News from The Economist

[The Economist, June 13 2008] Ripe for picking
Apple's iPhone is developing.

[The Economist, June 5 2008] Rummaging through the internet
Three-dimensional web browsing (3b rooms, cities and stores).

[The Economist, June 5 2008] Watching while you surf
On-line advertisers are monitoring what websites internet users visit so that they can target advertisements individually and more accurately (behavioural-targeting).

[The Economist, June 5 2008] Telemedicine comes home
Telecommunications and medicine are being combined: long distance medical treatment is possible. Furhter, technology is moving from telemedicine to telehealth and teleprevention.

[The Economist, June 5 2008] From blueprint to database
Digital models are being used to design buildings.

[The Economist, June 25 2008] Speak up
Translating languaes with the help of devices and programs.

Paper is no longer needed:

[The Economist, June 5 2008] Who needs paper?
Transportation tickets in digital form.

[The Economist, June 5 2008] Unbound
Books on the verge of going digital (Amazon's Kindle e-books and Print on Demand, POD-system).