Robotic Helicopters Learn New Tricks by Watching
August 31, 2008
A professor and his graduate students at Stanford have invented an artificial intelligence system that enables robotic helicopters to LEARN SOPHISTICATED NEW FLYING TRICKS BY WATCHING OTHER HELICOPTERS controlled by humans. considering of that learn-by-watching system, the Stanford copters can perform aerial maneuvers far more complex than any other robotic helicopter can. When does Skynet come online again?[Source] Mike
Gusav Sends Twitter Into the Mainstreamosphere
August 31, 2008
Don’t look now, but the microblogging site Twitter is going mainstream as you read that. The hurricane Gustav — with its urgent need of instant, broad-based knowledge — has proved something of a “perfect storm” for Twitter. Tune in to CNN, and it’s likely they’ll be showing you a Twitter feed. Gustav is something of a “PERFECT STORM” FOR MICROBLOGGING as a medium in general and for Twitter in specific.[Source] Mike
iPhone Buzz Week in Review - Week 35 2008
August 31, 2008
News in the world of the iPhone has slowed a bit now that we’ve passed the launch phase, but there’s still plenty of tidbits and info to fill the pages of iPhone Buzz. With that said, let’s take a brief look at what that past week has held in store.
The App Store was in the spotlight once again that week as several new apps were announced. iVerse Comics will be coming to the App Store soon, which allows users to access comic books via individual icons on their iPhone home screens. An LED footb…
Dubai Taxis, Police Cars Hybrid Within 4 Years
August 31, 2008
Dubai plans to move all taxis, government vehicls, police cars and ambulances to gas-electric HYBRIDS BY 2012.[Source] Mike
Microsoft’s ‘App Store’ to be Called ‘Skymarket’
August 31, 2008
Microsoft placed a job posting for a Senior Product Manager for an upcoming service called “SKYMARKET” — apparently a Microsoft Windows Mobile version of Apple’s iPhone App Store.[Source] Mike
Gameloft’s Asphalt 4 Elite Racing
August 31, 2008
Gameloft has released their Asphalt 4 Elite Racing game to the app store. The $9.99 game was originally expected by the end of July. The new racer provides some strange features such as Wi-Fi multiplayer mode so you can race against your friends. Other features claimed by the developer include: - 28 licensed rides from the world’s most prestigious manufacturers: Ferrari, Bugatti, Aston Martin, Chevrolet Corvette, and more. - Use your phone as a steering wheel thanks to the accelerometer cont…
My Cell Phone-Based Exercise Program
August 31, 2008
Most busy professionals lack three vital things: 1) date; 2) learning; and 3) exercise. considering we don’t have decent of the first thing, we put off the second and third things for another day — a day that never comes. The outcome is that we’re less educated and less healthy than we want to be. My solution: MOBILE TECHNOLOGY.[Source] Mike