First look at 2016 Hurricane Season: unusually big question marks
By Bob Henson From Weather Underground Even more than one might expect, the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season is shaping up with both high- and low-end possibilities, based on preliminary thoughts released Thursday by a team at Colorado State University. The…
Audio myth: Digital audio sounds worse than analog
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio Myth: Digital audio sounds worse than analog, and the lack of digital’s fidelity is revealed as a sterile and harsh sound that lacks warmth, depth, imaging, clarity, and any number of other vague and…
The Editor Speaks: Our not so speedy Internet
There has been a lot of talk about the biggest con our Internet providers have been getting away with – its SPEED. Complaints have been pouring into the appropriate regulating authority that watches over our Internet – Information Communications and…
Gadget of the week
Researchers create a near-perfect sound absorbing system By Andrew Tarantola From engadet We’ve come a long way since the days of pouring wax into our ears to block out siren songs. A team of researchers at Hong Kong University of…
innovative patents
10 innovative patents that could give us a look into the future of augmented reality By Erin Carson, From TechRepublic Augmented reality display integrated with self-contained breathing apparatus, 2006 The idea here is to combine AR technology with a firefighter’s…
Don’t mortgage your startup
By David Frankel From TechCrunch The last 5-10 years have been an extraordinary time for early stage tech founders to raise money. But easy access to capital has ingrained some bad habits among founders. There has always been the risk…
T&T: Online support for PoS Mayor
By Sascha Wilson from Guardian T&T An online campaign has been launched in defence of Mayor Raymond Tim Kee, who is expected to step down during a special sitting of the Port-of-Spain City Corporation today. The online petition on Facebook is being spearheaded…
New approach to the treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation
Patients with atrial fibrillation or AFib may benefit from a new procedure called the convergent approach for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. The minimally invasive procedure combines electrophysiology and cardiac surgery treatments to help restore normal heart rhythm for longtime…
Shopping cart invented by Alabama mom going nationwide in Target stores
By Dawn Kent Azok From AL.COM Caroline’s Cart, the shopping cart for special needs children created by Alabaster mom Drew Ann Long, will soon be found in Target stores nationwide. The retail giant has been testing the carts in some stores for…
Malware developers hide in plain sight in online sandboxes
By Michael Kassner From TechRepublic Online sandbox services are an interesting concept. Individuals who suspect that a file or URL may be malicious can upload the file or URL to the portal of a malware analysis service, and in short order…
