March 15, 2005

By some industry estimates, within five years a third of Americans could be connected to an electronic medical device that operates with wireless technology.

January 10, 2005

LAS VEGAS - Bill Gates believes millions of consumers worldwide would live better if a sea of music, movies, video games and television shows were piped into their earphones, laptops, cell phones, cars and living rooms.

Two helicopter pilots with ties to tragedy hope their timely invention will take flight with news organizations to help prevent midair collisions.

If there's a child in your home, it's likely there's an electronic device written somewhere on a Christmas list this year.

If there's a child in your home, it's likely there's an electronic device written somewhere on a Christmas list this year.

Arizona State University is partnering with City University of Hong Kong (CityU) to advance flexible electronics systems. The "CityU-ASU Collaborative on Flexible Systems" was launched Nov. 2. The two universities paved the way for such projects when they signed a Memorandum of Understanding last April.

Arizona State University is partnering with City University of Hong Kong (CityU) to advance flexible electronics systems. The "CityU-ASU Collaborative on Flexible Systems" was launched Nov. 2. The two universities paved the way for such projects when they signed a Memorandum of Understanding last April.

Your favorite auto repairman is about to be replaced by an electronic robot. Well, maybe not completely replaced. And it won’t be a life-sized Star Wars R2-D2, either.

COLUMBUS - A federal prosecutor says authorities can't find an Arizona woman convicted of securities fraud in a case likened to the Enron and WorldCom scandals.

Tempe is going to let some drunken-driving offenders stay home instead of going to jail in a move city officials say will save thousands of dollars. Approved April 24 by the City Council, the "home detention and electronic monitoring program" for DUI offenders will be implemented as early as June, said Mark Stodola, deputy court manager.

Parking lot patrols in Scottsdale are going high-tech.

June 4, 2004

The statewide manhunt for a Gilbert man accused of molesting a 13-year-old neighbor girl continued Wednesday after he violated terms of his electronic monitoring, officials said.

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge on Wednesday reduced the bail amount of a Gilbert teacher accused of fathering the baby of a 16-year-old student.

The Phoenix office of the U.S. Marshals Service is asking for the public’s help in locating a man they described as a violent sexual predator last seen at a Chandler area truck stop on Wednesday.

A fugitive suspected of molesting a Gilbert girl was captured Friday in Texas.

Federal agents are searching for a Hells Angel wanted in the 2001 death of a Tempe woman.

Microchip Technology, the Chandler-based semiconductor company that makes microcontrollers used in many consumer and industrial products, said it will expand its product line to include higher-end, more capable chips.

May 28, 2004

On a recent Sunday afternoon, while checking out some football sandwiched in between the mandatory first, second and third quarter naps on the sofa, I became acutely aware that the pre-Christmas marketing blitz is in full swing and is designed to convince you that trying to live without a certain product would be a huge, life-altering mistake. This particular Sunday, it seemed the focus was on the latest portable electronic devices to include tablets, laptops and phones.

PHOENIX - A Mesa high school student, who was arrested last month for allegedly plotting to kill herself and some of her peers, will not be tried as an adult.

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday that he wishes to hear more evidence about whether to increase the bail or modify the release conditions for a Phoenix man accused of killing a fellow motorist in northeast Phoenix last month.