The "integrated security" of the "illumination apparatus" means you can kill the communication link by quickly putting the computer with the "special modem" under your desk, and out of line-of-sight with the ceiling LEDs.

For those that have the attention span to read either the entire article, or the summary, but not both.

You can already play against Watson here. However it seems to be a very limited question bank so Watson may have an unfair advantage there.

pretty difficult to dig up an image - best I could find: http://media.rockstarwatch.net/news/9806741532.png not much resemblance... also the article points out you can adjust the character's appearance (i've never played it personally).

The Wall Street Journal has a video. It's pretty creepy the way they have the head turn to "look" at what the robot is doing with its fingers, etc. as if to imply self-awareness.

Engadget has the video.

I think you meant "on the lose"

I can't wait until 3D jumps the shark... in 3D!!!

Here's the original source... from July 2006.

OK, now I see that the discover blog images just didn't load for me due to slashdot effect.

coml.org Image Gallery (since for some reason I can't seem to find where the pictures are on the discover blog)

easter egg? coincidence? conspiracy? goo.gl/page appears to redirect to a (barely) german-language page for a chrome extension that uses the goo.gl service. I wonder what other URL codes may have already been "reserved" (maybe they will have "premium" redirects like other shorteners have implemented)

The article ends suddenly with "In 2007, the deputy mayor of New Delhi died from a fall after being attacked by a group on the terrace of his home." I had to make the assumption (and then track down the article) that it meant "a group of monkeys".

I love how their solution to the monkeys is "to train bands of larger, more ferocious monkeys". WHATCOULDPOSSIBLYGOWRONG?

Ban gravity.