Roland Piquepaille: SideBars

Comdex Sucked Big Time!

Thu, 27 Nov 2003 18:53:13 GMT

At least, this is the opinion of Mark Hachman, expressed in this column, "Comdex: Best of the Worst." And he's not alone. John Markoff compared SC2003 and Comdex for the New York Times in "Big beats small."

New Bizarre Keyboards

Tue, 18 Nov 2003 18:44:26 GMT

People continue to invent strange things. Let's review two keyboards today.

Segway-Based Robot Opens Doors

Wed, 12 Nov 2003 14:45:38 GMT

In this short article, Technology Review tells us that Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have built a new robot, named Cardea, which is able to push open doors and has the bottom half of a Segway scooter.

Why Blacklisting Spammers Is A Bad Idea

Sun, 09 Nov 2003 18:24:39 GMT

For the last two months, an eternity in Internet time, I was unable to reach -- and to contribute to -- Smart Mobs, the collective blogging effort around the next social revolution initiated by Howard Rheingold.

Xgrid: Is Apple Entering Distributed Computing?

Mon, 13 Oct 2003 09:47:43 GMT

In this short article, Think Secret writes that Apple is developing a solution for parallel and distributed computing.

Trois Questions à Howard Rheingold

Wed, 08 Oct 2003 14:49:44 GMT

Jean-Christophe Rampal is a freelance French journalist. In August, he interviewed Howard Rheingold by e-mail. Now, it has been published by EPOK, the cultural monthly magazine produced by FNAC, the largest french retailer for books, records and electronics.

Howard Rheingold: The War Over Innovation

Thu, 02 Oct 2003 14:44:37 GMT

The Fall/Winter 2003 Issue of CIO Magazine contains a series of articles written by well-known thinkers, like Ray Kurzweil, Robert Reich or Paul Saffo. It also carries a text written by Howard Rheingold, "The War Over Innovation."

Chios, September 2003

Thu, 25 Sep 2003 13:00:29 GMT

If you're one of my regular readers, you know that I just went to Chios, Greece, for a week of vacation. Check this column if you need to refresh your memory.

Networking With Friends or Colleagues Using Push-to-talk Service

Mon, 01 Sep 2003 18:18:40 GMT

Mike Langberg, from the San Jose Mercury News, is absolutely enthusiastic when he writes about push-to-talk service. Here is his opening paragraph.

Sci-Fi Movies and 'Bad Science'

Mon, 25 Aug 2003 19:13:22 GMT

Science fiction movies can be fun, and sometimes boring, when Hollywood producers want to show us a 2 1/2 hour film one when 90 minutes would be enough. But what about the "science" behind them? BBC News says it's pretty bad in "When sci-fi forgets the science."

Russia Joins Humanoid Robot Race

Tue, 05 Aug 2003 19:00:58 GMT

We are used to see humanoid robots developed in Japan or in the U.S. But ARNE And ARNEA are the first ones built in Russia. The Moscow Times tells us more.

Titania Nanotubes for Hydrogen Sensors?

Wed, 30 Jul 2003 18:08:05 GMT

Everybody is talking about carbon nanotubes these days. But what about titania nanotubes? Penn State researchers think they have a great potential for sensing hydrogen . Here are the opening paragraphs from their news release.

Dancing with a Smart Robot

Fri, 18 Jul 2003 18:14:59 GMT

Yes, this is possible, thanks to researchers at Tohoku University, reports Japan Today in a brief article.

Une conversation avec Howard Rheingold

Wed, 21 May 2003 18:41:23 GMT

Assis dans les Jardins du Luxembourg, Howard Rheingold, l'auteur de "Smart Mobs", me parle des actions collectives rendues possibles par l'émergence des technologies de communication mobiles.