Future Tense

Produced and hosted by Jon Gordon, a "Journal of the Digital Age," Future Tense keeps pace with the latest technology topics in daily five-minute capsules, from electronic privacy and digital democracy to spam and computer worms.

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Nerds take charge at SXSW

Minnesota Public Radio's Sanden Totten reports from the South by Southwest Interactive festival in Austin, TX.

Chatroulette users betray their locations

Some users of Chatroulette behave outrageously and inappropriately, partly from a belief they can engage in the random video chats anonymously. A new mashup, Chatroulettemap.com (NSFW) calls that anonymity into question. Guest: Dwight Silverman

Do consumers hunger for 3D TV?

Top U.S. electronics retailer Best Buy has unveiled a line of 3D televisions made by Panasonic. Lots of companies are hoping to cash in on the current enthusiasm consumers showed for 3D movies like "Avatar" and the new "Alice in Wonderland." ESPN is unveiling a 3D network this summer. Discovery, Sony and IMAX are expected to follow suit next year. Will 3D TV be a big performer? Guest: David Carnoy, CNET

Designer of Xerox Alto wins Turing Award

Chuck Thacker helped launch the personal computer industry at the famed Xerox Palo Alto Research Center. He's a co-creator of the Alto personal computer and ethernet networking. Plus, he worked on tablet computer at Microsoft in the early 1990's. He's been named the latest winner of the Turing Award, the top prize in computer science.

Tech news site complains about ad blockers

Technology news site Ars Technica says up to 40 percent of its readers are using software that strips the site of ads. Ad blocking denies significant revenue to Ars Technica, according to editor in chief Ken Fisher. So, just a few days ago, the site ran an experiment designed to call attention to the downside of ad-blocking: It prevent readers who were using a specific ad blocking program from looking at Ars Technica.