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COMPUTERS 
October 25, 2019 MIT MEDIA LAB PROMISED SYRIAN REFUGEES FOOD COMPUTERS THAT COULD GROW ANY PLANT—BUT THEY DIDN’T WORK
Personal food computers (PFCs) developed by the Open Agricultural Initiative in MIT’s Media Lab and sent to Syrian refugee camps in Amman, Jordan have been revealed to be nonfunctional, according to an article published by IEEE Spectrum. The machines had been delivered to the United Nations World Food Programme which planned to give the computers to […]
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COMPUTERS 
August 9, 2017 Classroom and lab computers to be upgraded to Windows 10 between Aug. 14 and 21
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State Information Technology will upgrade Windows 7 classroom and lab computers to Windows 10 between Aug. 14 and 21, the end of the summer sessions and prior to the start of the fall semester. At University Park, upgrades to computers in general-purpose classrooms and labs managed by Teaching and Learning with Technology […]
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NEWS 
April 6, 2016 Sony Unveils Future Lab Program, Seeks Feedback for Upcoming Products
In what appears as a major differentiating factor, Sony has announced that it wants its users to play an instrumental role in at least some of its future products. Dubbed Future Lab Program, the project aims to take feedback from consumers and involve them in the design process for its products. The company teased a […]
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COMPUTERS 
February 24, 2016 22 computers stolen from Link Hall computer lab
Courtesy of Stephen Sartori Security will be updated in Link Hall following the theft of 22 computers from a lab. Twenty-two computers, LCD monitors, mice and keyboards were stolen from a Link Hall computer lab on Friday, according to an email sent Monday by Can Isik — senior associate dean of the College of Engineering […]
