Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s bombshell that the huddled masses “aren’t ready” for the questions that new technology raises was one of several bon mots he dropped in this week’s top story. We also continued our exploration of the significant Internet trends of 2010: Wood gets smart on the Internet of Things; augmented reality can now be found at the museum of natural history; and the Kenyan elections were a real-time revolution. Read on for more.

Top Stories of the Week

- Google CEO Schmidt: “People Aren’t Ready for the Technology Revolution”
- Google Wave is Dead
- Why Developers Did Not Adopt Google Wave
- Why You Have to Jailbreak the iPhone 4 (or iOS 4)
- Microsoft Cut IE8 Privacy Features to Sell Ads
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Augmented Reality
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Internet of Things
More Internet of Things coverage
Real-Time Web
Mobile Web
- NASA Sends Android Phone to Space
- Report: More Than 60% of Phones Web Capable by 2015
- Amazing Innovation: Mobile Apps for the Disabled
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