Technology Review: May 2004
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Sparking the Fire of Invention
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A new breed of entrepreneurs is out to reinvent invention by uniting far-flung innovators and freeing them from normal corporate constraints.
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Letters
- Letters
- Insights and opinions from our readers
Trailing Edge
- Cut by Numbers
- John Parsons paved the way for computer-aided manufacturing.
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Features
- Woz Goes Wireless
- One of Apple Computer’s legendary engineers now wants to combine wireless technology with GPS to help track loved ones, pets, and more.
- Kurzweil's Rules of Invention
- One prolific inventor offers tips on how to ensure that your inventions have their day in the sun.
- The Sound War
- Two inventors have staked competing claims to a potential audio revolution.
- Why Big Companies Can´t Invent
- A leading venture capitalist says corporations are too slow and timid to capitalize on their own inventions.
- Microsoft’s Magic Pen
- A digital pen invented at Microsoft’s Beijing lab will allow people to switch between electronic documents and paper.
- Five Killer Patents
- TR’s short list of 2003 U.S. patents with the potential to transform fields from security to cancer diagnostics.
- Global Invention Map
- A topography of nation-by-nation inventive prowess.
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Columns
- Going with Plan B
- Before she set about inventing better biochips, an artist and mother of five reinvented herself.
- The Paper Killer
- Finally, character recognition software that can reliably scan paper documents-and let you get rid of them.
- Much Ado about Invention
- We have no shortage of good inventions. What we need are better ways to bring them to customers.
Launch Pad
- Face Forward
- OmniPerception´s facial-recognition technology protects privacy as well as property.
Visualize
- TiVo
- How digital video recorders like TiVo let viewers watch what they want, when they want.
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