Monthly Archives: June, 2011

The 25th KondoCup, A Milestone in Robot Soccer (video)

They said it would never last. Actually, they didn't. They said, "let's keep doing this because it's awesome." KondoCup just celebrated its 25th event...

Billions and Billions Served – Traffic In The New Era of Google and Facebook

Google's online dominance can now be expressed in a new way: every month, the equivalent of one seventh of the world's population travels to...

Hide Your Kids, Hide Your Wife! The Eyeborgs Are Out to Get You

Walking robotic cameras have armed themselves, are seeking your destruction, and the guy from the Highlander TV series is the only one who can...

Don’t Trust the Cloud? Backup Your Social Network with SocialSafe

It's months before Facebook's IPO, but you can protect the investment you've made in the social network now. Startup SocialSafe is building itself to...

World’s Largest Digging Machine Goes to Work (video)

What does the biggest digging machine in the world have to do with the Singularity? The Bagger 288 represents a masterful symphony of cutting-edge technology, brought...

How well are you sleeping? Ask your pajamas.

Looks like someone’s engineering senior design project is going better than mine did.  That’s the vibe I’m getting anyway – some biomedical engineering students...

3D Printers Are Taking Off But One in Every Home? Maybe in Another 10 Years

The 3D printer has come of age….well, almost. Let’s just say that after a tough hit from the recession, the 3D printer industry is...

New Report Shows Pesticides Found Throughout Produce — USDA Says Keep Eating

The USDA recently released their annual report on the presence of pesticide residue in food commodities, and the study produced a harvest of mixed...

A Night Out with the Willow Garage Robots – New Info From the Press Dinner

When a robot asks you out on a date, say yes. Wednesday night, Willow Garage hosted a small press dinner at their offices in...

Kurzweil Speaks on the Future of Computer Translation (video)

We live in a world where language technologies, still in their infancy, are powerful enough to turn your web browser into a text translator,...

Population Growth and the Rise of Mega-Cities: Can Technology Help?

Are you ready to share the planet with 7 billion people? Current projections estimate that this population milestone is only months away. Along with...

Libyan Rebel Engineers Improvise War Robots In Fight Against Gaddafi (video)

How do I know we live in the future? Because there's a ragtag group of rebels facing an evil regime and their greatest hope...

Cheap, Swarming Kilobots Bring Us Closer to a Bot-Filled World (video)

Quick, what's the first thing that comes to mind when you read the phrase "robotic swarm"? A nefarious group of robots on a devious...

Has China Wiretapped 20,000 Hong Kong Cars?

Careful what you say when driving between Hong Kong and China, the government may be listening. The Apple Daily, a Hong Kong news source,...

The Wild World of Vending Machines

Modern technology. Ain’t it grand? The machines spawned by our collective ingenuity have made our lives longer and better. They’ve made our lives easier...

Robot Mercenaries and Corporate Power – The Dark Future of Video Games Seems Closer Everyday (Video)

Every year E3, the epic video game conference, consumes Los Angeles in a fiery ball of geeky glory, and from those ashes rise some...

Love That Beautiful Video of Nature? Thank the Aerial Drone That Took It.

When it comes to wildlife videos, a telescopic zoom may be the only way to get an amazing shot of a lion eating its...

Archetype Movie Asks: Can The Dead Live On As Robots?

Immortality comes in many flavors, but the tastiest may be robotic. Why keep living in your organic body forever when you can have a...

Miraculous New Spray On Skin Technology Treats Burns Without Scars

If you were a nerd like me as a kid, then perhaps you took delight in knowing the answer to this fun trivia question:...

Pool Playing Robot Shoots Five Billiard Balls in a Row (video)

Not every masters thesis will earn you street cred in a pool hall, but this one will. Thomas Nierhoff, from the Institute of Automatic...

UN Declares Internet Access A Human Right, But Fast and Cheap May Be as Important as Open

You have a right to the internet...maybe even a fast internet. In a breakthrough report to the 17th session of the United Nations' Human...

Eat Food, Mostly Plants… Live Indefinitely?

When lunchtime rolls around, what are you thinking about: your health or your hunger? We all want to eat healthier in theory, but for...

Artificial Intelligences Fight for World Dominion…in Ms. Pac-Man (video)

The story of Ms. Pac-Man is an epic tale of the struggle between the machinations of an evil horde of spirits and the enduring...

$150 Spy Glasses Transmit Video In Real Time To the Social Network (video)

Ever since True Lies I've been waiting for an affordable pair of spy glasses that can transmit video in real time. My wait looks...

Is Arizona’s Fat Tax a Solution to Obesity?

When I first heard that Arizona could be taxing the obese I thought it was an April Fool's Day hoax. Looks like the joke's...

Nintendo’s New Wii U Wows at E3, and Changes Gaming Forever…Again

The halls of E3, the world's most beloved video game conference, are ringing with excitement over Nintendo's latest announcement: the successor to the Wii...

Julian Assange: The Facebook Has You

With the increase and further development of communication technologies, everyone is concerned with the impact it will have on the individual’s privacy. Social networking...

The Rise of Netflix and the Future of Home Entertainment

Our entertainment habits and the nature of our online life are shifting beneath our feet. According to Sandvine, a network analytics firm, Netflix is...

Foresight’s Nanotech Conference at Google June 25-26 ($50 OFF To Hub Readers!)

Back in 1986, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth and shoulderpads were popular, forward minded scientists and friends gathered together to form the Foresight Institute...

Cisco Announces Internet Will Quadruple by 2015! (video)

Cisco is a giant in tech and telecomm - a giant with prophetic visions. Every June it releases its Visual Networking Index (VNI), a...

iRobot Teams Up With Google – AVA Pedestal Robot With Tablet For A Head (video)

Finally Android tablets are going to be able to live up to their names. At the recent Google I/O conference, Colin Angle of iRobot...

Social Network Information Overload? Greplin Lets You Search Your Digital Life

You have a Facebook wall, Twitter feed, Gmail account, Dropbox, and LinkedIn profile. What you don't have is the time to manage all these...

Need a Dermatologist in Your iPhone? There’s an App for That.

It's time to show some me some skin. Don't worry, it's for your own good. The latest medical app for your smart phone aims...

How To Live Forever….The Documentary (trailer)

Baby boomers are getting old quickly, and while all of them have to struggle to deal with that, at least one has made a...

Steal This Meme: Why Understanding Internet Culture Will Make You Sexy, Rich, and Powerful

I'm here to talk memes. Internet memes. And if you think they're just about trendy videos, cute cats, and dancing babies then think again....
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