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A snake-inspired robot: On a recent visit to Pittsburgh, Penn., CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi dropped by professor Howie Choset's Robotics Lab at Carnegie Mellon University to see his latest creation, the Snakebot.; Tags: News, kara tsuboi, jared kohler, snakeBot, carnegie mellon, howie choset, robotics, rescue, surgery, heart, Robots, Emerging Technologies; Videos 2008-05-08
Don't insulate, Nansulate, says Florida cleantech company: Thermal testing. Courtesy Industrial Nanotech. Energy costs are now serious business for industries, office managers, and home owners across the world. Buildings account for over half of the energy use in the U.S. and a fair portion of that is for heating and...; Tags: Insulation, Clean Technology, European Union, Nansulate, Energy Cost, Nanotechnology, Emerging Technologies, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-08
SaaSplaza opens European SaaS marketplace: Europe's first pureplay SaaS hosting venture opened its doors last month with a roster of 50 vendors and integration partners on board and an estimated 1 million end user subscribers. Based in the Netherlands but with a Europe-wide reach, SaaSplaza projects its platform will generate more than €100 million (around...; Tags: Software-as-a-service, Microsoft Corp., SaaSplaza, Siennax, SaaSplaza Venture, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Interview: IBM Cognos chief Rob Ashe: Rob Ashe, general manager of IBM's business intelligence and performance management unit, has had a busy year. He sold his company, Cognos, to IBM for $5 billion and has stayed on as a member of IBM's leadership team. Ashe's role day to day hasn't changed too much....; Tags: Cognos Inc., Software-as-a-service, IBM Corp., Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Business Intelligence, Software As A Service (SaaS), Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Management, Software, Data Management, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Droid Assault (exe): The robots in Omni-Corps' factory warehouses have accidentally been activated and are running amok! All of the factory workers have been slain. You must enter the warehouses and using a transfer beam take control of a crazy droid. Then you can use its weapons to destroy the other droids. You...; Tags: Warehouse, Puppy Games, Robots, Emerging Technologies; Software downloads 2008-05-07

The four horsemen of SaaS: Taleo's acquisition of Vurv, announced today, is a clear play by the SaaS vendor for breakout leadership of the people management sector — one of the hottest segments of the enterprise SaaS landscape, populated by fast-growing startups such as recent Nasdaq entrant SuccessFactors along with privately held Authoria, Cornerstone OnDemand,...; Tags: Revenue, Acquisition, Software-as-a-service, Taleo Corp., Vurv, Software As A Service (SaaS), Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Emerging Technologies, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Fuel cell breakthrough? Gentlemen, start your engines...: "Since 1965, methanol has been the only racing fuel used by the Indianapolis 500. Methanol also is an ideal hydrogen carrier fuel for fuel cell technology applications." That's a direct quote from the Methanol Institute website. Now how'd you like to have that under the hood of your...; Tags: Fuel Cell, Methanol, Catalyst, Methanoliacs, Fuel Cells, Emerging Technologies, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-05
SAP's SaaS pull-out will help rivals in Europe: The news that SAP has pushed back the roll-out of Business ByDesign by twelve to eighteen months should be music to the ears of its SaaS competitors, especially on SAP's home turf in Europe. By announcing its own SaaS product for the midmarket late last year, SAP put its stamp...; Tags: Software-as-a-service, On-demand, NetSuite Inc., SAP AG, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Fujitsu U810 UMPC gets AT&T integrated WWAN and a hard drive bump: I thoroughly enjoy my Fujitsu U810 UMPC because it gives me a full computer in a 1.5 pound package that runs for at least 4 hours with a single battery and wireless connectivity. Fujitsu just announced the availability of a model with integrated AT&T Broadband (wireless) data support. These new...; Tags: Hard Drive, Ultramobile PC, AT&T Corp., Fujitsu Ltd., Fujitsu U810 UMPC, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Microsoft Windows, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Operating Systems, Software, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Noitu Love 2: Devolution demo (exe): The year is 2288. The city is protected by an organization called "The Peacekeepers League," and everything is swell except for that it's under attack by a robot army lead by professor Darnacus Damnation! Or is it?100 years after the events of Noitu Love 1 the new star of the...; Tags: Mouse, Army, Joakim Sandberg, Robots, Mice, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Peripherals; Software downloads 2008-05-02
SAP Business By Design likely to be delayed: Sketchy reports coming out of Germany are saying that SAP's Business By Design is likely to be delayed. According to Handelsblatt: An SAP developer speaking to Handelsblatt claimed (in German) that ByDesign was suffering from performance issues and bugs that would delay general availability until perhaps the end of...; Tags: SAP AG, Sales Force Management, Software As A Service (SaaS), Sales, Emerging Technologies, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Study calls robot the better surgeon: A surgeon using the DaVinci robot on heart procedures gets better results, according to a University of Maryland study. (This is going to go over big at the club.) Superior Financial and Quality Metrics with Robotically-assisted (DaVinci) Coronary Artery Revascularization is the name on...; Tags: Surgeon, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Noisy Emailer (exe): The Noisy Emailer is a wizard style program that allows you to talk to your computer. This program can turn your words into text. You have the option during the running of the program as to whether you want to have the program turn your words into text (speech recognition)...; Tags: Program, Noisy Emailer, Speech Recognition, Productivity, Telecommunications, Emerging Technologies; Software downloads 2008-04-28
Betting that Apple will make PPC laptops again: But you won't be able to buy one any time soon. Apple says it bought P.A. Semi to get its hands on some patents and a bunch of very bright engineers who are already used to working together. I'm sure that's true - but...; Tags: Dual-core, Apple Inc., U.S. Department Of Defense, Laptop Computer, Chip, PPC, Robots, Corporate Governance, Processors, Semiconductors, Emerging Technologies, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Hardware, Components, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-04-26
Microsoft earnings post-mortem: The cash cows quiver: The headlines on Microsoft's fiscal 2008 third quarter earnings were all over the map this week -- with claims that Microsoft beat expectations, to Microsoft fell far short of the mark. The one consensus, however, was that Windows client and Office, Microsoft's two biggest cash cows, weren't the robust bottom-line...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Earnings, Ppt, Microsoft Windows, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Software, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Office Suites, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-25
Two robotic jellyfish, AquaJelly and AirJelly: A Design News editor was lucky enough to watch two robotic jellyfish swim and fly at the Hannover Fair in Germany. These two robots, AquaJelly and AirJelly, made by Germany-based Festo company, are using 8 tentacles based on fish fins for propulsion. The AquaJelly has 11 infrared light-emitting diodes and...; Tags: Signal, AquaJelly, AirJelly, Festo, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-04-23
Magic World Online (exe): Magic World Online is set in a distant magic land, in which you will raise your character to protect your homeland and fight against devils. Innovative new concept, thats what made Magic World Online distinguish itself from other titles. This game is the first MMORPG integrated with an in-game video...; Tags: Ingle Games, Magic World Online, Robots, GPS, Emerging Technologies, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2008-04-23
A robotic crab to explore the seas: A researcher at the University of Bath in the UK has built a prototype of a crab-like robot with Lego Technic bricks to ensure simplicity. This robotic crab can work on land or under water. Even if this robot has been developed with technology used for toys, it could be...; Tags: Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-04-22
Fujitsu's new all-in-one, updated laptops: Fujitsu released today a new desktop and refreshed most of its notebook line in Japan. Akihabara News has details on all of the changes. The Deskpower FMV F/A50 is an all-in-one PC with a 16-inch widescreen LCD. The design is clearly inspired by Apple. Specs for the...; Tags: Fujitsu Ltd., Series, Laptop Computer, Deskpower FMV F/A50, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Notebooks, Processors, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-04-22
JDBReport Designer (1): JDBReport - application for quick generating and printing reports. Includes designer, generator and viewer of reports. JDBReport Designer can help you quickly create the required report, generate and print it or export to another format (HTML, ODF, Excel XML). In the report templates can be integrated Java code, which is...; Tags: Report, Printing, JDBReport, Document Management, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Microsoft Excel, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Emerging Technologies, Microsoft Office, Office Suites; Software downloads 2008-04-22