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- Is Zeno the future of home entertainment?
- Zeno, a humanoid robot with a $300 price tag, is set to be released in 2009. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos takes a look at a prototype and asks why this one may be different than others that have come before it.
- Tags: News.com, Home Entertainment, Robots, Personal Technology, Emerging Technologies, zeno, robot, humanoid, david hanson, hanson robotics, robotics, massive, effects, michael kanellos, robodevelopment, TechRepublic Inc.
- Videos 2007-10-29
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- Humanoid robot Nao shows off its skills
- The pint-size humanoid bot Nao, created by Paris-based Aldebaran Robotics, exhibits its dexterity, object-tracking, interaction, and balance skills. Already used in the RoboCup soccer competition, Nao is set to start selling in the mass market in late 2010.
- Tags: Skill, Robots, Emerging Technologies, News, robot, france, NAO
- Videos 2009-09-22
- Separated at Birth: Borg Queen and Creepy Palm Pre Girl
- Now I know why those Palm Pre commercials give me that uneasy creepypants feeling when I watch them. Actress Alice Krige, left, as the Borg Queen in Star Trek First Contact. On the right, actress Tamara Hope, who plays the creepy Palm Pre girl. ...
- Tags: Palm Inc., Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-08-05
- Skills 1.0.7 (Mac)
- D&D 3.5 skill point allocator application. Has support for non-humanoid races and non-core prestige classes. A text editor can allow you to add your own classes & races. Saving and loading of a character's skill set is available.
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Skill, Mark Noble
- Software downloads 2009-06-01
- Advances in TREKnology
- Advances in TREKnologyI can think of three . . .right off the top of my head:1) The high-speed sliding doors at every mall, store, emergency room, etc, you go to today, came about as a direct result of the inventor seeing it on Star Trek, and wanted to duplicate...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Robots, Corporate communications, Geordi, computer, Kirk
- Discussion threads 2009-05-08
- The Android name kerfluffle
- The Android name kerfluffleRE: The Android name kerflufflehow do you copywrite something that, by all means, is a definition of something? Andriod is a noun, neither Google nor Specht have a right to the name... I suppose the question is, if he's a software company, what is he...
- Tags: Robots, Branding, Andriod, Google Inc., Android Inc., extra-strength vibration, Hemroid, vibration feature, Fembot, operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-05-03
- Honda demonstrates prototype walking assist devices
- Honda is demonstrating its prototype walking assist devices for the first time in the U.S. as part of a technical exhibition at the 2009 Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress at Detroit’s Cobo Center from April 20 to 23. Intended to support walking for the elderly and...
- Tags: Device, Honda Motor Co., Leg Muscle, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-04-14
- The Terminator scenario: Perhaps not so fictional after all
- The Terminator scenario: Perhaps not so fictional after allTerminator Scenario unlikely but misuse is a definite.I don't buy into the Terminator scenario very much. The idea of robots rising up in a coordinated effort is incredibly unrealistic at this point. Though I will admit its possible it is unlikely.What I...
- Tags: Robots, robot, Terminator
- Discussion threads 2009-02-20
- Inherit the Earth: Quest for the Orb (Mobile)
- This classic adventure game tells the story of Rif the Fox''s attempt to prove his innocence in the theft of the wondrous Orb of Storms, a relic of the ancient Humans.Your mission is to guide Rif and his companions Okk the Boar and Eeah the Elk in uncovering clues, overcoming...
- Tags: Mobile, Games, Advertising & Promotion, Personal Technology, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-02-15
- A robot that "evolves" and adapts
- [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Credit: Robert Gordon University "][/caption] British artificial intelligence engineers have created a robot that mimics the evolutionary process in just the span of a few hours. They programmed a robot’s “brain†to automatically grow in size and complexity as its physical makeup is...
- Tags: Network, Macleod, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-02-06
- Airman tells of night he was ordered to shoot down UFO
- Airman tells of night he was ordered to shoot down UFOagreedYeah, this sounds like a credible explanation. You're right - all too often one part of the government does not now what the other parts are doing.The explanation is quite simple[i]But this doesn't explain why Milton Torres was scrambled and...
- Tags: Government, UFO, AIRMAN, craft
- Discussion threads 2008-10-21
- Exclusive: A robot with a biological brain
- Exclusive: A robot with a biological brainThe begining of the Cylon race? nt:(probably meant "you're" funnyDoesnt' change my opinion at all.Well, if this isn't the most immoral thing ever...it's gotta be kinda close.Cool but. could open a can of worms later...Did anyone else get a chill up the back of...
- Tags: Robots, biological brain, robot
- Discussion threads 2008-08-13
- Thinking -- Or Feeling -- Like A Computer
- So an unknown billionaire named Jeffrey E. Epstein has spent millions trying to develop a thinking and feeling computer. But winds up in jail instead. This sounds eerily like a wish to build a HAL 9000 computer that was the central character of Arthur C. Clarke's science...
- Tags: Thinking Machines, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Computer, Astronaut, Productivity, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- Ultratron 1.2 (Windows)
- The last human is already dead, slain by evil killer robots. As the last remaining humanoid battle robot, you must avenge the human race and destroy the four bots of the Apocalypse. Pick up powerups on your way to help you out. Fast action retro arcade game based on Robotron....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Puppy Games, Robots, Emerging Technologies
- Software downloads 2008-04-10
- Score one for the little guy: FCC entirely backs consumer in Sprint slamming case
- Score one for the little guy: FCC entirely backs consumer in Sprint slamming caseWhat happened?What happenned to the FCC being the evil minions of the Bush administration?Clearly a mistake...after, corporations have more rights than people as was intended by our Founding Humans and Humanoid Types. None of this consumer rights...
- Tags: Federal government, Sprint Communications, FCC, little guy
- Discussion threads 2008-03-04
- Commercial brain computer systems are coming
- All over the world, systems that directly connect silicon circuits to brains are under development, and some are nearly ready for commercial applications, according to a new report from the World Technology Evaluation Center and announced by a news release of the University of Southern California USC. Some of the...
- Tags: University Of Southern California, Panel, Report, Computer, BCI, Productivity, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2007-12-18
- Singularity Summit 2007: Memories
- Guest post: This weekend I am at the Singularity Summit 2007 in San Francisco at the Palace of Fine Arts. About 800 people showed up to hear about the issues related to a future in which humans won't be the driving force in delivering scientific and technological innovations, eclipsed cognitively...
- Tags: Memory, Humanity, Chris Matyszczyk, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-09-08
- Singularity Summit 2007: On the machinations of the beautiful mind
- Guest post: This weekend I am at the Singularity Summit 2007 in San Francisco at the Palace of Fine Arts. About 800 people showed up to hear about the issues related to a future in which humans won't be the driving force in delivering scientific and technological innovations, eclipsed cognitively...
- Tags: Machine, Chris Matyszczyk, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-09-08
- Unreal II: The Awakening: Prima Official eGuide 1 (Windows)
- Complete walkthrough of all 14 missions, including maps and all objectives. All Cheat codes revealed. Strategies to defeat each enemy--alien and humanoid. Tips for handling all 15 weapons, including the flamethrower, the sniper rifle, and the rocket and multi-mode grenade launchers. Covers basic combat and movement strategies.
- Tags: Prima Games, Microsoft Windows, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Management
- Software downloads 2007-08-06
- Unreal II: The Awakening (XBOX): Prima Official eGuide 1 (Windows)
- Complete walkthrough of all missions, including maps and all objectives. Strategies to defeat each enemyalien and humanoid. Tips for handling each weapon, including the flamethrower, the sniper rifle, and the rocket and multi-mode grenade launcher. Covers basic combat and evasive strategies. Includes tips on using XMP.
- Tags: Microsoft Xbox, Prima Games, Game Players, Microsoft Windows, Strategy, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Management
- Software downloads 2007-08-06
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