Law and Order

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February 23, 2009

USF Students' Science Project Aims For The Final Frontier

A group of scary-smart engineering students spent the past months cobbling together a 4-pound assembly of circuit boards, instruments, computers, batteries and barometer they will set loose today in hopes of reaching the thin edge of space 20 miles high. ...more

January 17, 2009

It's Up, Up And Away For USF Students' Weather Balloon

A group of scary-smart engineering students spent the past months cobbling together a 4-pound assembly of circuit boards, instruments, computers, batteries and barometer they will set loose Saturday in hopes of reaching the thin edge of space 20 miles high. ...more

January 15, 2009

Churches Put GPS In Jesus

When baby Jesus disappeared last year from a Nativity scene on the lawn of a Palm Beach County community center, village officials didn't follow a star to locate him. ...more

December 11, 2008

New Technology Helps Stop Grinches From Stealing Christmas

Giving up on old-fashioned padlocks and trust, a number of churches, synagogues, governments and ordinary citizens are turning to technology to protect holiday displays from pranks or prejudice. ...more

December 10, 2008

Monitor Your Bank Account, HCC Employees Warned

Hillsborough Community College warned its roughly 2,000 employees Wednesday to monitor their bank accounts because an HCC programmer's laptop was stolen from a hotel parking lot in Georgia. ...more

July 25, 2008

'Clank,' 'Hot Shots' Keep PSP Humming

The PlayStation Portable has been around for three years, but the machine you might buy today is far different from the one you'd get in 2005. Sony is continually tinkering with the thing in big ways (introducing a lighter, slimmer model in 2007) and small (any number of regularly issued firmware updates). ...more

June 23, 2008

Gadgets Can Find Cheap Gas, Then Direct You To It

Have you heard about the Valrico gas station selling super cheap gas? Or the one in Oldsmar? ...more

June 21, 2008

Cheap Gas Finder Gadget Reviews: Garmin Or Verizon Phones

All three major cell phone companies are launching features that find local gas prices and give you turn-by-turn directions there: Verizon Wireless, Sprint and AT&T. Two major GPS device companies are into the game too: Garmin and TomTom. ...more

June 20, 2008

Hunting For Cheap Gas Is Easy With Mobile Gadgets