Web Resources

Support/Web Resource Links

Digital Blasphemy: www.digitalblasphemy.com . This site displays and sells digital artwork, including desktop wallpaper, created by Ryan Bliss.

NASA Learning Technologies: http://learn.arc.nasa.gov. This NASA site features a variety of learning tools. Download the free World Wind 3D interactive world viewer software and view satellite imagery for any location on Earth, check out the Virtual Lab for software that emulates an electron microscope, or explore the solar system with their What’s the Difference software.

Smarthome: www.smarthome.com. This Web site offers over 5,000 home automation products.

Digital Home: www.intel.com/personal/digital_home. Explore this Intel site to learn more about the components used in digital homes today.

Additional Links

Technology in Action Companion Web Site: www.prenhall.com/techinaction . Here you’ll find additional resources to support and supplement chapter topics, including an Online Study Guide and Web Research Projects.

24x7 Pearson Product Support: http://247.prenhall.com. Use this site to obtain help by phone, e-mail, or chat, or explore the knowledge base to find answers right on the site.

Wired News: www.wired.com. Wired magazine’s online site summarizes the top news stories in the realm of technology and innovations and provides links to selected articles from the print issue, too.

Sapago – Retail Personal Shopper Systems: www.sapago.com. Visitors to this site can learn more about Personal Shopper Systems and see how some of these devices are used.

RFID Journal: www.rfidjournal.com. This online journal covers radio frequency identification technology and its many business applications.

Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems, Inc. www.cyberkineticsinc.com. Cyberkinetics is a leader in the development of brain-computer interfaces. Visitors can learn more about this new technology or view a demo of the BrainGate neural interface system.

LexisNexis: www.lexisnexis.com. Here you’ll find an online database providing extensive information for and about legal, corporate, government, and academic markets. Although some news items are free, a paid subscription is required to access much of the information here. However, many institutions or municipalities already have a subscription – check with your library to find out!

Smithsonian Institution: www.si.edu. Visit the Smithsonian’s Web site and explore the various online resources available here.

National Air Space Museum Interactive Features: http://www.nasm.si.edu/interact/3d/index.cfm. View 3D pictures of the museum, watch real-time imagery via the Web cams, or take a 360-degree tour of a Bell XV-15 cockpit using QuickTime Virtual Reality.

VeriChip Corporation: www.verichipcorp.com. This Web site is about the makers of radio frequency identification (RFID) microchips and the various security solutions this technology can provide.

Webopedia: www.webopedia.com. This online dictionary site provides definitions for various computer and Internet-related terms, phrases, and abbreviations.