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Driven to Distraction: High-Tech Devices Help Drivers Put Down Phone Which is safer: technology that disables a cellphone in a moving car, or that makes the conversation completely hands-free? Published Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:57:11 GMT
Ping: A Friend’s Tweet Could Be an Ad A group of start-up marketers see value in getting regular people to send a sentence or two of text to their friends and admirers. Published Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:10:31 GMT
At a Software Powerhouse, the Good Life Is Under Siege SAS, the giant private company that specializes in business intelligence software, is facing new rivals, as well as free alternatives to some of its products. Published Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:04:52 GMT
For the Volt, How’s Life After 40 (Miles)? A reporter test-drove a Chevrolet Volt to see how it performed after its electric power supply was depleted. Published Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:06:43 GMT
Sony Ericsson's Infinite Hope for a Turnaround Sony Ericsson hopes to differentiate its new smartphones with an "Infinite Button" that links entertainment and communications. But will it ever be sold in the United States? Published Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:05:19 GMT
Barnes & Noble's Nook Sold Out for the Holidays Customers buying Sony and Barnes & Noble's electronic reading device now will receive them next year. Published Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:26:48 GMT
Google Says It Doesn't Want to Be a Utility Google fields questions about its Power Meter, its market strategy and the privacy of consumer data at a smart grid conference in California. Published Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:59:17 GMT
BigDeal Puts a New Spin on 'Entertainment Shopping' BigDeal, a new venture-backed "entertainment auction" site, takes on Swoopo.com by saying there is no way to lose. Published Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:37:07 GMT
Hacked E-Mail Is New Fodder for Climate Dispute Private messages hacked from a British university are causing a stir among global warming skeptics. Published Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:33:28 GMT
Though Dell’s Profit Slips, Its Outlook Turns Brighter Dell’s chief financial officer said the company was seeing an “improvement in underlying demand trends” in a number of areas. Published Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:22:14 GMT
Google Offers Peek at Operating System, a Potential Challenge to Windows Computers using Chrome, which uses “cloud computing,” will not arrive for a year, but it is already seen as a potential challenger to Microsoft. Published Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:47:17 GMT
Google to Add Captions, Improving YouTube Videos The move is the first major step toward making millions of videos accessible to deaf and hearing-impaired people. Published Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:43:29 GMT
Advertising: The Jonas Brothers Promote Xbox 360 The band said it had been approached by many companies, but it wanted to endorse family-friendly brands. Published Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:29:08 GMT
AOL to Cut One-Third of Its Staff AOL said on Thursday that about 2,500 jobs will be lost after it is spun off from Time Warner next month. Published Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:46:57 GMT
E.U. Takes More Time to Review Oracle-Sun Deal European Union regulators said Friday that they have extended until Jan. 27 a deadline to wrap up their antitrust review of Oracle's planned $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems. Published Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:24:45 GMT
California Imposes Rule for Efficiency on Some TVs The state recognized that giant new flat-panel televisions have become major power guzzlers. Published Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:49:00 GMT
High Tech Tries to Lift Veil on 18 ½ Tantalizing Minutes in Watergate The government will apply high technology to H. R. Haldeman’s handwritten notes in an effort to fill in the 18 ½-minute gap in the Watergate tapes. Published Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:02:00 GMT
American Express Buys Online Payments Firm The company said it would buy Revolution Money, a provider of online payment services that was founded by Steve Case, the founder of AOL, for $300 million. Published Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:18:58 GMT
European Ombudsman Criticizes Inquiry Into Intel The ombudsman said investigators failed to note statements that might have been relevant to the case. Published Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:25:35 GMT
Luxury Brands and the Case for $4,000 Sunglasses Technology is not just changing the way that high-end brands communicate with their customers. It is also broadening the definition of luxury itself. Published Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:28:21 GMT
A Look at California's New TV Energy Rules While it will be a challenge, TV manufacturers believe that they'll be able to meet new California standards for HDTV power consumption. Published Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:10 GMT
State of the Art: No ‘System,’ but Music Housewide Sonos’s ZonePlayer S5 wireless speaker console plays music with an iPhone or iPod Touch as a touch-screen remote control. Published Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:28:28 GMT
Basics: Building an Online Bulwark to Fend Off Identity Fraud A number of services go beyond reacting to identity thieves and instead aim to safeguard users’ personal information. Published Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:15:25 GMT

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CIS 52 Multimedia Computing
3 hours; 3 credits

A survey of the interrelationship of state-of-the-art communication and computer technology. Hardware, software, and system design issues in the multimedia presentation of information. Multimedia standards. Audio and video compression techniques. Hypermedia database systems. Programming and the use of multimedia authoring systems. Survey of representative hypermedia applications.

Prerequisite: Computer and Information Science 3 or 5.2; and 13.2 or 22.

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CIS 52 Multimedia Computing3 hours; 3 credits

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CIS 52 Multimedia Computing
3 hours; 3 credits