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...Welcome to Materialism, U.S.A. In 1999, Halfway, Ore. (pop. 337), became Half.com for a year after a start-up gave the town $100,000 and 20 PCs. And last November, Clark, Texas (pop. 394), was rebranded DISH after the satellite-TV network agreed to give 10 years of free service to the town's 55 homes...
...Lenovo machines have more or less flat-lined. Moriarty added that Harvard is one of Apple’s largest educational re-sellers. He said that several years ago, Apple sales were lagging, but now campus demand for Macs has almost caught up to demand for non-Mac PCs. Moriarty and Faculty of Arts and Sciences CIO Larry Levine offered multiple explanations for this new trend. “Historically, Apple products have been perceived by a lot of consumers as being more expensive than a Wintel machine, and Apple has reduced prices recently,” Moriarty said...
...promises serious returns that could rival any Internet success. In fact, Khosla wagers that the Googles and Yahoos of clean tech have yet to emerge. "Energy is subject to the same sort of scientific breakthroughs, innovation and entrepreneurial efforts that have characterized Silicon Valley's impact in microprocessors, PCs, biotechnology, telecommunications and the Internet," Khosla tells TIME. The promise of today's green tech boom, however, isn't just sky-high IPOs. Khosla is betting that his investments, along with his own bold policy ideas, will speed the creation of a clean tech economy and drive energy independence...
...better educational opportunities. So they designed a solar-powered Internet network that is inexpensive, easy to install and nearly maintenance free. At its heart is a regional hub from which wireless relay stations - some bolted to trees - fan out for up to four miles and connect a network of PCs. Total cost, including solar panels and relay stations: $1,995. One year later, Nyarukamba is already reaping the benefits. Village income is rising, thanks to improved access to market prices for crops and co-ops formed with other villages. Buying power has increased, health outcomes are improving, and more people...
...software version launching next month will let users create and share their own guides using Schmap's mapping technology, thus allowing every amateur art critic and street-corner gourmet to post their own roundups of local galleries and restaurants. And while the software only works on desktop PCs for the moment, Hallett says a version for handheld devices is coming next year. Think they'll call it Schmobile...