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Big Think launches the Floating University e-learning platform

August 31, 2011

What’s the Big Idea? What if the world’s greatest thinkers and leading practitioners all taught at the same school? What if anyone, anywhere could enroll in this school? This fall, Big Think is proud to announce the launch of The Floating University, a new educational media venture that creates and distributes online multimedia curricula featuring the best experts, scholars and professionals that the world has to offer.

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Education, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

Schools in the U.S. Embrace the iPad as a Learning Tool

January 6, 2011

iPads are the latest learning tool in schools.

As students returned to class this week, some were carrying brand-new Apple iPads in their backpacks, given not by their parents but by their schools.

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Internet, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

Federal Regulators Push For Internet Access Through Your TV

December 8, 2009

tvs

Comcast Corp.’s chief executive, Brian Roberts, was gushing last week about his company’s impending takeover of NBC Universal, saying the deal would give consumers what they want, “which is access to all different types of content on different platforms and different times.”

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Great New Product, Internet, Science & Technology News

Wave-Home All In One Communication Device

January 9, 2009

Wave-Home All In One Communication Device

Wave-Home

Today iRiver is showing off the WAVE-HOME, which is dubbed an “all-in-one solution”, the WAVE-HOME features a 7 inch screen, built-in speakers and comes with a handset that acts as a VOIP phone and a remote control. It also has a built-in 1.3 megapixel webcam.

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Great New Product, Science & Technology News

Road Ready Entertainment System

December 27, 2008

Road Ready Entertainment System

Want to take your entertainment with you on the go? Designed to be a complete multimedia and entertainment transport and storage solution, the Road Ready RRPLASMA50LCM1 portable Plasma/LCD case looks to be the just right thing.

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Business, Great New Product, Internet, Science & Technology News

Vending Machine Serves Digital Content

December 21, 2008

Vending Machine Serves Digital Content

A digital contents vending machine that allows users to easily download movies, TV dramas and music files onto their mobile phones and laptop computers has been developed, a state-run telecommunications laboratory said Wednesday.

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Breakthrough Thinking, Great New Product, Music, Science & Technology News

Bluetooth-enabled Boom Bench

November 20, 2008

Bluetooth-enabled Boom Bench

Boom Bench

We have earlier introduced you to the best multimedia chairs that audiophiles would love to sit on. Now, we have a bench for them. German designer Michael Schoner of NL Architects has ingeniously designed a bench that plays music from mobile phones via Bluetooth.

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Breakthrough Thinking, Business, Great New Product, Internet, New Discoveries, Science & Technology News

Nikon Debuts Multimedia Headset

October 7, 2008

Nikon Debuts Multimedia Headset

Media Port UP

Nikon has unveiled the latest, and perhaps the best, in Borg wanna-be accessories called the Media Port UP. The multimedia headset allows users to view video (up to 120 minutes of uninterrupted playback), and listen to music (up to 270 minutes of uninterrupted playback) via its 4 gigabyte or 8 gigabyte internal harddrive. Other features include Internet browsing with WiFi access, a rechargeable battery, and embedded motion sensors for hands free operation (operates by moving your head up, down, left and right).

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Breakthrough Thinking, Great New Product, Historical Perspectives, Science & Technology News

GPS Device That Offers Self-Guided Berlin Wall Tour

July 13, 2008

GPS Gadget That Offers Self-Guided Berlin Wall Tour

Mauerguide

Visitors to the German capital disappointed to find little of the Berlin Wall left can now have it reappear before their eyes with a gadget offering a self-guided tour.

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Art, Business, Globalism, People Making a Difference

Cybertecture and the Egg in Mumbai, India

June 15, 2008

Cybertecture and the Egg in Mumbai, India

In the 21st Century, buildings will be different from 20th Century, they are no longer about concrete, steel and glass, but also the new intangible materials of technology, multimedia, intelligence and interactivity. The new term being used to describe this new form of architecture is “Cybertecture.”

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