Comment Re:The sodium dunk game (Score 1) 500
Yeah! Serves them right for taking part in extracurricular activities!!
Comment Re:Not a robot conspiracy (Score 1) 235
Nope, 1 sentence is really all it takes, because the first sentence has this gem:
"based entirely on the assumption that the Internet and active networks are not in conflict with object-oriented languages"
This is like saying, "The American highway system is based entirely on the assumption that roads are not in conflict with CD players."
Submission + - Enso Humanizes Windows
illuminatedwax writes: "The Wall Street Journal's Walter S. Mossberg's latest column is a writeup on a new software system called Enso. Enso is from a small software startup called Humanized, led by Aza Raskin. The software allows Windows users to do common tasks, like launching programs, spellchecking, or Googling for search terms, but what's interesting is that it allows you to do these tasks from within any program in Windows by use of the keyboard. From the article:
Humanized says that users will be able to program their own commands for Enso in future versions."There are two initial Enso products, which can be downloaded at humanized.com. One, called Enso Launcher, allows you to launch programs and switch among windows via typed commands. The other, called Enso Words, allows you to do spell-checking, even when the program you're using doesn't include that capability, and to look up the meaning of words. Both products also include a simple calculator and the ability to launch Google searches.
Listening Robot Senses Snipers 303
Dr. Eggman writes "Popular Science has a brief piece on the RedOwl, a brainy-looking flightless robot that can 'read a nametag from across a football field and identify the make and model of a rifle fired a mile away simply by analyzing the sound of the distant blast.' For a paltry $150,000, the machine utilizes robotic hearing technology originally developed by Boston University's Photonics Center to improve hearing aids to sense a shot fired and pinpoint its source, identify it as a hostile or friendly weapon, and illuminate the target with a laser visible only with night vision. The RedOwl, built on an iRobot packbot platform and controlled via a modified Xbox videogame controller, can figure out the location of a target 3,000 feet away, allowing troops to call in a precision air strike."
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Submission + - Nanobot to perform surgery
An anonymous reader writes: An international team of scientists is developing what they say will be the world's first microrobot — as wide as two human hairs — that can swim through the arteries and digestive system.
The scientists are designing the 250-micron device to transmit images and deliver microscopic payloads to parts of the body outside the reach of existing catheter technology.
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