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Submission + - Pleo is Reborn at CES 2011 (pcmag.com)

Submitted by SkinnyGuy
SkinnyGuy writes: Pleo the robotic Pet dinosaur is truly alive thanks to the work of new parent company Innvo labs. Pleo RB (for "Reborn") made its first public appearance on the floor of CES 2011 and, just as when we first saw him back in 2006, he's once again wowing crowds.
Science

Submission + - Space-Time Cloak Could Hide Actual Events (extremetech.com)

Submitted by SkinnyGuy
SkinnyGuy writes: Einstein posited that space and time are fungible things, and every day, scientists are finding ways to make these theories real. Witness this latest remarkable feat: the ability to hide time inside an unseeable space. The breakthrough only exists inside a tiny optical fiber right now, but the future applications are virtually limitless.
Science

Submission + - Stretchable Electronic Fabrics on the Way (extremetech.com)

Submitted by SkinnyGuy
SkinnyGuy writes: Belgian engineers are developing the most sophisticated electronic textiles ever. First up: Luminous Fabrics. If this technology becomes popular, it's only a matter of time before we're singing, "I'm not smart enough for my shirt--or my pants, or my hat." [Sung to the tune of "I'm too sexy for my shirt."]
Medicine

Submission + - 8 ways to bring eyesight to the blind (discovermagazine.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: I love that this isn't in the category of "miracles" anymore — medical researchers are experimenting with ways to restore eyesight to blind people. Discover Magazine rounds up some of the most promising treatments, from stem cell contact lenses to implantable microchips and tiny telescopes. There's even an item about curing colorblindness in monkeys, an advance which could someday help unfortunate humans like myself match their socks.
Technology

Submission + - Nanotechnology allows window to automatically tint (inhabitat.com)

Submitted by baosol
baosol writes: The company RavenBrick has developed what could be considered a bit of a game changer in window technology a glass that automatically changes tint according to its temperature using nanotechnology. The idea is simple enough: when it gets hot the windows darken to block incoming solar radiation, and when it is cold they are clear to allow the free heat in, all without electricity.
Microsoft

Recalling Windows 1.0 At 25 Years 384

Posted by CmdrTaco from the if-you-knew-then dept.
alphadogg writes "When Microsoft released the very first version of Windows nearly 25 years ago, on Nov. 20, 1985, it was late to the game and little used. Apple had already brought graphical user interfaces to computers with Macintosh more than a year earlier, while DOS systems dominated the market for IBM and IBM-compatible PCs. No one who used this first version was likely to have predicted that Windows would completely dominate the PC market 25 years later..."
Biotech

Scientists Turn Skin Into Blood 229

Posted by samzenpus from the horror-movie dept.
Breakthru writes "In an important breakthrough, scientists at McMaster University have discovered how to make human blood from adult human skin. The discovery, published in the prestigious science journal Nature today, could mean that in the foreseeable future people needing blood for surgery, cancer treatment or treatment of other blood conditions like anemia will be able to have blood created from a patch of their own skin to provide transfusions. Clinical trials could begin as soon as 2012."

Submission + - Test Driving the Chevy Volt (pcmag.com)

Submitted by SkinnyGuy
SkinnyGuy writes: Is it a hybrid or is it electric? PCMag says this car is electric and never uses the gas motor to drive the car--just charge the batteries. This story has details, photos and a test-drive video, complete with a near-collision.

Comment Why is 3D TV Stumbling (Score 1) 535

by SkinnyGuy (#33893944) Attached to: Huge Shocker — 3D TVs Not Selling
PCMag.com says "If there's one thing consumers won't put up with, it's the fracturing of the basic television-viewing experience. Not only do all current 3D TVs require glasses, they're not all using the same ones. Some knuckle-head manufacturers are even charging extra for these glasses, which may only work with a fraction of today's 3D TVs. Imagine if you bought glasses that only focused on buildings and signs but not cars and people.

Submission + - Robots Punching Humans in Effort to Not Hurt Them (gearlog.com)

Submitted by SkinnyGuy
SkinnyGuy writes: Despite everyone's irrational fear of "our robot overlords," robots don't want to harm us. However, a powerful manufacturing bot could, without meaning to, take your head off if you get in its way. We must teach them to be gentle.

Submission + - 3D TV: Why Is It Stumbling? (pcmag.com)

Submitted by SkinnyGuy
SkinnyGuy writes: 2010 was supposed to be the year of 3D, so why are 3D movies and, especially, 3D TV sales sucking wind? Is it too much, too soon, or did manufacturers and content companies muddle the launch with too many standards, too expensive glasses and not enough real, viewable 3D?

Submission + - Google TV's Dark Side (pcmag.com)

Submitted by SkinnyGuy
SkinnyGuy writes: The Logitech Revue with Google TV's Web browser offers you no more protection or control than a run-of-the-mill desktop version. Uh, have Google and Logitech never heard of porn pop-ups?

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