Up until now,  the 20 million Americans who have asthma have relied on treatment rather than prevention. Now a hand-held sensor the size of a cell phone may be able to detect irritants and let the user eliminate or avoid them to prevent attacks.

Detecting Asthma Irritants

January 30, 2008..........................Technology Review

We will all applaud when our laptop batteries will last all day instead of a few hours. It seems that a new technology may give us our wish.

A tenfold improvement in battery life? 

January 15, 2008 .............ZD Net

This is bigger news than it seems since now many of the major music groups asre now selling non-copy protected music. Check out Amazon for music without restrictions.  

Warner Music Group in deal with Amazon.com to sell songs online free of copy protection

December 27, 2007.............Technology Review 

Here's a quick and dramatic look into the future just in time for the New Year. IBM predicts  that you'll ease through traffic with aids from technology, control household lights and equipment with your cell phone, and that doctors will gain superhuman powers....an interesting read.

IBM Dishes Five Predictions for the Future

December 25, 2007.............PC World