HI tech

Hi-tech (or High-Tech) is a phrase that originated in the 1950s and refers to the most advanced, cutting edge technology available in a time period. Because technologies are continually advancing, growing, changing and evolving, examples of 'hi-tech' also change with time. A high-tech gizmo in 1959 is obsolete or low-tech by 1969, let alone by 2009! Because it is not a clearly defined term, hi-tech is used regularly to hype any shiny new tech product to hit the market.

Like other Technology and Tech terms, Hi-Tech is widely used throughout the blogosphere, generally referring to computers, the internet and an entire array of electronic devices, gadgets and gizmos. Hi-Tech blogs can include new product reviews, debate on emerging technologies, research, and processes, as well as general news and opinion pertaining to technology.

Some blogs using "hi-tech" or "high-tech" as tags include zmogo.com, gadgetsblog.org, and gizmodo.com.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “HI tech”

• No money changed hands

  
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  Bookmark this categoryFacebook handed Google a bit of a weaker deal than it gave to Microsoft.As part of its new real-time search features, the search giant gets to index status updates to Facebook Pages, which are mainly commercially-oriented. In contrast, Microsoft, an investor in Facebook, gets public status ...
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• Google gets a narrower deal with Facebook than Microsoft. No money changed hands.

  
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  Bookmark this categoryFacebook handed Google a bit of a weaker deal than it gave to Microsoft.The search giant gets status updates to pages, which are primarily commercially-oriented. In contrast, Microsoft, an investor in Facebook, gets public status updates to profiles for its Bing search engine. Those updates could ...
  20 hours ago

• Google adds real-time search to its results page

  
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  Bookmark this categoryGoogle’s results are about to speed up, with what the company says is “the first time ever any search engine has integrated the real-time web into the results page.”Basically, when users search for something, the most recent news articles and posts on sites like Twitter will be immediately ...
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• Apptizr finds best App Store apps for you (500 invites)

  
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  Bookmark this categoryAs an iPod Touch owner, my personal favorite pastime is the App Store. Finding new apps, debating which of the hundreds of alarm clocks is the best one, and fighting excitement when I get an update for one of my apps is just too much fun to pass on.But now that there are [...]No related posts.
  20 hours ago

• Google adds real-time results to its search page

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 157
  Google’s results are about to speed up, with what the company says is “the first time ever any search engine has integrated the real-time web into the results page.”Basically, when users search for something, the most recent news articles and posts on sites like Twitter will be immediately into your results, and ...
  21 hours ago

• Crunchpad manufacturer renames product JooJoo, promises launch this Friday at $499

  
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  Bookmark this categoryA year and a half ago, TechCrunch editor Michael Arrington set out to build and sell a “dead-simple Web tablet for $200.” His reasoning: There’s a giant hole in the market for a computer bigger than an iPhone, smaller than an iMac, and meant to be used in a relaxed position and location, ...
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• Crunchpad manufacturer renames product JooJoo, promises launch this week

  
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  Bookmark this categoryA year and a half ago, TechCrunch editor Michael Arrington set out to build and sell a “dead-simple Web tablet for $200.” His reasoning: There’s a giant hole in the market for a computer bigger than an iPhone, smaller than an iMac, and meant to be used in a relaxed position and location, ...
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• Single-Chip Cloud Computer – Intel on Cloud 48 With New Chip

  
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  This article titled Single-Chip Cloud Computer – Intel on Cloud 48 With New Chip was first published on the Gadget Blog gizmodose.Intel has launched a new central processing unit on a postage stamp-sized silicone chip containing 48 processing cores and 1.3 billion transistors, known as the Single-Chip Cloud ...
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• Google mobile search about to get a lot more compelling with QR codes, Goggles

  
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  Bookmark this categoryTyping in search queries is so passe. Two developments from Google this month are pointing the way to a much more visual and location-centric style of search.For starters, the company said today that it began sending out two-dimensional barcodes to more than 100,000 local businesses in the U.S. ...
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• Yahoo lets users know how advertisers are targeting them. Wish Google would do the same.

  
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  Bookmark this categoryYahoo is launching a pre-emptive strike against the federal scrutiny its facing for its search and advertising partnership with Microsoft. It’s releasing an ad manager that will let users see a history of their online activity and decide how they want to be exposed to interest-based ...
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• A visual social bookmarking tool that has its own take on PageRank

  
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  Bookmark this categoryIf you’re the type of obsessive-compulsive person who needs to organize the firehose of information confronting you every day on the web, then Pearltrees might work for you. It’s a visual social bookmarking service that allows you keep track of what you’ve read and establish relationships ...
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• Softkinetic to support Panasonic chips in gesture-controlled TV platform

  
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  Bookmark this categoryControlling a TV by waving your arms in front of it sounds like science fiction. But it’s inching closer to reality as a deal between Softkinetic and Panasonic shows.Brussels, Belgium-based Softkinetic plans to support Panasonic’s “time of flight” 3-D image sensors which can be used in ...
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• Does Yahoo have a price list for spying on criminal suspects?

  
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  Bookmark this categoryYahoo apparently has a detailed price list for what some are calling “spying services” that it provides to law enforcement agencies.Wired’s Threat Level security blog has reported that Yahoo blocked a Freedom of Information Act request from an Indiana University graduate student, ...
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• Softkinetic to use Panasonic chips in gesture-controlled TV platform

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 157
  Bookmark this categoryControlling a TV by waving your arms in front of it sounds like science fiction. But it’s inching closer to reality as a deal between Softkinetic and Panasonic shows.Brussels, Belgium-based Softkinetic plans to use Panasonic’s “time of flight” 3-D image sensor in an upcoming ...
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• Apple confirms acquisition of music site Lala - CNET News

  
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  CBS News Apple confirms acquisition of music site Lala CNET News Apple has acquired struggling streaming music service Lala, an Apple spokesman told CNET News on Sunday. Apple spokesman Steve Dowling confirmed the acquisition but did not disclose the terms of the deal or what the company intends to … ...
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• With itunes, Apple Conditioned Us For The App Store - Washington Post

  
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  guardian.co.uk With itunes, Apple Conditioned Us For The App Store Washington Post As you may have read by now, Apple decided to grace The New York Times with its presence for a long post about the App Store this weekend. There’s really isn’t anything new in the story (though a side story does reveal ...
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• USB 3.0 ExpressCard adapter promises ten times more than it can deliver

  
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  Been fretting by the upcoming slew of USB 3.0 devices and your relatively new laptop’s inability to exploit their full speed? Well that isn’t going to help you much, but it’s a great example of why you should shop with a careful eye and preferably from reputable stores. British e-tailer StarTech.co… ...
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• Softkinetic to use Pansonic chips in gesture-controlled TV platform

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 157
  Bookmark this categoryControlling a TV by waving your arms in front of it sounds like science fiction. But it’s inching closer to reality as a deal between Softkinetic and Panasonic shows.Brussels, Belgium-based Softkinetic plans to use Panasonic’s “time of flight” 3-D image sensor in an upcoming ...
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• VMware wants dual-OS virtualized smartphones, no ugly boot-loaders

  
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  It’s getting harder and harder to pick a smartphone, with options like Iphone OS, WebOS, Android, and Windows Mobile making the choosing difficult. Life would be easier whether you could pick two, and that’s what virtualization giant VMware is working on, the ability to run dual OSes in one smartph… buy ...
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• Citysearch, Urbanspoon start pulling in tweets. Take that, Yelp.

  
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  Bookmark this categoryCitysearch and Urbanspoon, two IAC-run sites devoted to helping people find places to go out and eat, are announcing deep Twitter integrations today. Citysearch will let businesses claim and manage their listings on the site and tweet from them. At the same time, both CitySearch and ...
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