Finally the overuse of the term 'Beta' is getting some attention.  The Wall Street Journal ran a story today calling major players in the software industry on their use of 'the Beta excuse'.  What was once a term used in computer development, where alpha meant a period of internal testing and beta meant a brief test by ...

Will this make you get one? Ananova reports that: The Queen has bought an iPod.

The Northwest Academic Computing Consortium and Eastern Washington University have produced a learning tool to understand 'algorithms' in a musical environment.  “This Web site has interactive tools that provide a unique learning experience for users, regardless of their musical training. Students of music composition can ...

Ok, so space is a pretty large gallery to fill, but...if you think your collection is up to the task: ''Initial consultation on a cultural use for the International Space Station, which orbits Earth 250 miles into space, finishes at the end of this month. '' This seems to be the pilot in a long term plan to blanket the earth in art wars space ...

This post recently appeared on the Ableton music software user forums concerning the collectibility of music in the digital domain.  Questions are raised as to how collectors will operate when the media is virtual. With multiple copies on the creator's hard drive and perhaps others passed around, any hope of holding onto the ...

Shortly after posting about Live-Shot.com I noticed my image link to their site was failing. On visiting, I found its been hacked in the name of peace! ''B4d-BYt3 n Swift 0wnz this b0x to save live.'' Full original text follows: THIS IS NOT A GAME, IT IS ...

The New York Times today published an article (requires free registration) about robot soldiers where a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff makes the definitive statement, “Will they do a better job than humans? Yes.''  The article goes on to talk about the current uses of robots in the military and preparations for future ...

'ID is a worldwide project celebrating independent content and design on the web. It's supported by an informal network of designers, artists, writers, editors, developpers and producers who create content and design to enrich the web. 'The independent content scene is alive and well ... Originally launched on May 17, 2001, the 10th ...

  After a brief hiatus and catch-up returning from my trip abroad, I'm back at it and am launching into a new set of projects.  Following the Ars Electronica experience I'm putting together a presentation of the events and exhibits as a tool to discuss New Media and Digital Art with students as an introduction to the topics and current state of ...

CIANT (International Centre for Art and New Technologies) is a Prague-based not-for-profit organization oriented towards transdisciplinary exploration of ART@SCIENCE domain in context of new media technologies. International collaboration of artists, scientists and technology experts is essential for our projects based in research, production ...