Chip
Talk Archives
Week
of December 29, 2003
MON:...Melissa
Data squeezes all sorts of information out of zip codes.
TUE:...Kaleidescape's
super high-end DVD server-- something to drool over
WED:...Year-end
software tirade (aired in three parts)
THU:....Tirade
(Part 2)
FRI:...Tirade
(Part 3)
Week of December 22, 2003
MON:...Programmers
go mano-a-mano st Topcoder.com
TUE:...The
Voodoo F-50 is a fan-free computer
WED:...Cookiehelp.com
provides foolproof recipes
THU:....Rentport.com
keeps tabs on who's naughty and nice
FRI:...Solid-state
LEDs provide high-power illumination
Week of December 15, 2003
MON:...Erase
your drive forever at EraseYourHardDrive.com
TUE:...Computerized
embroidery by Janome
WED:...ReadIRIS
text recognition preserves fonts and complete formatting
THU:....IOGEAR's
new wireless print server lets you print from anywhere in the office
FRI:...Lindows
loses a court scuffle against Windows in a Swedish court
Week of December
8, 2003
MON:...Beware
of sites "phishing" for your ID. Federal
Trade Commission
TUE:...Droppable
computers from RuggedLaptops.com
WED:..."eWord"
for the Blackberry from www.DynoPlex.com
THU:...."GamerDad.com"
is an on-line game guide for parents
FRI:...Web
sites get a phone connection called "Push To Talk"
Week of December
1, 2003
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MON:...The
Kidzmouse squeezable mouse
TUE:...Magellan
Meridian navigation system from Thales Navigation
WED:...MyPublisher
lets you create your own coffee table book
THU:...."Dasher"
makes it easy to automate Christmas light displays
FRI:...Kartoo
-- the French graphics-based search engine
Week of November 24, 2003
MON:...Free
on-line music lessons from Boston's Berklee College of Music
TUE:...Estorian
promises complete control of corporate e-mail
WED:...Find
those missing software drivers!
THU:....The
eMachine can be even cheaper than the KooBox
FRI:...Motorola
Mobile Phone Tools 2.0 helps manage your cell phone's functions
Week of November 17, 2003
MON:...Multimedia
cards bring music to your cell phone
TUE:...HiEnergy
Technologies remote bomb sniffer
WED:...The
E-Poll says more music swappers now realize it's wrong
THU:.""Concourse"
lets bank tellers service up to four lines
FRI:...Music
Now joins the digital music market
Week of November
10, 2003
MON:...Plaxo
is a virally-marketed mail update service
TUE:...Actiontec's
wireless ear phone for cell phones and PDAs
WED:...Sony's
Eye Toy makes your body the joy stick
THU:...Hindsight
is a souped up SUV rear view mirror
FRI:...TiVo
subscriptions pass one million
Week of November 3, 2003
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MON:...Whole
Home Music plays audio anywhere in the house
TUE:...A
free audio recorder: Audacity
WED:...RoadStor
is a box that will play any media file -- from MicroSolutions
THU:...Napster
version 2.0 is online
FRI:...Cingular
studies cell phone etiquette
Week of October 27, 2003
MON:...Motorola
makes progress on nanotube transistors
TUE:...Dave
re-installs Lindows, and is on the web in 7 minutes
WED:...Primetones.com
lets you become your own ringtone
THU:...MicroNav
is a mouse small enough to fit on a cell phone
FRI:...Online!
The Book by John Dvorak
Week of October 20, 2003
MON:...Scopeware
is Desktop browsing by instinct
TUE:...Samsung's
Napster Appliance, the YP-910GS
WED:...Lindows
saga continues; the backup CD arrives
THU:...Scansoft's
PDF converter brings on-line documents into Word
FRI:...The
Tek Panel 300 is a computer with a really big screen
Week of October
13, 2003
SPAM SPECIAL: Dave interviews
Phil
Raymond, CEO of Vanquish. Subject: stopping spam
MON:...The
Lindows saga continues
TUE:...Gallery
Player creates a digital corporate art gallery
WED:...(Part
1) Vanquish is the anti-spam system that forces spammers to post a bond
THU:...(Part
2) Vanquish CEO Phil Raymond explains "Executive Access"
FRI:...Real
Networks Rhapsody continues to attract downloaders
Week of October
6, 2003
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MON:...Free
entertainment at StudentFilms.com
TUE:...Dave
tries the Lindows (Linux) Operating system, Day 1
WED:...Gateway
introduces the DVS20 solid state snapshot camera/camcorder
THU:...Dave
tries Lindows, Day 2. A link to the directions I tried to follow
FRI:...Electronic
paper moves to color and video
Week of September 29, 2003
MON:...Cancellations.com
tells you what's canceled.
TUE:...In
Boxer is an anti-spam tool that uses linguistic pattern recognition
WED:...Ambient
Devices makes environmental data displays
THU:...A
new keyboard: Move over QWERTY -- here comes PLUM
FRI:...MyCasa's
Wireless Home Attendant at www.unwireit.com
Week of September 22, 2003
MON:...Cingular's
Fast Forward Service
TUE:...Message
Ease from www.exideas.com speeds up messaging
WED:...Volunteer
proofreaders needed by Project Gutenberg
THU:...Maxtor's
One-Touch Drive stores up to 300GB
FRI:...Inforetech's
GPS golf system tracks your game and pre-orders your refreshments
Week of September
15, 2003
MON:...The
Nutrition Navigator
TUE:...The
Rhapsody Streaming music service
WED:...Golden
Retriever photocopies web pages
THU:...The
Memorex USB 2.0 thumb drive
FRI:...The
Verifeye contamination detector
Week of September
8, 2003
MON:...Casio's
EXILIM camera packs still more features
TUE:...Storing
information on your wrist
WED:...Sony's
So-net movies self-destruct
THU:...TalkingStreet.com
creates a wireless cell-phone tour
FRI:...The
Mobile Marketing Association vs. SMS spam
Week of September 1, 2003
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MON:...Ella
learns to sort your e-mail inbox
TUE:...On
Line Home Base adds fonts, images, and files
WED:...Wireless
conversations thanks to the GN Netcom headset
THU:...Keep
only the articles of interest from your favorite magazine
FRI:...Log
in by using your fingerprint
Week of August 25, 2003
MON:.
The
cell phone merges with the pocket organizer
TUE:..The
Drawing Hand screen saver
WED:...Mailinator
provides an instant, spam-proof temporary address
THU:...Media
MVP adds your television to the home computer network
FRI:..MSNBC's
Wireless Traveller loads data from hotspots automatically
Week of August 18, 2003
MON:.
Zone
Alarm Pro 4 takes aim at hackers
TUE:..Webshots
photo-sharing service hits 28 million members
WED:...Microsoft's
Netscan evaluates anyone who posts to a public message board
THU:...All
the national anthems of the world on line
FRI:..I-GRID
monitors the electric power grid
Week of August 11, 2003
MON:.Vonage
expands flat-fee internet long distance
TUE:..Canesta's
Virtual Keyboard can work on any surface
WED:...IO2
Technology unveils the screen-less free-floating Heliodisplay
THU:...Nightstar's
no-battery flashlight: if you shake it, it will shine.
FRI:..Sana
Security gives computers a human-style immune system
Week of August 4, 2003
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MON:.
Time
Scout polices TV viewing with a swipe of the card
TUE:..Casio's
new digital camera includes controlled double-exposures
WED:...Wireless
web connections for RV wanderers
THU:...Electronic
Stability Control promises fewer skids and rollovers
FRI:..GolfAntix
puts a golf pro in your cell phone
Week of July 28, 2003
MON:..Wheels
of Zeus develops a system to track your posessions
TUE:..Flexplay
invents a rental DVD that returns itself
WED:...Bloki.com
lets you post anything on the web, free
THU:...Coaxsys
develops a home network using you cable-TV connections
FRI:...Bosch
battery management system prevents dead car batteries
Week of July 21, 2003
MON:..The
Vibe Phone make a PC picturephone practical
TUE:...Epson's
Smart Panel promises to make scanner use easier
WED:..Phone
Valet turns the Mac into a business-grade telephone answering system
THU:...SignTel
is giving away a program to translate text into animated sign language
FRI:...Easily
load MP3 files between the PC and your Mini Disc
Week of July 14, 2003
MON:...The
Merck Manual: Home Edition
TUE:...The
Zoominator makes it easier to navigate pocket computers
WED:...TeraBeam
Networks sends data over naked laser beams
THU:...Holistic
home monitoring for the elderly
FRI:...The
Traffic Gauge is an always-on traffic display
Week of July 7, 2003
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MON:
The
Gateway Connected DVD player imports media files from anywhere
TUE:Tiny
carbon nanotubes mean larger big-screen displays
WED:Vontu
and ThreatFocus help California
business comply with ID theft legislation.
THU:The
Electronic Frontier Foundation looks for ways to protect file swappingand
pay artists
FRI:Valence
Technology's N-Charge Power System keeps laptops alive for ten hours
Week of June 30, 2003
MON:
The
Linux Operating system's advantages: Chuck Jacobus, CEO, Cybernet
Systems
TUE:
Apple's
iTunes continue to sell
WED:
Pioneer
Electronics sells a TiVo-enabled DVD recorder
THU:
Motorola's
Symphony digital radio improves traditional broadcast reception; provides
interactive services
FRI:The
AMA's Atlas of the Body
Week of June 23, 2003
MON:
Defend
children from the Internet: real-time monitoring and instant blocking
TUE:
The
government's tips on controlling spam
Report
SPAM here
WED:
New
technology means gunshots alone can summon the police.
THU:
Wireless
computer mind-melds let you bring your desktop to any properly-equipped
computer
FRI:
A
living cell inside a chip can make an effective poison gas detector
Week of June 16, 2003
MON:VideOh!
now offers a DVD Media Center
TUE:Print
original documents from anywhere
WED:Duplicating
your CDs
THU:
ZoneAlarm
Pro 4.0: updated Internet security features
FRI:Hamlet:
getting the cheapest airline fare
Week of June 9, 2003
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MON:Remove
Bugbear virus
TUE:Organize
and clean up your Mac: Spring Cleaning 6.0 from Aladdin Systems
WED:Be
nice: Rentport.com has logged your behavior
THU:TomTom:
door-to-door navigation system
FRI:New
notebooks for less: Winbook leads the way
Week of June 2, 2003
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MON:Solid
state illumination gets serious
TUE:Remove
the latest worm, which masquerades as a message from Microsoft
WED:Storing
information on your wrist
THU:Sony's
So-net movies self-destruct
FRI:Snooping
by zip-code
Week of May 26, 2003
MON:Flexplay
invents a rental DVD that returns itself
TUE:Bloki.com
lets you post anything on the web, free
WED:Coaxsys
develops a home network using you cable-TV connections
THU:Bosch
battery management system prevents dead car batteries
FRI:GRIN
stands for Great Images in NASA — a database of photos documenting NASA
Week of May 19, 2003
MON:Entertainment
on your phone: www.realnetworks.com
TUE:The
glossary of terror by NewsLab.org
WED:3-D
chat rooms: www.zing.com
THU:Stop
the pop-ups! www.panicware.com
FRI:Portable
games: www.sony.com
Week of May 12, 2003
MON:IncineratorT
by Iolo: get rid of it all...permanently!
TUE:Digital
Persona's Firefly: ensuring you are who you are
WED:I-Safe
America -- "more than just filtering is needed"
THU:ITunes:
songs, songs, songs
FRI:Second
Life: a very real virtual game
Week of May 5, 2003
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MON:An
FM radio in your desktop mouse
TUE:Block
all e-mail spam with blockallspam.com
WED:Rid
your PC of a web parasite
THU:Delorme's
Earthmate GPS receiver: as portable as you are
FRI:A
unique travel study using pictures of your plates
Week of April 28, 2003
MON:Log
in by using your fingerprint
TUE:Keep
only the articles of interest from your favorite magazine
WED:Wireless
conversations thanks to the GN Netcom headset
THU:On
Line Home Base adds fonts, images, and files
FRI:Ella
learns to sort your e-mail inbox
Week of April 21, 2003
MON:Road-side
sensors by MobilTrak detect what radio stations the passing drivers
prefer
TUE:Personal
Alcohol Detectors
WED:Search
for your ancestors on-line using varied criteria
THU:VoiceBox
will find what you want quickly...like a computer's personal assistant
FRI:Checking
the availability of washers on-line
Week of April 14, 2003
MON:Print
stamps legally from your home computer
TUE:Students
can rate their professors on-line
WED:Live
radio that slows to the listener's speed
THU:E-books
now available at your local libraries
FRI:Recycling
and reusing your unused cell-phone
Week of April 7, 2003
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MON:Stop
spam with MailWasher
TUE:On-line
tax filing seriously recommended by the IRS
WED:
iText:
an on-line high school textbook
THU:Two
steps for easier storage: Vide-Oh!
FRI:Every
small business can have a personal secretary: Tell-A-Phone
Week of March 31, 2003
MON:Iogear's
KVM switch lets you switch Keyboard, Video, and Mouse
between two computers
TUE:Siemens
Automotive is developing Augmented Reality for the car
WED:Texas
Instruments and the F-RAM chip could lead to the "unforgetting" PC
THU:Roboform
allows you to fill in Internet forms automatically and privately
FRI:Hermine,
the washing machine, starts up at the sound of your voice
Week of March 24, 2003
MON:"S.Sense"
detects moisture and waters lawns when they truly need it
TUE:
The
MicroGyro 100: optical mouse that works on any surface
WED:Tell-Me-True.com:
a site to get the truth anonymously
THU:AOL
starting development of Mystro TV
FRI:Digital
phtography: getting those snapshots directly from the camera to the CD
Week of March 17, 2003
MON:
Turbo
Tax's "Tax Proposal Estimator"
TUE:
Used
computers for Teachers Without Borders
WED:Search
with Scopeware: try free or download program
THU:Digital
child tracker already in use at four theme parks
FRI:TerraRadio
lets you play music where you want
Week of March 10, 2003
MON:
A
film scanner from Applied Science Fiction turns ordinary camera film into
digital images
TUE:
ALL
the rules you ever wanted to know!
WED:
Simple
Tech, Inc. introduces PhotoZen: digital photos possible without a PC
THU:Luminous
keyboards: www.eluminx.com / Portable
Link headphones: www.skullcandy.com
FRI:Pop-up
Stopper Professional 3.0 from Panicware
Week of March 3, 2003
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MON:Microsoft
Research tinkers with a file-finding program called "Stuff I've Seen"
TUE:
Distributed
Proofreaders invites you to help proofread the classics
WED:Cook
It Quick from the University of Nebraska
THU:The
World Cursor give you control of the world beyond the screen
FRI:
The
Perfect Voting System is designed to eliminate mistakes and fraud
Week of February 24, 2003
MON:Heartbeat
monitoring by CardioNet
TUE:
Afterbot
develops the digital receipt
WED:Konica
joins the wireless printing trend
THU:Depatment
of Defense plans to use the Threat Tracker from Alias-i
Click
here to see the Information Awareness Logo
FRI:
Verizon
online phone directory calls for you
Week of February 17, 2003
MON:
Kerio
Network Monitor 2.0 keeps an eye on you
TUE:
Create
your own medical emergency card: www.handymedical.com
WED:
Recycle
your computer with www.epson.com
or with ShareTechnology.org
THU:
Websites
with user ratings: Web Quotes by Google.com
FRI:
White
Fire's wireless entertainment in the car caters to taste of every passenger
Week of February 10, 2003
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MON:
Is
it OK to waste time at work? Survey says...
TUE:
A
new keyboard that changes the way you type: TypeMatrix
WED:
Type
carefully or you will be lost in Xupiter
THU:
Consumer
Reports starts Consumer Web Watch
FRI:
How
to measure you resting metabolic rate: the Body Gem
Week of February 3, 2003
MON:
Sesame-seed
sized microphones: Akustica
TUE:
Redeem:
Corus of GB develops a compact radiation detection system
WED:
The
Baby Explorer: A 3-D view of the child-to-be
THU:
Take
notes on-line: highlight, ear-mark, etc with Online Home Base
FRI:
Another
Internet note-taking companion: NLiter
Week of January 27, 2003
MON:
Adaptec's
MyDVD Media Suite makes it easy to burn your own DVDs
TUE:
Commercials
while you wait: click here for a demo
WED:
The
official report of the SQL Slammer digital worm
THU:
Leave
your book so everyone can see it
FRI:
ChipTalk
marks 25 years
Week of January 20, 2003
MON:
The
wire-free Electricty Base from MobileWise
TUE:
A
smarter anti-spam system from Habeas
WED:
Roomba™:
the robot vacuum from iRobot
THU:
Avoid
some of those tedious office-visits with relayhealth.com
FRI:
Internet
in the air!
Week of January 13, 2003
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MON:
Keynote
competes with PowerPoint
TUE:
Memory
Frame: simple way to display digital photos
WED:
In
the works: replay part of a live telephone chat
THU:
Play
those MP3s through your home stereo
FRI:
The
digital stereo only needs a single cable to connect it all
Week of January 6, 2003
MON:
Where's
George? Track
your dollar's trip around the country
TUE:
What
kind of spam people hate most: this poll tells you
WED:
See
what eBooks are all about: view the most requested
THU:
WhyFiles
makes science more compelling
FRI:
Let
these websites help you with your diet:
http://caloriesperhour.com
http://www.caloriecontrol.org
Week of December 30, 2002
MON:
MobilTrak
is a detector that can sense which radio stations drivers are listening
to.
TUE:
MyBrainTrainer
is a virtual gymnasium for the mind.
WED:
Phone-bill-alert.com
notifies you of long-distance rate increases.
THU:
VoiceBox:
ask and get the answer quickly!
FRI:
Scopeware
desktop: 3-D and easy to find things on the desktop.
Week of December 23, 2002
MON:
Recycle
your old cell phone: CellforCash.com
TUE:
Alcohol
Countermeasure Systems' ELAN lets you test your own breath
WED:
Search
census records on line
THU:
Motorola
has invented the "automatic booker:" Live Scan Station 3000
FRI:
Just
short of being the real thing: 3DO's "High Heat Major League Baseball"
Week of December 16, 2002
MON:
Save
tapes and LPs to CD with POLDERBITS at www.polderbits.com
TUE:
Libraries
will soon check out eBooks
WED:
Ad-free
internet-based e-mail from Kobo.biz
THU:
ATT
Wireless ring tones go polyphonic
FRI:
Trespasser
programs that are difficult to remove
Week of December 9, 2002
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MON:
A
$299 high-speed laser printer: the Tally T9114
TUE:
JVC
introduces a radio that actually slows down the announcer's voice
WED:
Cyberlodge.org
could be the next labor union for programmers
THU:
Gateway.com
offers pre-loaded music on the PC
FRI:
Vonage:
A flat-rate telephone service through the Internet
Week of December 2, 2002
MON:Adaptec
transforms videos into DVDs
TUE:About
the TiVo Series2: more recording time and a rebate!
WED:Hop-on
prepares to sell disposable cell phones
THU:On-line
tax filing through the IRS website
FRI:Parliant's
Tell-a-phone automatically dials the number you TELL it to.
Week of November 25, 2002
MON:Take
your Smart Display screen wherever you go.
TUE:Free
file-sharing at www.kazaa.com
WED:Hand-written
notes on a computer:
Microsoft's
OneNote
Pen&Internet's
RiteMail
THU:The
Linux operating system available at lindows.com
FRI:Internet
for $6.95/month: www.695online.com
Week of November 18, 2002
MON:Specific
forecasts for outdoor events: www.weather.com
TUE:Record
a TV show through your computer with SnapStreams Personal Video Station
3.0
WED:Cameras
to aid lifeguards: Poseidon-tech.com
THU:On-line
translation for American Sign Language provided by Hands On Sign Language
Service, Inc.
FRI:Rhapsody
has a variety of music to download and 50 radio stations
Week of November 11, 2002
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MON:
Xitel
offers the Pro Hi-fi Link
TUE:
The
Tablet PC by Microsoft
WED:
Digital
snapshot organizer: 15-day free trial of Picasa
THU:
Texas
Instruments' FRAM chip makes PCs less forgetful
FRI:
Automatically
fill out Internet forms without pop-up ads: www.Roboform.com
Week of November 4, 2002
MON:
Pricegrabber
lists political candidates
TUE:
The
2002 TopCoder Programmers Invitational
WED:
Qpointer's
hands-free, voice-controlled mouse
THU:
The
digital safe deposit box: Computhink's Paperless Office
FRI:
The
GP2000 schedules appointments and gets directions
Week of October 28, 2002
MON:
Find
the perfect word with the Random House Word Menu
TUE:
Fujitsu
Microelectronics develops fingerprint sensor
WED:
Travelogia
searches all the on-line airline sites in one or two clicks
THU:
Ceiva
Logic sells the Digital Photo Receiver
FRI:
Siemens
VDO Automotive pursues "Augmented Reality" technology
Week of October 21, 2002
MON:A
Japanese phone by Sanyo with a built-in camera
TUE:Superpages.com
finds the locations near you
WED:Using
music snippets as search criteria: OMRAS.org
THU:More
information on the Nigerian 4-1-9 scam
FRI:Spammer
gets fined!
Week of October 14, 2002
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MON:
A
laptop for the desktop: the Sony VAIO-PCV-W10
TUE:
Mailwasher
is still working to eliminate those stubborn e-mail stains
WED:The
Wire-Free Electricity Base charges up the laptop without a wire:
THU:Useful
sites on geneaology: www.ancestry.com
& www.cyndislist.com &
www.familysearch.org
FRI:Sony's
AIBO robot now feeds itself
Week of October, 7, 2002
MON:
Classic
literature ready for download: classicreader.com. More
books at www.upenn.edu
TUE:
Image
technology Systems develops the Digiclock Hand Scanner
WED:
Listen
to your old favorites with satellite radio quality: Symphony Digital Radio
Chipset by Motorola
THU:Evaluate
your learning style with an on-line test from the Vancouver Island Invisiible
Disability Association
FRI:
Easier
photo-sharing with PreClick 5 Star Organizer
Week of September 30, 2002
MON:
"Dazzle"
displays digital photos directly to the TV screen
TUE:
A
site that might actually find you: more information on Xupiter
WED:
Clean
up computer files safely:
System Mechanic from Iolo
THU:
Create
your own wireless network neighborhood with MSN 8
FRI:
5.1
Channel Sound by Dolby: immerse yourself
Week of September 23, 2002
MON:
Priority
One support provides help when the warranty expires.
TUE:
Go
Daddy's "Domains by Proxy" are a pre-emptive strike against spam.
WED:
Clear
Play is a program that instructs your computer to censor DVDs on the fly.
THU:
Norman
Data Defense Systems develops a "sandbox" that isolates even undiagnosed
computer viruses.
FRI:
Another
picture phone that fits in your pocket: NexiPhone.
Week of September 16, 2002
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MON:
AwareHome
tracks elderly parents.
TUE:
Spamming
on cell phones -- can you fight back?
WED:
RateMyProfessors.com
lets students rate their professors.
THU:
Research
cars before you buy with the on-line Kelley Blue Book.
FRI:
Windows
Media 9 promises resolution better than DVD.
Week of September 9, 2002
MON:
e-Suds.net
lets college students check the availability of washers and dryers on-line
TUE:
www.wewantlinux.org
hopes to get computer stores to demo the Linux OS on their store displays
WED:
Operation
Dark Screen hopes to stop cyber-terrorism
THU:
Sony's
Cyber-shot DSC-F717 is packed with fail-safe technology
FRI:
The
Propel Accelerator speeds up sluggish dial-up connections up to four times
Week of September 2, 2002
MON:
Boomerangit.com
brings back lost laptops and other articles
TUE:
iVillage
ends its pop-up ads -- or does it?
WED:
X
Post Facto lets old Macintoshes run new operating systems
THU:
Using
pop-up ads to sell a pop-up killer?
FRI:
Technology
Review reports that the chips of the future will be plastic
Week of August 26, 2002
MON:The
Anonymizer 2.0 lets you browse the web incognito.
TUE:Texas
Instruments new classroom calculator: the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition.
WED:A
resource guide for common legal problems: www.findlaw.com.
THU:Sony's
latest camcorder format, MICRO-MV, offers even higher resolution pictures.
FRI:Add
stylish web buttons and banners to your webpage with Alphabutton.
Week of August 19, 2002
MON:E-Snipe
3.0 uses a super-fast server to get your E-Bay bids in at the very last
minute.
TUE:
Whirlpool's
Polara: an oven that can act like a refrigerator.
WED:Hop-On
and its new disposable cell-phone.
THU:
Job
Assessments on-line with Qwiz Inc.
FRI:RadioShack
and FotoShack: store and share all your photos on-line.
Week of August 12, 2002
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MON:
Kartoo
-- a very visual search engine.
TUE:
Aspire
Digital helps you save space by putting those old videos onto CD.
WED:
www.circlemakers.org
will get you in touch with the aliens...
THU:
Alexandria
Digital Literature's "Recommender" has your summer reading picks.
FRI:
Electronic
clothing that can provide vital information or change color on command.
Week of August 5, 2002
MON:Computer
Error messages written in Haiku? www.emailjoke.com
TUE:
Helping
yourself give money online: www.kindmark.com
WED:
Cheaper
digital photography options by Fujifilm.
THU:
Full
color computer with integrated cell phone: www.t-mobile.com
FRI:
More
information on Philips Medical Systems and the Intellivue Patient Monitoring
System
Week of July 29, 2002
MON:Track
kids with the GPS Personal Locator for Children: www.wherifywireless.com
TUE:Sony's
audio TiVo: www.sony.com
WED:Instant
DNA diagnosis at a molecular level: www.nanosphere-inc.comor
www.nanosysinc.com
THU:X-ray
vision for your computer to find all the unneeded files taking up space:
www.jasc.com
FRI:Dare
to date on-line: www.daredate.com
Week of July 22, 2002
MON:E-mail
that's guilty until proven innocent: ChoiceMail
TUE:Track
anything -- anywhere, anytime with Digital Angel
WED:A
way to share files with HBN's Network Guide
THU:Printing
stamps from your own computer
FRI:Teleblock
makes it easier to end junk phone calls.
Week of July 15, 2002
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MON:Charge
your cellphone anywhere
TUE:Digital
photo sharing with NetGUI
WED:The
Intellimmercial addresses you by name
THU:Sound
that permeates your body
FRI:Register
for the VGA Tour before July 22, 2002
Week of July 8, 2002
MON:Renaming
computer buttons.
TUE:UnrealRacing.com
creates a virtual horse-racing experience at a price.
WED:Home
slide shows on DVD.
THU:You
can get a law degree fully online...click here.
FRI:How
to turn your computer in a TiVO for very little.
Week of July 1, 2002
MON:
Piano
competitions judged on-line.
TUE:
Sharing
your home videos with the MS Movie-Maker
WED:
Photoparade.com
on-line photo album.
THU:
Desktop
fireworks for the holidays ... and
more scientific ones, too.
FRI:
Are
you MAN enough to change your ink cartridge yourself?
Week of June 24, 2002
MON:
MyEmail.com
guarantees 100% spam-free mail
TUE:
Transchip
of Singapore develops the handheld picture phone
WED:
The
most important data released immediately to you by Elity Systems
THU:
Buying
vinyl on the Internet from therecordcollector.net
FRI:
Find
your local TV guide on-line and record TV when you want
Week of June 17, 2002
MON:
The
electronic referee would remove all doubt from soccer matches
TUE:
The
CyberAngel, from Computer Sentry Software, protects laptops
WED:
"Say
The Time" from Provenio Software literally TELLS the time
THU:
eMedia
Intermediate Guitar Tutor
FRI:
Yamaha
CD drives will burn a label into a CD
Week of June 10, 2002
MON:Atomic
Clock Sync keeps the computer on time
TUE:Google
adds telephone and address lookups -- including maps
WED:The
Ambient Orb glows different colors depending on the news
THU:SkinStudioXP
can customize the appearance of Windows XP, even animate buttons
FRI:
Boingo
provides wireless internet service to airports and hotels
Week of June 3, 2002
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MON:
Digital
DNA tracks pirated songs: Bay TSP
TUE:
TVGuardian
now protects children from DVDs
WED:
Jet-Net
speeds modem access to the web
THU:SporTrak
is a precise and affordable GPS system
FRI:
True
Position can warn you of disasters via your cell phone
Week of May 27, 2002
MON:
Live
sports broadcasts get the 3-D treatment from Zaxel
TUE:
DelayedMail.com
deliberately delays your e-mail
WED:
The
ePad makes signing credit card receipts easy
THU:
PC
Relocator 4.0 transplants everything from your old computer to your new
one.
FRI:
Pocket
Box Office makes your cell phone an entertainment medium
Week of May 20, 2002
MON:
SmartNavigator
helps pick your TV shows
TUE:
The
V-Key is a virtual keyboard stored in a pen-size projector
WED:
The
Prelinger Archives puts old training films on line
THU:
Tekplate
turns switchplates into emergency lights
FRI:
Does
face recognition promise faster identification of terrorists?
Week of May 13, 2002
MON:
Pixie
dust means greater disk storage
TUE:Xrefer
is a free reference search service
WED:
AirportMonitor
tracks airport noise in Louisville
THU:
Microsoft's
Windows CE for Automotive
FRI:
Using
the way you walk as an identifying signature
Week of May 6, 2002