[TechNewsDaily – via Yahoo News] “You can just listen to it, but you can’t control how you listen to it,” said Chris Danielsen, a spokesman for the National Federation of the Blind (NFB), about Kindle e-books. While it’s not difficult to convert digital text into speech that the blind can listen to — as is possible with many Kindle books — students require more tools to learn from a text, he said.… Read the rest
[TechNewsDaily – via NBC] So what’s CBS worth? Ultimately, it’s worth the smallest amount that people can manage to pay for it. And no dispute with one cable company will hold it hostage. [Read the rest of What’s TV Worth? It Depends How You Watch]… Read the rest
[TechNewsDaily – via Laptopmag] eBay created a buzz last week by opening a store — accessed via an iPhone app — for browsing through and customizing 3D-printed products, mainly jewelry. It could be the technology of the future — but not of the present, judging by the mostly simplistic and surprisingly expensive items offered so far.… Read the rest
[TechNewsDaily – via NBC] As much as consumers depend on the cloud, however, they can never depend on it 100 percent — as a long line of cloud disappointments, both past and very recent, has proved. [Read the rest of Boxee Lesson: You Can Neither Give Up Nor Count On the Cloud]… Read the rest
[TechNewsDaily – via NBC] Is time an illusion? Does time “pass”? And do people have free will, or just predetermined destiny?
At the World Science Fair, four experts used gadget metaphors (and factoids) to explain the workings of time. [Read the rest of Experts Use Tech Gadgets to Explain the Nature of Time]… Read the rest
[TechNewsDaily – via Christian Science Monitor] If you could make anything you want, what would it be? That’s the challenge 3D printing poses to consumers. But that open-ended question is also a challenge for 3D printing. Do consumers know what they want, and do they care enough and have the patience to make it?… Read the rest
[TechNewsDaily – via NBC] Delivery by drone could relieve road congestion in cities such as Los Angeles or New York, she said. But the impact would be bigger where roads are few and unreliable— places like Haiti and the Dominican Republic, where Matternet has been testing drone deliveries.… Read the rest
[TechNewsDaily – via Mashable] In science fiction shows like “Star Trek,” spacefarers can leap from planet to planet as fast as they can change a T-shirt. But star hopping is going to take a lot longer in “real life,” assuming it’s possible at all.… Read the rest
[TND] For every U.S. military drone such as the Predator, there are about seven hobbyist craft in America that can barely carry a camera, much less a missile. But they present their own legal challenges for privacy and safety.… Read the rest
[TechNewsDaily – via Mashable] While debate rages over using 3D printers to make guns or gun parts, technologies for other possible abuses are emerging — including the ability to cheaply copy and reproduce works of art and jewelry. [Read the rest of Will 3D Printing Fuel Art and Jewelry Forgery?… Read the rest
