The robot that can ‘wear’ any face

Any face can be projected onto the $24,000 robo-headEyes can be programmed to follow people round the roomSoftware can also sense the emotion of the person being talked to ByMark Prigg PUBLISHED: 17:35 EST, 28 March 2014 | UPDATED: 18:46 EST, 28 March 2014 A disembodied robot torso showing your colleagues face may at first seem a terrifying…

Posted on: March 30, 2014 7:00 am

The robot that can ‘wear’ any face

Any face can be projected onto the $24,000 robo-headEyes can be programmed to follow people round the roomSoftware can also sense the emotion of the person being talked to ByMark Prigg PUBLISHED: 17:35 EST, 28 March 2014 | UPDATED: 18:46 EST, 28 March 2014 A disembodied robot torso showing your colleagues face may at first seem a terrifying…

Posted on: March 29, 2014 5:00 pm

Facebook looks to drones, lasers and satellites for Internet access

By Heather Kelly, CNNupdated 9:25 AM EDT, Fri March 28, 2014 | Filed under: Innovations Facebook is experimenting with new ways to bring the Internet to remote areas using drones, satellites and lasers. STORY HIGHLIGHTSFacebook is working on new technology to get the entire world’s population onlineIt’s new Connectivity Lab is testing drones, satellites…

Posted on: March 29, 2014 12:00 pm

Foursquare’s New Ads Tap Twitter and Require $100K Commitment

Foursquare has a new ad product that invites users to tweet marketing messages when they check into businesses. The product is called Tap to Tweet and will be available in early April, Adweek learned via a memo obtained from an industry source. The development was later confirmed with Foursquare. Foursquare…

Posted on: March 29, 2014 7:00 am

The iPhone 6 Is Coming Out in September

It said suppliers of the iPhone’s screens are set to ramp up production to hit the September release. Nikkei said the iPhone would come in two screen sizes, 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch. Right now Apple’s iPhone 5 and iPhone 5S have four-inch screens. Apple is the only major phone manufacturer with In…

Posted on: March 28, 2014 5:00 pm

Turkey and Twitter: major authors join PEN International appeal end to ban

‘Grave concern’ Turkish author and Nobel prize-winner Orhan Pamuk is among the authors calling on Turkey to end social media censorship. Photograph: Murad Sezer/Reuters Turkey’s Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk has said that the situation in his country "is going from bad to worse and even towards terrible" following the…

Posted on: March 28, 2014 12:00 pm

Foursquare’s New Ads Tap Twitter and Require $100K Commitment

Foursquare has a new ad product that invites users to tweet marketing messages when they check into businesses. The product is called Tap to Tweet and will be available in early April, Adweek learned via a memo obtained from an industry source. The development was later confirmed with Foursquare. Foursquare…

Posted on: March 28, 2014 12:00 pm

Research and Markets: Global Industrial Robotics Market in Food and Beverage …

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/q3qpv9/global_industrial) has announced the addition of the "Global Industrial Robotics Market in Food and Beverage Industry 2012-2016" report to their offering. The analysts forecast the Global Industrial Robotics market in the Food and Beverage industry to…

Posted on: March 28, 2014 12:00 pm

GamingCast Brings Classic Titles to Your HDTV Through Chromecast

One of things I have wanted to see for a long time are all of my favorite mobile games (ex. Dead Trigger, NFS: Most Wanted) being played on my HDTV through Chromecast, then using my phone as a controller. While a new app called GamingCast may not be that special,…

Posted on: March 28, 2014 7:00 am

GamingCast Brings Classic Titles to Your HDTV Through Chromecast

One of things I have wanted to see for a long time are all of my favorite mobile games (ex. Dead Trigger, NFS: Most Wanted) being played on my HDTV through Chromecast, then using my phone as a controller. While a new app called GamingCast may not be that special,…

Posted on: March 28, 2014 7:00 am