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TECHNOLOGY: Online music swappers go underground; a high-tech way to indulge your rock-star fantasies...
Every kid dreams of being a rock star--or at least a winner on American Idol--but few parents want to endure the cacophony from their very own Sheryl Crow in training. The new HandBand ($90) from KGI Consumer Products offers a cheap alternative. Using nothing more than a high-tech pair of gloves and a portable, wireless receiver, it lets kids play virtual guitar, keyboards or drums at less than earsplitting volume. Each bend of the finger produces a different note; you switch instruments with the push of a button. It's a great idea, but the execution needs...
...expect frills: no leather, no seat warmers, no sunroof. But the optional navigation system and keyless entry add to the high-tech appeal. And the heads turning on the sidewalk are a nice little bonus...
...high-tech war like the one in Iraq, a limited number of highly specialized forces equipped with sophisticated weapons can destroy the enemy. But once the main battles are over, many more boots on the ground are needed to protect what has been gained. Military personnel are not machines, and they must be rotated and refreshed, especially in a hostile or stressful situation. Perhaps American military planners should be examining as good case studies the historical withdrawals and defeats of thinly stretched conquering armies. Adrian Villanueva Singapore...
...Smart Mobs—organized in the same way as flash mobs, but with more serious intentions—details how these active technologies helped Philippine and Seattle protesters redeploy themselves on the fly. Peter Ackerman, an expert who studies the non-violent overthrow of repressive governments, believes that high-tech concepts like smart mobs offer potentially powerful frameworks for political resistance, because the process of organizing takes place under the radar of their governmental opponents and is therefore harder to suppress...