Yearly Archives: 2012

Retro Commercials: One Company Dared To Compete With IBM And Macintosh Computers In 1984

It seems only a short time ago when the famous series of "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" commercials were ping-ponging consumers around and...

Chinese ‘Starchild’ Alleged To Have X-Men-Like Cat Vision

Although the notion is revolting to many, at some point in the future we'll have the know-how and the tools to genetically modify our...

Kiosk Robots Selling Big, Could Soon Be At An Airport or Museum Near You

Service kiosks are about to get a lot more personable. Future Robot, the makers of people-friendly robot FURO, just struck it big with an...

Keyless Entry Via Smartphone With Lockitron Takes Off

The smartphone is quickly becoming the 21st century Swiss army knife. Beyond being able to make calls, send messages, play games, and surf the web...

Coca-Cola Equips Vending Machines With Kinects, Lets You Dance For Free Cokes

Advertising shticks have come a long way, especially for companies like Coca-Cola. In an effort to retain its position as the number 1 global brand, the company...

Lives Saved On The Go – FDA Approves Implantable Defibrillator

Each year in the United States about 325,000 people die due to sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The vast majority of arrests occur at home,...

Turing Test Prize Has Two Winners

The day we can’t tell the difference between a human and robot just got a little bit closer. A Turing Test of sorts has been...

Yet Another Study Casts Doubt On The Heart Benefits Of Fish Oil

A new study adds to a growing body of evidence that fish oil does not protect against heart disease. Rather than conduct their own...

Geologists Plan To Drill 6 Kilometers Down – All The Way To Earth’s Mantle!

It’s an expensive journey – costing a billion dollars – and it’s wrought with hazards that could derail the explorers at any moment. But...

Researchers Sequence Whole Baby Genome In 50 Hours

Using new technology, researchers were able to sequence and analyze whole genomes of infants in about 50 hours. While the rapid data is impressive,...

Woman’s Ear Regrown In Her Forearm

In one of the more bizarre, but nevertheless miraculous, feats of modern medicine, doctors at Johns Hopkins University were able to give a woman...

Google Maps Lets You Explore The Last Great Frontier On Earth: The Ocean

Google Maps has been enjoying the spotlight recently, thanks to Apple's decision to boot the app from its mobile devices and introduce its own...

Genetic Study: Breast Cancer Isn’t One Cancer – There Are 4 Types

A new study shows that breast cancer can be divided clearly into four different subtypes based on genetic differences. Having been established years ago,...

New IBM Microscope Technique Has Resolution 100 Times Smaller Than An Atom

Here's a challenge: envision a trillionth of something. You might think of one penny compared to 10 billion dollars. Or how in travelling one...

Visions Of The Future: Carl Rinsch Creates Robot Dogs Remotely Controlled By Humans

What do you get when you mix Lady Gaga-esque/Steampunk fashion, Thriller-inspired dance music, a futuristic interface for controlling racing robotic greyhounds, and heavy product placement...

Brusspup Goes Viral With Dazzling Optical Illusions

Like optical illusions? You’re going to love these. And the best part of it is, you can recreate them in your own home. A YouTube...

Kickstarter Funding Success LIFX Proposes Networked LED Smartbulbs

Ever wish you could network all your devices, toaster to television, and manage them on your smartphone? Well, that vision just edged closer with...

Robot Vs. Human: The Battle Of The Bartenders

A good bartender is a different breed, possessing just the right mix of skill, personality, and professionalism. For some, bartenders become both confidant and...

Low Cost, Professional 3D Printer (FormLabs) Breaks $1 Million On Kickstarter

The 3D printer space is getting crowded, but like many things, devices that are currently available fall into two camps: the high-end professional machines...

Exclusive Interview with Ray Kurzweil

Singularity Hub's Keith Kleiner interviews Ray Kurzweil about his new book, How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed. For the...

Dave The Incredible Mindreader – How Does He Do It?

Ever wonder how all those mall psychics stay in business? I mean, who’s actually sitting down with them – crystal ball and all –...

California Becomes Third State To Legalize Driverless Cars

Another state bill passed, another step closer to never having to drive again. On Tuesday California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill that allows driverless...

Deaf Toddler Receives Bionic Ear, Weeks Later Speaks Her First Word

A two-year old British girl born severely deaf due to a developmental disorder has spoken her first word after receiving a bionic ear. The medical...

Boom! Singularity Hub Launches New Website

Dear Hub Readers, I am super excited to announce that we have launched a completely new look and feel to our website today.  The website...

MakerBot’s 3D Printer Replicator 2 Is Larger, Faster, Sleeker

MakerBot Industries, creators of the Replicator 3D printer that hit stores this past January have just upgraded their award-winning printer. The Replicator 2 has...

Singularity Hub Q&A — Jason Silva Shares His Motivations And Vision With Members

Jason Silva is a futurist and filmmaker, yet he is hard to categorize, so much so that he is often prone to nicknames. For...

Surging Solar in 2011 Proof of Ray Kurzweil’s Bold Prediction?

A recent report by British Petroleum (BP) found solar power generating capacity surged 73.3% last year. If you’re a dedicated fan of the singularity, statistics...

Beautiful Brain-Like Structures Form When Watercolors And Ferrofluids Mix

Fabian Oefner is a Swiss photographer who explores the interplay of science and art. Earlier this year, he watched a video of ferrofluids being...

Build Your Own Supercomputer With Raspberry Pis and Legos – For Reals!

Ever dreamt of owning a supercomputer but didn’t have millions of dollars to spare? Thanks to some inventive thinking by one professor, you can...

Double, The Latest Telepresence Robot, May Just Beat Out Its Competitors

Look out, here comes another iPad on wheels. To feed our evidently voracious need to be in two places at once, robotics company Double Robotics...

Chinese Company To Acquire Complete Genomics, Become World Genomics Powerhouse

Complete Genomics, the whole human genome sequencing powerhouse in Mountain View, California, is being acquired by the Chinese company BGI-Shenzhen. The acquisition could be...

“Lettuce Bot” Rolls Through Crops, Terminates Weeds It Visually Identifies

If food was a superhero (called, I don't know...Captain Nutrient), one of its most dangerous archenemies would be The Vile Weed. Okay, perhaps that's a juvenile way...

Can You Hear Me Now? Stem Cells Restore Hearing In Deaf Gerbils – When Will It Work On Humans?

In a new study, scientists were able to restore partial hearing to deaf gerbils by implanting human embryonic stem cells in their ears. The...

New Software Makes Synthesizing DNA As Easy As ‘Drag and Drop’ With Icons

Omri Amirav-Drory wants to be the Bill Gates of the DNA world. Windows revolutionized personal computers by providing a graphic user interface for MS-DOS....

Smart Gloves Turn Sign Language Gestures Into Vocalized Speech

Giving a voice to the voiceless has been a cause that many have championed throughout history, but it's safe to say that none of...

Hatsune Miku Opening in Los Angeles

Just a quick peak at the opening for Hatsune Miku's July 2nd concert in Los Angeles.

Free 123D Catch App Makes Your iPhone a 3D Scanner

In three years 3D scanners have gone from $30,000 to $3,000 to—$0.00?! AutoDesk’s free 123D Catch app is now available for the iPhone and...

Blind Woman Receives Bionic Retinal Implant

In what’s being claimed a world first, doctors have implanted a bionic eye into a woman, allowing her to see flashes of light. The...

2013 — The Dawn Of Wearable Computing?

Sooner rather than later you'll have a computer attached to your face, and for some, it'll happen as early as next year. Why? Because...

RFID Tracking Of Students? Electronic Roll Call in Texas Stirs Debate

The eyes of Texas are upon you—if you happen to be a student from San Antonio that is. John Jay High School and Anson...

New Video Of Army’s Alpha Dog Robot: “This Thing Is Awesome”

For the last decade now Boston Dynamics has continuously provided some of the best two- and four-legged walking robots on the planet, and they're...

StickyBot Climbs On Up

Stanford's StickyBot climbs various surfaces using a dry adhesive and techniques mimicked from Gecko biology.

Liquid Robotics Aims to Usher in Era of Smart Oceans With Autonomous Robots

When Liquid Robotics’ Ed Lu dreams, he sees thousands of his firm’s Wave Gliders blanketing the sea—a smart grid for the ocean. It may...

New Spray Containing Neonatal Cells Helps Skin Heal Faster

Another group of scientists are trying to bottle the miracle of regenerative medicine. A new skin cell spray was shown to improve the conventional treatment...

Boston Dynamics Robot Cheetah Outruns Swiftest Human

Usain Bolt, the fastest human in history, has been outpaced by a robot. Catchy hook, huh? Fact is, Boston Dynamics’ Cheetah was outrunning the rest...

Highlights from IROS 2011

Singularity Hub visits the Intelligent Robots and Systems Conference 2011 in San Francisco.

CEO Cliff Reid Discusses Complete Genomics’ Human Genome Sequencing Technology

Singularity Hub recently talked one-on-one with Complete Genomics CEO Cliff Reid. In the following segment he gives an overview of CG's proprietary technology. Complete...

Singularity Hub Drinks at BarBot 2011

The fourth annual BarBot event saw even more lush robots serving spirits in downtown San Francisco. Humans were treated to a variety of beverages,...

Highlights from Robogames 2010

Singularity Hub presents highlights from the 2010 Robogames, the largest robot competition and expo in the United States.

Anybots Founder Trevor Blackwell Shows Off Dexter and Monty

Anybots founder Trevor Blackwell gives a brief introduction to Dexter and Monty. Dexter was Anybots attempt at a walking robot, and Monty, an experiment...
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