and tiny photonics equipment such as nanoscale laser systems, tools for communications and sensors. This news roundup contains more details and references about these projects. You'll also find a stunning picture of a s ilica nanowire wrapping a beam of light around a strand of human hair.

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Sony aims to beam sights, sounds into
brain

Sony aims to beam sights, sounds into
brain 04/07/2005 05:57 PM
If you think video games are engrossing now, just wait: PlayStation maker Sony Corp. has been granted a patent for beaming sensory information directly into the brain.

The technique could one day be used to create video games in which you can smell, taste, and touch, or to help people who are blind or deaf. The U.S. patent, granted to Sony researcher Thomas Dawson, describes a technique for aiming ultrasonic pulses at specific areas of the brain to induce "sensory experiences" such as smells, sounds and images.

News source: CNN

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Mars laser will beam super-fast data.

Mars laser will beam super-fast data. 09/17/2004 12:36 AM
New Scientist: Mars laser will beam super-fast data. Outer space? Check. Frickin' laser beams? Check. It seems like it would be easier to receive the laser signal at a satellite and then beam it down to Earth via radio.

FBI to Probe Mystery Lasers Aimed at
Planes (Los Angeles Times)

FBI to Probe Mystery Lasers Aimed at
Planes (Los Angeles Times) 12/31/2004 06:33 AM
Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — The FBI is investigating seven incidents of lasers apparently being directed at planes that were preparing to land at airports around the country over the last six days, a federal official said Thursday.

Wirelessly beam MP3s to your car's
digital audio player

Wirelessly beam MP3s to your car's
digital audio player 11/01/2003 12:54 PM
You know how sometimes you think up a gadget but you figure that no one will ever build it? Well, the Omnifi is one of those gadgets, except that it's real. The Omnifi is a digital media player for your car with a 20GB hard drive and an 802.11b WiFi attachment which actually makes it possible (assuming your car is within range) to wirelessly beam your music directly to your car from your PC. You can also set it to automatically transmit all sorts of information to your car, like the weather, news, etc. The hard drive can also detach and be connected to a PC (sorta like the Phatnoise system) if your car is parked too far away for WiFi. Read...

sacbee.com -- News -- Invisible beam
tops list of nonlethal weapons

sacbee.com -- News -- Invisible beam
tops list of nonlethal weapons 06/06/2004 03:12 AM
Invisible beam tops list of nonlethal weapons .. Pentagon Working on Invisible Beam Weapon .. From the "this does not bode well" file .. Pentagon sets phaser to "pain" .. invisible pain ray .. Read article .. :

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