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- 12.1-inch panel PC has Core power, dual expansion slots Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:09AMAaeon announced a 12.1-inch panel PC that includes a resistive touchscreen and Intel Core i5 or i7 processors.
- ‘Home: Dream Home’ an edgy exhibit at Praxis Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:23AMNothing is what it seems in this edgy exhibition of a residential loft
- Amazon's Android tablet's rumored as ad-supported Kindle 3G launches Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:09AMAmazon plans to release a nine-inch Android tablet in October, and will introduce two new Kindle models in the third quarter, including its first touchscreen model, according to the Wall Street Journal.
- Construction and Design Team Honored with National Steel Award for Work on Accident Fund Headquarters Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:30AMAccident Fund Holdings, Inc. is pleased to announce that the members of the construction team responsible for the steel work on its recently completed corporate headquarters â including Accident Fund Holdings , Ruby & Associates, Inc. , Douglas Steel Fabricating Corporation , HOK , ARUP , Quinn Evans Architects and The Christman Company â have received national recognition for their efforts.
- Uncertain future for farmers market: School of architecture eyes location Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:47AMThe City of Greater Sudbury has earmarked the popular downtown farmers market as a possible location for the Northern Ontario School of Architect u re, The Sudbury Star has learned.[...]
- Jaspersoft Open Source Reporting Now Available for Eclipse Developers Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 6:00AMJaspersoft, maker of the world's most widely used business intelligence software, today released Jaspersoft Studio, the most complete open source BI design environment for Eclipse. Bringing new BI capabilities to Eclipse Java developers, Jaspersoft Studio provides a complete open source platform that allows Eclipse Java developers to build, secure, and share BI reports for free.
- Harman adopts Android connectivity protocol for infotainment systems Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:09PMHarman International Industries announced that its automotive infotainment systems now support the Android Open Accessory Protocol found in Android 3.1 (and available as an upgrade in Android 2.3.4). The USB-based protocol enables users to control Android smartphone or tablet content, including multimedia and navigation apps, through a car's dashboard or steering-wheel controls, says the company.
- An open hardware license from the folks who brought you the web Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:24PMCERN announced version 1.1 of its Open Hardware License (OHL), a legal framework "designed to facilitate knowledge exchange across the electronic design community. The license is intended to become for hardware what the GPL (General Public License) is for software, the organization says.
- Gift Helps Launch Enterprise Architecture Program at Kent State's School of Digital Sciences Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 8:07AMDETROIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EACOE and Kent State have partnered to launch the first degree program in Enterprise Architecture. The program will launch fall of 2011.
- Creative Spaces: Kate & David Daniels and One of Canada's Most Notable Art Deco Homes, Part I Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 3:58PMPart I: The Broad StrokesBy: Rana Florida, Creative Class Group; Special Contributor to HGTV.caWho: David Daniels is the principal in real estate investment company, Daniels Capital Group, as well as sustainable.TO, a “green” architecture & building firm. David is also Executive Producer of The Acting Up Musical Theatre Company and the Glenn Gould Lectures, and is involved in TV, film and ...
- Music & Dance Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 3:50PMMuang Thai Rachadalai Theatre The Esplanade, Ratchadaphisek Road Wed-Sun at 7:30pm, plus 2:30pm matinee on Sat-Sun. Until Aug 7 Scenario presents a new version of its ever popular Tawiphob: The Musical, with a completely new cast.
- Not Your Standard Office Décor Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 3:47PMRather than putting their own projects on display, some design firms are using communal areas in their offices to stage art exhibitions throughout the year.
- Calls for papers issued for ELC Europe, Linux.conf.au Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 3:24PMCalls for papers were announced for CELF's Embedded Linux Conference Europe, co-located with LinuxCon Europe in Prague on October 26-28, as well as the Australian Linux.conf.au, planned for Jan 16-20, 2012 in Ballarat, Australia.
- Where You Can Vacation Like An Eccentric Billionaire Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 11:13AMMany of the best getaway experiences are being created not by hoteliers, but by tycoons with a vision and no regard for the bottom line.
- Atom-based COM Express module loaded with expansion options Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 3:09PMAdlink announced an entry-level COM Express module based on recent Intel Atom processors, including the 1.8GHz, dual-core Intel Atom D525. The Express-LPC offers up to 4GB DDR3 memory, as well as: PCIe, PCI, and LPC bus expansion; SATA and IDE storage; plus gigabit Ethernet and USB 2.0 I/O, says the company.
- Sir Terence Conran Makes Major Gift to the Design Museum for New Development Project Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 2:38PMSir Terence Conran’s donation consists of a cash gift of £7.5m and the value of the sale of the lease of the current Design Museum building at Shad Thames valued in the region of £10m.
- Hot air Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 6:28AMEco-bling? Hmm. There’s something not quite right in the statement by Grant Shapps about zero carbon homes this week.
- Ninan Kurien: 5 Greatest Architects Under 50 Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 5:02AMHistorically architecture as a profession has bestowed recognition on its participants mostly in a later stage of their careers and in many cases they are...
- TIF approves funding for building projects in downtown Waco Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 12:16AMA flurry of downtown Waco projects worth $7.8 million won public incentives from the Tax Increment Finance Zone board Wednesday, signaling strong investor interest in the area.
- Swinerton Partners With LAUSD to Build a Legacy in Education for the Students of Jordan High School Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 2:44PMLOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - Jun 29, 2011) - Jordan High School , a public high school located in Los Angeles, is restructuring into small learning communities (SLC) which will each provide a unique yet coherent learning environment for students. This significant transformation on campus will require major construction that is to be completed in multiple phases. Swinerton Builders Los Angeles ...
- Issaquah hospital is designed to transform health care Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 8:12PMGroundbreaking design is meant to soothe patients, employees at Swedish/Issaquah The hospital due to open soon in the Issaquah Highlands is designed to be more than a hospital. The atrium, all blond wood and glass, resembles a mall or airport concourse more than a health care facility. Crews installed a dozen screens just inside the entrance to [...]
- Acer ships first Chromebook in US for $349 Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 2:01PMIDG News Service - After a short delay, Acer has started shipping its AC700 laptop with Google's Chrome OS in the U.S., priced at $349.
- Comprehensive Presentation of the Makart Phenomenon at the Belvedere in Vienna Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 7:02AMHans Makart, Bacchus and Ariadne, 1873-74. Oil on canvas, 476 x 784 cm. Belvedere, Vienna © Belvedere, Vienna. VIENNA.-
- Four walls of fun Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 4:16PMSome playhouses are made of plastic, and some of construction scraps inexpertly nailed together. Others have fire poles, climbing walls, electricity and sophisticated architecture. But whether modest or mansion-like, playhouses are timelessly popular with kids.
- Livability trend puts expert in demand Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 6:47AMREDONDO BEACH, Calif. — When Dan Burden started approaching bureaucrats about making streets more pedestrian friendly 16 years ago, he could hardly get them to look up from their desks.
- Walking expert prescribes 'road diets' for cities seeking street makeovers Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 12:38PMREDONDO BEACH, Calif. - When Dan Burden started approaching bureaucrats about making streets more pedestrian friendly 16 years ago, he could hardly get them to look up from their desks.
- The IT Infrastructure Renaissance Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 7:14AMThis latest BriefingsDirect panel discussion on converged infrastructure and data center transformation explores the major news emerging from this month's HP Discover 2011 conference in Las Vegas. To put it all in context, a series of rapidly maturing trends around application types, cloud computing, mobility, and changing workforces is reshaping what high-performance and low-cost computing is ...
- Historic condo courtyard faces demolition Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 1:02AMPark Square, a condominium tower at 151 Bay St., has been an oasis for downtown living for 34 years.
- Southwest hospital looks to expand Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 12:03PMSouthwest General Health Center could expand, beginning next spring. Thomas Seldon, Southwest CEO, said the hospital has hired a facility master planner to work out the details of what he calls Southwest’s “20-20 Vision.”
- Chinese court sentences three to prison for iPad design leak Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 11:31AMIDG News Service - A Chinese court sentenced three people to prison for stealing information on Apple's iPad 2 design, which was used to make protective cases for the device months before the hit tablet was even launched.
- Fanless PC has two expansion slots Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 8:24AMAdink announced a fanless embedded computer with a dual-core Core i7 processor and a cable-free design.
- Federal courthouse design set Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 1:12AMWhen most people think of an American courthouse, they think of tall columns, an elevated ground floor, and a majestic entrance.
- Birdbooker Report 173 & 174 Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 3:54AMCompiled by an ardent bibliophile, this is a weekly report about all those wonderful nature, science and history books that are hot-off-the-presses in North America and the UK Books to the ceiling, Books to the sky, My pile of books is a mile high. How I love them! How I need them! I'll have a long beard by the time I read them. ~ Arnold Lobel [1933-1987] author of many popular children's books ...
- Creator of Sheridan’s Frozen Custard unveils Unforked restaurant Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 9:33PMJim Sheridan spent six weeks touring the country considering other fast casual operations so he could come up with a concept that was completely different. Once he did he spent five months converting one of his Sheridan’s Frozen Custard spots in Overland Park to that new concept: Unforked.
- Creator of Sheridan’s Frozen Custard unveils Unforked restaurant Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 9:33PMJim Sheridan spent six weeks touring the country considering other fast casual operations so he could come up with a concept that was completely different. Once he did he spent five months converting one of his Sheridan’s Frozen Custard spots in Overland Park to that new concept: Unforked.
- TI makes its ARM-plus-DSP processor more secure Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 2:54PMTexas Instruments (TI) announced that its TMS320C6748 digital signal processor (DSP) and OMAP-L138 DSP/ARM processor now offer security boot and upgrade features.
- Business digest Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 2:03AMHarriman firm wins engineering award Harriman C.V. Associates NY of Harriman was recently awarded the Tappan Zee Award the project of the year award from the Lower Hudson Valley Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
- LinuxLink support offered for HD-ready Cortex-A8 SoC Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 3:10PMTimesys announced LinuxLink support for Freescale Semiconductor's i.MX53 family of Cortex-A8 system on chips (SoCs), as well as support for Freescale's $149 i.MX53 Quick Start Board.
- Panasonic targets smart TVs with 1.4GHz Cortex-A9 SoC Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 2:09PMPanasonic announced a system on chip (SoC) for the smart TV market that combines dual, 1.4GHz ARM Cortex-A9 cores with its own UniPhier media processor.
- A home on higher ground Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 9:10PMAll houses in the neighborhood will feature the Modern Asian style of architecture. (photo by Noel B. Pabalate) MANILA, Philippines -- From certain points in Quezon City and Ortigas Center in Mandaluyong, the view of the Sierra Madre mountain range is spectacular. It’s rare for such a big and busy metropolis to offer such a sight that is so rustic and scenic. And it’s a scandal that residents ...
- Mini PC uses Via's dual-core Nano Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 2:54PMZotac announced a mini-PC featuring Via's recently announced, dual-core Nano X2 processor. The latest in the company's "Zbox" line, it features four USB ports, an Ethernet port, both HDMI and DVI/DisplayPort video outputs, and an eSATA port, according to the company.
- Mile high in Denver Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 11:57AMFor such a large country, the United States is an amazingly homogenous place. That said, there are often strong regional differences in culture, lifestyle and attitudes. Related Stories 48 hours in: Warsaw 48 hours in: Chelsea Herault: the quieter end of the French Med Ryanair offers seat booking 48 hours in: Avignon
- Android game console offers open development platform Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 1:39PMEnvizions opened pre-orders for a hackable Android-based gaming console due to ship this fall for $249, and announced an "open" developer version for a $149 per year support fee.
- Task force to rebuild tornado's damage Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 3:33AMTUSCALOOSA | The nearly 50 members of the Rebuild Tuscaloosa Task Force on Thursday learned the full scope of the work in front of them. The task force must develop a comprehensive restoration and rebuilding plan for about 10 percent of the city of Tuscaloosa. And do so within five weeks. The timetable for such an important task was questioned by more than one of the group assembled in the ...
- The 10 principles of inclusive web design Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 6:04AMSandi Wassmer of Copious explains the 10 principles of inclusive web design and how to apply them to the real world of website building
- Mercury Computer Systems Delivers Unmatched Levels of Radar Subsystem Performance Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 3:26PMCHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mercury announced improved radar subsystem performance through two new innovations: a GPGPU product based on NVIDIA architecture, and a 10GE standards-based real time sensor interface module.
- First sparkle of summer Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 3:18PMThis story was updated May 25. In the next two weeks, eagle-eyed downtown lunch eaters will be able to spot the first visible sign of work on Lansing’s next big renovation project, the conversion of the historic Knapp’s building into a mixed-use business, retail and residential slab.
- Via Tribunali, Caffe Vita on track for July opening; car-free Ankeny a go Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 1:21PMLocal restaurateur Bruce Carey says the Via Tribunali ownership group, which includes Caffe Vita owner Mike McConnell and Jason Finn, the drummer from the band Presidents of the United States of America, are shooting for a July opening. They're hoping to take advantage of a trial traffic closure for the block of Ankeny between Second and Third avenues (set to begin June 21).
- An Ode to the Cube: Presenting Newcomer Yübe Cube's Eco-Friendly Customizable Furniture To Fuel The Trend Towards ... Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 9:08AMYübe Cube's eco-friendly customizable furniture fuels the current new craze for flexible modular furniture based on cubes. Historically, one of the simplest geometric forms known to man, the cube, has occupied a unique place in art, design and architecture throughout history. As cities constantly changed shape and size in response to new civilizations and prevailing local materials, the basic ...
- City officials won't pursue plans to improve library, build civic center Sunday, May 22, 2011 @ 12:05AMLAMPASAS — The city will set aside plans to expand the library and build a civic center after residents chose not to support two bond packages in May 14 voting.
