Friday, February 9, 2007

Suit Threatens Blackboard Inc. Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun - Ithaca,NY,USA In a legally-binding pledge, Blackboard agreed not to assert its issued or pending course management system software patents against open source software or ... -- caused them to reconsider their options -- the real fallout of a ill advised patent --BL 11:19:34 PM      Google It!.

Open Source Phone on the Way. prostoalex writes "Dr. Dobb's Journal reports on GPE Palmtop Environment's aim to create a full stack of open source software for mobile phones. Mobile operator Orange and France Telecom are contributing to the project. The goal is to have a fully featured mobile handset with applications like instant messaging and email, with only a portion of the price." [Slashdot] -- the subtext here is that phones are the successor platform for most of the world --BL 10:54:33 PM      Google It!.

A Tribe Turns to 3-D Animation for Modern Storytelling. A morality tale preserved by the oral tradition of the Oneida Indian Nation will be shared with the public with the same technology used to make hits like [base "]Toy Story.[per thou] By SHADI RAHIMI. [NYT > Technology] -- this is a cultural revolution in its own way --BL 10:45:06 PM      Google It!.

Canonical and Linspire Make a Deal. Nate writes "Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux, has teamed up with Linspire to share technologies between the two distros. When Freespire 2.0 arrives in April, it will use Ubuntu as its base, moving off of the current Debian. Ubuntu users will get access to proprietary software (DVD players, media codecs) via Linspire's newly opened Click 'N Run. Check out the press release and the obligatory FAQ."[Slashdot] 5:31:26 PM      Google It!.

In a Search Refinement, a Chance to Rival Google. On Friday, Xerox PARC is announcing that it is licensing a broad portfolio of patents and technology to a well-financed start-up with an ambitious and potentially lucrative goal: to build a search engine that could some day rival Google. The start... [KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News] 5:27:06 PM      Google It!.

Robotic exoskeleton replaces muscle work. A robotic exoskeleton controlled by the wearer's own nervous system could help users regain limb function, which is encouraging news for people with partia... [KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News] 5:26:23 PM      Google It!.

Digital Storytelling Spotlighted in Latest ELI Brief. In the new 7 Things You Should Know About Digital Storytelling brief from the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI), you'll learn about the practice of combining narrative with digital content and its potential value for a variety of teaching and learning settings. Browse the other briefs in the 7 Things You Should Know About... series and the many other ELI resources on teaching, learning, and technology. [EDUCAUSE CONNECT blogs] 5:25:22 PM      Google It!.