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Could We Build The U.S.S. Enterprise From Star Trek?

Written by Carib Guerra on . Posted in NY Press Exclusive, Technology, Uncategorized

USS-Enterprise-Ship-Hulls-Diagram   At least one dude thinks we could. Some total random known only as BTE-Dan has put together a surprisingly large website detailing (really really detailing) what it would take to Build The Enterprise over the course of 20 years. As BTE-Dan sees it, all the main technologies we’d need to construct a real life
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Mindwave Mobile: Control Apps With Your Brain

Written by Carib Guerra on . Posted in NY Press Exclusive, Technology

mindwave It felt a little strange the first time I put it on. The battery pack on the headset was light as the single AAA inside, but its square weight ove my ear wasn’t, like, uncomfortable? Just maybe unnatural. Once I got the Neurosky Mindwave Mobile set up, though—and started controlling my computer with my brain—it
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Happy Internet Week: Update on the First Two Days

Written by Carib Guerra on . Posted in NY Press Exclusive, Technology, Uncategorized

Following the sleepy-faced 7:30am curtain call David-Michel Davies, founder of the Webby Awards and cofounder of Internet Week itself, gave a quick hello and passed the mic to New York City’s Chief Digital Officer Rachel Sterne. The work that Sterne has been doing in partnerships with the local tech community is a large part of
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#TechEd 2012: Uncle Sam Wants You to Learn Stuff!

Written by Carib Guerra on . Posted in NY Press Exclusive, Technology

Danger Internet If you use computers, smart phones, the Internet, or chipped-out credit cards, you need to learn how to protect yourself. That’s what’s up. These days, a good briefing on modern technology is more than just a good idea; #TechEd is our civic duty. #TechEd is the new “learning not to play with fire”. As we
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Turn On, Tune In, Drop the Lawsuit

Written by Carib Guerra on . Posted in Arts & Film, Business, DTSocial, Lifestyle, On Topic OTDT, Our Town Downtown, Technology, TV

So, this website called Aereo just got sued by every major broadcast network. Why? Because Aereo lets you watch broadcast TV channels whenever you want. And unlike Hulu or Netflix, where it can be days/weeks/months before new episodes come out, Aereo is actually TV. Right there, whenever you like, on your browser, iPhone or iPad. Yes. Let’s be real: Nobody but Nielsen families watches TV
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TV on the Aereo: Turn On, Tune In, Drop the Lawsuit

Written by Carib Guerra on . Posted in NY Press Exclusive, Technology

So this website called Aereo got sued by every major broadcast network. Why? Because this website Aereo let’s you watch broadcast TV channels whenever you want. And unlike Hulu or Netflix, where it’ll be days/weeks/months before new episodes come out, Aereo is actually TV. Right there, whenever you like, right in your browser, or iPhone,
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