Speak and Spell, Slowly Growing Up

Science fiction has been clear about this for a long time: Your future doesn’t have a keyboard in it.

WTP 119: Traffic Reports, Melting Glaciers, Coral in Danger, and HD DVD

A new, high-tech way to avoid a traffic jam in Rome. The effects of global warming: on Europe’s glaciers and the world’s coral reefs. And the fight for High Definition DVD supremacy. More music from Mobius Operandi, the band that builds their own instruments.

After Launch, These Products Evolved

If you think you don’t like the program you just downloaded or the new computer you just booted up, wait. A bug-fix patch, a driver update or a new third-party program might arrive to smooth out the problems. Or maybe some lurking glitch or mechanical fault will surface and give you a reason to hate the thing outright.

WTP 118: A nuclear symphony, Online virtual world Second Life, Jellyfish boom, Irrigation in Greece, crackdown on Internet and Terror

The World’s Jason Margolis takes over the reins of the Tech Podcast this week. A symphony from Kiev about nuclear ambitions in Iran. Also, a story about the online virtual world, Second Life. A few water-related pieces on the program: Irrigation fights in Greece and a jellyfish boom in the Mediterranean. Last, a piece about the crackdown of Internet usage in Europe to fight terrorism. And some music from new featured artist: Mobius Operandi.

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