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Robotic telesurgery by remote surgeons

In a few years, telesurgery performed by multi-armed robots remotely controlled by real surgeons located hundreds or thousands of kilometers away will become commonplace. Today, Canadian doctors from the Centre for Minimal Access Surgery CMAS are developing the technology for NASA. Their goal is to build a portable robotic unit...

Tags: CMAS, portable robotic unit, robotic unit

Blog posts 2006-05-19

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Jabra Stone

Not many Bluetooth headsets combine style and performance, and when they do, they stand out. Examples include the Aliph Jawbone Prime, the BlueAnt Q1, and the Plantronics Discovery 975. Jabra, a company that has been in the Bluetooth business a long time, attempts to come up with yet another headset...

Tags: headset, Jabra, Stone

Product reviews 2009-11-17

News to know: Nokia; Salesforce; Mozilla; Google; Facebook

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Salesforce opens Sites; offers free version to help push cloud adoption Dion Hinchcliffe: Cloud computing and open source face-off...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., Flaw, Palm Inc., Mozilla Corp., Keyboards, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Peripherals

Blog posts 2009-06-15

Eclipse AVN726E DVD/GPS receiver

The AVN726e, Eclipse's newest double-DIN DVD/navigation receiver, was making a name for itself even before it was released to the public, when it was named Best of Innovations at CES 2009 in the In-Vehicle Navigation/Telematics/ITS product category. We were too busy being wowed by its sibling the Eclipse AVN4430 to...

Tags: Memory, Flash memory, GPS receiver, Bluetooth wireless transmitter, DVD, Street Name, AVN726e, Eclipse, GPS

Product reviews 2009-06-11

The 'incredible' growth of the Mac

The 'incredible' growth of the MacThurott is an IdiotOn just about everything he writes - Windows, Mac, etc.And you have to consider the source "Windows Supersite" isn't a good place to read about Mac news. (Nor is Apple.com a good place to read about Windows).Not Really ...Check this out:http://community.winsupersite.com/blogs/paul/archive/2009/06/08/wwdc-2009-time-for-a-reality-check.aspx35...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Thurott, Mac Unit, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, Apple iPhone, Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

Amazon's Kindle 2: 5 burning questions

Amazon unveiled its Kindle 2 in New York Monday and the device looks impressive, but may not enough to inspire gadget lust in a down economy. Meanwhile, Amazon's press conference was a bit of a let-down since Kindle 2 is really just an iteration of the company's first e-book. ...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle, Kindle 2, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Wireless And Mobility, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-09

Canada, U.S. two ships passing in the ideological night

Canada, U.S. two ships passing in the ideological night.....Our arrogance is our own demise. It's that simple. ]:)We already have a crippled two-level systemIt's called Medicare/Medicaid.And once again the author shows his ignorance of economics. In a truly private, competitive health care system, if universal electronic records provided increased profits,...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, Strategy, health care, ideology, ideological night, enormous innovation, surcharge, innovation

Discussion threads 2008-08-25

2016: "You're watching the Linux Channel."

2016: "You're watching the Linux Channel."My ViewFirst, no one hates Microsoft more than I do - for both practical and ethical reasons. After dealing with Microshaft's endless parade of crap for nearly two decades, I finally abandoned my PC for a Mac. It was one of the best moves of...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Space Shuttle tech works on brain tumors

Space Shuttle tech works on brain tumorsI don't think soYou know, I'd rather have the doctor there so, if something went wrong, there was no delay with the information. Relying on secure internet, or satellite communication is too slow, IMO. I don't want someone making decisions based on...

Tags: Robots, Space Shuttle tech work, tech work, space shuttle, robot

Discussion threads 2008-06-02

A robotic chef for your kitchen?

A robotic chef for your kitchen?cabbage souprobot: "I am to make cabbage soup. A unit of cabbage is called a head. There is a head."[Robot grasps the skull of a living human and twists it off.]human: ARRRRRGGGGGHHHHH![Sudden silence. Robot tosses head in pot.]

Tags: Robots, robot, robotic

Discussion threads 2008-05-16

(Photos: Flying car readies for takeoff in New York)

(Photos: Flying car readies for takeoff in New York)it looks more like a plain to meI don't know why they call it a car.Do the wings fold, or the is the traction on wheels?Yeah... great idea..... NOT!Our roadways are already crawling with morons who act like they are at their...

Tags: Flying Car, takeoff, wing, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-03-20

Pharos Drive GPS 250

Sometimes less is more, and that seems to be the approach Pharos is taking with its Pharos Drive GPS 250. The entry-level in-car GPS offers simplicity and ease of use with a minimalist design and interface, and all the basic navigation features are there, with the bonus of text-to-speech functionality....

Tags: Keyboards, touch screen, points of interest database, Pharos, Pharos Drive GPS 250, GPS

Product reviews 2008-01-18

Augmented reality onboard the ISS?

According to a brief news release from Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, researchers from NASA and Lockheed Martin have successfully tested a software for a robotic extension device that has been shown to dramatically improve astronauts’ ability to perform remote tasks on the International Space Station ISS.' Their usage of...

Tags: Overlay, NASA, Performance, Robots, Performance Management, Branding, Emerging Technologies, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2007-10-14

Mio DigiWalker C230

Back in May, we reviewed the Mio C220 portable navigation system, which we loved for its ease of use and affordable price, but ultimately we had to diss it because of an awful screen. Well, we're happy to say that its successor, the Mio DigiWalker C230, offers the same intuitiveness...

Tags: Keyboards, GPS, Handhelds, Mio, Mio C230, Mio DigiWalker C230

Product reviews 2007-09-27

News to know: Vista DRM; EU thumps Microsoft; SAP; DST; SCO

Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Everything you’ve read about Vista DRM is wrong (Part 1). EU court crushes Microsoft's antitrust appeal. David Morgenstern: Microsoft’s Mac Business Unit: Love the sinner, hate the sin. Marc Andreessen: The three kinds of...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Digital-rights Management, SCO Group Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Currency Trader, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-09-17

A robotic Meridian to fly over the poles

The Meridian unmanned aerial vehicle UAV is a single-engine research aircraft with fixed landing gear designed by engineers at the University of Kansas. According to Technology Review, it will be used to see what happens beneath the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets. Two units are currently built for a cost...

Tags: Technology Review, Mean, Adobe PDF, Kilogram, Aircraft, Radar, Meridian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2007-09-16

Sony pleads innocent in latest rootkit fiasco

Sony pleads innocent in latest rootkit fiascoToo many screwups for Sony latelyI used to be a HUGE Sony Fan. Every piece of electronics in my home used to be Sony. Stereo, amps, CD, DVD, TV, everything. Now, I have one clock radio, and if it goes out...

Tags: Rootkits, rootkit, Sony Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-08-31

Today's Debate: Robot surgery goes global

Robotic surgery, which was a pretty new deal just a few years ago, is now a global phenomenon.Iran has produced its first robotic surgeon. A New Zealand hospital just bought its first daVinci unit and trotted it out for the press.Brazil hopes its new robot will spur medical tourism. A...

Tags: Robots, Dana Blankenhorn, robot, surgery

Blog posts 2007-08-20

When will robotic surgery cut costs?

At some point in the advance of every technology the question is asked, "when will this replace the professional?" (Robot surgeons can have as many arms as they need, as in this DaVinci unit from Intuitive Systems.)Robot-assisted surgery is far from that level, but it is already improving outcomes in...

Tags: Robots, Dana Blankenhorn, robot

Blog posts 2007-08-06

LG LN740 GPS Receiver

LG Electronics is just one in a growing list of consumer electronic companies entering the U.S. GPS market. We first got a preview of the company's new portable navigation line at CES 2007, but recently we got the chance to get our hands on its flagship model, the LG Portable...

Tags: Keyboards, GPS, Monitors & displays, Handhelds, GPS receiver, LN740, LG Electronics Inc., traffic antenna

Product reviews 2007-06-12