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Submission + - Wired News 2006 Vaporware Awards

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silentounce

on Wednesday December 27, 2006 @10:18AM

silentounce writes: "Wired News has released the winners of its 9th annual Wired News Vaporware Awards. I won't list any of them in the summary because I don't want to spoil anyone's surprise. They have some interesting entries, one that is more a concept of a product than an actual product. I'm not sure how you can claim something is vaporware if it hasn't even been given a specific name or a developer yet, but apparently they think they can. I don't quite agree with number four either but I guess they couldn't come up with anything better, or maybe I'm just really excited about its pending release. And as an added bonus, the list is only three pages!!!"

Submission + - AMC to Remake The Prisoner

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silentounce

on Wednesday December 20, 2006 @04:18PM

silentounce writes: "AMC has purchased rights to remake The Prisoner . Sky One, a British satellite TV network, will partner with AMC in the development. I really hope they don't ruin this one. The original show was groundbreaking and one of the first programs to fit into the mindfuck genre.

From the article:
'"Instead of looking to reality television and game shows for programming, AMC is investing more aggressively than ever before in event originals like The Prisoner, and it is our mission to bring new life to these classic genres while ensuring that a cinematic style of story-telling is developed on television," AMC general manager and executive vice president Charlie Collier said in a prepared statement.'"

Submission + - Israeli Army Says D&Ders Are Delusional

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silentounce

on Wednesday December 13, 2006 @01:27PM

silentounce writes: "A blog over at Wired reports on an old article from 2005. Apparently, the Israeli military is discriminatory of D&Ders. Being a gamer can exclued you from certain positions and hurt your career. Even though it's old news, it's still quite amusing.

From the article:
'"These people have a tendency to be influenced by external factors which could cloud their judgment," a military official says. "They may be detached from reality or have a weak personality — elements which lower a person's security clearance, allowing them to serve in the army, but not in sensitive positions."'
Also, 'exposing soldiers who play the game could result in the soldiers being sent to a military psychologist or even being kicked out of the army.'

So, if you're an Israeli, and want to avoid military service, I've got a PBEM game you can join."

Submission + - Russia Wants in on NASA Moon Plan

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on Thursday December 07, 2006 @01:01PM

silentounce writes: "Discovery reports that Russia has expressed interest in participating in NASA's lunar plans. Russia is already involved in China's space program.

From the article:
'Panarin said Russia could cooperate with both the United States and China in lunar research, dismissing allegations of a possible rivalry. "Space research is a vast field with plenty of room for every nation," he said.'

A Russian news source reports that "the Russian Federal Space Agency has published information on domestic Moon programme on the official website of the programme."

If anyone speaks Russian, a summary from the program on their website would be appreciated."

Submission + - I Think I Can! Train Controlled by Brain

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silentounce

on Friday November 17, 2006 @06:02PM

silentounce writes: "'Hitachi has successfully tested a brain-machine interface that allows users to turn power switches on and off with their mind.'

They also claim that they will be able to make this tech commercially available in about five years.

No word yet on whether or not you will be able to shunt trucks and haul freight with the same interface."

Submission + - Yahoo and HP "Link" Up to Face Competitors

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silentounce

on Friday September 29, 2006 @02:26PM

silentounce writes: "Two challengers, Yahoo and HP, link in hopes to win market share over their rivals, Google and Dell. Yahoo will become the default search engine in newly shipped HP computers and the Yahoo Toolbar will be standard. The theory behind this so-called competitive advantage is that 'People don't change their settings very often.' Yahoo had previously made a similar deal with Acer. Google has already partnered with Dell and Adobe for placements in their products."

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