1843 magazine
Gmail’s message
Michael Fitzgerald asks whether we are prepared to surrender more privacy for the sake of convenience?
Poddies take control
Unlike Walkman-style cassette and CD players, Apple’s iPod and its imitators are changing fundamentally how we use music
The beat goes on
The next hit song you buy could have its musical ingredients selected by artificial-intelligence programs to ensure it makes it up the charts
Napsterising the telephone
Voice over internet protocol could well do to traditional telephone companies what Napster did to the record industry
The shape of cars to come
Bob Lutz, vice-chairman of product development at General Motors, thinks the world is hungering for cars with a lot more fun
Little pink pill to match the blue one
Viagra started a sexual revolution in men. Now the quest for a female Viagra is hotting up
Spurred by grim necessity
Jean Todt, the guiding genius behind Ferrari’s success on the track, explains how the “prancing horse” can remain out front
Last line of defence
Beware of the new antibacterial household products, says Clint Witchalls. They’re making life-saving antibiotics less effective
Brain gain
From memory enhancers to anti-smoking compounds, new “lifestyle drugs” are not free of controversy