The hottest wireless technology is now sound!

	Weird science: The 10 oddest tech stories of 2014 | DARPA wants drone to hunt like a hawk
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	The hottest wireless technology is now sound! There's been a surge of innovations that harness sound waves to transmit data and do other creative things. Here's what's going on. Read More WHITE PAPER: PC Connection | Acer Acer Playbook: Proven Solutions for Professional Demands Whether your workforce requires high-tech mobility, powerful desktops to streamline efficiency, reliable technology available 24 x 7, or competent tools for viewing and projecting, you'll find your solution in Acer notebooks, desktops, servers, monitors, and projectors. Learn More In this Issue Weird science: The 10 oddest tech stories of 2014 DARPA wants drone to hunt like a hawk Moove it! Tracking the common cow NASA emails ratchet to space station Texas Instruments builds an alternative energy for the Internet of Things Army lab asks help building wing-flapping robot fly Driver's license app on a smartphone raises privacy issues Snake Monster robot takes a spidery approach to walking How to use a laser to light a Christmas tree Google may launch Android Auto, making your car a big mobile device From M2M to IoT: Old industries must learn new tricks Weird science: The 10 oddest tech stories of 2014 Online telepaths, culinary AI, criminal drones -- the tech world was full of offbeat surprises this year. Read More DARPA wants drone to hunt like a hawk New project aims to build intelligence enough to fly through indoor labyrinths, scout for danger, without remote control. Read More Moove it! Tracking the common cow Farmers are tracking the health of their cows with technology that uses accelerometers, the same sensor that orients a cellphone screen. Read More NASA emails ratchet to space station By emailing the design of a socket wrench that could be 3D printed on the space station, NASA showed it's possible to get critical help to a place no one can go. Read More Texas Instruments builds an alternative energy for the Internet of Things The Internet of Things is nothing without batteries and plugs. But it's possible to build a sensor network that uses harvested energy that comes from changes in temperature, vibrations, wind and light, as Texas Instruments will demonstrate at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. Read More Army lab asks help building wing-flapping robot fly 'Open Campus' program allows outsiders to help with DoD projects like a fingernail-sized bot with wings that flap with no motors. Read More Driver's license app on a smartphone raises privacy issues Iowa is poised to become the first state to offer a mobile app as an official driver's license that can be displayed to police officers and security personnel, but smartphones hold a lot more data than a plastic card. Read More Snake Monster robot takes a spidery approach to walking It's more spider than snake, but a robot called Snake Monster can dial up the creep factor when it crawls around on six legs. Read More How to use a laser to light a Christmas tree First get the size and venue right and use a nanoscale, virtual tree if you want publishing credits instead of fire alarms. Read More Google may launch Android Auto, making your car a big mobile device Google is planning to launch a native version of Android for car infotainment units that will offer the same Internet connectivity as a smartphone. Read More From M2M to IoT: Old industries must learn new tricks The way connected devices are evolving in industry, where they've been used for years, says a lot about why IoT has the potential to be something very big. Read More
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