Stories tagged "innovation" - Page 21

Speech recognition technology has steeped for a long time. Now, devices that incorporate speech recognition are starting to hit the mass market, thanks to entrepreneurs like Mr. Phillips.

General Motors lost its title as the world's largest automaker because it failed to innovate. Apple and others are on the verge of repeating the same error. Here's some of the lessons from GM's fall from grace.

In December, three international consultants published the results of their research on the current state of innovation. This four-part series will cover each in turn, then I’ll add a conclusion that ties them together. First on the block - Innovation 2

At too many newspaper websites, there is an all or nothing approach to innovation and change. Rather then address issues and opportunities as they develop, many sites wait for some "big" moment. Here's why that's a bad idea for your site.

GM sees a future in ethanol and has purchased an equity stake in a start-up, Coskata. Coskata plans to make ethanol without using corn. They plan to make ethanol from waste - garbage, crop wastes, plastic, wood chips, etc.

The United States remains the world leader in scientific and technological innovation, but its dominance is threatened by economic development elsewhere, particularly in Asia, the National Science Board said on Tuesday in its biennial report on science...

What exactly is the Carnival of the Green? Carnival of the Green, managed and created by Treehugger a few years ago, is an ongoing weekly linked summary of green ideas offering a vast amount of green knowledge and entertainment all across the Internet.

Toyota announced plans to offer a plug-in version of their uber-popular hybrid, Prius, in 2010. While I think this is a great idea, I'm not sure how many people will want to plug in their Priuses at night.

The Smoking Jacket allows a smoker to blow cigarette smoke into a valve in the collar of the jacket instead of someone's face. The smoke goes down into a pair of transparent plastic lungs built into the jacket.

"Lots of change out there. New Web widgets, new biotech, new eco-friendly dirt bikes that can jump over your head. Here's a rundown of what and whom to keep an eye on in 2008."