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23 May 2013 Last updated at 12:26 ET

Google acquires kite-power firmMakani turbine

Google has acquired a US start-up that generates power using turbines flying on robotic tethered kites.

BBC Perceptive RadioBBC shows off 'script-changing' radio

A radio that has the ability to alter scripts and other content depending on its location and other factors is being developed by the BBC.

NCAA Football screenshotCourt battle for EA over game faces

A former college football player has won the right to sue Electronic Arts for using his likeness without permission.

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Rory Cellan-Jones, Technology correspondent Article written by Rory Cellan-Jones Rory Cellan-Jones Technology correspondent

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22:01 UK time, Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Rory Cellan-Jones goes to San Francisco to try out Google glass, and asks if we're ready for a whole new way of interacting with the web.

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Special Reports

Technology of business graphicThe Technology of Business

How technology is changing the corporate world

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Features & Analysis

  • Pestle and mortar on dollar billsKick-starting science

    Could attempts to crowd fund research end up skewing science?

  • XboxXbox exposed

    Will Microsoft's new games machine win the next console war?

  • Electronic readerDigital reads

    US plans paperless public library

  • TumblrSex, jokes and gifs

    Why Yahoo thinks blogging platform Tumblr is worth more than $1bn

  • Hi-tech China

    The BBC's John Sudworth visits BGI, the world's biggest genetic sequencing company, to see how China is harnessing its army of cheap graduates.

  • Make (almost) anything

    Will 3D printing revolutionise manufacturing?

  • Lens crafty

    Looking through CCTV feeds that should not be public

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  • Jackson HoleBest of the West

    Jackson Hole, Wyoming offers mountainous wildlife, romance and high adventure

Programmes

  • Wi-fi graphicFast Track Watch

    Why are so many hotels charging for wi-fi, when for many it is as essential as a TV in the room?

  • Click Listen

    How close are we to a world of fully automated vehicles?

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