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Wowwee

WowweeHow about Rosie, the housekeeperfrom The Jetsons. She was always way too interested in what Judy Jetson was doing, and with whom.How about the "Sexy Robot"......from the I think ALCOA TV ad from I think about twenty years ago:http://www.skrenta.com/images/sexy-robot.jpg(I couldn't find a video of it...)Those gold-plated joints are cool...RE: WowweeWho...

Tags: Robots, WowWee, robot, Marvin, Daleks, Wall-E

Discussion threads 2009-02-13

Wowwee's Top 10 Love-Starved Androids (and yeah, the toys are on sale)

I get a lot of stupid pitches from PR folks for Tech Broiler. Most of them I ignore and go directly into the bit bucket. But as tomorrow is Valentine's day, this one particular amusing distraction from the guys over at Wowwee, makers...

Tags: British SF, Marvin, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-02-12

Black & White Guard (Mobile)

Black & White Guard cleans and removes the confidential information about phone calls and sent and received text messages from all six commonly accessible folders of the phone. The informations are moved to the Safe, which is only accessible upon entering a password. The information regarding phone numbers listed on...

Tags: Phone, Password, Mobile, Black & White Guard, Safe, Phone Number, Marvin, Sweetie, Telecom & Utilities

Software downloads 2009-02-04

Baker Business Systems - profile of Xsigo Systems customer

Marvin would tell them to allow at least twice as long as they would first think. Many issues come up on this journey. Marvin says "As you well know, virtualization touches everything and everything touches everything else." In spite of their best efforts, it shouldn't be...

Tags: Data Center, I/O, Server, Marvin, Data Centers, Virtualization, Storage, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-01-14

Can a robot be in a good or in a bad mood?

According to the Taranaki Daily News in New Zealand, the answer is yes. Engineers at Victoria University in Wellington have developed a robot which adapts its behavior according to its emotions. Marvin -- short for 'Mobile Autonomous Robotic Vehicle for Indoor Navigation' -- can express happiness, anger or frustration. As...

Tags: Victoria University, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille, New Zealand, Emotion, Marvin, Carnegie

Blog posts 2008-10-27

Additional Resources

Poll: How often do you use a tripod?

TripodHaving image-stabilized lenses helps a lot. I can actually shoot 3-4 shots handheld and do a reasonable job stitching a panorama in Photoshop. But if I'm shooting HDR, going after a 360-degree panorama, or shooting in very low light, I'll still drag out the old Manfrotto.Poll is inconclusivebecause...

Tags: photograph

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

iBabel 2.6 (Mac)

iBabel gives access to chemical file conversion, sub-structure and similarity searching, overlays, sorting and manipulation of lists of compounds, also include structure viewing capabilities, using JMOLand JChempaint Included in application bundle. With the option to add Marvin or ChemDraw. Uses ChemSpotlight (http://geoffhutchison.net/projects/chem/) to allow searching for chemical content on your...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Compound, Macinchem, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-08-20

The Internet On Trial

Don't get too interested in a court case, if you're a juror. Or at least confine your interest to the courtoom itself. That's the lesson derived from the experience of Marvin Gittens, a juror in the trial involving Lillo Brancato,...

Tags: Juror, Internet, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-12-19

FCC to vote against Comcast, which questions its authority

The FCC is set to vote to fine Comcast for its blocking of BitTorrent traffic, with the two Democrats voting with chairman Kevin Martin. The two Republicans have come out swinging against the action. But Comcast -- and News.com's Declan McCullagh -- say the FCC lacks...

Tags: FCC, Comcast Corp., Federal Government, Government, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-07-28

Wow! FCC to punish Comcast

Cable company arrogance is taking one on the cheek today. Amazingly, FCC chair Kevin Martin will recommend Comcast be punished for its infamous throttling of BitTorrent traffic. Just as Free Press and Public Knowledge had asserted in complaints to the FCC, Martin found that the company...

Tags: FCC, Comcast Corp., Federal Government, Internet, Government, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-07-11

IT is from Mars; Business is from Venus

IT is from Mars; Business is from VenusAnd miscommunication is from Earth."What we have here is a failure to communicate", - Strother Martin in Cool Hand Luke.There are other departments in a corporation that don't communicate either. Engineering and sales are good at going at it also. That is why...

Tags: IT IS, Venus, user community

Discussion threads 2008-06-10

Big storage is watching you

Kudos to Larry Dignan for an informative post on the system that caught NY governor Eliot Spitzer canoodling with a prostitute. Modern information technology enables 24 hour surveillance of every citizen. Should we care? Of course not. Every citizen is a potential terrorist. You want to...

Tags: Database, President, Surveillance, Information Technology, Storage, Personal Responsibility, GPS, Government, Handhelds, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-03-12

A geek's trip to Capitol Hill on Network Management

I appeared before congressional and government staffers on Capitol Hill for a panel on Network Management sponsored by iGrowthGlobal.  This was my first time in Washington DC and while it was a little cold for my Californian bones, it was a beautiful city and seeing the capitol of the nation...

Tags: BitTorrent, Broadband Internet, Cable, Comcast Corp., Corporate Communications, DOCSIS, Geek, George Ou, Internet, Japan, Marketing, Network, Network Management, Networking, P2P, Peer To Peer (P2P), Personal Technology, Presentation, Richard Bennett, Telecommunications, Video, Wireless Network

Blog posts 2008-03-03

Comcast 'on trial' at FCC hearing Monday

The great debate over Comcast's throttling of BitTorrent and perhaps other P2P apps leaves cyberspace and enters the real world as a full panel of the Federal Communications Commission heads to Harvard for a public hearing on the issue. The FCC recently released the agenda PDF...

Tags: CBS Interactive Inc., Comcast Corp., FCC, Federal Government, Government, Professor, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-02-22

The Greatest Neighborhood This Side of Heaven on Windows Mobile 5.0 (Mobile)

Journey to the West End neighborhood to walk the remains of one of the most famous waves of urban renewal to hit America. This tour delves into the history of landmaking in Boston and the events that led to the forced displacement of 12,000 Bostonians in the late 1950''s. Former...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Tour, Untravel Media, Mobile Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Wireless And Mobility, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-02-04

Taco Bell Dog 1.2 (Windows)

This works in the same manner the Chewbacca, Marvin and Yosemite Sam Widgets do. Simply double-click on the Taco Bell Dog to hear a quote. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Bell, Steve Lammert, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-08-02

Go Bananas! S60v2 Trial/Demo (Mobile)

Marvin the Monkey is a very lazy monkey indeed. Join Marvin to help him collect all the bananas he needs in a series of more challenging levels that will make you Go Bananas! With great cartoon animation, multi-channel sound and over 75 levels of banana collecting action, this game is...

Tags: Mobile, Dangeross Studios, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2007-07-26

Go Bananas! S60v2 (Mobile)

Marvin the Monkey is a very lazy monkey indeed. Join Marvin to help him collect all the bananas he needs in a series of more challenging levels that will make you Go Bananas! With great cartoon animation, multi-channel sound and over 75 levels of banana collecting action, this game is...

Tags: Mobile, Dangeross Studios, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2007-07-24

Go Bananas 1 (Mobile)

Marvin the Monkey is a very lazy monkey indeed. Join Marvin to help him collect all the bananas he needs in a series of more challenging levels that will make you Go Bananas! With great cartoon animation, multi-channel sound and over 75 levels of banana collecting action, this game is...

Tags: Mobile, Level, Dangeross Studios, Advertising & Promotion, Games, Marketing, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2007-07-23

Go Bananas! S60v3 Trial/Demo (Mobile)

Marvin the Monkey is a very lazy monkey indeed. Join Marvin to help him collect all the bananas he needs in a series of more challenging levels that will make you Go Bananas! With great cartoon animation, multi-channel sound and over 75 levels of banana collecting action, this game is...

Tags: Mobile, Dangeross Studios, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2007-07-14