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...stellar record in water polo. From 1928 to 1980, the Hungarian men won medals at every Olympics, taking home gold six times. In 2000, they won their seventh title. "Hungary has lots of spas," says Kemény, who coached the squad to gold in Sydney and hopes to repeat that success at this year's Summer Games. Nature's gift allowed players to train all year round even before the era of indoor swimming pools. But can Hungary rule the pool in Athens, where it will face one of the tightest fields in Olympic history? At least half...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thirsty for Another Gold Medal | 7/18/2004 | See Source »

...rather than by computers, which Myers describes as "notoriously pathetic" at understanding natural language. AQA has a team of 50 researchers (which Myers hopes to enlarge to 200 by the end of the year) who scurry for facts. An AQA computer hangs onto the answers, so that when questions repeat, the computer replies. Computers also fetch the most straightforward answers, such as stock prices...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Very Smart Phone | 7/12/2004 | See Source »

...rather than by computers, which Myers describes as "notoriously pathetic" at understanding natural language. AQA has a team of 50 researchers (which Myers hopes to enlarge to 200 by the end of the year) who scurry for facts. An AQA computer hangs onto the answers, so that when questions repeat, the computer replies. Computers also fetch the most straightforward answers, such as stock prices. Caveat emptor: the answers are not always timely. It recently took AQA three days to answer a question about the average first-day price rise of new issues on the London Stock Exchange. But Myers says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Very Smart Phone | 7/11/2004 | See Source »

...trying to sell me rolls of toilet paper and by my ancient Arabic teacher, who calls me amira (“princess”) because I am always complaining about the air conditioning. I have been laughed at by the men in the Egyptian travel agency, who had me repeat Arabic phrases but wouldn’t tell me what they meant. I have been laughed at by the guard in front of my dorm when I flinched at his casual toss of his semi-automatic. And though I might have been cold, embarrassed or scared, I laughed back...

Author: By Rebecca D. O’brien, | Title: West Denial Virus | 7/2/2004 | See Source »

Ever sat at a ball game and wished you could see a quick repeat of that awesome play you just saw? Bushnell's Instant Replay binoculars ($600) let you do exactly that. As you peer through the lens, you can push a shutter button to capture up to 30 sec. of continuous footage. Then you can watch the video on a 2-in. LCD screen that flips open on top. The 16-MB CompactFlash card that comes with the glasses stores up to 2.5 min. of video or 150 still images. Want to give your friends a peek? Hook...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Very Own Instant Replay | 6/28/2004 | See Source »

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