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Acknowledgments | vii | |
Introduction | ix | |
Home | ||
Digital Cameras Where a chip replaces film | 2 | |
Infrared Thermometers Seeing the heat | 4 | |
Hearing Aids Sounds get sharper | 6 | |
Camcorders Help for the jitters and shakes | 8 | |
The TV Remote Don't touch that dial | 10 | |
The V-chip Watching what gets watched | 12 | |
Surround Sound Music gets real | 14 | |
Stud Finders Electronic hide-and-seek | 16 | |
Metal Detectors Treasure-hunting without a map | 18 | |
Holiday Lighting A touch of Times Square at home | 20 | |
Robotic Lawnmowers Taking over the yard | 22 | |
Light-up Sneakers A surprise in every step | 24 | |
Electronic Fences Keeping Rover at home | 26 | |
Robotic Pets Man's new best friend | 28 | |
The Singing Fish A gift that's more than skin deep | 30 | |
Musical Greetings Cards with some smarts | 32 | |
Computers and the Internet | ||
Digital vs. Analog Two ways to look at information | 36 | |
The Chip In the heart of the computer | 38 | |
Processor Speed A look at how fast is fast | 40 | |
PC Crashes When bad things happen to good chips | 42 | |
LCD Screens Getting all your crystals in a row | 44 | |
Touch Screens A layered approach | 46 | |
Retinal Displays Sending data straight to the eye | 48 | |
The Mouse From hand to screen | 50 | |
Touch Pads Control at your fingertips | 52 | |
Modems Linking computers to the world | 54 | |
Finding Web Addresses A numbers game | 56 | |
Sending Data Coming and going in bunches | 58 | |
Cookies Tempting tidbits for your computer | 60 | |
Compressing Data How much is just enough? | 62 | |
Compressing Music A wealth of formats | 64 | |
Encryption The key to unlocking messages | 66 | |
Flatbed Scanners Where analog turns to digital | 68 | |
Inkjet Printers Building images, puff by puff | 70 | |
Recordable CDs Burning with laser light | 72 | |
Pagers Simple messages, complicated delivery | 74 | |
Digital Pen A new way to write data | 76 | |
Entertainment and Sports | ||
Bike Computers Counting each stroke | 80 | |
Tennis Monitors The line judge that never blinks | 82 | |
Snow-making Coming to the aid of nature | 84 | |
The Virtual First-Down Stripe On-screen magic | 86 | |
Bowling Alleys Beyond the pin spotter | 88 | |
Sailboat Racing Technology at the tiller | 90 | |
Laser Tag Old game, new approach | 92 | |
Betting Systems Keeping track of all the action | 94 | |
Pinball Machines The comfort of old technology | 96 | |
Music Kiosks Custom CDs while you wait | 98 | |
MIDI Music boiled down to the basics | 100 | |
Concert Hall Acoustics Applying science to art | 102 | |
Capturing Motion Cartoons get more lifelike | 104 | |
3-D Movies More than just funny glasses | 106 | |
Laser Shows Melding music and light | 108 | |
Personal Tracking Device Keeping tabs on the kids | 110 | |
Business and Industry | ||
The Global Positioning System Help from on high | 114 | |
Wind Generators Air power | 116 | |
Fuel Cells A battery that won't die | 118 | |
The Power Grid Getting electrons from here to there | 120 | |
Oil Drilling A kinder and gentler industry | 122 | |
Fast Food Tracking everything from soup to nuts | 124 | |
Sewer Robots Stringing cable down under | 126 | |
Surveying Tools Accuracy gets an upgrade | 128 | |
Machine Vision A watch on the line | 130 | |
Face Recognition Feature-by-feature comparisons | 132 | |
Postal Technology Computers help move the mail | 134 | |
Bill readers Telling real from counterfeit | 136 | |
A.T.M.'s Money from a machine | 138 | |
Smart Elevators A smoother, quicker ride | 140 | |
Smart Plumbing Look, Ma, no hands | 142 | |
Bar Codes The symbols of commerce | 144 | |
Scanners Adding it up at the supermarket | 146 | |
Moving Images It's all in the lens | 148 | |
Electronic Ink Displays that are paper-thin | 150 | |
Recycling Tools for sorting the trash | 152 | |
The Radio Spectrum Crowded airspace | 154 | |
Transportation | ||
Driving Simulator Virtual thrills and spills | 158 | |
Night Vision Military technology for the car | 160 | |
Stronger Headlights A clear look at the road ahead | 162 | |
Electronic Tolls Paying as you go, wirelessly | 164 | |
Synchronized Lights Coordinating the flow of traffic | 166 | |
Speeding Up Mass Transit Express buses roll on | 168 | |
Flight Recorders Offering clues when things go wrong | 170 | |
Emergency Beacon Watch A panic button for pilots | 172 | |
Science and Health | ||
Earth-Observing Satellites A view from above | 176 | |
Radar Mapping Bouncing signals off the ground | 178 | |
A Space Dust Collector Bringing it back home | 180 | |
Ion Propulsion From science fiction to fact | 182 | |
Weather Radar An eye on troubled skies | 184 | |
Sensor Fish Bumped and battered in the name of science | 186 | |
Satellite Tracking Finding out when the cows come home | 188 | |
A Camera in a Pill A fantastic voyage through the body | 190 | |
Remote-Control Surgery At work in tight spots | 192 | |
Laser Vision Correction Better sight for tired eyes | 194 |
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