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Monday, January 26, 2009
Phones

Red Tape, Greed Blocking Widespread U.S. Mobile Phone Credit Card Transactions

3:01AM Jack Loftus | In Japan, paying for things with a wave of a cell phone is old hat. Clothing, food, movies, loose women—you name it, they’ve bought it using a phone. Americans? Not so much. Here’s why. More »
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Computers

Toshiba Media Server is a Wireless Powerhouse, Dodecahedron

10:50PM John Herrman | This strangely sexy (for a networked storage device) Toshiba wireless media server concept on show at CEATEC takes a novel approach to design; as wires disappear, the necessity for an unimaginative stack of home theatre equipment is diminished. The device is loaded with wireless capabilities, including Wi-Fi, wireless HDMI (presumably the WirelessHD protocol) and for the sake of variety, Near Field Communication (NFC). More »
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Gadgets

Smart Posters Use Cool Technology to Give You More Marketdrone Material

9:38PM Jesus Diaz | Always ahead of the curve, Japanese communication companies are deploying smart posters for a test drive in a Chiba shopping mall. The posters will use Near Field Communication technology to send information like images, music and movie clips to mobile phones over the air, all with no need to establish any kind of pairing. More »
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