Rockwell Collins commits $1.3 million to Lego Leagues (The Gazette)
Acclaimed inventor Dean Kamen joined Rockwell Collins Chairman Clay Jones in Cedar Rapids Friday as Jones announced a $1.3 million commitment that will bring 100 FIRST Lego League teams to Iowa and 60 teams to other Collins locations. us.rd.yahoo.com
PayPal's Matthew Mengerink: Open Source Essential to Success (TechNewsWorld.com)
PayPal transacts more than $1,500 every second of every day, with millions of people around the world relying on the robustness of its system. It comes as a surprise to many people that PayPal runs such a large financial services company on an open source platform, but that's precisely how we're able to deal with the two competing demands our business model places on us: security and innovation. us.rd.yahoo.com
PCS Edventures! Announces Proprietary Controller and Programming Environment (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
PCS Edventures!.com, Inc. today announced the international release of its new PCS Robotic Controller and Programming Environment that includes a proprietary hardware and software solution designed for multiple uses within the K-12 educational space. Positioned as an alternative to other market offerings such as the LEGO NXT, VEX, BEAM, and others. The controller, PCS.RC2, will begin shipping ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Home provides privacy, space (The Springfield News-Leader)
Tamra Call never wanted to play with Barbie. She just wanted to decorate Barbie's house. And when she turned 10, her birthday wish was to visit open houses. So perhaps it was destiny that Tamra is an interior design major. And now, living on her own for the first time, she's able to indulge her creative spirit. us.rd.yahoo.com