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Innovation in America: An Autobahn, or a Suburban Street With Speed Bumps?

Gary Shapiro | Posted 11.04.2009 | Technology


Gary Shapiro

My fear is that my son's future won't include the rapid pace of innovation that we have enjoyed in recent years. What if decades roll by and innovation stands still?

iPods In Iraq: Soldiers' MP3s An Instrument Of War

guardian.co.uk | Posted 09.29.2009 | Technology


Professor Pieslak is a music theorist at the City College of New York. Over the past few years he has interviewed US soldiers about the music they lis...

Eebs: A History of Future Publishing

Giles Slade | Posted 08.01.2009 | Media


Giles Slade

The Kindle is for the book-lover who might buy a first, a signed or a special edition. It is lingerie. It is a box of chocolates or a bottle of double-malt. Competition will drive it to adapt, and it will.

Cheer Up, Axl, You're Not that Irrelevant

Jason Notte | Posted 12.22.2008 | Entertainment


Jason Notte

Sometime in the near future, a young man will ride the L train between wearing a bandanna around his neck, $100 jeans with a studded belt and a crisp, new Guns 'n' Roses T-shirt.

Goodnight, CDs, Goodnight: the Return of Vinyl

Marissa Moss | Posted 08.01.2008 | Media


Marissa Moss

The once antiquated method of listening to music has been making a welcome comeback among both young and old music fans, especially in the indie-music realm. So why now?

Sony BMG Drops Music Copy Protection

AP | YURI KAGEYAMA | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Sony BMG will start selling music downloads in the copy-protection-free MP3 format later this month in North America, as even the last holdout among t...