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With High-Tech Guns, Users Could Disable Remotely

mziemba — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:42:21 +0000

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved — and disable it remotely.

The technology, but not an actual gun, was demonstrated Tuesday at a wireless technology conference in Las Vegas and was shown to The Associated Press in advance. It comes at a time when lawmakers around the U.S. are considering contentious smart gun laws that would require new guns to include high-tech devices that limit who can fire them.

Detection of the Cosmic Gamma Ray Horizon

mziemba — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:38:53 +0000

Fire Human Resources

mziemba — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:06:26 +0000

Management Consultant Dave Logan at CBS Moneywatch is warning companies to avoid falling in love with company policy. He talks about a company that wanted to hire a very disruptive genius. But HR said it wasn't possible because they had no job description for the function envisioned. And besides, the guy was obviously a poor fit and a possible cause for resentment by the rest of the employees.

Stitching Defects into World’s Thinnest Semiconductor

mziemba — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:53:07 +0000

The Surprising Need for Strangeness

mziemba — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:38:04 +0000

In our digital world, social relations have become mediated by data. Without even realizing it, we’re barricading ourselves against strangeness -- people and ideas that don't fit the patterns of who we already know, what we already like and where we’ve already been. A call for technology to deliver us to what and who we need, even if it’s unfamiliar.

Google to Add Galapagos Islands to Street View

mziemba — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:36:18 +0000

Cradle Turns Smartphone into Handheld Biosensor

mziemba — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:48:45 +0000

The U.S. Market & Design for Test

mziemba — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:10:40 +0000

Because many high-volume printed circuit assemblies are sent outside the United States, it is challenging to test the lower volume/high turnover assemblies domestically. But this does not need to be a problem — some simple planning and the right contract manufacturer (CM) can solve this issue.

Stackpole's ZOV Series of Metal Oxide Varistors

mziemba — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:47:45 +0000

The ZOV Series of metal oxide varistors from Stackpole Electronics (Raleigh, NC), is a series of epoxy coated square varistors with sizes ranging from 23 to 60 mm.

Murata’s New RBQ, DC-DC Converters

mziemba — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:39:29 +0000

Murata Power Solutions (Mansfield, MA) has announced the availability of the RBQ series of isolated 12 Vout, 400 Watt DC-DC converters.