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• The Progression of Gaming
  Topic by Kirsten N Lemmons

  From small handheld gaming systems to arcades to highly graphic video games, the gaming industry has developed exponentially during its short existence, growing into a $27.5 billion industry. This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the gaming legend Atari and its first game, Pong . Since...

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  Texting Ignites Movie Theater Controversy
  Topic by Derrick Bang

  You hover at the edge of the seat, wondering what’s about to happen to the blonde bimbo in Cabin in the Woods , who foolishly wandered outside in the middle of the night, hoping for some quality naked time with her boyfriend. The surrounding trees and shrubbery are dark and gloomy, the...

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  Smart Grid: The Next Big Thing in Electricity?
  Topic by Harvey K Black

  The word smart has become attached to a number of objects, both everyday (the smart phone) and the specialized (the smart bomb). Over the past few years, the electricity that provides power to light our homes and run our appliances has also had that word added to it in the term smart grid...

• Google Glasses and Wearable Computers: Parents, Are You Ready for New Kids' Technology Crazes?
  Article by Eitan 'Dr. S®' Schwarz, MD

  Going gaga for Google goggles is yet another spectacle we can look forward to, centered in our youth pop culture. Wha...

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  Passwords, Passwords ... We're Drowning in Them! Isn't There a Better Way?
  Topic by Derrick Bang

  I’m pretty sure Amazon was my first: a long-discarded e-mail address, secured by the middle name and age of a long-ago supervisor. Seemed pretty tricky, at the time. When our office computers upgraded to personal log-ins, I simply reused the same username/password combination. Why not?...