Day archives: April 5th, 2008

Coming Soon, to Any Flat Surface Near You

From the New York Times: Tired of hearing other people’s cellphone conversations? It may become worse. Soon you may have to watch their favorite television shows and YouTube videos, too, as they project them onto nearby walls or commuter-train seatbacks. Pint-size digital projectors are in the works. These devices, when plugged into cellphones and portable …

91 Utilities to Supercharge Windows

PC Magazine has an article with a list of useful utilities: We’re going back to the basics: Our 2008 collection of utility software is all about tweaking, manipulating, and totally dominating the looks and functionality of Windows XP and Vista. These 91 tools provide all the help you need to control Windows. All the products …

Computers to merge with humans

From BBC News: By 2020 the terms “interface” and “user” will be obsolete as computers merge ever closer with humans. It is one prediction in a Microsoft-backed report drawn from the discussions of 45 academics from the fields of computing, science, sociology and psychology. It predicts fundamental changes in the field of so-called Human-Computer Interaction …