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Culture Goes Global
Global communication has turned Maori chants-and other indigenous musical forms-into def jams.
Are Powerline Nets Finally Ready?
Vendors regroup after the debacle of first-generation home networks.
Space Medicine Gets Smart
Smart devices and virtual clinics will aid astronauts and, eventually, people in remote locations back on earth.
Rated XXY
We round up this week's most intriguing items from around the Web.
MP3 Goes Pro
MP3's creators ready a better-sounding version of the ubiquitous online music format and finally reveal their licensing scheme for streaming MP3.
Coffee Cam
A yen for caffeine helped to put the first video camera on the Net.
Web Behind Walls
Left unchecked, cable firms will funnel Internet traffic to their own content--and the Web won't be worldly or wise.
Mobile Web vs. Reality
Telecommunications companies are spending billions to prepare high-speed mobile wireless networks. But it's not clear whether the technologies will work...or if we even need them.
