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RoboEarth is a “World Wide Web” for robots
You know how the Internet has become a place where billions of people are coming together and learning all sorts of things they never heard of before? Now, imagine that system of interconnected computers, but for Robots. This is the basic concept from RoboEarth, which its creators are saying is a “Wikipedia that’s just for [...]
Core 3000 chassis for DIY enthusiasts
There is nothing quite like the feeling of building your own computer from scratch - of course, we aren’t referring to you churning up everything from its components to the nitty gritty, but getting all the essential parts from a reputable store and piecing everything else together in your garage (or room, whichever you’re more [...]
Find-My-Car insures that you never forget where you park your car
Did I tell you that I lost my rental car at the Caesar’s Palace parking garage during CES 2011 in Las Vegas? Of course I didn’t. I was way too embarrassed to put it in print. Of course, if the garage had the Park Assist System, there would be a series of high-resolution digital cameras [...]
Cisco introduces the ūmi - Even better than being there
I can’t tell you how many friends there are that I simply haven’t had time to get together with these days. Time is moving too fast, and I just can’t seem to slow it down enough to make plans. Finally, technology seems to be catching up with the fast paced lifestyles we all seem to [...]
The Auto Finder - Stop the wandering
I’ll never forget the time I lost my car. After an hour of searching, I came to the realization that it really was stolen and called the police, it took a phone call to my husband to be reminded that I had HIS car. Luckily the police saw the humor in the situation, so does [...]
Square - Don’t be surprised when your babysitter asks for your credit card
I am absolutely blown away by the things that are available these days. Sometimes, I am intrigued by the technology, but at the same time, frightened by the implications. Are we really destined to become a cashless society? A new company, called Square is turning the credit card processing industry on its ear with an [...]
X-Frame folding vehicle
Some of you might remember the end of the Jetsons title sequence. After George dropped off his family, he went to work and his flying car folded up into a briefcase. There’s some technology that would save us a lot of parking space, wouldn’t it? Unfortunately, this X-Frame folding vehicle is not at that level, [...]
