Article 24oras: PHL dragon boat team, may 4 gold medals na Home Nation Regions Business Pinoy Abroad World Sports Showbiz Lifestyle Technology Special Features Humor More sections Filipinos' credit card debt improves in Q1 —BSP Advertise with us Home > Infotech > Top Stories MIT project traces the afterlife of discarded » Fil-Am in New York rescued from suicide devices attempt 07/30/2011 | 05:27 PM » PHL consulate in NY extends deadline for summer film fest Recommend 3 Send 22 » Fil-Am comedian, same-sex partner to marry in New York There is an afterlife for discarded obsolete electronic equipment like netbooks and smartphones —and the proof is displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. » PHL joins Asian Festival in Fairfax, Virginia » Outstanding Pinoys in NY to be chosen via A project by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) tracked used computers Facebook and came up with images of the gadgets' new owners in developing countries. » Asia Society honors 9 outstanding Pinoy youths "We turned used laptops and other electronic devices into independent reporters that » Paper solar cells almost a reality document their ‘second life’, sending us images and GPS coordinates from remote places. The information they report back offers first-hand perspectives - glimpses into e- » Google targets globetrotters with travel waste recycling villages, local thrift stores, public schools and libraries - that prompt a promo reflection on our society’s relationship with our electronic devices," said the team behind More Stories the project, dubbed "Backtalk". The project is now exhibited at the MoMA as the exhibit "Talk to Me: Design and the BT: VP Binay nakabalik na sa Communication between People and Objects." Pinas mula Sweden 2011-08- 07 13:17:39 According to the research team, it focused on two common scenarios that apply to obsolete electronics: e-waste disposal in urban centers, and the reuse of functioning devices in developing countries. 24oras: Pinay, nakapag- publish ng libro sa New York "By collecting information form these devices we set out to investigate one of today’s 2011-07-30 18:12:23 key unknown stories – that of global e-waste," it said. A report on CNET said that the MIT Senseable City Lab researchers sent refurbished 24oras: Binay convoy netbooks to developing countries via nonprofit organizations. naaksidente sa New York 2011-06-06 19:36:22 With the new owners' consent, the MIT team set up the "discarded" computers to take images and record their locations, then send the data to MIT. See New York in 1 Day QTV: Aquino pushes int’l It's a bus tour, a The CNET report said the researchers used the open-source anti-theft software "Prey" to people power vs global walking tour, & capture the data. The software records a computer's GPS coordinates and takes a inequality 2010-09-25 includes a free picture with the computer's camera every 20 minutes. — TJD, GMA News 12:10:28 yacht cruise. www.OnBoardNewYo! Recommend 3 Send 22 More Videos Agile Requirements Like ADVERTISEMENT Course Learn agile Add New Comment Login requirements modeling from the experts. Public or onsite. www.softo2.com Lavorare nella Moda? 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More denounces violence 2011-08-08 08:14:30 New malware attack disguised as news on Fidel Castro death JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia's King 08/08/2011 | 08:35 AM Abdullah demanded an end to the bloodshed A new malware attack is making the rounds of the Internet, disguised as "breaking news" in Syria... on the supposed death of former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. More Hacking encouraged, even prized, at Vegas geek fest 08/07/2011 | 08:10 PM » Gilas stun 2-time champs Iran in Jones LAS VEGAS - There was a whole lot of hacking going on in Sin City this weekend — and Cup opener right under the noses of federal agents. More » It's raining gold for PHL dragon boat racers Palace warns vs fake govt Twitter account at worlds 08/07/2011 | 02:18 PM » Warning out vs 'Lady Gaga is Dead' Malacañang on Sunday warned netizens against a new Twitter account claiming to be that Facebook scam of the Official Gazette, saying the new one is a fake. 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