Junkyard Jumbotron Aims to Enhance Idea Sharing; iPad for IT: Four Exciting Updates

View newsletter in a browser window. Junkyard Jumbotron Aims to Enhance Idea Sharing Salvatore Salamone recently wrote about software developed by MIT's Center for Future Civic Media that lets anyone quickly stitch together the displays of multiple devices to form what is being called a Junkyard Jumbotron. He noted the center hopes the larger virtual display will help people more easily share ideas and build a sense of community in face-to-face settings. Also, I invite you to register for a Smarter Technology editorial eSeminar taking place Tuesday, March 29, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific / 1:00 p.m. Eastern by clicking here. This Web-based 60-minute program, titled "Smart Ways to Incorporate Social Networking into Your Enterprise" will provide you with vital information about how your company can efficiently and effectively incorporate social networking tools into your business plan. Click here to register. READ MORE >> iPad for IT: Four Exciting Updates While the original iPad might not have been quite right for IT professionals, the newly released iPad 2 has some major updates. Here are our favorite features of the updated machine and why it might be a smart purchase for business use. READ MORE >> Content-Hungry Smartphone Users Balk at Ads When cable television took off, it discovered that with very few exceptions, it could charge a premium for shows without ads, but could not charge additional subscription fees for shows containing ads. Mobile smartphone advertisers yearn to break that two-tier mold, but may have to bow to user expectations. READ MORE >> The Promises and Challenges of Exascale Computing Exascale computers will improve simulations, allow for more realistic modeling of complex natural processes, and offer better insight into the underlying science of those processes. READ MORE >> Intelligent Software for the Urban Electric Vehicles Problem As plug-in electric cars like the Nissan LEAF become more popular, there will be many cars driven into city parking garages during the day that will need charging. Unlike charging cars at home at night, when electricity use is low, these cars will need electricity during peak power demand periods. One way to address these potential problems is to use a combination of intelligent software and grid modernization. The idea involves smart meters gathering real-time information about charging, analyze the charging load distribution throughout a city, and then using additional intelligence to balance loads across geographically dispersed substations. WATCH NOW >> Now in 3D: Copy and Paste! READ MORE >> Nanogenerators to Enable Battery-Free Handhelds READ MORE >> Smarter Cities and Smarter Buildings (Brought to you by IBM) READ MORE >> ADVERTISEMENT eNewsletter Information You are subscribed to Smarter Technology with the email address dwyld.kwu.wyldside@blogger.com. Update Account Information | Unsubscribe Get the week's most important channel news, analysis and information in your inbox each Saturday morning. Stay on top of the trends and what you need to know to be a success. Subscribe to the Best of Channel Insider today! Copyright © 2011 Ziff Davis Enterprise. All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis Enterprise, 28 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016 Privacy Policy