In the field of patent law: Intellectual Ventures, which is based in a Seattle suburb and claims 30,000 patents and patent applications, is believed to have the largest portfolio among firms that don’t make or sell products. It claims to … Continue reading
I’ve had to handle a number of computer security breaches. Causes vary. It’s rarely because of any hardware. Often software is at fault, containing security holes that have gone unpatched – it’s amazing how often people forget that you’re only … Continue reading
Microbial fuel cells have a number of potential uses. The first and most obvious is harvesting the electricity produced for a power source. Virtually any organic material could be used to ‘feed’ the fuel cell. MFCs could be installed to wastewater … Continue reading
The Sinclair C5 has received a facelift and been re-launched. Well, that’s not quite true; Sinclair has launched a new small electric vehicle, the X-1. The problem it will face, though, is association with the unsuccessful C5. Maybe a computing … Continue reading
This is a fantastic talk, from TED: Two comments: India making cheaper cars and prosthetic limbs enriches us all: we can buy their cars and prosthetics*. This isn’t a zero-sum game. The faster poor countries get richer, the faster we … Continue reading
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Still using Windows? Hmmm? Microsoft has signed a deal to open its Windows 7 source code up to the Russian intelligence services. Russian publication Vedomosti reported on Wednesday that Microsoft had also given the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) access … Continue reading
A real one. Here. Powerful enough to set people on fire.