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Slashdot | Robots Are Net's Future, Says Vint Cerf (5)
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Ned Nederlander writes "Vint Cerf talks the future of the Internet with Ed Cone: 'I expect to see much more interesting interactions, including the possibility of haptic interactions — touch. Not just touch screens, but the ability to remotely interact with things. Little robots, for example, that are instantiations of you, and are remotely operated, giving you what is called telepresence. It's a step well beyond the kind of video telepresence we are accustomed to ...Contribute comment - Comcast... - CNET Buzz Out Loud Lounge Forums (1)
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LHC will not destroy the universe in 5 days (14)
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In case you're still worried that the universe will wink out of existence in 5 days when they turn on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, rest easy: a new report from the LHC Safety Assessment Group says it ain't gonna happen. Or, as one physicist told me when I asked about this last month while researching my Petacentres article for Nature, "Look, it's a 10^-19 chance, and you've got a 10^-11 chance of suddenly ...Shared by Azeem (39) Drewcipher (4) fern (23) Filipa B (13) HokieGeek (25) Jacob (20) Jim (22) Lerch (23) Macky (14) marcusmeisel (21) Melkir (16) nicerobot (28) Tim (13) Tom (24)- Drewcipher said: We truly are all going to die.
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FCC Chair responds to Comcast lawsuit: we still want answers (20)
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Sub-$100 Laptops Have Finally Arrived (8)
onRoman Phalanx writes "OLPC had promised that it would be possible to mass produce a sub-$100 laptop. The folks at OLPC tried to realize that dream by re-imagining what a laptop looks like. How large of screen and keyboard it has. What OS runs on the laptop. Now that OLPC has decided to super size their systems to run Windows XP, the $100 price point has slipped beyond their reach. A Chinese firm has realized ...Shared by Adrian (19) BioEngThing (13) darkeye11547 (247) mhking (57) Mick (39) selfexile (9) Stavros (17) Tom (24)Contribute comment
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Blu-ray Gone In Five Years, Samsung Claims (5)
onschliz writes "Samsung expects Sony's Blu-ray technology to be superseded within five years, despite winning the high-definition format war in February." Maybe that means five years from now will be the perfect time to stock up on cheap Blu-ray disks and equipment.Read more of this story at Slashdot.Contribute comment
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Apple Multi-Touch Data Fusion: Camera, Voice, Force Sensors (35)
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Apple has been working in new multi-touch technology that combines touch interfaces with input from the camera and the microphone. For example: this will allow you to select text in the iPhone, say "copy," go to another application and say "paste" to make this task really easy. The most intriguing part, however, is the use of a camera in laptops and desktops. This will require two cameras, one for video chat and the other for ...Shared by Adam Maldonado (155) Ahsan Navid Hussain (51) Alex (102) Alex France (139) Ben (76) Ben Jacob (25) Ben S (40) cheflove (239) David Ciccarelli (15) dffrnt (27) Digg Boss (641) Doug Funny (68) eggtea (73) Eric Chen (121) francly (1) FVT or FVTer (21) Gil (158) Jiman Ryu (20) Jimmy (27) Jordan (411) Kevin (2) Kevin Federline (260) lmjabreu (26) luckymurari (141) Mani Karthik (125) maxyRO (482) nparker13 (104) Patty (264) Rene Rattur (69) Ryan Lewis (65) ShuTian (78) Stephen Baugh (22) Thomas Reimer S (13) Tom (24) vicarum (21)Contribute comment -
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Available Now: Windows XP $399, Ubuntu $349 (45)
onThe way Dell introduced the Inspiron Mini 9 was pretty inspired, so it's almost been depressing watching the steady stream of leaks deflate it into a now familiar device, even though it's only being released today. As leaked, inside is an Intel Atom Diamondville processor and it has a 1024x600 LED-backlit screen with 4, 8 and 16GB SSD options (plus you get 2GB free online storage at Box.Net) and about three hours of battery life. ...Shared by Adam McDonald (29) Alex France (139) Alexander13 (467) Andrew Ruess (121) Azeem (39) Brian Schwartz (13) Chad Smith (28) Clement (15) Danny (14) Doug Adams (128) Doug Funny (68) edmarriner (9) embee (61) Eric Chen (121) Florian (4) George Brickner (78) Gil (158) Jade (8) Jason Remnant (15) Javed (119) John McLearran (3) Kevin (17) Matt Mueller (22) Matthew Daly (45) Mike Nayyar (196) Mitchell (12) normad (8) Paul Edwards (30) Paul Fischer (51) Rene Rattur (69) Rich (37) ryan.capote (96) sarah (329) Shogun (14) ShuTian (78) Stephen H. Gerstacker (2) Steven (3) Sweyn Venderbush (9) Tidus (12) Toby (176) Tom (24) tony (5) Tony Manco (49) Tyler C Hellard (3) Wolf Paulus (8)Contribute comment
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Amazon Adds Streaming for Both PCs and Macs & NewTeeVee (8)
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Amazon has extended its paid video service to streaming, Macs, and compatible Sony BRAVIA devices and televisions. It previously only made movies and TV shows available for download to PCs or on TiVos. The moves were all expected and forecast, but they are no less important for Amazon to have a viable online entertainment portal. Amazon bridges current offerings from iTunes, Hulu, and Netflix, though it’s important to note that, like iTunes, none of its ...Shared by Brad Davis Seal (28) Duncan (82) HUNG (53) Laure (20) Paul Moss (10) Rick Turoczy (66) Tom (24) Wayne (52)Contribute comment -
Google on Chrome EULA controversy: our bad, we'll change it (106)
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The end user license agreement for Google's new browser, Chrome, apparently gives the company the right to all data "submitted" or "displayed" by the browser. But the company now tells Ars it's all a big mistake and that the offending passages are being pulled.Read More...Shared by acacio (22) adam (972) Adam Dempsey (13) Adam R. (19) Alain Edouard (2) Alex (24) alphakamp (30) Amit Chowdhry (74) Andrew Rodrigues (10) Andrew Terry (30) Antonio Ortiz (37) Antti Lindström (7) Ben van de Sande (9) Billy Adams (23) blindsurf3r (8) Brian Auer (30) btvillarin (13) Cavorter (25) Cesar (4) Chantal (55) Charli Wag (31) Chris Greenough (4) Dan Smiley (6) Dave (29) Dave (36) Dave Koss (42) David F. Bills (9) David.R.Gilson (12) DavidS (23) Denny (15) Derek van Vliet (8) digits12 (716) Dissolvism (14) Doug Funny (68) Eric Chen (121) Gaurav Kanoongo (9) Greg Rosen (12) Hasan Saleem (96) Hoder Jensen (6) HUNG (53) Istvan Hoka (3) ivanoats (23) Jack (9) jalbert (106) James Stanley (3) Jamie Wallis (25) JDevL (15) Jennifer Kyrnin (1) Jeremy (102) Joe (102) Joe D'Andrea (20) Justin Laramée (10) Justin Yost (81) keith (76) Ken Krista (5) Krazy (146) Kristen (218) KRZ (18) lauren pressley (13) Mani Karthik (125) MarcBerry (8) Mark Dorgan (39) Mathew (30) Matt (8) Matt (5) Matt Hutka (15) Matthew Daly (45) mavrevMatt (26) melmyfinger (15) Michael (5) Miguel Caetano (44) mike (18) Mike (15) Mike Abundo (10) Mike McCarron (25) Mike Nayyar (196) Mike Perkins (90) Nate (32) nervioso (72) Nick (19) Patricia F. Anderson (43) Peety (141) Phuller10 (34) raddevon (18) Ram (91) Rami Taibah (454) Randy (44) Richard Rosenstein (5) Ritu (668) Scotty (21) Shannon (15) Somazx (5) Stephen H. Gerstacker (2) Stuart (35) Syam (26) TechTalk (12) th13rteen (150) Toby (29) Tom (24) Trevor Wermund (134) Vasileios Pasparas (37) wcaw (74) webtime (476) will (48) will killian (12) ZayneHumphrey (14)Contribute comment -
What exaflood? 'Net backbone shows no signs of osteoporosis (27)
onInternet traffic is booming, but Internet backbone capacity outpaced traffic growth again this last year. If there's network congestion, it's not in the backbone.Read More...Shared by Alex (102) Alex Berger (23) brad (12) Cai Chen (995) César C (13) Creeva (41) Dani McDaniel (64) deusdiabolus (93) Dylan Tweney (23) Elmer Thomas (141) Hasan Saleem (96) History of Blogging (189) Jamie McGibbon (85) Jordan (411) LANjackal (9) Mark Dunne (5) metaeuphoria (20) Mortalwind (36) Muhammad Saleem (246) Omar Abid (200) Peter Norris (2) Rami Taibah (454) RyneNelson (283) Tom (24) ultraviolet (59) Zaki (58) ZayneHumphrey (14)
- Dylan Tweney said: Even as international Internet traffic surged by just over 50 percent from mid-2007 to mid-2008, worldwide backbone capacity grew even faster.
- César C said: Parece ser que las noticias de colapso en el 'backbone' de la red eran un tanto prematuras...
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Sony floats waterproof Bravia XDV-W600 1-Seg TV for the bath (6)
permalinkFiled under: Displays, Household It's round, white, and floats in the tub and goes by the name XDV-W600 -- the latest Bravia TV to numb the mind. The little 1-Seg set features a 4-inch, 16.7-million color, 272 x 480 pixel LCD; AM/FM tuner; 2GB of internal memory to record up to 10-hours of 1-Seg television broadcasts; and up to 23-hours of viewing off the internal rechargeable + 2x AA alkaline batteries. It also carrier an ...Contribute comment
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Google Chrome Screenshots (87)
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Google announced their browser Google Chrome to be available on Tuesday, but their download page and tour was already partly available at gears.google.com/chrome/ just now, as Uval in the forum noticed. While the download itself didn’t work when I tried, I was able to extract some screenshots, from the frontpage but also the YouTube videos. And while the product tour videos themselves seemed to require a special group membership at YouTube, the video still previews ...Shared by abe (41) adam (972) Aerial (24) AJ (19) Alan Dean (55) Ali (38) Amihai (24) Amy (9) Atilano (17) Atilano (39) Ben (3) blakeneven (27) Brian Cuban (1084) cainanunes (12) Camille Roux (9) Chris (18) Christian (56) ckaroli (45) ClubEddy - clubeddy.com (4) DarkBls (73) Dave (29) DaveP (11) David Poblador (23) deadlyicon (35) digits12 (716) Eddypedro (9) ehu4ever (87) Eivind (5) enSue (30) Federico Giacanelli (13) Felipe Plets (3) focoma (12) Gauravonomics (53) Gautam (5) geekgrrl (10) hikikomori (68) Huacn Lee (16) Isaac (52) IwfWcf (10) Javed (119) Jeff Smith (4) Jorge (22) juzcoim (2) Kai (430) keith (76) Kenneth (13) Kevin (9) Kevin Lloyd (16) Kim (22) kyanos (16) lmjabreu (26) ludovic (7) mabisa (48) Mario (3) Mehdi (53) Murali (10) nAODI (3) Neko (15) Ren Kainth (16) rOckY (154) Roel (18) Sai Gudigundla (9) Sai Prasad Kothapalle (8) Sam (9) Satya (8) scott willeke (20) Sergey Kapustin (12) Setu (5) Shankar Ganesh (62) siwaporn (468) Steve (17) Tad Chef (114) tarman (24) Timothy (417) Tom (24) tomek (8) Tony S. (5) Trindade (40) Victor (47) vlvl (15) Walter DeFoor (31) Whiz (20) WindPower (28) yoshy (339) ysamjo (12) Zim (4) 祥志 (13)- Jorge said: There had been a lot of speculation on this for a long time, but it looks like it's true after all. I kind of have my doubts as to how well Google might do with it. Gaining browser market share is not an easy thing and forget about monetization. I don't know that anyone has ever even really made any direct or remotely indirect money with developing a browser.
- Chris said: 想让我换浏览器吗？
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Apple Puts One More Nail Into the CD Coffin (35)
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Apple will release an application next month that will provide users with interactive albums, which will include lyrics, behind-the-scenes images, and exclusive artwork. According to Music Week, Apple will make the app available to users in tandem with the release of Snow Patrol’s upcoming album, A Hundred Million Suns. The app will add the extra features to more iTunes albums over time, but because it will be made available through the company’s App Store, it ...Shared by aaron (124) AaronTN (36) Amihai (24) Andrew Ruess (121) Apostolos (11) Benedict Lee Zhi En (163) Brad Davis Seal (28) C.K. (134) CampMaster (21) Chantal (55) DigitalMike (57) DOCBook Howto (116) Elroy (22) Hooman Radfar (9) Jason Bryant (9) Jeff Schmidt (29) Joe (102) Juls (7) Kristen Teffeteller (21) Mario Hemsley (9) Matt Bickford (12) morgan180 (41) Nick Nogueira (20) noel (16) ntrtek.clipboard (20) Pat (7) Paul (19) Rob (25) Role (54) Shawn (18) Sid (19) Sigalon (35) Steve (19) Tibor (41) Tom (24)Contribute comment -
Google Killer Strikes Again But Kills Everybody But Google (107)
onAn anonymous tipster wrote to us this morning to tell us that Cuil, the ill-fated “Google Killer,” has unleashed its Twiceler indexing bot on websites across the globe and in the process, has brought many sites down. “I don’t know what spawned it, but when Cuil attempts to index a site, it does so by completely hammering it with traffic,” the tipster wrote. “So much, that it completely brings the site down. We’re 24 hours ...Shared by Abhishek Kumar (39) Adam (36) Adrian (33) Alex (102) Alex (24) alex lines (3) Aman (7) Andrew (44) Andrew Schott (73) Artem (52) Athar (7) Avi (709) Ben (8) Brian Cuban (1084) Brome (6) brownpau (47) Bryan (8) Cai Chen (995) Caleb Brown (10) CannonGod (234) cbsmith (41) Chantal (55) Chris Coleman (61) Christophe Maximin (15) crazyjaf (44) DarkBls (73) Darren Isbrecht (77) David (64) Dean Burge (12) dedrick (10) Derek Edmond (88) DigitalMike (57) Doug Funny (68) Dragos Pirvu (638) Drew Olanoff (144) Emil Kaiser (8) Fenng (50) Floris (11) Frank (11) Garnett (10) George (6) GilesVG (19) haggaret (30) Hisham (23) Hooman Radfar (9) hunikal (21) iAlja (30) Ilias (6) James (18) Jawad Shuaib (11) Jay (8) jayce (60) Jeff (59) Jim Schmidt (3) Jojo (47) Jordan (411) Josh (17) Kevin Federline (260) Kristen (218) Leena (1060) Leobardo (37) mabisa (48) Mani Karthik (125) Matt (6) Matt Mueller (22) McBilly Wilford Sy (37) Michael Bartnett (43) Mr. BabyMan (366) MV (23) Nagraj Sambrani (27) Nick Cobb (474) Nihar (20) noel (16) Ooble (26) Paul Capestany (4) Phil (49) Philip V. (3) Razzu (11) Reid (3) rkalajian (47) sarahintampa (98) Shankar Ganesh (62) Sigalon (35) Simon (23) soupireland (5) Steve Nimmons (74) Steven (15) stvalentine (7) Sumesh (103) Tim (6) TJ (47) Toby (29) Tom (24) Tomi (8) Trevor Wermund (134) Tyson Williams (58) Uzair (203) vepa (1) webtime (476) wille (103) xxdesmus (71) Yung-Hui Lim (81) Zack Jewell (3) zer0ck (93) zizzy (28) zuzur (9) 康爷 (14)Explore read four notes
- Chantal said: It's important to Cuil developers that it obeys robots.txt and that it doesn't pwn sites that don't wish to be pwn3d.
- Tim said: That's totally not cuil. /pun
- soupireland said: mad. is this for real?
- Aman said: shared just for the headline
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