Knight in steely armor: Atlas the robot to train in rescue
Atlas can’t compete with anything out of “Pacific Rim,” that summer science fiction blockbuster in which gigantic human-controlled “mecha” robots rise up and defend humans against an attacking monster race. But the latest and largest version of the hunky humanoid (built by Boston Dynamics and funded by DARPA) does sort…
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JVC launches flagship BlackSapphire XL 3D HDTV line with Netflix , Slingbox …
JVC’s been trying to get back into the HDTV game via its recent partnership with Vizio maker Amtran, and just took another big step by unveiling the flagship BlackSapphire SL series. The new models boast high-end touches like tiny bezels, ultra-thin profiles and an edge-lit LED “adaptive backlight.” You’ll also…
Samsung S4 Lines Up iPhone 5S And Moto X For Price War
The start of the week saw a lot of speculation about the future of the smartphone. Has it peaked/ has it not? Well, maybe, but competition is intensifying anyway, particularly on price in the high and mid ranges.It looks like Google Google will soon put $500 million into launching a…
DARPA Unveils Atlas Humanoid Robot
Some critics of military drones have called for a re-examination of how aerial robots are used in human conflicts. But it turns out that there’s actually another kind of military robot on the horizon that may be far more threatening in terms of future human-robot encounters: the Atlas humanoid robot….
Consumers like copycat products, says UK smartphone study
A study of smartphone buyers in two English cities has found that people are more confident about their purchases when products resemble each other.Dr Qing Wang from Warwick Business School “Apple and Samsung may be battling in the courts over patents and copyright infringements, but their customers actually like…
Russian backed Grishin Robotics invests $300000 into American nano-satellites
Grishin Robotics, the first global robotics investment company, said it is investing in USbased NanoSatisfi. With the funds raised the American company plans to enable any person across the world to look into space via the internet for just $250 a week. Dmitry Grishin is Chairman of the Mail.Ru Group, a…
Great debate: Have smartphone cameras killed the DSLR?
This week, I participated in a ZDNet great debate against fellow columnist Jason Perlow. Jason and I faced off on whether smartphone cameras will kill off the DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) camera market. Although not this blog’s usual fare of IT, CIO issues, or leadership advice, I’m a serious photographer…
Online Productivity Tool IFTTT Goes Mobile, Gets iPhone-Specific Channels
IFTTT, which stands for “If This Then That,” is a terrific tool for automating personal notifications and social media actions online. The service lets you set up recipes like “If I post a photo to Instagram, add the file to my Dropbox,” or “If there’s a birthday reminder, send me…
Foursquare’s API means it can be much more than “maps with people in them”
Fred Wilson, at a recent PandoMonthly, called Foursquare “Maps with people in them.” Maybe if this were 2009 it would be. But I’m forced to disagree with the iconic venture capitalist. Foursquare is, or rather could be, much more. I view Foursquare as a combination of three core concepts: friend The…
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