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How to Make Science and Tech Jobs More Enticing to Undergrads: Scientific American Smith says several steps could make STEM jobs more attractive to students. Raising salaries in certain disciplines would clearly help. Starting wages in computer science and engineering have increased steadily over time, for example, but wages in biology have not. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=graphic-science-science-tech-jobs-enticing

http://healthynewyear.challenge.gov/?sso=9c75a7419eae812a061e894bb0b31c670282f6a63e1ad7cd613e1e8e976db7b61eaaedb337aa073aa6e00a6b6191141c264f I will find an online community that helps me figure out the best ways to manage my health condition (depression, cancer, diabetes, etc.) I will use an electronic pedometer to help me track my physical activity and will try to take 10,000 steps per day. I will ask my doctor for a copy of my own health records — electronically if available — and help him or her to identify any important information that may be missing or need to be corrected. I will find an app on my smartphone to help me track my food intake so I can lose 10 pounds by my high school reunion. Healthy New Year Video Challenge

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http://dvice.com/archives/2012/01/5-technologies.php Even among those of us who aren't fluent in geek speak, most are at least casually familiar with the concepts of software and hardware: the digital ghost and the shell. But there is a third computer component without which the other two would be meaningless. We're talking about meatware,* or the tech that connects computers to the meaty organic components, aka you . Today, we access the digital world various types of user interfaces (or a UI): keyboards, touchscreens, Kinect ; anything that facilitates information transfer between flesh and silicon. And this tech works well enough. However, compared to the connectivity within a computer or within the brain, contemporary UIs are little more than annoying speed bumps along the road to the Matrix. 5 technologies that will plug the Internet directly into your brain | DVICE

New Scientist "They're on the right track," says Christopher Solomon of VisionMetric , a company based at the University of Kent, UK, which provides facial ID software to police. He says the new approach could help police uncover disguised criminals but is unlikely to ever be totally accurate. Not just a website! http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21328476.300-software-could-spot-facechanging-criminals.html Software could spot face-changing criminals - tech - 18 January 2012 - New Scientist

Once the scanning is completed, a linked computer creates a 3D model of the object, using the captured images. According to NEK (webpage is in German), features that are still in development for the system include the abilities to scan through plate glass and to recreate semi-transparent objects, along with simplified one-button use, and portability. The process begins with the user sliding back the camera head, opening up the sphere, and placing their object inside. Once the sphere has been closed and the head slid back into place, the acquisition stage can begin. Camera system makes 3D models of anything placed inside of it http://www.gizmag.com/orcam-orbital-camera-system/21163/

(more…) If you’re a fan of Microsoft OneNote and wished that they had a version just for the iPad – you’re in luck. Yesterday, Microsoft launched the iPad-optimized version of the OneNote note-taking app on the Apple App Store. The app allows users to take notes with their iOS devices – just like Evernote, notes are stored in the cloud (via Microsoft SkyDrive) which lets you access them on any device no matter where you are. http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/12/microsoft-onenote-ipad/ Microsoft OneNote for the iPad released, Lync on the way | Ubergizmo

And for those who don’t know, Ayn Rand is a Russian-American writer whose books Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead are among the world’s best-selling novels. Newcomen’s venture sounds pretty crazy, though he gets points for ambition. “The first word I wrote actually was the word ‘Rand’, then I went up North to do the word ‘Read’ and finished it with ‘Ayn,’” says Newcomen. What message would you write using a GPS? Man Scrawls World’s Biggest Message With GPS ‘Pen’ | Gadget Lab | Wired.com http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/08/worlds-biggest-writing/

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So the Giants are celebrating right now with their Championship rings, and for those who have not yet gotten enough about the Super Bowl, here is a little bit of trivia that you can memorize to impress your grandkids when you are all wrinkled up down the road. What does technology have to do with Super Bowl XLVI? Well, for starters, it is America’s most tweeted sporting event to date, where an average of 10,000 tweets per second were sent flying, according to Twitter (who else better than them to certify this?) This average happened in the final three minutes of the Super Bowl that happened tonight, and you can more or less expect this record to be broken many times over down the road as the Twitter phenomenon continues its growth this year and beyond. If one were to follow a similar, logical route, then the US election next year will also be the most tweeted about. Ubergizmo, The Gadget Blog http://www.ubergizmo.com/

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http://www.ubergizmo.com/2010/05/tenna-concept-turns-almost-any-gadget-into-a-mobile-phone/ With the boundaries between gadgets blurring, it’s hard to tell what is an MP3 player, PMP, tablet device, smart phone or feature phone nowadays. That being said, the Tenna concept wants to do away with all this mobile phone convergence, allowing any gadget out there that sports a USB mini port to function as a phone. Basically, the Tenna is a screenless phone that supports voice commands. You can detach the earphone, and speak commands directly into it, but if you have a gadget handy, you can just plug it into the gadget, the built-in software called Tennalink will kick into gear, instantly turning it into a smartphone that’s capable of performing advanced functions such as scheduling, managing contacts, browsing the web, and whatever mobile phones do nowadays. Tenna Concept Turns Almost Any Gadget Into A Mobile Phone

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