GeekNews and Calls - John's Here!

August 30, 2008

Critiques of Comcast internet service, magic reading wands, NASA cancer sniffers, and a memorial for Steve Jobs. These stories, your calls, and more on this episode of Geek Speak.

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GeekNews

Bloomberg Inadvertantly Posts Steve Jobs's Obituary

Investors were understandably rattled to see Steve Job's obituary inadvertently posted on the Bloomberg financial newswire.

NASA's 'electronic nose' could sniff out cancer

From rocket science to brain surgery: a device designed to sniff out leaks on the space shuttle may soon guide surgeons as they operate on cancer patients.

Comcast to Cap Data Transfers at 250GB

By October, 250GB should be enough for everyone.

OCR Plus Text-to-Speech Equals Gold

Will this make braille books a thing of the past?