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A C3PO sighting in Pittsburgh

While touring Carnegie Mellon's Entertainment Technology Center, CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi literally bumped into Anthony Daniels, the actor behind Star Wars' lovable android C3PO. You might not recognize his face, but you surely know his voice. Take a walk down memory lane with Daniels, who talks...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Telecommunications, Marketing, News, kara tsuboi, jared kohler, star wars, anthony daniels, pittsburgh, carnegie mellon, entertainment technology center, george lucas, ilm, skywalker, c3po, r2d2

Videos 2008-05-09

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R2D2Speaks 1.0 (Mac)

This program presents how R2D2 might speak the time and any text that you enter.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Text, OrangeCar Stuff, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-09-09

(Gallery: GM, Segway take P.U.M.A. for a spin)

(Gallery: GM, Segway take P.U.M.A. for a spin)PUMAOh come on! RE: (Gallery: GM, Segway take P.U.M.A. for a spin)It looks like a faulty wheelchair. It needs to look a lot better than that. And why only 2 wheels? What's the real benefit? I mean, how long can you...

Tags: P.U.M.A., Segway, General Motors Corp., Gallery

Discussion threads 2009-04-07

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

IT's challenges: The end of device charging; ROI; Super programmers

Gartner on Tuesday outlined its grand IT challenges from 2008 to 2033 and it includes a world where you'll never have to charge your device. That was one of the futurama type predictions outlined by Gartner analyst Ken McGhee at the firm's Symposium ITxpo. These prediction presentations...

Tags: Device, Information Technology, Gesture, ROI, Programmer, Programming, Wireless, Roi/Tco, Strategy, Development Tools, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-14

External HD cases turn your drive into Samuel L. Jackson

External HD cases turn your drive into Samuel L. JacksonSeems a little expensive to me$250 for a drive case? Tough to consider when external drives in the terabyte range cost less than that WITH the drive.RE: External HD cases turn your drive into Samuel L. Jacksonand if the drive...

Tags: External HD case, Samuel L. Jackson, External HD

Discussion threads 2008-07-30

Photos: Robot doubles as PC

White Box Robotics uses off-the-shelf PC parts to build mobile robots that look a bit like R2D2.

Tags: mobile marketing, PC, robot, mobile

Image galleries 2006-12-02

The cost of a bicycle

The cost of a bicycleLived through itin the 70's, the Great Lakes were being polluted on a grand scale. DDT, PCBs, etc. were drained into the lakes through polluted streams and rivers. Remember when Lake Erie caught fire?What happened since? The US and Canada realized the problems were getting out-of-hand,...

Tags: Strategy, personal property, Great Lakes, pollution

Discussion threads 2006-05-26

Dell exec: We're not Wintel's lapdog

Dell exec: We're not Wintel's lapdoginnovation redefined"Among standards for which he said Dell deserves credit are 802.11 wireless networking..."Apple had 802.11-equipped Pismo Powerbooks on the market more than a year before Dell got around to including that standard in their products. As I recall, back in late 2001, Michael Dell...

Tags: Web browsers, Wi-Fi, Processors, Wintel, Dell Computer Corp., applet, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-04-10

Sim R2D2 2.0 (Mac)

Randomly plays R2D2 sounds. Use it to annoy your coworkers

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Coworker, Sound, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2005-05-17

Long ago, on a desktop far, far away...

Long ago, on a desktop far, far away...I think old Georgehas sucked up about every penny possible from Star Wars. What a shame. I'd like to know who is going to buy a desktop with Luke Skywalker pasted on the box. They should have went really original and made the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Dell Computer Corp., desktop, Alienware, rep

Discussion threads 2005-04-19

Microsoft steers 'R2' server for '05 release

Microsoft steers 'R2' server for '05 releaseThat must be "Risky, too"...Worm baitStellar offerings continue to be produced..Microsoft just continues to amaze and astound me with pertinent software releases that change the way we live, work, and play. My rep, in his normal dutiful manner, deliverd to me the NDA this...

Tags: MICROSOFT JUST, server, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-10-18

Desert wins the race of robot cars

Desert wins the race of robot carsShows that man is still needed in the computer ageIf they think 7 miles is successful out of 150, then they need a serious math course then to work out those odds.....Also, you still need people to win battles and to be in combat.If...

Tags: Robots, Monitors & displays, Robotic vehicle, robot

Discussion threads 2004-03-14