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Archive for the ‘Cyborg’ Category
TechMeme’s Robots Are Now Compiling Media News [Journalismism] (Gawker)
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010Jaded Twitter-Users Shake E-Fists at ‘Day of Action’ Protesters (SF Weekly Blogs)
Friday, March 5th, 2010Ever wondered what would happen if the old man who bellowed at you to keep off his lawn and gave you a civics lesson every time you hit your baseball into his backyard became a cyborg? Thank…
Mad Catz Cyborg Rat: a guided tour (video) (Engadget)
Friday, March 5th, 2010We’ve talked up Mad Catz’s Cyborg Rat before — and even given it the hands-on treatment — but even still, we thought it’d best to show you with the power of moving pictures all the crazy functions of this Franken-mouse (that’s pronounced “Fronk-in-mouse,” thank you very much). Check out the guided tour of the Rat 7 from the CeBIT show floor, and an explanation of the differences in each series …
New Gorillaz Video Stars Bruce Willis! (Spin)
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010The animated alt-electro outfit Gorillaz have just released the video for their first single, “Stylo,” off their upcoming SPIN-approved third record, Plastic Beach , which hits stores on March 9. Check out the video here . The clip, directed by Gorillaz co-creator Jamie Hewlett, has a post-apocalyptic feel, as Gorillaz characters Murdoc Niccals, Cyborg Noodles, and 2D end up in a high speed car …
Cyborg Robotic Gaming Keyboard is Space Ship Cool (I4U)
Saturday, February 27th, 2010Cyborg Robotic Gaming Keyboard available at ThinkGeek for $84.99. This is a high-end adjustable, gaming keyboard any gamer would love to have. It features Customizable backlighting, programmable functions and media keys. Multi-color backlighting with Tr…
Stylo vid: first peek (The Sun)
Friday, February 26th, 2010MURDOC, Cyborg Noodle and 2D are chased in video to premiere in March
Peas soup up the Garden (New York Post)
Friday, February 26th, 2010Dressed in a silver suit that made him look like a cyborg, Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am stopped the music just long enough to ask the panting crowd, “Can you hear my dream?” At Madison Square Garden Wednesday, in a show that visually tossed the audience off balance…
Accero Wins 2010 Stevie® Award for Sales & Customer ServiceSM (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Thursday, February 25th, 2010PORTLAND, Ore.—-Accero, a leading HR and Payroll solutions provider with blue chip clients in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom, today announced that the company is the recipient of the 2010 Stevie® Award for Customer Service Team of the Year – Recovery Situation.
James Cameron, the focus and the fury (Los Angeles Times)
Thursday, February 25th, 2010Cameron is the T-800 of all directors — a fierce taskmaster, with almost superhuman drive and very little patience for human fallibility.
Jon Wertheim: Can any athlete rival Serena’s toughness, Court’s comments, more mail (Sports Illustrated)
Thursday, February 25th, 2010We’ll start with some good news and raise a glass of Corona Extra to the ATP in honor of their new sponsor.
Triumph of the Cyborg Composer (Slashdot)
Thursday, February 25th, 2010An anonymous reader writes “UC Santa Cruz emeritus professor David Cope’s software, nicknamed Emmy, creates beautiful original music. So why are people so angry about that? From the article: ‘Cope attracted praise from musicians and computer scientists, but his creation raised troubling questions: If a machine could write a Mozart sonata every bit as good as the originals, then what was so …
For that time in class: Our favorite internet games (Student Life)
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010I’m sure we all take school seriously, but there are some days when I don’t feel like doing work or I’m just too bored to pay attention. And on those days, I foray into the Internet in search of games to play to kill time between now and whenever my body shuts down.
Anna Wintour Probably Hates Having Such a Big Fuss Made About Her [Media Crack] (Gawker)
Monday, February 22nd, 2010In your fill-in Monday media column, journalistic panhandling fails, dick jokes meet the holy land and Anna Wintour gets the recognition she’s been waiting so long for. Anna Wintour has been elected…
Mass. Officer Rescues Wayward Robot (Officer.com)
Monday, February 22nd, 2010Standing in the lobby of the Taunton police station, its metal arms dangling innocuously at its side, the robot looks more like a mechanized mower than an interstellar traveler.
The Internet can make you smarter, experts say (CNET)
Monday, February 22nd, 2010Three out of four experts believe the Internet can improve our reading, writing, and knowledge, according to Pew Internet, which also peered into the future.
Aging Rocker Turns Pitchman in Germany (New York Times)
Monday, February 22nd, 2010An advertising campaign featuring Alice Cooper that both satirizes and promotes modern technology has helped rescue sales at Saturn, a chain of electronics outlets that belongs to Metro Group.
DVD: ‘Battlestar Galactica: Season 4.5′ (San Francisco Chronicle)
Monday, February 22nd, 2010RATING: (WILD APPLAUSE) It’s finally time to say goodbye to Kara, Adama, Tigh, Hera and all the others. After dominating commercial and/or cable TV off and on since 1978, this space series comes to a satisfying if sometimes dark climax. These final 10…
Inhabitat’s Week in Green: nuclear power, body heat electronics, and Greener Gadgets (Engadget)
Monday, February 22nd, 2010The Week in Green is a new item from our friends at Inhabitat , recapping the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us. The past week saw several big developments in the energy industry as President Obama announced $8 Billion in loan guarantees for the construction of the first new nuclear plants in 30 years. Nuclear energy is basically emission free, which is a good …
Aging Rocker Turns Pitchman in Germany (New York Times)
Monday, February 22nd, 2010An advertising campaign featuring Alice Cooper that both satirizes and promotes modern technology has helped rescue sales at Saturn, a chain of electronics outlets that belongs to Metro Group.
Skinny boys go up, big men go down (Salon.com)
Sunday, February 21st, 2010Siblings dance a romantic tango; ski jumping and downhill racing contrast; Bode Miller makes amends