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Technology Review |  | Publisher: MIT Technology Review
Category: Digital Text Feeds
Buy New: $1.25
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 507
Format: Magazine Subscription
Media: Kindle Edition
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Published by MIT since 1899, Technology Review is the authority on the future of technology. The award-wining editorial team crafts investigative, in-depth stories that focus on the latest innovations in IT, biotech, nanotech, and energy that are about to hit the marketplace. From the "zero-emissions city" in Abu Dhabi to the early-warning earthquake system in China and the next-generation applications for social networking, each issue of Technology Review issue identifies and analyzes the most important emerging technologies from around the globe. There is only one publication that provides indispensable knowledge about where technology will take us, and how it affects the world around us. Simply put, It’s about staying ahead of the curve by knowing what lies immediately beyond it. The Kindle Edition of Technology Review contains most articles found in the print edition, but it will not include all images. For your convenience, issues are auto-delivered wirelessly to your Kindle every other month at the same time the print edition hits the newsstand.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 13
 Technology from different angles July 8, 2010
David J. Elfering (Omaha, NE USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I work with technology on a daily basis, and honestly it can become a little rote. What I like about this Kindle publication is that there are always different angles on both effects and uses for technology that help me think a little more creatively. Most "IT" publications turn out to be veiled sales brochures for something, often with little to no critical thought. Not to say this is a perfect magazine, I don't think one exists. There is a slightly NPR like flavor to some of the articles, but I think all authors have a certain viewpoint they're working from and I expect that. If they didn't have some opinion about a subject then it would lack flavor in my opinion.
So for the money and the convenience of being able to open this up at any time on my Kindle, I find Technology Review to be highly valuable to me as an IT professional. The variety of articles and authors gives me many different and often surprising views and technology implications to consider. The nice thing is that someone without a technology background can also read it and get similar take aways. To that end I think it is nicely edited and produced.
 Feels empty on kindle December 30, 2009
J. Norman (Boston, MA)
I live very close to MIT, so I've had a good deal of exposure to the print version of this magazine, and I enjoy it. That said, I was hoping to like the kindle version, since I commute to work on public transit and would prefer to be able to read this on my kindle. The words were all there, and that worked fine for some articles, but others kind of lacked a soul without being in a magazine surrounded by graphics, pictures, and richer formatting. For example, the "from the labs" section felt like a chore to read on Kindle, due to the bland, often hard to follow, formatting.
Despite all that, it's still got a good amount of very interesting material and it isn't too long-winded or full of jargon. The price is small enough to barely be noticed too - though that kind of thinking can lead to a lot of small things adding up very quickly. If you want to read this magazine and can live without the convenience of kindle for it, I suggest the print version.
Kindle DX text to voice September 7, 2009
S. P. Smith (Fly-over land (that much closer to sanity))
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I drive quite a bit and so I use the text to voice option in order to keep up on my "reading". Granted, when the rare occasion presents itself, I prefer to actually read. But, like most, I'm very busy. This is one of the main reasons I purchased the Kindle and I'm so glad I did. While it isn't perfect, it is good enough that I get what I need.
That having been said; I know this isn't a review of text to voice, but it plays into my review of the Kindle version of Technology Review. The magazine itself is very good, but not great. The articles are well written and informative. Often I find them to be a little to light on detail, however. I prefer for them to delve into a subject more, rather than provide what feels more like a briefing or synopsis. The editing does leave a little to be desired due to the random hyphen that causes the speech to mispronounce words in the most peculiar ways. It would seem that using a simple spell-check program when authoring the thing would only add a couple minutes to the editing process. If I were reading most anything else this might be easier to overlook. But, this is called Technology Review and is from MIT. Maybe not the best foot forward.
That having been said, I'll definetly be keeping my subscription. I'll just hope they put a little more review in future issues.
For the non-techies May 28, 2009
Jaewoo Kim (Santa Monica, CA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Overall, despite my gripes, I think this is an enjoyable magazine IF you are not looking for a magazine that provides deep technical overview of the future technologies.
Most technology articles are 300 words or less and they seem to be geared towards the non-techies. At best, each technology article provide a very shallow overview of the foreseeable technology changes. Moreover, each issue is very short in content. I have counted 30 short articles (most of them fewer than 300 words) on each issue.
The magazine is published once every two months. Effectively, you are paying $2.50 per issue (as of 5/27/09) when you purchase the Kindle version.
I have, however, enjoyed reading this magazine as I usually do reading Popular Mechanics and[...] I think this magazine is worthwhile for its target (non-techie) audience.
Unfortunate Truth? May 8, 2009
J. B. Walker (DC)
0 out of 8 found this review helpful
I enjoy the discussions on new technologies, but not the baseless politicized misrepresentations of science.
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