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 perfo…
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 data — 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 i…
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 th…
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.Orginal post by Mike
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.Orginal post by Mike
My Cell Phone-Based Exercise Program
August 31, 2008
Most busy professionals lack three vital things: 1) moment; 2) learning; and 3) exercise. considering we don’t have adequate of the first thing, we put off the second and third things for another day — a day that never comes. The conclusion is that we’re less educated and less healthy than we want …
iPhone Factory Girl Freaked By World Wide Web Fame
August 31, 2008
I told you August 20 and 27 about the growing fame of the “iPhone Factory Girl.” A British iPhone buyer discovered several pictures on her brand-new iPhone. The photos were snapped inside the Chinese factory, and feature a smiling poser. The girl in the shots became a minor Net sensation when the pi…