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Inventing Postscript, the Tech That Took the Pain out of Printing

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It would have been quite different had Warnock and company not been in the right place at the right time to meet the right person. The time was right because of the imminence of three hardware developments: the first low-cost, bit-mapped personal computer, the first low-cost laser printer, and a decline in price of high-density memory chips.

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Help Build the Future of Assistive Technology

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This article is sponsored by California State University, Northridge (CSUN). The medical and rehabilitative tech is equally impressive — and arguably far more important. AT, in its most basic form, is anything that helps a person achieve enhanced performance, improved function, or accelerated access to information.

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Clean Tech - GigaOM - Salon.com

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Renault-Nissan has started working with governments and utilities in California and Oregon to gear up for regional electric vehicle rollouts next year. Some of these companies are also working on electric models for the U.S. BYD plans to sell its electric E6 and a plug-in hybrid sedan in the U.S. Alex Koppelman Joan Walsh Me vs. G.

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Speech Processing Pioneer Sadaoki Furui Dies at 77

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Among the awards he received was a 2016 Bunka Korosha (Person of Cultural Merit) Award , one of the highest honors bestowed by the Japanese government. from the University of California, Los Angeles , in 1961 and 1964—all in mathematics. From 2001 to 2005, he served as president of the International Speech Communication Association.

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Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

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The Circuit is similar to the Tesla Roadster, a $109,000 sports car produced by a small California company. "To be able to meet a 2010 timeline, you have to be pretty far along in development, and right now we are," said Lou Rhodes, head of Chryslers electric car program, in a recent CNNMoney.com interview. A Time Warner Company.

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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His passion for the field led him from New York City’s used electronics stores to elite university laboratories, through the intense early years of the microprocessor revolution and the tumult of the video game industry, and ultimately to his job today: high-tech private eye. He started his explorations with chemistry. Date of birth Oct.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

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