CYBERZONE

AS GADGETS GET IT TOGETHER, MEDIA MAKERS FALL BEHIND Who will watch what, and when, in a world where everything is connected?

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/25/technology/techspecial2/25converge.html?th&emc=th

TECH: THE NEW PLAYER IN HOLLYWOOD Consumer technology is crashing the party in Tinseltown, and many people in show business are treating portable media players, DVRs, and on-demand services as a most unwelcome guest.

http://www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=41099

PUTTING A PRICE ON CYBERCRIME

A study by the FBI estimates that yearly losses to computer crimes exceed $67 billion. The study is based on the results of a survey of more than 2,000 organizations, of which 90 percent reported having suffered some form of computer attack in the previous 12 months, and 64 percent said they suffered a financial loss due to those attacks. The average financial loss was $24,000 per company. In estimating total losses, the FBI multiplied the average loss by just 20 percent of U.S. organizations because survey results are often skewed when reporting problems. Even with the significant reduction in the number of affected businesses, the total estimate was an enormous amount of money, far exceeding the $1 billion in losses each year toOtelecommunications fraud. Because of the relatively large sample size, Bruce Verduyn of the FBI said he believes the estimate is more accurate than other studies that have attempted to quantify losses to cybercrime.

http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-6028946.html

KING KONG USES $25M OF NEW ZEALAND TAXES Director Peter Jackson's blockbuster King Kong has devoured at least

$25 million of taxpayers' money from a government scheme to encourage big-budget movies.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/hlc/1,,77463~3551537a10~,00.html

THE CLOSING OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY

While the U.S. economy's foundation is a government subsidized telecommunications system running a closed network, in the rest of the world, open systems exist, with profound consequences for the future.

http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,26e1,1,bekr,5ktu,jcj3,9ffi

MIDDLE SCHOOL's STUDENTS GET REAL-WORLD LAB Students at California's Maywood Middle School are getting the chance to work on real-world problems in collaborative teams, thanks to a new, state-of-the-art Environmental and Spatial Technology (EAST) Lab.

http://news.techlearning.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/htj10FjRB80E2V0D3LB0E7

SCIENCE ZONE

CHINA TO COMPLETE ARTIFICIAL SUN

It was learned from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of t heChinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) that it will have completed the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) which aims to explore infinite and clean energy resources of nuclea r fusion by this March or April.

By then, Hefei will become the first institute in the world to have built an all-superconducting non-circular section nucl ear fusionexperiment facility, which is generally known as an artificial sun.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/23/content_4088792.htm

VEIN FINDER

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a handheld device that uses Doppler ultrasound technology to quickly find veins when life-saving injections must be given. The device consists of two parts: a reusable unit that houses the electronics and signal processing components, and a disposable coupler box that holds a reflector and needle guide. As a medical user moves the device along a patient's arm or leg, it emits a thin acoustical beam into the reflector, which directs the ultrasonic waves into the patient's skin. The device can determine the direction of blood flow to distinguish arteries from veins. Once the device detects a vein, an alarm is triggered, and the needle can be inserted.

http://link.abpi.net/l.php?20060124A2

EVERY HOME SHOULD HAVE ONE

Later this year, when Queen Elizabeth turns 80, she will see a dramatic drop in her electricity bill. This is not a special deal for the UK's senior citizens. The cut in the royal fuel bill will come thanks to a hydroelectric plant on the river Thames, which will start supplying power to Windsor Castle, one of her numerous homes. Okay, so not everyone has a large river at the bottom of their garden. But almost all of us will soon be able to trim utility bills by generating our own energy. A rooftop power revolution is about to turn the electricity supply on its head.

http://www.prq0.com/apps/redir.asp?link=XcdaegjbCF,ZccdgbjehiEC&oid=UcjjbCB&iclitemid=YcdhacficCJ&tid=WicbaibCA

LIFE ON HOLD

Hasan Alam gazes over the cold, motionless body of a pig lying on a stainless steel table before him. The animal has no pulse, no blood, no electrical activity in its brain, and its tissues consume no oxygen. It has been in this state for over two hours. It looks completely dead. But then he flicks a switch and warm blood starts pumping into the pig, gradually ramping up its body temperature. At about 25ºc the pig's heart starts beating of its own accord and the animal jolts back to life. Alam believes that in the near future this strange state between being dead and alive will save people's lives.

http://www.prq0.com/apps/redir.asp?link=XcdaegijDC,ZccdgbjehiEC&oid=UcjjbCB&iclitemid=YcdhacficCJ&tid=WicbaibCA

REFRIGERATION UNPLUGGED

A prototype metal cylinder with a liquid coolant has converted the heat from fire into an inexpensive chilling agent.

http://cl.exct.net/?ffcb10-fe5c10787360077f7017-fdec1573716c0d7f72137473-ff011674776105

BIO BRIEFS

Atlanta--GSU snags $37.5M in state funds

http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/2068314

Greensboro/Winston-Salem--Biotech startup aims at stem-cell breakthrough

http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/2068315

San Francisco--New FDA rules could cut cost and time for drug approvals

http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/2068316

San Jose--Patent rule irks bio firms

http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/2068317

Washington--Iomai looks to Solvay to boost flu vaccine deal

http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/2068318

ASIA-PACIFIC ZONE

CHINA's ECONOMY GROWS 9.9 PERCENT IN 2005 China's economy expanded 9.9 percent on the year in 2005, easing slightly from the 10.1 percent growth recorded in 2004, the National Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday. The pace of expansion, while still strong, was the first single-digit growth since 2002.

http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/48480.html

STUDY: BY 2010, INDIA & CHINA TO HAVE OVER ONE BILLION MOBILE USERS Portio Research, UK based research company has predicted in its recent report "Worldwide Mobile Market Forecasts 2006-2011" that India and China will have over 1.07 billion mobile phone subscribers by the end of 2010. The report also revealed that Asia Pacific region would have over half of the world's mobile subscribers. By the year 2011, world's cell phone customer population is estimated to increase to 3.96 billion from 2 billion in 2005. According to the report, the current growth rate will ensure that over half the humanity will have cellphones by 2009.

India will be the major growth market until 2010 with its growth rate being better than that of other fast-growth markets such as Brazil, China, Indonesia and Nigeria. Other major markets, which are expected to register slower growth are, US (6th ranked) expected to add 66 million and Japan (18th ranked) to 14 million by 2011. Portio reported by 2011, Asia Pacific would have over 350 million or 35% of the world's 3G subscribers, making it largest regional market in the world.

WIRELESS ZONE

Portland

Coming unwired: Three firms vie to take Portland into new, uncharted wireless era

http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/2068383

Portland

City's three wireless suitors propose differing plans

http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/2068384

Seattle

City strives to stay nation's most 'unwired'

http://www.bizjournals.com/ct/c/2068385

SAN FRANCISCO TOPS IN WIRELESS ACCESS

S.F. offers more wireless access than any U.S. city San Francisco boasts more wireless Internet hot spots than any city in America and has the highest concentration of Wi-Fi connections of any major metropolis in the world, according to a survey being released today....

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2006/01/24/BUGNRGRNT732.DTL

San Francisco led all U.S. cities with 801 wireless connections.  Seoul is the world leader with 2,056. The U.S. has more hotspots than any other nation with 37,073, followed by the U.K. (12,668), South Korea (9,415), Germany (8,614) and Japan (5,951). In all, there are now more than 100,000 WiFi hotspots worldwide.  For more on WiFi numbers: http://lists.fiercemarkets.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=69l,hsof,8mf,162k,f9u3,16z1,fk1u

The latest in public access Wi-Fi: Seattle Libraries are wireless; AnchorFree tries MySpace for marketing; JiWire counts over 100,000 hotspots; and more.

http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,26p2,1,l0p5,ecft,jcj3,9ffi

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