TechnologyFrench Basketball Team Trains With Robots
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- Published on Tuesday, 17 May 2011 04:22
- Written by Raja
The members of Poitiers basket 86 testify that amusement park rides improved the team’s “spatial orientation” and helped them defeat top ranked Chalon. It had be different if the robots were teaching them perfect free throw or helping them walk, but PB86 is known for its innovative advertising, it seems like quirky example. Don’t forget to check out the video.
Google Chrome’s Sandbox Hacked
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 May 2011 06:09
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The VUPEN Security is now claimed that it has finally managed to hack Google’s Chrome browser and crack it’s so called “Sandbox.” According to them, the exploit relies on some newly discovered zero day vulnerabilities, works on all Windows Operating Systems and could give malicious websites the ability to download code from remote source and executes it on the user’s computer. In this the Windows Calculator app is downloaded and run automatically. Google says that its unable to confirm the hack since VUPEN hasn’t shared any details with it. It says that it only shares the vulnerability research with its “government customers for defensive and offensive security.” Don’t forget to check out the video.
Google And YouTube Movies Rentals
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 May 2011 05:53
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The 3,000 movies from Universal, Sony and Warner Bros were added to YouTube yesterday. The same library is also pushed to Google’s newly announced Movies service. Anything purchased or rented through Google Movies will be available to consume through YouTube and vice-versa.
Quadrocopters Formation Flying From GRASP Labs
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- Published on Tuesday, 10 May 2011 08:07
- Written by Ajay
The University of Pennsylvania’s GRASP Lab has already taught its autonomous quadrocopters to move in packs, fly through hoops, and build things on their own, and it’s now they released the video of them. The quadrocopters are now able to take cues from a leader and fly in formation. They can even continue with the formation if one losses communication and falls out of the pack, which the researchers note is the key to the success of any swarm. Don't forget to check out the video.
Robots Learn To March
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- Published on Saturday, 07 May 2011 09:21
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We have got some dire news: The simply miniature Roombas as they may appear, but 15 so called Khepera bots capable of spelling out GRITS (for Georgia Robotics Intelligent Systems) to demonstrate grad student Edward MacDonald’s Master’s thesis for the department. The diminutive robots are not told where to go in letters, they determine their spots through control algorithm, positioning themselves relative to their fellow rolling machines, if one is removed from the equation, they will quickly reform the letter without it. Don’t forget to watch the video
Xfinity 3G/4G MiFi Launched By Comcast
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- Published on Saturday, 07 May 2011 08:37
- Written by Raja
Comcast is just now jumping with the bandwidth-sharing bandwagon by offering a mobile hotspot. The same Novatel 3G/4G MiFi from Sprint that is been putting internet access in our pockets for a month, only this one features an Xfinity badge and cheaper price tag. The Now Network version costs $80, Comcast’s Internet get the device for $25 on a one year contract. The service is only $40 a month for the same Clearwire coverage that costs $50 from Sprint. For more details read the press release.
Fanscooter Is The World’s Slowest Sport
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- Published on Saturday, 07 May 2011 07:28
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The latest project from fighting robot builder / MIT Engineering student Charles Guan, brought the world this one last summer. What the DIY vehicle lacks in the ominous ever-forward creep of its predecessor, it makes up in actual vehicular ride ability, marking the return of Guan’s HFF propeller. The whole thing is topped off by a power source taped on in a manner that would surely put Homeland Security on a high alert. Don’t forget out check out the video of Fanscooter in action.
Continental Launches Stereo Camera System For Seeing Cars
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- Published on Friday, 06 May 2011 06:51
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Continental’s new stereo system spots people, pets and other objects in a vehicle’s path and measures their height, distance from the vehicle, and how they are moving. This Continental’s ContiGuard safety system uses difference in the lenses’ optical paths to make these calculations. The company also says the cameras are sharp enough to detect partially obscured objects, and claims accuracy within 20 to 30 centimeters. For more details read the press release.
Researchers Create Ultra Fiber Optics, Sets New Record
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- Published on Monday, 02 May 2011 09:46
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Japan has tested two separate 100 terabit per second data links that use single optical fiber to carry their loads. New Scientist reports that the NEC scholars stuffed the light from 370 lasers into 165 kilometres of fiber to achieve a speed of 101.7 Tbps, while NICT researchers set a new record of 109 Tbps using a special fiber with seven cores to manage it.
Researchers Build Robot Inspired By Caterpillars
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- Published on Friday, 29 April 2011 10:04
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The Researchers from Tufts University have built a robot that is able to mimic the way a caterpillar balls itself up to bounce away from predators. As you see the videos we had given, while the robot is quite bigger than the actual bug, is does indeed to do a good caterpillar intimation. The researchers says that the “ballistic rolling” behaviour could be used to improve on some of the many existing robots that are modelled on worms or snakes – which could let them fling themselves into disaster area, and then wiggle around to aid in search and rescue operations. Don’t forget to check the videos
Coalition Of Companies Creates WebM CCL
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- Published on Tuesday, 26 April 2011 09:58
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When Google unveiled its WebM open source media format and declared it to be the one codec to rule all others, there were those who decried its usefulness and felt that H.264 should inherit the earth. WebM’s power converted some of those, and rally to more to the VP8 / Vorbis cause, 17 companies have now formed the WebM community Cross – License (CCL) initiative by inter-mingling their WebM-related IP resources. The passion for streamlining web standards and a willingness to spread the word about WebM couldn’t hurt.
Vibration Plays Impossible Music With Ball Bearings
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- Published on Tuesday, 26 April 2011 09:01
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Carnegie Mellon Robotics Club has birthed vibration, a Robotic Vibraphone. Vibratron’s Ardunio Mega controls 30 solenoid gates that drop steel balls onto the vibration keys, producing a note; an Archimedes screw recycles the bearings, turning them once more into sweet, sweet music. We should also note the vibration doesn’t put decent salt-of-the-earth vibraphonists out of work. Don’t forget to check the video.
YouTube Going To Start Renting Video-On-Demand Movies?
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- Published on Tuesday, 26 April 2011 07:33
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According to Wrap, Google’s YouTube has finally locked up all the studio deals to get itself fully into the online movie rental game. It indicates that YouTube could launch this as soon as this week with movies from majors including Sony, Warner and Universal, as well smaller entities like Lionsgate, Kino Lorber and other independents.
Yahoo Buys TV Companion App Developer IntoNow
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- Published on Tuesday, 26 April 2011 06:36
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IntoNow launched its iPhone app that can identify what TV show you are watching by audio Shazam-style and then share it with others over Facebook or Twitter, pull in additional information or add the DVD to your Netfilx queue. Yahoo has purchased the company now. It wants to integrate its SoundPrint tech with its existing services including connected TV platform. As NewTeeVee suggests, this can tie in nicely with its existing plans to use audio watermarks to identify advertisements and display additional info on screen or work with a companion app. For more details read the press release.
Mozilla Firefox Crosses 100 Million Downloads; No Change In Browser Share
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- Published on Monday, 25 April 2011 22:36
- Written by Edward Ramamoorthy
Mozilla Firefox 4.0 has reached 100 million downloads, Mozilla’s community coordinator for Firefox marketing revealed it on his personal blog last weekend. While this is quite a achievement , a web analytics company showed that Firefox 4 has done nothing to boost Mozilla’s overall share of the browser market. Most of the 100 million downloads are done by existing users to upgrade their older Firefox versions. It is to be noted that Firefox 4 was well received by critics and users.
