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Issue Stories
We Have Contact
In this special report, TIME asks: Is interactive technology uniting the world, or pushing us apart?
To Our Readers
Exploring an interactive world
Technology Stories
The Best of the Web
A guide to intelligent interaction, featuring 40 sites you've (probably) never heard of
Watch and Wear
What's smaller than a hat, heavier than a revolver and poses no danger to Armani? A computer that gives new meaning to gear head
Brain Power
In the brave new world of technology, we may soon be able to control distant objects just by thought
File It Under Sharing
Unlike Napster, the latest peer-to-peer innovations can access anything without giving foes a target to shut down or sue
High Fidelity
The latest digital enhancements in the audio lab are setting a new tone for sound
Speak Up
Your computer is listening
Hands On
You may be able to feel it but that doesn't mean it's real
Sniff-N-Scratch
Stop and smell the virtual gunpowder
Kenyan Company Creates Native Language Email Services
On a continent that speaks hundreds of different languages, working with email and other computer applications written mostly in English can be difficult
Talk Is Cheap and Coming to Gadgets Near You
Houses talk to computers. Magazines talk to wireless phones. Cars talk to the Internet
Around the World in 18 Days: Part 2
TIME's Aparisim Ghosh finds innovation in strange places
Around the World in 18 Days
How Wired is the Valley? TIME's Aparisim Ghosh reports from Silicon Valley
Vending the Rules
Japan's New Economy vending machines have got boxers, breakfast, beer--and a brand-new business model on tap
Business Stories
Dubai Investing in Information Trade
Viewing information and e-commerce as the next goods to trade, the tiny emirate creates an Internet City
Fair-trade Fight: From Paris to the Web?
PlaNetFinance specializes in microfinance
Nokia keeps Finland mobile
The world's largest mobile phone maker develops a hometown market
Dialing for Dollars
Cash is so passé. Charge cards? Totally retro. Coming soon: a swipe of an e-money cell phone will let you shop 'til your battery dies
Roll the Credits
Want to make a hit film Korea-style? Give online fans a piece of the action and then send them out to promote their investment
Bidding for Greatness
Almost alone among dotcoms, eBay figured out how to make interactivity profitable. Want to buy a stuffed rattlesnake?
Death of a Salesman
When you watch TV in the future, it will be selecting commercials targeted especially for you. Welcome to the future of advertising
Living Stories
Sony's Cool Thing
Some products respond to consumers' needs; others, like Sony's airboard, seek to create them
Fjording Ahead
Overnight, the sleepy Norwegian outpost of Modalen became wired
Simplifying (?) Our Lives
Talk to your thermostat, surf from the toilet, phone your fridge. And while you're at it, could you fix me a sandwich?
Homing In on a Wireless Future
After a high-tech revamp, this Victorian-style former farmhouse is jam-packed with technology
This New Home
What's it like living in a wired home? One Singapore couple is finding that gadgets are great but it's still nice to feel the fruit
Don't Wire, Be Happy
If your phone could talk to your refrigerator, would your life improve? Two tech wizards discuss the merits of souping up
Somebody's Watching Me
My inner stalker loves GPS. My inner Shaggy's a little paranoid. Maybe those satellites should stick to tracking missiles
Raising Flags on the High-Tech Highway
Marso's invisible "killer" is not a person, but a satellite that seeks and destroys mobile phone users with a zap from outer space
Internet 'Hotels' See Busy Times Ahead
London II bears little resemblance to its more well-known cousins
Entertainment Stories
Irish music shop finds Web audience
Custy's Traditional Music Shop expands business into Japanese-language Web market
Crouching Lizard
Step aside, Pikachu. The 'King of Games' has stolen your crown in Japan and is poised to conquer America
Coming Soon: Me TV
Want to be in showbiz? Soon you'll be able to design the set, write the plot and compose the tunes—without leaving home
Couch Potato Blight
Want to veg out in front of the boob tube? In this multitasking age, forget about it
The Sounds of Science
With music mixing as easy as logging on to a website and typing on a keyboard, everyone is getting into the act
Where Does Fantasy End?
Why all of South Korea is obsessed with an online game where ordinary folks can be arms dealers, murderers ... and elves
In a Different World
TIME's Michelle Levander speaks to gamer guild master and leader Choi Jae Sum
101 Pixels of Fun
They can murmur sweet nothings and read your e-mails, too. Is it time to get up close and personal with your hardware?
E-books E-merge
One prize-worthy novel couldn't get printed. Enter online publishing
Australia's "New Media" Artists
"New media" art is the new darling of the modern art scene in Australia
Squeeze If You Love Music
TIME's Aparisim Ghosh produces sweet melodies with the help of a cushion
Sports Stories
High-wired Mountain Act
High-altitude climbing is a challenging spectator sport, but thanks to technology it's gaining popularity. That may not be good news
Society Stories
Russian College Spawns Computer Champs
Despite a lack of modern computers, students triumph at World Computer Programming Olympics
Russia's Internet Whiz Kid Tackles the News
With a staff of 24, Anton Nosik brings 24-hour breaking news to Russia's Web users
Telecom prize transforms Irish town
Beneath its picturesque streets, Ennis is now wired with a $14 million digital fibre ring
Phones keep Sweden's teens mobile
With 80 percent of teen-agers in Scandinavia now having a phone, is the next generation redefining communication?
Bridging the Gap
Is technology relevant? Ask a wheelchair-bound ham operator, poor Indian farmers and an expat son worried about his ill dad
We're All Cyberlab Rats
Anthropologists have deserted the bush to study modern techno-man and how he's adapting to a world of wild gadgets
Wired, But a Bit Worried
Will interactivity improve our lives? TIME's readers praise easy communication and openness but think we should slow down
Raising Flags on the High-Tech Highway
Marso's invisible "killer" is not a person, but a satellite that seeks
and destroys mobile phone users with a zap from outer space
Europe Tests Waters of e-Politics
"Britain is not ready for a Net election," says Mo Mowlam, a plain-speaking British politician
E-innovation, Estonian-style
Some countries have an e-minister.
Cutting-edge Estonia has an e-Cabinet
Firms Take IT to the Poor
People live on little more than a dollar a day in Ghana, west Africa, putting them squarely on the have-not side of a growing digital divide
Helping People to Help Themselves
CNN's Charles Hodson recently interviewed Carly Fiorina, CEO of Hewlett-Packard, on the digital divide
Religion Stories
Financial Site Serves Islamic Market
iHilal.com helps Muslims make investments based on Islamic ethics called Shari'ah
I Once Was Lost, but Now I'm Wired
Searching for God? The Internet may not substitute as a place of worship but it's aiding many on their journey
Health Stories
Doctor's Little Helper
Robotic devices aren't cutting surgeons out of a job just yet, but they are lending an extra hand, making operations easier
(Warning: Some scenes from this presentation may be distressing)
Politics Stories
Basque Conflict Spreads to Web
Political debate thrives on the Internet as those for and against the ETA post their opinions
Boycott the Daily Me!
Yes, the Net is empowering. But it also encourages extremism—and that's bad for democracy
Getting Out the Message
Technology is tipping the political balance away from the state and toward activists who can now mobilize instantly
Europe Tests Waters of e-Politics
"Britain is not ready for a Net election," says Mo Mowlam, a plain-speaking British politician
E-innovation, Estonian-style
Some countries have an e-minister. Cutting-edge Estonia has an e-Cabinet
Ethics Stories
Protecting the Private I
Big Brother is watching the Net. Do you know how much he knows about you? Do you care?
Love & Sex Stories
Well, Hello, Dolly
For some people, dating is a hassle and getting married just plain scary. Could the ultimate companion come shipped in a box?
Dating Game
Looking for Prince Charming? In Japan, check your cell phone
The Future Stories
The Write Stuff
Still hanging on to your Bic? This new technology will let you use pen and ink and be digital, too
What's Next?
Draft: Proposed United Nations Treaty on Human to Smart Object Interrelations
I'm Afraid I Can't Do That
Getting computers to think out-of-the-box is a tough job, but the payoffs will be enormous
A Day in My Life, 2025
My wife's a hologram, my boss is buggy and my virtual analyst doesn't understand me
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CNN's hour-long special program on Our Interactive World, hosted by Michael Holmes and Tumi Makgabo, featuring luminaries from the world of information technology
Brian Bennett, reporter for TIME magazine, interviews MTV Asia's LiLi, a virtual veejay
Lili on her life and work: chat transcript from May 31, 2001
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