Category Archives: Controller

8 in 10 Americans depend on cellphones

By doris | Published: August 16, 2011

Full Story at Technologmsnbc.msn.com I lost my cellphone for about 10 hours the other day. I freaked out. And not just because I forgot to put a passcode on it. But because, I, like an overwhelming majority of Americans, have developed quite an attachment to my digital appendage. A recent survey by the Pew Internet [...]

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Your most dangerous possession? Your smartphone

By doris | Published: January 13, 2011

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Forget what’s in your wallet — beware your smartphone. It’s becoming one of your most dangerous possessions. If your phone was stolen a few years ago, the thief could make prank calls and read your text messages. Today, that person can destroy your social life — you [...]

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Baby-swinging video freaks out parents, the Internet

By doris | Published: January 9, 2011

Full Story at Technolog.msnbc.msn.com It could be real or it could be an elaborate hoax. Either way, if you’re a standard-issue parent — one who’s been taught that babies should not be tossed about like rag dolls or circus freaks — then you’re probably going to feel nauseated, angry or perhaps both, if and when [...]

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Chomp! Pac-Man, the arcade classic, turns 30

By doris | Published: May 24, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — A rotund, voracious figure follows a trail through a maze. As he rounds a corner, he is confronted by ghostlike monsters attempting to wipe him out. He turns and flees, but soon discovers an additional source of power that briefly turns him from hunted into hunter. This simple premise [...]

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Arizona to remove its highway speed cameras

By doris | Published: May 9, 2010

Full Story atnews.cnet.com They tell me you’re never alone in Arizona. Somebody, somewhere, is always there to keep an eye on you, just in case you might be the sort of person who might do, or simple be, something undesirable. So those of an equitable state, which may even include some from within the state [...]

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Sony unveils Move, its PS3 motion controller

By doris | Published: March 13, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com San Francisco, California (CNET) — On Wednesday, Sony unveiled Move, its motion-sensitive controller. A small device that looks like a microphone — but with something on top of it that looks like a ping pong ball with an LED inside — Move is Sony’s bid to gain control over the motion [...]

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