Archive for the 'Technology' Category
Foxconn Begins Deploying Robots
November 14th, 2012Via: Singularity Hub: It appears as if Gou has started the ball in motion. Since the announcement, a first batch of 10,000 robots — aptly named Foxbots — appear to have made its way into at least one factory, and by the end of 2012, another 20,000 more will be installed.
Google Says Government Surveillance Growing
November 14th, 2012Captain Obvious in the house. Via: Information Week: In its sixth semiannual government Transparency Report, Google on Tuesday noted that one trend is clear: “Government surveillance is on the rise.” This may not come as a shock at a time when an FBI investigation into confrontational email messages between two women uncovered a tangentially related […]
Mind-Controlled Robot Avatars Inch Towards Reality
November 14th, 2012Life imitating art: Sleep Dealer Avatar Surrogates Via: Gizmag: Researchers at the CNRS-AIST Joint Robotics Laboratory (a collaboration between France’s Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) are developing software that allows a person to drive a robot with their thoughts alone. The technology could one […]
Malaysia: ‘Smart Village’ Offers World Model for Rural Poverty Relief
November 13th, 2012I was intrigued by their food production methods. They make extensive use of Autopot hydroponic systems. This looks very impressive. Via: Press Release – Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology: An innovative, high-tech “smart village” built in Malaysia provides a potential global template for addressing rural poverty in a sustainable environment, say international experts meeting […]
Britain: Man Faces Questioning for Posting Burning Poppy Photo
November 13th, 2012Via: Sky: A man has been questioned by police after an image of a burning poppy was posted on Facebook on Remembrance Sunday. Kent Police said the 19-year-old, from Canterbury, was detained on Sunday night on suspicion of making malicious telecommunications. The force said in a statement: “A man (was) interviewed by police this morning […]
John McAfee Wanted for Murder
November 13th, 2012He became a drug crazed lunatic, or ??? Boy, this is a weird one. Via: Gizmodo: Antivirus pioneer John McAfee is on the run from murder charges, Belize police say. According to Marco Vidal, head of the national police force’s Gang Suppression Unit, McAfee is a prime suspect in the murder of American expatriate Gregory […]
An Electrode Spun from a Single Carbon Fiber Can Record Neurons in Living Animals
November 12th, 2012Via: MIT Technology Review: Connecting a human brain to a computer is as much a materials science problem as a biology one. What kind of interface is delicate enough not to damage nerve tissue, but resilient enough to last decades? Researchers have come up with what they call a “stealthy neural interface” made from a […]
Microsoft Wants to Know How Many Friends You’ve Got in Your Living Room
November 12th, 2012I didn’t even know what this Kinect camera was for. I had to search for information on it. Wikipedia: Kinect is a motion sensing input device by Microsoft for the Xbox 360 video game console and Windows PCs. Based around a webcam-style add-on peripheral for the Xbox 360 console, it enables users to control and […]
‘The Most Important Education Technology in 200 Years’
November 11th, 2012Via: MIT Technology Review: Students anywhere are being offered free instruction online. … Agarwal believes that education is about to change dramatically. The reason is the power of the Web and its associated data-crunching technologies. Thanks to these changes, it’s now possible to stream video classes with sophisticated interactive elements, and researchers can scoop up […]
‘Incident’ on NZ’s Only International Internet Link
November 10th, 2012Everyone knows that you don’t put all of your eggs in one basket. In New Zealand, however, the whole damn show is A) dependent on a single submarine cable operator that is B) majority owned by Telecom New Zealand, a company that has been slapped with the largest ever fine for anti-competitive conduct in New […]
