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Paul Allen Files Patent Suit Against Apple, Google, Others
Most of us here are not particularly big fans of the concept of patents. Most of us are aware of the significance of patents, we just believe the system has gone out of control and needs a serious kick in the butt. Well, it turns out not even the richest people on this earth are immune to the call of the patent troll. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has filed a massive patent lawsuit.
Using four extremely vague (and dare I say it, obvious) patents, the company is suing (breathe): Apple, Google, AOL, Facebook, ebay, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, Yahoo, and YouTube. Ominously missing are Microsoft and Amazon.
Graphene is a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon that conducts electricity 100 times faster than silicon. It has been flagged by IBM and Fujitsu as a silicon replacement in future transistors.
more: Graphene ‘nanobubbles’ could improve switches, sensors
This is a new Multiphysics simulation by Lagoa Technologies Inc.
via buzz
candy: Multiparker 750

LG announces laptop display designed for outdoor use
The company’s new LCD panel is actually illuminated by sunlight when you use it outdoors. This makes the screen easier to read, and seriously cuts the notebook’s power consumption, as LCD screens are one of the most power hungry components in any notebook. When you use the computer indoors, the screen will use old fashioned backlighting.
Rob Spence and Kosta Grammatis are trying to make history by embedding a video camera and a transmitter in a prosthetic eye.
John Underkoffler made a presentation of what he and his team call “g-speak,” which evolves computerized systems to recognize space like they’ve never been able to before. Underkoffler was personally brought in as an advisor on Spielberg’s film, which allowed them to present that insane futuristic interface for the movie, which was set in the year 2054.
