Search The Directory The Web for Home > News > Online Archives > Wired > 1999 > Technology New! Submit a site   whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   FasTV Hopes for a Fast Start - The startup wants to be to online video what Yahoo is to Web indexes. A lot of things will have to go right before that happens. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   Fashions for the Radiation Age - Manufacturers offer an array of products to stop electromagnetic rays in their tracks. And a brand new study says you may need them. By Katie Dean. [Wired News]   Fast Net Standards in Place - The ITU finishes the long-awaited ADSL standards. The technology can speed data over plain, copper phone lines -- but creating a standard is only the first step. Now vendors have to get on the bandwagon. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   Faster Notes for the PalmPilot - The PalmPilot's character recognition software is nifty, but slow. But a new program will bring Piloteers up to pen-and-paper speed. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   Feds Pay to Push Genome Project - The Human Genome race pits a government-funded consortium that aims to keep gene data public against a private research company that wants to own the findings. The future of medical research is at stake. By Kristen Philipkoski. [Wired News]   Feed Your Head - The food in your future is as likely to come from a laboratory than a farm. Nourishment won't be enough. Food will make you smarter and prevent disease. [Wired News]   Fiber Cut Slows US Networks - A cut to a fiber optic line in Northern Ohio slows networks of several Internet service providers. [Wired News]   File Storage Matter of Trust - I-Drive wants to host your personal files so that others can read them from any browser. The company says it's not liable if files are compromised, raising privacy concerns. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   Fill 'er Up: With Hydrogen - Ford opens up a filling station for its electric cars of the future. Instead of regular or premium, customers will choose between liquid or gaseous hydrogen for refueling. [Wired News]   Finger(print) of Fate - The revamped FBI criminal database features software that allows cops in the field to instantly check the identity of motorists, via fingerprint, that they pull over for traffic violations. By Craig Bicknell. [Wired News]   Fire Knocks Out Net, Phones, 911 - A major blaze at a Toronto switching center wreaks havoc with communications in Canada's largest city. Internet access, telephone lines, and ATMs go dead. By Lindsey Arent. [Wired News]   Firm Sidesteps Intel on Chip ID - Power Technology says it has come up with a way to beat back software pirates without violating end-user privacy. Intel calls it comparing apples to oranges. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]   First Clone from Male Cells - Researchers have created a clone using cells from a male mouse, marking the first time they've gone outside the female reproductive system for source material. By Kristen Philipkoski. [Wired News]   First Steps for Bionic Woman - Researchers have successfully grafted mammal cells onto silicon, an important development in creating artificial replacement limbs. By Kristen Philipkoski. [Wired News]   Flaccid Flowers Bloom on Viagra - A horticulturist finds that a dash of the impotence drug keeps aging blooms from wilting. It's promising news for the floral industry. Tania Hershman reports from Jerusalem. [Wired News]   Flash Dips a Toe in Java, MP3 - Macromedia upgrades the music in its animation software. Developers can now stream MP3 files in Flash, but the new player won't compete with Winamp. By Oscar S. Cisneros. [Wired News]   Flower Power for the iMac - It had to happen sooner or later: an iMac accessory that lets users stop and smell the roses. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]   Fly Into 2000, If You Dare - The two biggest US air carriers foresee no Y2K problems. Then again, United Airlines and American Airlines say they don't have all the information they need about the rollover. [Wired News]   Flying Car Set for Takeoff - The world's first flying car to take off vertically will make its maiden flight in a matter of weeks. For US$1 million you can soar above traffic jams. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]   Free Spam Killing for the Masses - Spam-fighting service Bright Light licenses its tech to ISPs. To expand its sales reach, the company now gives away the tool to individual Net users. By Chris Oakes. [Wired News]     [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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