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The revolution of paperless paper
By Steven Rosenberg How the 'paperless paper' works I love reading newspapers. Really I do. But whenever I read one on the train to work or on the bus, I always seem to end up sparking complete chaos. Either the passenger sitting next to me gets it in the face with my elbow, or half the pages of my daily collapse onto the floor into an embarrassing heap which, in rush hour, is rather difficult to clear up. But soon my problems with paper could be over. At Plastic Logic's factory in Dresden, British engineer Dean Baker shows me a new kind of newspaper. What's new about it? Well, for a start there's no paper - it's electronic. The device looks just like a table mat, it's as light as a magazine. But onto it you can download hundreds of newspapers and - at the touch of a button - browse through them quite safely, without elbowing anyone ever again. "It's very robust," says Mr Baker. To prove it he whacks the screen with his fist. Not a scratch. That's why the electronic newspaper is so light, flexible and revolutionary. Mr Baker believes the device will help consign ordinary paper to the rubbish bin of history. "There's a huge amount of waste," says Mr Baker. "We have paper being distributed all over the country which is consumed on that day and then discarded into the bin. This doesn't need to be the case. "All of that content could be transmitted electronically and stored on a single e-reader, with the same visual appeal as paper. "
We have paper being distributed all over the country wich is consumed on that day and then discarded into the bin. This doesn't need to be the case. 
The machine's so tough, because everything, from the screen to the electronics inside, is made of plastic.
Google Chrome (BETA) for Windows
Google Chrome is a web browser built with open source code and developed by Google. The name is derived from the graphical user interface frame, or "chrome", of web browsers. Chromium is the name of the open source project behind Google Chrome, released under the BSD license. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome) Despite the fact I use Linux (no Chrome for Linux yet) I suggest you!!! Go Google website and download it! http://www.google.com/chrome?hl=en-GB
Why the future is in your hands
Sales of smartphones are expected to overtake those of laptops in the next 12 to 18 months as the mobile phone completes its transition from voice communications device to multimedia computer. Convergence has been the Holy Grail for mobile phone makers, software and hardware partners, as well as consumers, for more than a decade. And for the first time the rhetoric of companies like Nokia, Samsung and Motorola, who have boasted of putting a multimedia computer in your pocket, no longer seems far fetched. "Converged devices are always with you and always connected," said Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, Nokia chief executive at last week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Last year Nokia sold almost 200m camera phones and about 146m music phones, making it the world's biggest seller of digital cameras and MP3 players. In the coming year the firm predicts it will sell 35 million GPS-enabled phones as personal navigation becomes the latest feature to be assimilated into the mobile phone.
Technology editor, BBC News website 
Man vs Wild
Man vs Wild staring Bear Grylls is a series on the The Discovery Channel. The mountaineer/adventurist Bear Grylls will demonstrate survival skills through conditions unimaginable to the average man. After serving in the British Army Special forces unit, Bear became the youngest British man to return back alive after climbing Mount Ama Dablan and Mount Everst. Being no stranger to the wild, Bear will have his latest quest documented by the Discovery Channel. The premier of Man vs. Wild dealt with Bear Grylls facing the extreme heat of the Moab Desert in Utah. Man vs Wild brings a new meaning to extreme adventure as you will see after each survival succeeded. People! This guy is really really crazy!!!!!!! 
Touch Bionics
Juan Arredondo
Name: Sergeant U.S. Army (retired) Juan Arredondo
Age: 27
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Occupation: Benefits liaison for Wounded Warrior Project; formerly active military, U.S. Army 2nd Infantry Division, 1/506th Destroyer Company
Family: Wife, Jessica; daughter, Rose, aged 10 and son, Diego, aged 5
Clinic: Fitted by Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics, Inc.
Product: i-LIMB Hand
Case History
Just over two years ago, in the morning of the last day of February, Sergeant U.S. Army Juan Arredondo of the 2nd Infantry Division, 1/506th Destroyer Company was driving on patrol in Iraq with two other soldiers. A cell-phone-detonated improvised explosive device exploded through the door of the vehicle, seriously injuring all three soldiers. Among his injuries, including extensive damage to his legs, the explosion instantly severed Sgt. Arredondo’s left hand just below the elbow.
As the soldiers raced to get out of the vehicle for fear of additional explosions, Sgt. Arredondo grabbed his severed hand, which was still grasping the steering wheel, and put it in his pocket while he fought to stay conscious. The injured soldiers were evacuated and it was a long 30-minute ride back to the base, with other soldiers trying to keep him conscious and alive.
Soon after arriving at a MASH station in Ramadi, it became clear his life would be saved and his legs healed, but that his hand was too damaged to be reattached. Five hours of surgery saved Sgt. Arredondo’s life and his long recovery process began.
After a brief stop at the Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C., Sgt. Arredondo was transferred to the Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) in San Antonio. Recovery was, at first, difficult. The loss of his hand severely affected him physically, emotionally and mentally. He was emotionally depressed and only felt comfortable at the hospital, amongst other wounded veterans.
The Wounded Warrior Project’s mission is to raise public awareness and enlist the public’s aid for the needs of severely injured service men and women, to help severely injured service members to aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs.
Sgt. Arredondo credits the WWP with helping him to deal with the after effects of the life-threatening injuries he suffered. The WWP helped him to realize that his injury was not going to limit him. Through the program, he went white water rafting and rock climbing with Hanger patient Aron Ralston, the hiker who famously severed his own arm that had become trapped under a boulder. The camaraderie between veterans and the positive experiences offered by the WWP showed Sgt. Arredondo that his life would go on, that he could make a difference.
“Laying up in the hospital bed I really thought I wouldn’t be able to do anything, work, or even provide for my family. But I’m doing it now and it feels great.”he said
Early in his recovery at BAMC, Sgt. Arredondo began to work with Hanger and its clinicians. He has been fitted with multiple prosthetic solutions, both body-powered and myoelectric. The body-powered arm, with a cable that pulls on the arm and rubber bands used for resistance, was “pretty efficient and durable” but awkward and did not move naturally. “It looks like a lobster claw, just opens and closes.”
When he first saw the i-LIMB Hand, Sgt. Arredondo was drawn to how “cool” it looked. Functionally, he sees the i-LIMB hand as bringing together the best of both his previous prostheses, body-powered and myoelectric.
“Every day that I have the hand, it surprises me,” said Sgt. Arredondo.
He has been impressed with its functionality, its natural movement and the way that it grips objects. Using the i-LIMB Hand, he can better hold rounded objects like baseballs, use the finger-point feature to type, and is more easily able to open doors on his own. Today, as a retired soldier and rifle enthusiast, it is a real benefit that he is better able to hold a rifle. At its simplest, the i-LIMB hand just behaves so much more like a regular hand than the alternatives, he said.
“I can pick up a Styrofoam cup without crushing it,” said Sgt. Arredondo. “With my other myoelectric hand, I would really have to concentrate on how much pressure I was putting on the cup. The i-LIMB hand does things naturally. I can just grab the cup like a regular person.”
The WWP had such a profound effect on Sgt. Arredondo that he now works for the organization as a benefits liaison. He knows first hand the tremendous value that this program has and that it can truly turn an injured veteran’s life around.
“The reason I’m alive is because of exciting technology and organizations like Hanger and the WWP. I’m doing a lot better, it’s a great program, an amazing hand and I’m glad I got picked to use it.”
A wide selection of print and web quality images are downloadable from the Patient Picture Gallery.
Matrix Alive - Exoskeleton
Raytheon Company’s newest research facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, is developing a robotic suit for the soldier of tomorrow. Known as the Exoskeleton, it’s essentially a wearable robot that amplifies its wearer’s strength, endurance, and agility. In its May issue, Popular Science magazine likens the Exoskeleton to the “Iron Man”® in the movie of the same name and suggests a blurring of the lines between science fiction and reality. Built from a combination of sensors, actuators and controllers, the futuristic suit enables a user to easily carry a man on his back or lift 200 pounds several hundred times without tiring. Yet the suit, which is being developed for the U.S. Army, is also agile enough to let its wearer kick a soccer ball, punch a speed bag, and climb stairs and ramps with ease. Dr. Stephen Jacobsen leads this project and the Raytheon Sarcos team. He feels his work is a combination of art, science, engineering and design. “People call it different things. Sometimes they call it inventing, sometimes they call it engineering. Sometimes they call it being a mad scientist. To us, it’s the process of getting together, understanding the problems, goals, and then designing something to satisfy the need.” Development of the Exoskeleton has been underway since 2000, when Jacobsen realized that if humans could work alongside robots, they should also be able to work inside robots. Exoskeleton test engineer Rex Jameson echoes his boss’ enthusiasm for this work. “As far as software engineering goes, this job is about as good as it gets. We get to write programs and we see them working on actual robots; that’s very exciting.” Jacobsen and his team take inspiration for their work from a wide variety of disparate sources, including popular culture. Asked if he will see the Iron Man movie when it’s released on May 2, he replied: “Yes, sure. I go to see all those movies. We all do. We all like them. They’re fun. They stimulate your imagination.” 
Google My Second Level Cache
Sometimes I wonder... how many times people access google search everyday hungry for information!? Are we walking to BG and AG age? I mean Before Google and After Google :P !!! That reminds me Matrix the movie when Link loads a complete helicopter guide into Trinity's mind. Would not be easier that Trinity's mind had a WGSI (Wireless Google Search Interface)!!!? Could Ridley Scott in "Blade Runner" or Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke in "A Space Odyssey" imagine a device inside our brains that would provide us any kind of information such as news, images, videos and sounds when our memories fail? Sometimes I wonder... will be google search our second level cache?
Microsoft Offers 44.6 Billion to Yahoo
Microsoft It’s been rumored for a long time, but now it’s reality. Microsoft has made an unsolicited $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo. The bid, which would consist of cash and Microsoft stock, values Yahoo shares at $31 a share, a 62% premium on Thursdays closing price. Michael stated during his appearance on Fox Business this week that Yahoo could face a takeover by Microsoft as part of an ad play, and he was right. Microsoft cites online advertising as being one of the key benefits of the acquisition, saying that “resulting benefits of scale along with the associated capital costs for advertising platform providers make this a time of industry consolidation and convergence. Today this market is increasingly dominated by one player. Together, Microsoft and Yahoo! can offer a competitive choice while better fulfilling the needs of customers and partners.” The emphasis is mine but it’s another key point: Microsoft + Yahoo = a stronger competitor to the Google borg. Microsoft has previously shown an interest in Yahoo, with reports in May 2007 saying that Microsoft had approached Yahoo about a friendly takeover. More about click here