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U.S. Robotics: (U.S. Robotics, Inc., Schaumburg, IL, www.usr.com) A modem manufacturer highly regarded for its quality products. The company manufactures its own chipsets data pumps and often leads with innovations....; Full U.S. Robotics Definition >>

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How about a Skype phone for $6.99? Well, here you go!: Over on sellout.woot, a Yahoo! Shopping partner, there's a US Robotics USB Internet Phone on sale for $6.99 plus $5 shipping. That's no typo. Even comes with a 90-day warranty. As the site notes, the US Robotics USR9601 USB Internet Phone works on...; Tags: U.S. Robotics, USB 1.1, Phone, Skype Technologies S.A., Skype Phone, LCD, USB, Telecom & Utilities, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-02-06
Could this 3Com patent be a solution to Vonage's infringement woes?: Fellow blogger Andy Abramson writes that Ken Rutkowski, with whom he co-hosts the World Technology RoundUp has just forwarded him an email from an engineer who is listed as one of the three inventors of a 3Com patent that covers much if not most of the same ground one...; Tags: Vonage, Regulatory, General; Blog posts 2007-04-19
USRLogging (exe): This software runs a listening UDP port which allows the U.S. Robotics 9106 and 9105 routers to send information to it for logging. Information sent to the program is saved to a file for debugging, and sending to your provider. You must set the USR to log to 'Remote' or...; Tags: U.S. Robotics, Routers & Switches, Networking, Network Technology; Software downloads 2005-07-27
USR Router Stats (exe): This program is for people who have USRobotic ADSL routers (tested to be working on 9106 and 6105). On startup it asks for the details to log into the router, and then shows a graph and details of what bandwidth is currently in use. On load you get asked for...; Tags: U.S. Robotics, Router, Routers & Switches, Network Technology, Networking; Software downloads 2005-07-12
U.S. Robotics Modem Update Wizard (exe): Available in this download is the Modem Update Wizard for your U.S. Robotics modem. Follow the simple onscreen instructions to update your modem's current speed code, or upgrade to 56k technology from U.S. Robotics. This is the PC version. It supports the USR Courier analog and the Sportster models, including...; Tags: U.S. Robotics, Modems, Hardware, Components; Software downloads 1998-10-20

Wireless Security Surveillance for Parma High School: Parma High School needed to implement video surveillance as part of a security enhancement program. U.S. Robotics worked closely with MC Informatica to develop an integrated solution to meet all the requirements of Parma High School. The recommendation accepted by Parma included 5 IP web-cameras (JVC model VN30C-U) with vertical...; Tags: U.S. Robotics, Wireless Security, Network Technology, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Networking; Case studies

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'Sensing' more about what's coming in Windows 7: 'Sensing' more about what's coming in Windows 7Windows sensors will bring a new management interfaceto set them up, and then they'll crash unexpectedly, and make things stop responding.There'll be a "grandfather" sensor which automatically reboot the machine, and does some protocol sniffing on your box, to make sure that Microsoft...; Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, sensor, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP; Discussion threads 2008-06-18
Apple's <i>Grand Central</i> threat to Microsoft: Apple's Grand Central threat to MicrosoftNecessary motivationIt could go something like this ...1. Software company APPLE realises it will get good press and follow-on sales by harnessing computing power in existing multi-core CPU's. If only they had better integration with the hardware ...2. GPU Hardware companies (ATI, NVIDIA) realise they...; Tags: BTW Windows, Apple Inc., multi-core, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-06-17
Wirelessly networking cows: U.S. researchers have developed a Walkman-like headset for cows. This device enables them to 'whisper wireless commands to cows to control their movements across a landscape -- and even remotely gather them into a corral.' In fact, it could help farmers to maintain cows behind virtual fences. According to the...; Tags: Animal, Network, Cow, GPS, Handhelds, Productivity, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Networking, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-06-08
Robofish teams of underwater robots: Many of today's underwater robots need to periodically come up to the surface to communicate with their human supervisors. But researchers at the University of Washington UW have developed a new kind of underwater vehicle. The Robofish can work cooperatively with each other. 'The Robofish, which are roughly the size...; Tags: Team, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-06-07
A UMan robotic arm: Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a mobile robotic arm which can manipulate objects by 'seeing' its environment through a digital camera. This robotic arm, dubbed UMan, or UMass Mobile Manipulator, can 'approach unfamiliar objects, such as scissors, garden shears and jointed wooden toys -- and learn...; Tags: Environment, UMan, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-06-06
Ed Colligan talks a bit about Palm OS 2.0 and the future of Palm: I am not quite sure what to think of Palm and the Palm OS right now as it has been several years since OS 5.x was released and Palm hasn't seemed to really have a well defined path to the future. They do still have a large marketshare and many...; Tags: Operating System, Palm Inc., Ed Colligan, Centro, Palm OS, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Hardware, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-06-03
Polar robots to explore the Arctic: It's now almost certain that the world's ice shelves are melting. And while satellites provide lots of data about their evolution, ground-based weather stations could be even more useful. But if scientists can no longer stay on fragile and volatile ice sheets, what can they do? They can use specially...; Tags: Professor, Georgia Tech, SnoMotes, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-28
Roving robots explore moon, desert: Whether it's exploring the moon's craters or the inhospitable Chilean desert, robots are aiding in the research work that humans wouldn't ordinarily be able to do. At a recent visit to Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute in Pittsburgh, CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi gets up close and personal with the...; Tags: Emerging Technologies, News, kara tsuboi, carnegie mellon university, lunar x prize, robots, jared kohler, moon, mars, solar, space; Videos 2008-05-28
A robotic brain-computer interface: California Institute of Technology Caltech engineers have developed a robotic device able to act as a brain-computer interface. This is the 'first robotic approach to establishing an interface between computers and the brain by positioning electrodes in neural tissue.' According to the researchers, their approach 'could enhance the performance and...; Tags: Algorithm, Electrode, California Institute Of Technology, Positioning, Telecom & Utilities, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-21
Nanorobots to improve health care: Using nanorobots to deliver drugs and fight diseases is not a new idea check here or there. Of course, nanorobots floating inside our bodies to improve our health are still years away. However, an international team of American and Australian researchers is developing a nanorobot hardware architecture for medical defense...; Tags: Software, 3D, Protein, Biomedical, Health Care, Hardware Architecture, Healthcare, Nanotechnology, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-19
Survivor Buddy, a friendly robot rescuer: The St. Petersburg Times, Florida, reports that a well-known robot designer, Robin Murphy, a professor of computer science and engineering at the University of South Florida USF, 'plans to add a heart to robot rescuers.' As says USF, the goal is to develop 'a robot that will be a companion...; Tags: Details, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-17
Robotic car preps for DARPA Challenge: Paul Perrone, CEO of Perrone Robotics, introduces Tommy Jr., a driverless car powered by Solaris and Java, created for the DARPA Urban Challenge. The vehicle made an appearance on stage at the JavaOne conference last week in San Francisco. Tommy Jr. will navigate using laser "eyes" mounted on the body...; Tags: Car, DARPA, Sun Solaris, GPS, UNIX, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, JavaOne, robot, Solaris, Servers; Videos 2008-05-15
A robotic chef for your kitchen?: The European Commission has founded a project named 'Co-operative Human Robot Interaction Systems' CHRIS for a cost of €3.65 million. The project, which started in March 2008, will last 4 years. It is based at Bristol Robotics Lab BRL which will work with the University of the West of England...; Tags: Project, CHRIS, Service Robot, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-15
A sailing robot to cross the Atlantic: The Times of London reports that seven robotic craft will compete in a race across the Atlantic Ocean in October 2008. One of them, 'Pinta the robot sailing boat,' has been designed at Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK. Pinta is expected to sail for three months at a maximum speed of...; Tags: Pinta, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-11