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Nanotechnology: not just for geeks 10/03/2007

Say “nanotechnology,” and geeks imagine iPhones, laptops and flash drives. But more than 60 percent of the 580 products in a newly updated inventory of nanotechnology consumer products are such “un-geeky” items as tennis racquets, clothing, and health products.

IPhone Introduced to Europe, Where Standards Differ 9/19/2007

Apple introduced the iPhone to Europe on Tuesday, hoping to entice consumers with a sleek design and the power of the Apple brand, even as it flouts some of the technological and marketing conventions of the European mobile business.

Some Details About Google Related Genome Start-up, 23andMe 9/13/2007

Did you know that Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone can store your entire genome? I learnt this earlier today when reading through Matthew Herper’s piece on 23andMe over on Forbes.com.

Downgrading Your iPhone’s Video Playback Quality to Save Power 9/01/2007

namely, the highest number of frames per second

Hacking the Wii remote for physics class 7/24/2007

You might be surprised to know that your Nintendo Wii remote control has a small accelerometer that, until recently, research physicists paid good money to purchase. But the increasing widespread use of accelerometers in everything from video games to the iPhone is pushing the cost down and enabling some cheap experimental fun—and educational.