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Nextage Robots Work Along With Humans
Are we drawing closer to the robotic age? Japanese company Kawada Industries has developed a humanoid robot designed to work along with humans. The Nextage robot may not be the first of its kind, but this one is already commercialized. Nextage features a high-speed stereo camea, as well as two arms with 12 joints each that can be positioned within 30 microns. In case a human worker approaches the ... [Read More]
LG Nitro HD Arrives in AT&T
AT&T has annunced that its LG Nitro HD will be available for retail beginning December 4. It will cost $249.99 with a two-year contract. The Nitro HD, which also goes by the name Optimus LTE outside the United States, features a 4.5-inch high-definition AH-IPS display with 720p resolution, a dual-core 1.5GHz processor, 4GB of internal storage, an 8-megapixel camera at the back, and a pre-insta... [Read More]
Twine Wireless Interactive Module
Wouldn't it be nice to have a device that will inform you by text or email when something happens somewhere? It would be good to have a text or an email sent to you if your laundry's done or just an alert in case your basement gets flooded when you are away. People with enough knowledge in hardware and programming can easily make a device for themselves to do these kinds of things. But for those w... [Read More]
Google Catalogs Puts All Your Holiday Shopping In One App
Google has announced its latest service, this time targeting the retail industry just in time for the holidays. Google Catalogs is an app that organizes your favorite look books, keeping them current and in one place. It enables you to curate product collages that can be shared (most likely on Google+) with your friends, family, and colleagues. The Catalogs service collects content from over 125 b... [Read More]
South Korea To Test Robot Prison Guards
South Korea's Ministry of Justice has announced that it is testing robot guards in prisons. The one-month trial will be conducted at a prison in the city of Pohang, located southeast of capital Seoul, starting March 2012. The project is expected to cost one billion won (about $863,000). The robot guards are designed to patrol prison corridors and monitor conditions inside the cells. If the robots ... [Read More]
Motorola Droid 4 Leaked?
A blog dedicated to Motorola Droid has leaked some photos of what looks like a Droid smartphone with a QWERTY keypad, which goes by the codename "Droid 4." Its technical features are similar to the Droid RAZR, except that it has a slightly smaller 4-inch qHD screen, as well as the slider "edge-lit" keyboard. The Droid 4 also does not have a Kevlar backing unlike the RAZR. Rumors circulate that the... [Read More]
Riots, Pepper Spray, Oh My!
It has been crazy over the weekend and we are not just talking about Thanksgiving. Yesterday (Sunday), a crowd of 3,000 people trooped to one store in Jakarta, Indonesia, in anticipation for the retail launch of the BlackBerry Bold 9790. Research In Motion promised a 50 percent discount on the handset for the first 1,000 buyers and when the announcement came that the phone had sold out, things tur... [Read More]
These Fake Gift Boxes Bring Humor to Holiday Gift Giving
It's never too late to send holiday gifts, especially if it is well-thought-of. Humor your friends and family with these gift boxes with outrageous gadgets. The catch is that these outrageous gadgets are not real. The idea is that your friends and family open your holiday gifts, only to find out they contain unusual devices. The designs of these boxes look deceptively "as seen on TV" real, with de... [Read More]
Finis SwiMP3 Waterproof MP3 Player
People listen to music just about anywhere. But if there's one place that they might not be able to do it, it's in the water. For people who wish to listen to music while swimming or frolicking in the water just for fun, a special portable music player like the new Finis SwiMP3 Waterproof MP3 Player might be needed. The Finis SwiMP3 is a waterproof MP3 player that can be attached to a swimmer's go... [Read More]
Nokia Addresses Battery Issues of Nokia Lumia 800
Nokia has addressed the numerous complaints stemming from its recently-launched Lumia 800 smartphone, particularly its faulty battery life. The complaints have created a seven-page thread on the Nokia Support forum, although early reviews of the device do not exhibit such problems, which may indicate that the issue is not applicable to all handsets. Nokia will deliver two software updates, first i... [Read More]