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Compensation for Board Members

April 5th, 2005 at 11:20 pm » Comments (0)

Brad Feld:
Several people have recently asked me variants on the question “How should I compensate a board member in my young private company?” I’ve experienced this question from all sides, having been the entrepreneur with an early stage company, a board member of an early stage company, and an investor / VC […]



China Opens Internet Cemeteries

April 5th, 2005 at 11:06 pm » Comments (0)

A growing number of Chinese are using the internet to visit their ancestors’ graves during traditional occasions such as the Tomb Sweeping Festival.



Hunting by Remote Control

April 5th, 2005 at 11:00 pm » Comments (0)

Sliding his computer mouse around until he locates a moving target, the hunter sets the animal in his sites and pulls the rifle’s trigger with a click of his finger. Down goes a wild boar. Another trophy bagged.

Yet in this case it’s not a video game. It’s a new kind of hunting experience in which […]



Losing Weight with the ‘Stomach Pacemaker’

April 5th, 2005 at 10:50 pm » Comments (0)

The experimental implantable gastric stimulation device, also known as the “stomach pacemaker” has been shown to be an effective alternative to radical surgery such as the gastric bypass for helping people shed large amounts of weight.



The Great Toothing Hoax

April 5th, 2005 at 10:33 pm » Comments (0)

Dozens of news organizations, including the Impact Lab, have been duped by pranksters claiming to be practitioners of “toothing” — anonymous sexual encounters organized through Bluetooth devices.



Star Wars Robot Comes to Life

April 5th, 2005 at 9:40 pm » Comments (0)

Sakakibara Kikai’s new “Land Walker” robot looks like the AT-AT in Star Wars……… and it has guns. Amazing photos.



The 7 oz Wasp Micro Air Vehicle

April 5th, 2005 at 9:13 pm » Comments (0)

You’ll be hard-pressed to find a drone smaller than this Wasp Micro Air Vehicle, now being tested aboard the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group.



Body Movements to Control Mobile Devices

April 5th, 2005 at 12:13 am » Comments (0)

Changing tracks on digital music players of the future while on the move could be done with the nod of the head.



Dayton, Ohio: Free City-Wide WiFi

April 5th, 2005 at 12:04 am » Comments (0)

True to its spirit of innovation, the City of Dayton is moving forward with creating a wireless environment that would allow residents and visitors in open spaces within the city limits to access the Internet from their portable computers and related devices at no cost.