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Windspire is the affordable home wind turbine As wind turbine configurations go, Windspire has one of the most neighborhood friendly versions.  Rather than wielding propellers that are loud and lethal to birds, Windspire has vertical blades that are quiet and birds can see and at prices that beat

What do you get when you cross-breed a motorcycle with a robotic exoskeleton? A wearable concept vehicle that will make rides on common racing bikes look like a boring afternoon stroll through your neighborhood.

WOW! Radiohead. No, really I kept forgeting to post about this but just in case there are some of you that not aware of what Radiohead are doing, here it is. Radiohead’s latest album, In Rainbows, will be released in December but you can preorder at their website.

Death of a Blog, Birth of a Podcast Well, not quite ‘death’ but an indefinite hiatus. I’m powering down this blog for a few reasons, one of which is my desire to finish my PhD. I’ve tried for the last year and a half to do PhD writing and work and this blog, but found the mindsets are somewhat incompatable.

It seems the trend to drive green may be a permanent change. One can only hope that it will be. Gas prices may have dropped in recent weeks, but that hasn’t stopped more than 33,000 people from jumping onto a waiting list for the new electric car out by General Motors.

Democratic Queens Councilman Joseph Addabbo has created a Web site to let City subway riders voice their opinions on the proposed fare hike for next year by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Fightthehike08.com provides information and updates on the hike and...

Our educational system needs an overhaul (and how can Intel help?) Posted by Christopher Dawson @ 6:55 am Categories: Education Technology Tags: Craig Barrett, Intel Corp., Kid, Productivity, Blogging, Internet, Christopher Dawson Fellow ZDNet blogger, Sam Diaz, wrote an interesting piece

The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has been using online video and social media platforms to directly reach local members and BSO enthusiasts, as well as the growing global audience interested in staying connected to BSO content and activities. Building off the success of Boston Pops TV, the BSO and PermissionTV are expanding their work together.

Bill Thompson is not alarmed by net meltdown fears

How one Oakland teacher spent her summer By Katy Murphy Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 at 6:30 am in initiatives, teachers, technology