Technology
Discussing the latest innovations in technologies has been a staple of the Internet community since the beginning. Consumer gadgetry, the automotive industry, the military, and the space agency are some of the many areas given geeky dissections in the Web's top science-and-technology blogs and magazines, read on for more technology resources on the Web.
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Across genres, bloggers have a reputation for being first responders when news breaks. Technology bloggers are no different. These techies scour the Web gathering interesting tidbits to feed your technology appetite. On their sites you'll find news, reactions, and hype relating to the ever-evolving worlds of consumer electronics, engineering, and science.
Dulcinea's Insight
- Tech gadgets are a highly blogged-about topic on the Net. Gadget blogs are a prime place to find details about proposed devices, prototypes, and recently released gadgets and gizmos.
- Most blogs provide links to other blogs and Web sites in a sidebar called a blogroll. These links are a good place to look if you'd like additional sources.
- Blogs are a good supplement to news, as they often cover the same stories with an added layer of commentary, discussion, and flavor.
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For gadget blogs ...
Gizmodo is great site for anyone with a gadget fetish. If a product is cutting-edge, cool, and electronic, you'll find someone talking about it here—yesterday. Webcams, lamps, PDAs, fax machines: everything goes. If we hadn't gone to Gizmodo, how would we have learned about the trouser-pressing robot?
Engadget posts a slew of daily articles covering all news related to techno-gadgets and consumer electronics. You don't need to be a techie to visit this site, as all posts tend to highlight the awesomeness of modern technology. Articles cover everything from PDAs and computers to cutting-edge military technology. Read news daily or browse their archive by topic.
Engadget Mobile is an Engadget spinoff that deals exclusively with cellphone and mobile news.
The Gadgeteer is one of many blogs dedicated to reviewing emerging technology toys. The navigation bar on the left makes it easy to find your way through the site's content. At the end of each subject section, there's an extensive list of links to dozens of other gadget blogs.
Ubergizmo also has its eye on innovative consumer gadgets. It covers the latest in PDAs and GPS units, PC peripherals, robots, and more. Lots of large color photos help to bring the gadgets to life.
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New Scientist Magazine 's five blogs cover technology, space, inventions, science, and the environment. Their technology blog focuses largely on cutting-edge, experimental, and/or theoretical technologies. For convenience they assemble interesting news headlines from technology blogs and magazines, posting them daily.
Lifehacker is a technology blog with an emphasis on self-improvement and productivity, offering tips on subjects such as avoiding identity theft and managing personal finances. The best way to navigate through Lifehacker's wealth of information is to visit the archives (linked at the bottom of the left-hand column) and browse by category. If you know what you're looking for you could also try using the search function.
O'Reilly Network is a leading network of respected technology Web sites. At their homepage, you can access articles, blogs, and podcasts from O'Reilly Net sites. Search an archive of 4,500 tech articles, or browse through their blogs. In the podcast section you can listen to podcasts on a variety of technology subjects. If you're new to podcasts you can learn all about what they are, how they work, and how you can host your own.
BoingBoing is a blog that bills itself as a "directory of wonderful things." Entries tend to cover the off-beat and bizarre with a sci-tech focus, but aren't limited in their scope. You never know what to expect from this blog, but you can assume it will be interesting.
TechCrunch covers all things related to Web business with its daily postings. Its reviews of sites and companies are all located in its archive. Through TechCrunch you can keep on top of emerging Web applications, new Web sites, new and existing companies that are making an impact on the Internet, and more.
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Safari is a service provided by O'Reilly Media that allows users to access full-text copies of thousands of IT and Computer Science books from O'Reilly, Addison Wesley, Cisco Press, Microsoft Press, and more. Users must pay a subscription fee to access the pages, but there's a free trial to get you acquainted with the service.
Caltech Collection of Open Digital Archives (CODA) is a repository for Caltech faculty-approved online research materials such as theses, technical reports, conference papers, books, and oral histories. The full text of the documents is available for free in PDF format.
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