Jim Rapoza

The holiday season is finally here (though based on some of my neighbors’ decorations its actually been here for several weeks now) and for most of us this means it is now time to think about giving and receiving gifts. Maybe you have some cool new technology gadget that you’re hoping to get from a […]

While most of the emerging technologies discussed in this special report found their way into products and business implementations this year, many cutting-edge technologies were just getting their start in universities and research labs around the world. Here are just a few of the technologies that are poised to make a business impact in the […]

The holiday season is finally here (though based on some of my neighbors’ decorations its actually been here for several weeks now) and for most of us this means it is now time to think about giving and receiving gifts. Maybe you have some cool new technology gadget that you’re hoping to get from a […]

When you first install and launch the beta of Firefox 3, the initial impression (especially for those who remember some of the earlier promises of a revamped user interface and increased Web 2.0 integration) can be a little disappointing, since it doesn’t look much different from the current version of Firefox. But then as you […]

Cheap and easy phone calls sent over the Internet. That has long been the promise of VOIP services, especially on the consumer side. For some this has meant ditching their traditional telephone company and replacing it with VOIP services such as Vonage or the Ooma system that I recently reviewed. These services can provide solid […]

In most industries, change comes at a slow, plodding and predictable pace. Many workers today have new tools and processes, but the job they do isn’t much different from what a similar worker was doing 20 years ago. But, for those of us lucky enough to work in the technology industry, there is nothing slow, […]

While most of the emerging technologies discussed in this special report found their way into products and business implementations this year, many cutting-edge technologies were just getting their start in universities and research labs around the world. Here are just a few of the technologies that are poised to make a business impact in the […]

eWEEK’s Look Back at the Emerging Technologies of 2007 The Biggest Emerging Technology Disappointments of 2007 When a product or technology is still emerging, it’s hardly fair to call it a flop. But it isn’t too early to be disappointed by some of the failures of promising technologies. 2007’s Tech on the cutting edge Many […]

Click the image to see the listEmerging Technology Disappointments When a product or technology is still emerging, it can be tough to call it a flop. In many cases these technologies are still trying to find their sweet spot when it comes to capabilities and usage scenarios. But while it may be too early to […]

A few years ago MIT launched an ambitious project called OpenCourseWare. The plan was to make a large number of the curriculum and classes at MIT freely available over the Web to anyone who wanted to view them. And today MIT announced that OpenCourseWare now includes nearly all of the coursework available at the school. […]