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BIC Enters The Mobile Phone Market (0)

21 July 2008 • Category: Technology

Am I the only one that’s a little disturbed by the concept of throwaway phones? You know, the junkie little phones that you find in your local gas station that come loaded with an hour or so of minutes. Well the concept is so popular that even BIC has hopped on the bandwagon.
I’m not really […]

BIC Enters The Mobile Phone Market

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Dabbling with a virtual whiteboard (0)

Dabbleboard is a digital whiteboard that will help you visualize, explore and communicate ideas.
The site is very easy to use and automatically generates ‘neat’ shapes from your unsymmetrical ‘circles’ or ’squares’. You can also click and add text quickly and simply. If you need to modify anything you’ve drawn the tools are right next to […]

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Rubik’s cube 25th Anniversary Ads (0)

The Rubik’s Cube is a mechanical puzzle that was invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik. It was originally called the “Magic Cube” by its inventor, but was renamed “Rubik’s Cube” by Ideal Toys in 1980. This 80’s icon of ‘geekdom’ is still alive and well to celebrate the 25th […]

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BIC Enters The Mobile Phone Market (0)

Am I the only one that’s a little disturbed by the concept of throwaway phones? You know, the junkie little phones that you find in your local gas station that come loaded with an hour or so of minutes. Well the concept is so popular that even BIC has hopped on the bandwagon.
I’m not really […]

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Is Google making us stupid? (0)

Is Google making us stupid?

Is Google de-skilling the planet?
The July issue of The Atlantic has an exceptional and provocative article by Nick Carr, asking “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” It’s a riff on Carr’s book, The Big Switch (reviewed here), but covers new ground and has me worried. Carr writes:
The human brain is almost infinitely malleable…James Olds, a […]

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