Should genetic testing kits be available over the counter – alongside pregnancy tests and the like? This topic has come up for debate in 2010 and Congress and the FDA have increased their …
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Green technology isn’t clean — but companies are trying
by Patrice Sarath, July 30, 2010, 12:11 pmThe vision of the environmentally conscious shining city on the hill – the Emerald City, perhaps? – might be clouded by all …
“Great device + great service = poor experience”
by Lee Simmons, July 27, 2010, 11:18 amMark Mulligan posts a fascinating report on the Forrester blog regarding his recent study of music streaming service and technology device combinations. Basically, Mulligan and his researchers wanted to know which streaming service-device …
A fig leaf or a real fix? Big Oil’s plan for the next major underwater oil spill
by Stuart Hampton, July 26, 2010, 9:24 amLast week, in response to the three months that it took BP to temporarily shut down the oil spill caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, a handful of other major oil companies took action.
Like everyone, I watched the travails …
Finally, an awards show for music apps
by Lee Simmons, July 22, 2010, 3:54 pmBillboard is well aware of the power of mobile apps on the music industry. And it’s throwing a party for the best of the bunch.
The Billboard Music App Awards fetes the best music-related …
Financial reform act: Boondoggle or blessing?
by Laura Huchzermeyer, July 22, 2010, 12:32 pmIt’s been two years since the US financial system began to crash and burn. And it’s been two long years since we’ve known things needed to change. This week, after long debates and lots of head scratching, …
The comeback of the catalog
by Jessica Jimenez, July 22, 2010, 9:56 amI usually do not pay that much attention to the catalogs I receive in the mail. Occasionally, I’ll skim through the pages of J. Crew or REI, but that’s about …
Instant gratification, or e-books outsell hardcovers
by Patrice Sarath, July 19, 2010, 3:48 pmAccording to the New York Times, Amazon reported that e-books outsold hardcover books for the past three months.
Did you hear that? …
Department of Innovation: Beer Me
by Lee Simmons, July 13, 2010, 12:45 pmRemember that commercial from the ’80s in which that golden retriever fetches a beer from the fridge for his master? Thanks to a few thirsty engineers with a lot of time on their hands, Fido may …
Deepwater Horizon: The beginning of the end — or a rig too far?
by Stuart Hampton, July 13, 2010, 8:20 am
As BP fine tunes its latest attempt to reduce and/or capture the flow of oil from the broken well in the remains of the Deepwater Horizon rig on the floor of the …
