technology

Steve Jobs and I

Mike Pilewski looks at the life's work of pioneer and visionary Steve Jobs (1955-2011).

A very bright future

Colin Beaven: "Spotlight is as old as a typical British lamp post."

A fake "Apple store" is seen on 21 July 2011. Kunming in the Yunnan Province of China has several fake "Apple stores". Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images

A few bad apples

Chinese product pirates recently took their art a big step further. They pirated not the products themselves — in this case, Apple computers — but rather the entire store selling them.

No more Borders

"It was about the joy of reading, and of sharing ideas": Mike Pilewski on the end of the Borders bookstore chain.

Techno teacher

Jo Westcombe considers the challenges of technology from the teacher's point of view.

In this track, you'll hear about a controversy involving iPhones. You'll also learn how to use the expression "to stumble upon something", as well as several other interesting bits of vocabulary. Here we go!

Testing the eLEGS at Berkeley Bionics. Photo: Jan Stuermann.

Now they can walk again

Wheelchair users can finally stand up and walk, using robotic legs with computer sensors. The 20-kilogram battery-powered eLEGS prosthetic being tested here enables wearers to walk relatively quietly and comfortably.

Electrifying news

Just how green are electric cars? Are they greener in some places than in others? We have some interesting news for consumers.

eLEGS is an exoskeleton designed to help wheelchair users walk. Photo: Jan Stuermann.

These eLEGS were made for walking

Paraplegics at Berkeley Bionics test the eLEGS, an untethered exoskeleton designed to help wheelchair users walk.

The TSA and Thanksgiving

Passengers at many US airports must choose between full-body imaging and full-body searches. As Mike Pilewski explains, some don't like either alternative.

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