This is definitely one of the most interesting technologies I've seen come out of CES this year. Applying liquid crystals to a window is not entirely new but their are some fascinating potential applications. Boeing is using basically the concept (but without the touch surface) on the windows of the 787 to enable variable shades. Toyota showed a vehicle concept video last summer in Europe that used something very much like this to allow rear seat passengers to view content on the side windows. Imagine creating augmented reality apps that provide information about the area you are driving through or messaging apps that allow passengers to check twitter feeds or G+ streams.

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I've sat through a number of these heavy crosswind landings myself over the years. One of the most nerve wracking was an approach into International Falls, MN in the early 1990s as I looked down the runway through the side window of a Saab 340 turboprop. Best to just close your eyes and relax in these situations.

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There was a storm over Düsseldorf's airport last week. Things got rough, with strong crosswinds that made landings pretty hard—and even caused some missed approaches. I get all wimpy looking at them, but I can't stop watching. More »

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Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y. should be absolutely ashamed of themselves for even considering it.

If private companies want to hang on to the results of research they paid for, they have every right to do so and profit from it under a capitalist system. However, given how often such companies whine about government interfering in business, it's ridiculous for them to take research funding from taxpayers and then expect them to pay for it again when they want to see results. If they want to charge to see results, they should pay for the work themselves.

If the government pays, the results should be freely available to everyone.

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Something else to get pissed about: putting taxpayer-funded research behind pay walls.

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Want to read the results of the biomedical research you helped pay for? You can find it for free. Now, two House members have introduced a bill — with the backing of big medical publishers — that woul…

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As my friend +Jonny Lieberman said over on that other big social network, a huge number of Americans really are morons. If there really is any kind of diety (which I don't believe there is) why the hell would it/she/he give a damn about the outcome of a football game while allowing all the bad shit that happens in this world to continue unabated?

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So it's come to our attention that you've been taking this Tebow-divine intervention thing seriously all this time? Sigh. Noticing a Tebowing craze that's swept the world and the fact that the Broncos…

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So what's more important, sticking to the party line and defending corporate America at all costs? or winning the party's nomination for president?

Apparently the party doesn't like all the discussion of private equity firms that buy companies and then pink slip tens of thousands of workers to pay for it.

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LEASH THE KRAKEN!

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Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry are getting a harsh reminder of what party they belong to as Republicans of all stripes demand they finally cool it with the Bain layoff talk. The message is loud and clea…

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class=”proflinkPrefix”>+Phil Nickinson is a very wise man. I love my Macbook Pro and iPod although I'm not a huge iOS fan. Either way it's time to expand the vocabulary of adjectives used in press releases and announcements.

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New rules for 2012:

1. If you aren't Apple, stop using the word "magical" in your product announcements.

2. If you are Apple, stop using the word "magical" in your product announcements.

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