http://www.wwwrrr.net Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:40:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A multinational, robotic air corps is quietly invading the polar regions of the earth. Some catapult from ships; some launch from running pickup trucks; and some take off the old-fashioned way, from icy airstrips. The aircraft range from remote-controlled ... (source: Scientific American) - News widgets and RSS feeds on ... http://www.wwwrrr.net/2010/03/invasion-of-the-drones-unmanned-aircraft-take-off-in-polar-exploration-source-scientific-american/ Column about a conversation between a CEO and a CIO about the power of cloud computing to reduce IT costs, accelerate processes and product development, and create opportunities to increase revenue. (source: Information Week) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com http://www.wwwrrr.net/2010/03/global-cio-how-ceos-see-cloud-computing-source-information-week/ The Google Apps Marketplace will let third-party developers sell their Web apps to Google Apps customers. (source: Information Week) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com http://www.wwwrrr.net/2010/03/google-launches-store-for-web-apps-source-information-week/ A t-shirt-stuffed Linux store has opened for business, the proceeds from which support the Linux Foundation. But since Linux users are such penny-pinchers, $18 is probably more than they'll pay for a single garment of clothing. [LinuxStore via CrunchGear] http://www.wwwrrr.net/2010/03/dress-yourself-linux-users-linux/ First law of gadget recessionomics: Take something you make, which is great, make it ever so less great, and sell it for ever so less money. That's how you end up with products like Microsoft's SideWinder X4 keyboard. The Price $60 MSRP, $46 retail. The Verdict The SideWinder X6 was a marvelous fresh start ... http://www.wwwrrr.net/2010/03/microsoft-sidewinder-x4-review-step-up-son-review/ Google added bike lanes and bicycle directions to Google Maps today, allowing you to find routes that aren't too hilly or congested. It's pretty awesome! Bike functionality is available for over 150 American cities at the moment, but it's safe to assume that, like everything Google does, it will eventually expand ... http://www.wwwrrr.net/2010/03/google-maps-gets-bike-lanesdirections-just-in-time-for-spring-biking/ March 8 -- Leo Hindery, managing director at InterMedia Partners LP, talks with Bloomberg's Betty Liu about the fee dispute between Walt Disney Co.'s ABC and Cablevision Systems Corp. (source: Topix.net) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com http://www.wwwrrr.net/2010/03/hindery-calls-cablevision-abc-fee-dispute-embarrassing-video-source-topixnet/ Panasonic has announced the Lumix DMC-G2, which it says is the world's first digital interchangeable lens system camera with a movable LCD that allows for touch-control. It's the successor to the Lumix G1, which was the world's first Micro Four Thirds digi... (source: Topix.net) - RSS feeds and Feed widget ... http://www.wwwrrr.net/2010/03/panasonic-introduces-lumix-dmc-g2-digital-camera-source-topixnet/ In Europe this spring, AgfaPhoto will release two new AgfaPhoto wide-angle cameras, the Optima 103 and Optima 104. (source: Topix.net) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com http://www.wwwrrr.net/2010/03/these-wide-angle-compact-cameras-include-hdr-function-source-topixnet/ Japan may be famous for its bullet trains, but if China's plans for a high-speed railway go forward, people could be zipping over from London to Beijing in under two days. The train would go on from Beijing to Singapore, and also connect to India and Pakistan, opening up the East ... http://www.wwwrrr.net/2010/03/chinese-high-speed-rail-project-will-see-travel-from-london-to-beijing-in-just-two-days-possible-trains/