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You may notice a few additional pennies on purchases all through Dalton and Whitfield County starting today. The county’s sales tax increases from 6 percent to 7 percent as collection of the Special Purpose Local Option Tax (SPLOST) to fund transportation and road improvements begins.
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A new type of “smart” tire developed by a Purdue University professor is able to sense damage when a tire goes flat or loses treads, making it safer for road travel. The tire’s technology additionally can be used to detect impending defects before a tire is mass produced.
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Changing computer habits rarely makes the list of top New Year’s Resolutions, but there are three digital resolutions you should compose to have a happier 2008, says Gerry McCartney, vice president for knowledge technology and CIO of Purdue University.
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What do you get when you cross rising global energy demand with the push for green technology? For Dallas’ Peerless Manufacturing Co., you get the biggest stock appreciation of any company in North Texas in 2007.
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DUFFIELD — Development of an economic development venture in Duffield could cost the county more than members of the Scott County Board of Supervisors originally estimated.
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To usher in the New Year, here’s more shots of iPod clones that clearly suffer from a poor case of low self-esteem. Note the need to print the word “iPod” right under the displays? Needless to say, the one of the right is (ironically) the more authentic clone. Guess 2008 still won’t be the end [...]

A federal judge ruled that the wireless chip maker Qualcomm could sell through January 2009 some chips whose designs infringe patents held by the Broadcom Corporation.
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Young, hungry and newly graduated? Volvo 3P is looking for newly graduated industrial designers Volvo 3P is a Business Unit within the Volvo Group, which provides effective global solutions in the areas of product planning, purchasing, product development and Product Range Management for the four truck companies: Mack Trucks Inc, Nissan Diesel, Renault Trucks and [...]

WHITTIER – With more than a year of construction work under its belt, 2008 will see more of the same at Rio Hondo College as officials start the overhaul of the applied-technology buildings and physical-education complex.
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The highly anticipated Modbook from Axiotron will start to ship, and the first fully functional Apple-authorized tablet Mac solution additionally holds the honor of being the only one in the market at date of publishing. Axiotron’s Modbook integrates a Wacom digitized pen-sensitive LCD slate-style display with Apple’s legendary ease-of-use as well as design sensibility, making [...]

Now here’s a rather inexpensive way to get your gaming fix on-the-go, since thre is no need to purchase additional cartridges once you fork out $39 for the Mega Drive Portable. You get well loved classics such as Sonic and Knuckles, Ristar, Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle, Golden Axe, Ecco the Dolphin and [...]

The Liquid Image Digital Underwater Camera is one for those who are curious about underwater photography and yet don’t want to splurge a whole wad of cash on all the essential equipment. Retailing for $100 a pop, that device allows the user to record still images as well as video while you swim around, [...]

Looks like technology these days have progressed to a point where having tons of spy-based products is the norm. The Spy Snooper Robot does it in a less discreet manner though, being remote controlled and all. It can be moved into position remotely, picking up and relaying any audio back to you within a [...]

This pen looks pretty standard at first glance, but upon closer inspection you will find that it holds 4GB of storage space, doubling up as a USB flash drive. Interestingly ample, you additionally get a built-in laser pointer operate that can be charged via USB, making that one tool that no businessman should do without, [...]

When Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center opened in August 2006, it promised a number of advancements, including state-of-the-art technology. A recent Sentara ad reported that it fulfilled its mission through various innovations, one of which was digital diagnostic imaging.
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Passport cards to travel to some nearby countries will have a technology that allows info on the card to be read from a distance.
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This 20.75″ speaker will definitely bring back fond memories of those who spent their childhood trying to solve the Rubik’s Cube without the help of solutions from the Web. It definitely lends an air of geekdom to your room, although you will need some help (human or otherwise) to lug that into your living room [...]

The Gen-X Dual Station console is a hybrid device that allows you to enjoy the best of both 8- and 16-bit video games, particularly titles on the NES and Sega Genesis platforms. You get a couple of slots that support original cartridges from either system, including Japanese titles. Great for those who have a huge [...]

If you grew up on a diet of quarters in a dingy old arcade, next the Pac-Man Joystick is the perfect remedy to relive those good old days. All you need to do is plug in the joystick into your TV and you’re good to go. There are four games to choose from – Super [...]

CES 2008 will be the platform where the Noahpad UMPC is paraded, and the device has been dubbed “classmate, roommate, and travelmate”. It is powered by Ubuntu 7.10 by default, but has more than suitable firepower to run Windows XP thanks to its 1GHz VIA C7 Eden processor (CX700 chipset). Other hardware specifications include [...]