e-Clippings 1.25.2004 *Not Latin for Fair and Balanced
"Legero. Cogito. Scribero."


"Give me a place where I might stand, and I will move the world."
Archimedes
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U.S. History Moves Online, With Offshore Help: The Smithsonian
Institution is putting online a vast records collection detailing the
work of the U.S. Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842. Much of the work
was completed in countries the explorers may have visited.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,89137,00.html?nlid=AM
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NEWS

New Web Site Will Help Students Assess Success with Online Education
eLearners, a Web site that connects students to online education
sources, is offering eLearners Advisor to help students determine
their readiness for completing online studies.
http://www.elearnersadvisor.com/index.asp

Netcentric warfare to use more sims: As the military becomes a more
networked force, it will have to relearn how to fight, the leader of
U.S. Joint Forces Command says.
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0119/web-sims-01-21-04.asp

(from ZDNet)
Mr. Bond: Get your head out of the sand: In response to our interview
with Phillip Bond, Under Secretary for Technology at the U.S
Department of Commerce, Mark Fenner writes that the current economic
policies favor an elite group of Americans who profit from the
exploitation of an international work force educated at the expense
of middle class America. Clearly, this will be a hot button issue as
the election season gets a full head of steam in the coming weeks.
http://ct.com.com/click?q=e8-DOJMQfk~B_EEfa4RTeTkdcBdtOFR

ThirdForce explains massive stock surge: ISE listed e-learning
company ThirdForce said on Tuesday that it is in possible acquisition
talks, but the company kept all details a secret.
http://www.electricnews.net/news.html?code=9387899

IBM Plans To Add 15,000 New Jobs Worldwide: The announcement comes
after a series of job cuts, during which IBM said it was trying to
cut costs and reduce job redundancies.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,89202,00.html?nlid=AM

Diploma mill inquiry reaches military: Two Capitol Hill leaders
officially asked the General Accounting Office to expand its
investigation of diploma mill degree holders to include the Defense
Department.
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0119/web-diploma-01-22-04.asp

EMERGING TECH SECTION

Tech Toys Draw Cheers, Tears: New technology can intimidate and
frustrate, yet Americans find that their electronics are
indispensable tools that simplify life. January 22, 2004
http://nl.internet.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=1,oiw,1,3gec,6d5w,kdcl,8t40

Wearable Devices Add Strength: Imagine donning a pair of "power
pants" that use sensors and artificial muscles to give you an extra
jolt of strength. Japanese researchers have built just such a robotic
contraption, to the potential benefit of the elderly and disabled as
well as soldiers and rescue workers.
http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/innovation40204.asp?trk=nl

Smart Introduces Sympodium Interactive Pen Display
The Sympodium ID250 allows users to edit and annotate presentations
via a control panel attached to a podium.
http://www.smarttech.com/products/sympodium/id.asp

NEC To Launch RFID Business This Year: It's currently in the final
stages of developing its own RFID chip and plans to start offering
the chip and associated software and systems by September.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,89336,00.html?nlid=AM

Spinning a New Kind of Computer: Researchers in Belgium and Denmark
have shown that the collective spin of clouds of atoms can be used to
compute.
http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/rnb_012004.asp?trk=nl


TRENDS AND RESEARCH SECTION

China's Internet Use Surges: Government stats show that 79.5 million
Chinese are now online, second only to the United States. January 16,
2004
http://nl.internet.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=1,oiw,1,ehnv,ft6b,kdcl,8t40

Report: Users Giving up on their Desktops: Say good-bye to your
desktop. By 2006, only 45 percent of corporate users are expected to
consider their desktop to be their primary information device,
according to a new report.
http://nl.internet.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=1,o6j,1,jlf8,7p2y,kdcl,8t40

WHAT WILL BECOME OF APPLE IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS? By Dan Farber
TRENDS: The Mac is winning the hearts and minds of digital media and
entertainment junkies. But can the platform survive on that alone?
Dan looks at how far Apple's come--and where it's headed.
http://ct.com.com/click?q=c2-oXxLQUEg7UQpm4lokymXTuRzxquR

Robot Scientist As Effective As Humans At Lab Work: Grad students
often feel like drones, doing grunt laboratory work for a pittance. A
recent publication probably won't make them feel much better about
their jobs. Scientists report that they have developed a robot that
can formulate hypotheses, design experiments to test them and analyze
the results. What is more, it performs just as well as real grad
students and spends less money.
http://click.exacttarget.com/?
fe86107973670c7972-fe28167073670d7b771077

MOBILE COMPUTING SECTION

Census tests PDAS, Web tech: The Census Bureau so far has two tests
scheduled to evaluate new data collection methods.
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/0119/web-census-01-19-04.asp

Review: Logitech Mobile Bluetooth Headset: Jørgen Sundgot takes a
closer look at the first attempt at a Bluetooth headset from PC
accessory mainstay Logitech, finding several pros - and the odd cons.
http://www.infosyncworld.com/reviews/n/4507.html

Air Force selects vendors for accessories, rugged devices
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2003/1215/web-bpa-12-16-03.asp

(from NW Computing)
Virtual Keyboard from iBIZ: The device weighs 2 ounces and runs on
its own rechargeable lithium ion battery (about three to four hours
of life). Future connectivity options include transmitting to the PDA
via Bluetooth or infrared. The company said a version for cell phones
will come out in the fourth quarter of this year. The keyboard is
compatible with Palm, Pocket PCs, as well as desktop PCs and laptops.
It costs $99.99, and can be ordered at the company's e-commerce Web
site
http://www.ibizpda.com/

Fossil delays the Palm OS wristwatch PDA again: Posted January 21, 1:
28 p.m. Pacific Time: Plans for Fossil Inc.'s Palm OS-based smart
wristwatch are back to square one, as the version that was expected
to be out in the middle of last year has been shelved in favor of a
less expensive and more powerful version of the watch now scheduled
for release in the middle of this year, Fossil said Wednesday.
http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=519FB5:1F4D50E

FIRMS WARM TO M-COMPUTING, SKIP TRAINING: A new study has found that
while 84 percent of firms back mobile computing as a productivity
tool, only 35 percent are making any investment in related training.
The survey was conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit and was
sponsored by Nortel Networks. The study found that 58 percent of
senior executives are using mobile computing technology at least
several times a day. It also said that 32 percent of companies with
revenues exceeding USD8 billion intend to invest over USD5 million on
mobile computing in the next two years. Interestingly, while 46
percent of companies that have implemented wireless technology are
concerned about security, 45 percent of firms say they have no
specific mobile computing security policy in place.
http://www.electricnews.net/news.html?code=9387857

Handheld market sees excellent growth
http://www.infosyncworld.com/news/n/4519.html

Vendors, carriers eye WiMax wireless broadband: Posted January 23, 4:
46 a.m. Pacific Time: Manufacturers and service providers looked at
the emerging WiMax wireless technology this week and saw a possible
rival to wired broadband services -- at the end of what some see as a
long standardization process.
http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=51BEB3:1F4D50E

Battery Recall Issued for Kyocera Smartphone: Kyocera Wireless Corp.
recalled approximately 140,000 batteries in its Smartphone cell
phones on Friday because the batteries can short-circuit or erupt
with force and heat, posing a burn hazard to users.
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W0RH05D8A37312C97E3623EAFCD70


GAMING SECTION

Group to Port Linux to GameCube: The GameCube Linux Project aims to
broaden the use of the console.
http://consolewire.com/news/item.asp?nid=2847

Nintendo Unveils New Portable Game System: After many months of
speculation, Nintendo takes the wraps off a new handheld console.
http://consolewire.com/news/item.asp?nid=2848

COPYRIGHTS AND PATENTS SECTION

RIAA Files Next Round of Suits Against Anonymous File-sharers - The
Mercury News: A music industry trade group this week sued a record
532 people accused of illegally sharing songs online, signaling it
will continue its legal campaign despite a recent setback in federal
court. The lawsuits filed in New York and Washington, D.C., by the
Recording Industry Association of America identify the alleged music
downloaders by their numerical Internet addresses, not their names.
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/7769107.htm

House Panel Sparks Database Controversy
[January 23, 2004] Judiciary Committee approves bill that creates a
new property right in database facts.
http://nl.internet.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=1,oha,1,bala,2w1s,kdcl,8t40
Tech firms fail to squelch database bill
http://ct.com.com/click?q=db-rmY9QJEI68bxsHzAULaTspziVw9R

GPL Awaits Test in SCO Group/IBM Dispute: [January 23, 2004] Is the
GNU General Public License unconstitutional?
http://nl.internet.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=1,oha,1,l4vo,81su,kdcl,8t40

** Editor's Note: That does it. SCO officially just received my
"Demon Spawn" Award. Really these people are ridiculous!
SCO To Congress: Linux Hurts The U.S.: The Jan. 8 letter says that
the commoditizing influence of open-source software is bad for the U.
S. economy and argues that open-source skirts export controls that
govern commercial products.
http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,89335,00.html?nlid=AM

FBI Makes Arrest in Net Movie Piracy Case: A man who allegedly used
the Internet to distribute Oscar "screener" movies sent to him by a
member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been
arrested in Illinois, authorities said.
http://letters.washingtonpost.com/W0RH05D8A31342C97E3623EAFCD70


SECURITY SECTION

NAI's McAfee the latest to add anti-spyware: Posted January 23, 9:13
a.m. Pacific Time: Network Associates Inc. (NAI) will become the
latest security software maker to address the growing problem of
stealth surveillance software known as spyware when it announces a
new consumer product for locating and removing the applications on
Monday.
http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=51BEAE:1F4D50E


HUMOR AND MISC. SECTION

Wired: DOCUMENTARIES DRAW ON ANIMATION: "10 years ago, mixing
animation and documentary would have been both impractical and taboo
-- animation emerges from the brain of an artist, while documentary
is supposed to be grounded in objective truth. But the plummeting
costs of animation and dissolving rules of nonfiction have brought
this cinematic odd couple together."
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,61991,00.html
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