BART has become the first transit system in the nation to offer wireless communication to all passengers on its trains underground-SFG | via slashdot BART's deal with the phone companies for downtown San Francisco will bring in at least $408,000 a year. As additional stations, tubes and tunnels... View full entry

"Today, in the 2000s, we are heading into a new era of ubiquity, where the 'users' of the internet will be counted in billions and where humans may become the minority as generators and receivers of traffic." smartmobs | bbc | latest on blogjects View full entry

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Watch your delivery happen right in front of your eyes. E-courier offers a use for GPS technology. This video shows a typical 3-day window. (via) View full entry

For some reason, this seems relevant...Spies in the Server Closet: some programmers have announced they would pursue so-called darknets. slashdot View full entry

Well it appears that a new breed of computer viruses are using Sony's CD anti-piracy technology to burrow deep into your computer and evade detection. Hey Mac users, you're still safe, for now. From the BBC View full entry

Architect Peter Yeadon has designed nanoscale robotic devices, called nBots, that can unite to form polymorphic environments. They're a simplified version of the Utility Fog project that was developed by Dr. J. Storrs Hall. yeadon View full entry

Madison Avenue will never be the same . What the hell is Google Base? | Googlerumors "It (the current system for determining which ad to show on which page) is a wonder of technology that rivals its search engine in complexity. For every page that Google shows, more than 100 computers evaluate... View full entry

"With a glut of tech talent and huge competition in Los Angeles, some programmers are finding real-world opportunities for their virtual skills." The BBC reports on the UCLA Visualization Portal, UCLA Urban Simulation, and Liquid Light Studios. View full entry

The IBM Blue Gene/L supercomputer has broken its own record keeping its title as the world's fastest supercomputer, now reaching 280.6 teraflops - that is 280.6 trillion calculations a second, the BBC reports. "The completed Blue Gene/L joins another supercomputing team-mate, called ASC Purple... View full entry

Bit Imperialism? "Countries like Brazil and Iran have argued in a series of meetings over the past two years that the Internet is now a global resource that should be overseen by the United Nations or some other international body. The United States has made clear that it intends to maintain... View full entry

India's President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam expressed concern that Google Earth could aid terrorists by providing satellite photos of potential targets. AP View full entry

"Models created in SketchUp can now be easily located at their exact position in the world and shared with everyone through the free Google Earth application." SketchUp has released a plugin that can export a KMZ file. Plugin View full entry

Apple has just released the long awaited iPod video - larger screens, thinner profile, and can now play music videos, home movies, even tv shows (video downloads now from the new iTunes 6). Apple View full entry

DARPA, the Pentagon's advanced research arm, launches Grand Challenge 05, a desert grand prix for automated robot vehicles. via and Huffpost View full entry