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CCD sensor inventors bag Nobel Prize in Physics

Crave William S. Boyle (left) and George E. Smith in a shot taken in 1974. If you're an avid photographer who loves the age of digital imaging, give thanks to the ... Read story »

Intel's Light Peak optical links may debut next year

Crave It may look like a regular USB cable, but this Foci Fiber Optic Communication cable is for Intel's Light Peak technology. In September, Intel showed off Light Peak as if ... Read story »

Intel: Forget electrons, light is the way of the future

Crave Intel's Light Peak technology uses lasers and fiber optics to transfer data to and from PCs and other devices. You've probably heard about fiber optics for years--some kind of exotic ... Read story »

It's the broadband, stupid

Blogs Definition of crappy Monday morning: The Internet does not work. Okay, I'm not exactly someone who gets 50 pieces of email first thing in the morning, all which are urgent and ... Read story »

I'm beta testing Maxis FTTH!

Blogs I got very lucky to be one of the beta testers for Maxis Fibre's home broadband Internet. It was open to only about 50 users in Bangsar Baru. Lucky me! The ... Read story »

Mood Chair that knows how you're feeling

Crave With the Ikea aesthetic taking over so many homes, you might be yearning for furniture that reflects your mood. Literally. The interactive Mood Chair by UK designers Aether & Hemera ... Read story »

The future of TV is live 3D broadcasts

Crave 3ality Digital's Howard Postly in a live 3D broadcast taking place at IDF 2009. You'll need 3D goggles to get the full effect. What we found under our seats. (Credit: ... Read story »

FTTH fiber optic for the home from TMNET a reality

Blogs FTTH: Fiberoptic To The Home. It's here. We're just waiting for blast-off. This junction box in Bangsar Kuala Lumpur is just waiting for activation. It was released as a trial in ... Read story »

Taking a dive into the undersea Web

Blogs The other day I was reading Lim Sheng Ming's interesting post on Brunei's big, fat bandwidth cable.  Being an amateur Internet infrastructure fan, this reminded me of some bookmarks I archived ... Read story »

Brunei gets big, fat bandwidth cable

Blogs Two years is a long time in Internet terms, but that's how long ago we were promised a 20,000km submarine fiber-optic cable system to improve the country's bandwidth. The wait is ... Read story »

Xbox/Nike foot protectors fetch US$4,000 on eBay marketplace

Crave That's a spicy meatball. As a reformed sneakerhead, I understand the mentality behind getting the latest gear, but my mind was officially blown after seeing a pair of custom Xbox ... Read story »

Iran telecom company sold

Blogs In an US$8 billion deal, the majority shares of Iran state-owned telecommunicatons company sold to a private consortium yesterday. It has been the largest transaction in the history of Tehran stock ... Read story »

Of the Seduction of Technology

Blogs Imagine a time not too far into the future, where hover boards and teleportation machines might exist, what might life hold for us? Ever thought of what cruising on Mars or ... Read story »

Adding fiber to the digital diet

Blogs One of the nice things about Taiwan is the excellent Internet service. If there's an upside to high population density, it's that it is fairly easy to send power, telephone, and ... Read story »

Maxis IP Phone has arrived!

Blogs Maxis brought the IP Phone for testing. The phone has an Ethernet line plugged directly into my optical modem. So far, it's great. Works just like a regular phone. Has its ... Read story »

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