technology - "technology"

An anonymous reader writes 'MIT and Texas Instruments researchers have designed a chip that they say could be up to 10 times more energy efficient than current technology. The chip's power consumption is so low that devices with the chip may even be able to be recharged using the owner's body heat.' The intent is to use these in medical applications like pacemakers where one would expect to have the free power source. of this story at Slashdot.

An anonymous reader writes 'In an adapted version of the Harry Potter video game, players lift boulders and throw lightning bolts using only their minds. Just as physical movement changed the interface of gaming with Nintendo's Wii, the power of the mind may be the next big thing in video games. And it may come soon. Emotiv, a company based in San Francisco, says its mind-control headsets will be on shelves later this year, along with a host of novel 'biofeedback' games developed by its partners. Several other companies — including EmSense in Monterey, California; NeuroSky in San Jose, California; and Hitachi in Tokyo — are also developing technology to detect players brainwaves and use them in next-gen video games.' of this story at Slashdot.

The mainframe stands as a telling case in the larger story of survivor technologies and markets. An old technology or business often finds a sustainable, profitable life.