Tag archive: Colorado

After 31-year-old Loromin Sar was informed that his local Best Buy in Aurora, Colorado ran out of copies of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, his first thought was to inform store employees that he would be back to blow up the store with some sort of explosive device. He also informed several Best Buy employees that he would return as they got off work in order to shoot them. Sar had preordered the game earlier in the day and was expecting to… Read More

Part of Dow Chemical, Dow Solar has begun production of solar shingles at a pilot plant in Midland, Michigan. Called the Powerhouse solar shingles, they are initially being sold in Colorado and will be released in twelve more states through 2012 such as Texas and California. Outfitting the average house with a roof covered in solar shingles and an energy converter box will cost consumers approximately $10,000 to $15,000. However, energy costs… Read More

Even though the U.S. economy is still in recession, the Walt Disney Company continues to invest in its online presence, acquired the kids online art site Kerpoof for an undisclosed amount. Disney already uses Kerpoof tools and technology on its popular Disney.com online site, powering features that let user create their own artwork using Disney characters and properties like The Little Mermaid and Cars. Kerpoof will remain headquartered in… Read More

Earlier this week, the FCC made it official (PDF) and ordered U.S. cable operator Comcast to end discriminatory network management practices that deliberately blocked certain types of network use by its customers. In Comcast's case, this means peer-to-peer file-sharing applications like BitTorrent and Gnutella; during periods of network congestion, last year Comcast was revealed by the Associated Press to be forging reset packets that… Read More

At his keynote during the Intel Developer Forum this week in San Francisco, Intel's chief technology officer Justin Ratter speculated that machines might catch up with human reasoning capabilities by the year 2050, and that Intel is already examining future human/machine interfaces and what improvements to machine reasoning and ability to sense the physical world might have in store for humanity. “The industry has taken much… Read More

GPS maker Garmin has introduced is Oregon line of handheld GPS units aimed specifically at outdoor, marine, and fitness enthusiasts—or anyone else who just likes to get off the roads for a while. The units offer 3-inch touchscreen interfaces, a rugged design, and a variety of preloaded map options to meet different users' needs. “The Oregon's vibrant screen is responsive to the touch of your finger, yet resistant to… Read More

Just in time for CES, Garmin has announced a spate of new GPS products designed to both refresh its lineup of portable navigation devices intended for personal and in-vehicle use, but also update its product offerings for athletes, the outdoor-oriented, and folks who just want a GPS they can connect to their PC, thank you very much. First up, the company has announced four new entries in its nüvi GPS line, including the nüvi 800… Read More

Summer is reaching its height in the northern hemisphere, and with it has come another round of speculation whether cell phones—or Apple's ubiquitous iPod media players—attract lightning. In 2005, a Canadian jogger was struck by lightning while listening to his iPod; the bolt threw him two and a half meters, ruptured his eardrums, and left him with a broken jaw and a Y-shaped burn on his neck and chest where electricity… Read More

Amazon.com announced today it plans to launch a weekly original Web-based series, Amazon Fishbowl With Bill Maher, a 30-minute program featuring musical performances and interviews with writers, actors, and directors. And, of course, the show will provide convenient, patented, one-click access to books, CDs, and movies promoted by the show's guests and available through Amazon.com. “Amazon Fishbowl with Bill Maher has a simple,… Read More

Video game company Electronic Arts announced today that they had selected a cover player for their forthcoming Arena Football game, which is set to debut Feb. 7, 2006. The game will be available for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox video game systems. EA said that John Dutton, quarterback for the 2005 Arena Football League champion Colorado Crush, was selected to grace the cover. Dutton led the Colorado Crush to its first-ever Arena Football… Read More

Networking company Cisco today said they were deploying several large-scale wireless local area networks into K-12 school districts across the nation as students prepare to go back to school. This deployment is part of a growing trend of wireless use in public schools. The deployment, Cisco said, spans from

Microsoft Corporation announced today it has reached a settlement with former self-proclaimed "spam king" Scott Richter and his Colorado company OptInRealBig, LLC, for some $7 million. The settlement is contingent on bankruptcy proceedings against the company being dismissed by a Denver court, but Microsoft says, after recovering its expenses from the case, it plans to re-invest all money from the settlement, including putting $5… Read More

If you are WellPoint health benefits subscriber you'll be interested in this story. Your health insurance provider has teamed with leading online health information company WebMD to begin providing more information and personalization options to the 28.5 million subscribers that WellPoint services. The two companies, according to a press release, have entered into a three year agreement in which WebMD will have their online health… Read More

Cornice Inc. has announced that it has filed counterclaims against Seagate Technology in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in response to a patent infringement complaint filed by Seagate in June 2004. In its counterclaims, Cornice seeks a ruling from the Delaware District Court that Seagate's patents are invalid, unenforceable, and not infringed by Cornice's products. Furthermore, Cornice… Read More

The Serial ATA Working Group announced today two specification development milestones at the Intel Developer Forum here. One centers on doubling the signaling speed for Serial ATA, the other on new cable and connector solutions to support additional applications and usage models. The specification for the second generation Serial ATA signaling speed – 3Gbps – has been completed and the release candidate of that… Read More