Meet your talking robot co-worker of the futureWhen Trevor Blackwell, CEO of a company called Anybots, wants to know what his employees are up to, he sends a robot to their cubicles.
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5 sequel games to look forward toWhen a series of video games is beloved by fans, it's risky for makers to put a new game in the series out for testing.
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Is this high-tech bridge the safest in America?Just about everyone who worked to build the new Interstate Highway 35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, knew that their project would never be "just a bridge." It would never occupy the same category as thousands of other concrete and steel behemoths that millions ...
YouTube wants your 15 minutes of fameGood news for everyone out there who's ever thought to themselves: "A 10-minute video of my cat eating ribs on the kitchen floor is just too short."
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China Pushes Real Name System For Online Gamesoxide7 writes "Starting from August 1, internet users will have to register using their real names for playing online games, China Daily reported on Saturday. The regulation, issued by the Ministry of Culture on June 22, is said to be part of a nationwide campaign to ...
'I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up!' v2.0theodp writes "Remember those old Lifecall commercials? Well, you've come a long way, Grandma! The NY Times reports on a raft of new technology that's making it possible for adult children to remotely monitor to a stunningly precise degree the daily movements and ...
Microsoft Tech Can Deblur Images AutomaticallyAn anonymous reader writes "At the annual SIGGRAPH show, Microsoft Research showed new technology that can remove the blur from images on your camera or phone using on-board sensors — the same sensors currently added to the iPhone 4. No more blurry low light ...
Antarctic Experiment Finds Puzzling Distribution of Cosmic Rayspitchpipe writes "A puzzling pattern in the cosmic rays bombarding Earth from space has been discovered by an experiment buried deep under the ice of Antarctica. ... It turns out these particles are not arriving uniformly from all directions. The new study detected an ...
Broadway Musicians Replaced With Synthesizerswooferhound writes "Sophisticated synthesizers and computer-manipulated recordings are increasingly taking over orchestras. Sounding almost like real players, while costing much less, they're especially popular with provincial or touring companies. But until mid-July ...
Hacker Snoops on GSM Cell Phones in DemoDespite concerns that federal authorities might fine or arrest him, hacker Chris Paget went ahead with a live demonstration of mobile phone interception at the...
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The Macalope Weekly: They're on to Us!
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DXG to Offer $600 3D Pocket CamcorderWith 3D movies gaining acceptance and 3D HDTVs on the market, it was only a matter of time before a 3D camcorder for the masses hit the market. DXG hopes to be...
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Tech Travel TipsHere's a checklist of cheap essential gadgets to ensure smooth traveling with tech.
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