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You don’t need top military clearance or a degree from MIT to use some of today’s most advanced robots. From machines that clean your house to kits that transform your iPhone into a spybot, we take a look at some of the coolest robots currently on the market.
You check in when you’re eating at a restaurant, watching a movie and shopping in a store, so why not check in when you’re engaging in the sweet, sweet act of lovemaking? Because it’s gross, that’s why.
YouTube has removed a video supporting online storage site Megaupload that features artists like Kanye West, Alicia Keys and Macy Gray at the request of Universal Music Group, who claimed that it infringed on their copyright. The only problem is, the artists in question had signed release forms, and Megaupload has filed a lawsuit against UMG as a result of their actions.
Whether or not AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile eventually meets approval of the FCC and goes through, one company is standing in the wings, convinced that it will benefit greatly–and become a new force to be reckoned with in the wireless industry–no matter the outcome.
Our feeble little minds can’t process the time that light takes to fill a room, but now we can see it happen in slow-motion with help from the MIT Media Lab and its trillion frames per second camera.
Following the news that Black Friday online spending was up this year, here’s some more good news for the internet economy: Last week’s holiday spending was also up 15% compared with the same period last year, according to comScore. Online spending for the week ending December 9 reached $5.9 billion, compared with $5.1 billion in 2010. [...]
There’s a long, storied history of retailers battling it out for holiday shopping dollars. Price wars, seasonal promotions aimed at one-upping the competition, and price-matching guarantees are all commonplace, and considered fair game. While almost anything goes in the competitive marketplace, Amazon’s bold recent move seemed over the top—perhaps even, as some described it, “evil.”
As we hurtle helplessly towards the gift-wrapped apocalypse, the collective Techland hivemind is giving you a little help with possible present ideas for your nearest, dearest and most deserving. Doug fearlessly led the way like a blogging Rudolph yesterday, and I’m following today with some suggestions of my own. I think that makes me Dasher, right? Or is it Dancer…? Or Comet, or Blitzen?
Lots of good stuff today: Refurbished Xbox 360 Arcade: $90 at Best Buy (today only) iPhone 4S for $168 with contract: $168 at Fry’s (in-store only) iPad 2: $40 gift card with Wi-Fi version; $75 gift card with 3G version: $500 and up at Target (in-store only) Assassin’s Creed: Revelations for Xbox 360/PS3: $36 at [...]
Say goodbye to a fantastic 2011 and hello to an even more promising 2012—here’s my pick of 10 games to watch for in 2012.
Oh rumor mill, please don’t let it be true that Verizon is interested in buying Netflix. The report has sent Netflix’s stock price soaring. That’s great news for Netflix shareholders, but potentially terrible news for Netflix customers.
