Information Technology
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How smart mirrors boost sales at upscale retailersMay 16, 2015 7:31 am - NEW YORK - Imagine a fitting room with a "smart" mirror that suggests jeans to go with the red shirt you brought in. It snaps a video so you can compare the image side-b...
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Dist. 200 board OKs technology spendingMay 14, 2015 5:30 am - The Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 board of education approved several large technology purchases Wednesday that will bring noticeable changes to schools across t...
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Stevenson High launches app for students, parentsMay 13, 2015 1:00 am - Stevenson High School students and parents can use a new mobile app to check grades, get assignments and take care of other important tasks. The app, called SHS Now, is ...
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With mobile apps, first aid enters a new eraMay 09, 2015 7:39 am - When 911 dispatchers get a call that someone has collapsed and stopped breathing, they quickly notify first responders. In hundreds of communities across the country, th...
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Long-awaited virtual reality headsets to be available in early 2016May 09, 2015 7:38 am - Get excited, futurists. The Oculus Rift virtual reality headset is coming soon to a store near you. Really. Oculus VR announced Wednesday that it finally has a shipping ...
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How IBM Watson will impact our fight against cancerMay 09, 2015 7:38 am - At the inaugural World of Watson event in New York on Tuesday, IBM announced a new Watson Genomics initiative that will utilize the computing capabilities of Watson to m...
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Reliving a decade of dance hits on YouTubeMay 09, 2015 7:36 am -
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Apple will let other people make bands for its smartwatchMay 09, 2015 7:34 am - Apple on Tuesday said that it will let outside companies design bands for the Apple Watch. But to get the official stamp of approval you'll need to follow an exacting se...
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Peeping drones spur states to ground voyeuristic flightsMay 09, 2015 7:32 am - It was the blinking lights outside the 10th-story window of her San Jose, California, condo that startled Elsvette Buenaventura from her bed last year. When she drew bac...
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The point where gadget mania officially went too farMay 09, 2015 7:31 am - In a perfect, heart-breaking example of digital-age shenanigans, a group of newly minted Apple Watch owners have lately flocked to Reddit, begging for friends. They call...