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WTP 165: Building a Better Soldier, Yahoo in China, and AbiWord in Bolivia
October 5, 2007 permalink

On this week's podcast, our four part series on the US military's efforts to build a better soldier. Also, Yahoo is taken to court in the United States for turning over information about bloggers in China. And we'll hear about AbiWord, an open source project to develop software in one of Bolivia's indigenous languages.


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WTP 164: DVD Sniffer Dogs, Svalbard Seed Vault, and Wikiscanner Down Under
October 5, 2007 permalink

On this week's podcast, we'll hear about how Malaysia is using sniffer dogs to root out DVD pirates. Also, Norway thinks long-terms about the disappearance of the world's plant life. Then, a look at how all of America's dirty cast-offs find their way to the developing world, via the internet. We'll also hear about how Wikiscanner is causing a political ruckus in Australia, and just what goes into an out-of-body experience. Good fun.


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WTP 163: Lenovo Goes Low-Cost in China, Flood Tech in Bangladesh, and Alive in Baghdad
October 5, 2007 permalink

A big, juicy tech podcast with two weeks of deliciousness for you. We have an update on the cyberspat between Estonia and Russia. And then we look at Lenovo's bid to get low-cost PCs into rural China. We'll also talk about new technologies to distribute flood warnings in Bangladesh, and about Ukraine's #1 cybercriminal, Maxim Yastremsky. We'll finish off with a report about a website called Alive in Baghdad, and then a multi-media romp through Rotterdam. What fun. Have a great weekend.


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WTP 162: OLPC, Microsoft Pre-Pay, Video Game Ratings, and Malaysian Bloggers
August 6, 2007 permalink

The inaugural podcast from our new studios in Boston features an update on the One Laptop Per Child project. Also, Microsoft tries "pay-as-you-go" Office software in South Africa. Then, a listener suggests we do a report on video games ratings systems worldwide -- so, we do. We turn to Israel next for a report into how ultra-Orthodox Jews are using the internet. And we end with a look at the recent crackdown against bloggers in Malaysia. Have a great weekend.


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WTP 161: Darfur Remote Sensing, iLimb, Nigerian Mobiles, and Serious Cell Bling
August 6, 2007 permalink

On this week's podcast, Laika Laika has been Found Found. Thanks Evan! Also, we talk remote sensing in Darfur, and find out about a new high-tech prosthetic hand. Then, we're off to Nigeria to hear about cell phone coverage, or lack thereof. And last stop - cell phone bling. Got a spare 10,000 dollars? Try a Vertu.


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WTP 160: China Internet Growth, Japan Web Politics, and Brazilian DNA
July 16, 2007 permalink

This week on Ye Olde Technology Podcaste, we have a story highlighting the explosive growth of internet use in China. Also, how the web is NOT playing a role in Japan's election campaign. Then, a look at a French company's plan to help you track your kids. It's called Kiditel. And we'll end with a look at some recently completed work tracing the DNA of Brazilian celebrities. There WILL be surprises, we promise.


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WTP 159: Insurgent Web, Information Overload, Iran Dual-Fuel, and Alan Johnston
July 16, 2007 permalink

First up -- a new report from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty highlights how Sunni insurgent groups in Iraq are using the internet to put out their messages. No real surprise, but the report is a real behind the scenes look at this material, most of which is in Arabic. Next up -- information overload goes global. Tired of being connected 24/7 to your BlackBerry, Palm, or gulp...iPhone? Well, apparently you're not alone. The World's Jason Margolis will fill you in. Third -- Iran says it will soon stop producing gas-only cars, in favor of dual-fuel vehicles that can run on gasoline, or on Liquified Petroleum Gas. We'll hear more from the LA Times Middle East Correspondent. And we send you out into your weekend with a report I did on July 4th about the release of BBC Gaza Correspondent Alan Johnston. He was held captive for 114 days by a Palestinian group calling itself the Army of Islam. It ain't tech, but it's a good story.


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WTP 158: ICANN and IDNs, Zimbabwe Ecommerce, and Happy Birthday ATM!
July 16, 2007 permalink

As promised, Tech Podcast 158 features absolutely nothing about either Paris Hilton or the iPhone. Instead, we delve into the intricacies of Internationalized Domain Names. Non-speakers of English are pushing ICANN, the California non-profit responsible for, well, the domain name system, among other things. They want to be able to enter URLs in scripts other than ASCII. Also, Zimbabweans are finding it hard to buy essential goods, because of rampant inflation. Now, websites are springing up to help Zimbabweans outside the country to buy fuel, food and soap for friends and family back home. And finally, the humble cash machine turns 40 years old this week. Cha-ching!


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WTP 157: Science and Poverty, Science and Islam, Cyberwar!, and Manhunt 2
June 22, 2007 permalink

Today's podcast is half tech, half science. We'll hear about some MIT researchers who are using scientific methods to help alleviate poverty. Then, a podcast exclusive interview about how science is, and isn't, practiced in the Islamic world. Then, we'll talk about the prospects of cyberwar: who can wage it, and why? And we'll finish with a story about a new video game that's getting bad reviews from British and Irish authorities. Have a great weekend


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WTP 156: Yahoo in China, Cyberwar, Hunting Dirty Bombs, and Blogging World War I.
June 15, 2007 permalink

Techpodcast 156: For our podcast today, we'll take a look at two human rights related measures considered by Yahoo shareholders this week. Also, is China becoming the biggest threat in cyberspace? And, we'll go on a hunt for dirty nukes in the Caucasus Mountains in Georgia. We'll finish up with a story about a gentleman who is using a blog to publish his grandfather's letters home from the trenches in World War I.


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