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Living Safely with Robots, Beyond Asimov's Laws view story
1 vote- Submitted by WayneSmallman
- about 1 hour ago
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(PhysOrg.com) -- 'In 1981, a 37-year-old factory worker named Kenji Urada entered a restricted safety zone at a Kawasaki manufacturing plant to perform some maintenance on a robot. In his haste, he failed to completely turn it off. The robots powerful h
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Good enough to pay for, part 2: Microsoft Office | Education IT | ZDNet.com view story
1 vote- Submitted by acrossad
- 1 day ago
- (http://education.zdnet.com/?p=2762)
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This weekend, I asked if Windows 7 was good enough to actually justify the cost when good, free alternatives (ranging from existing Windows XP/Vista installs to Ubuntu) were readily available. The responses, not surprisingly, were mixed (to put it diploma
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Coway AP-1008 Air Purifiers Put A Hole In Home Pollution Levels | Mark's Technology News view story
1 vote- Submitted by mystermarque
- 1 day ago
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- Became popular 1 day ago
The Coway AP-1008 Air Purifiers are a stylish way to rid your home of nasty airborne pollutants - from exhaust emissions, to cigarette smoke or for allergy
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Jackson’s hospital known for ‘raising the dead’ - Heart health- msnbc.com view story
1 vote- Submitted by acrossad
- 2 days ago
- (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31686...)
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A world-renowned surgeon at the UCLA Medical Center has pioneered a way to revive people that most doctors would have long written off.
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Spaceport America Coming Soon, Commercial Flights By 2011. | Mark's Technology News view story
1 vote- Submitted by mystermarque
- 3 days ago
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- Became popular 2 days ago
Spaceport America, the world's first (purpose-built) commercial spaceport broke ground recently in New Mexico and thanks to design winners Foster and
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Free gadget giveaway: HDMI cable and more! view story
1 vote- Submitted by gadgetlite
- 3 days ago
- (http://www.gadgetlite.com/2009/06...)
- Became popular 3 days ago
Free HDMI cable in this giveaway!
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Voice Interactive Alarm Clock Responds To Verbal Commands | Mark's Technology News view story
1 vote- Submitted by mystermarque
- 3 days ago
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- Became popular 3 days ago
The Voice Interactive Alarm Clock is a clever device created by Moshi Lifestyle, that is fitted with advanced speech recognition technology to eliminate
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Study: Honey can kill superbugs view story
1 vote- Submitted by TheLostSurveyor
- 3 days ago
- (http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07...)
- Became popular 3 days ago
Honey has been used to treat wounds since ancient times, but recent years have seen a surge of medical interest in the sticky stuff.
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New map shows 99 percent of Earth's terrain view story
2 votes- Submitted by TheLostSurveyor
- 3 days ago
- (http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/spac...)
- Became popular 3 days ago
NASA and Japan improved our world view this week, or at least our view of the world.
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Google mocks Bing and the stuff behind it | Register view story
2 votes- Submitted by WayneSmallman
- 5 days ago
- (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009...)
- Became popular 5 days ago
Google has questioned Microsoft's entire approach to online infrastructure, while taking some wonderfully sly shots at the company's new search engine at the Structure 09 Cloud conference.
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Amnesty Bus Stop Ad Knows If You’re Looking | Mark's Technology News view story
1 vote- Submitted by mystermarque
- 7 days ago
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- Became popular 6 days ago
This ad for Amnesty International called Eye Tracking was recently installed on a bus stop in Hamburg, Germany - featuring a built-in camera and
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Jackson's death raises questions about drug interactions view story
1 vote- Submitted by TheLostSurveyor
- 7 days ago
- (http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06...)
- Became popular 7 days ago
As friends of pop star Michael Jackson discuss the role prescription drugs may have played in his Thursday death, the serious health problems that can be triggered by drug interactions are again in the spotlight.
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iPhone 3GS Review view story
1 vote- Submitted by justiuli
- 8 days ago
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- Became popular 7 days ago
With over one million iPhone 3GS units sold in the first three days, there’s no shortage of opinion as to Apple’s successes in their latest smartphone. We’ve covered the basics in our hands-on first-impressions piece...
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iLuv Alarm Clock Will Vibrate You Out Of Bed | Mark's Technology News view story
1 vote- Submitted by mystermarque
- 8 days ago
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- Became popular 7 days ago
The iLuv Alarm Clock is a bedside alarm with a built-in iPod dock, which also includes a Bed Shaker that vibrates you awake in the morning. This wired
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Mysterious Gamma-Ray Bursts May Have Ties to Failed Black Holes view story
1 vote- Submitted by WayneSmallman
- 8 days ago
- (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience...)
- Became popular 8 days ago
Gamma-ray bursts are the most massive explosions in the universe since the Big Bang, and yet scientists still know relatively little about them. Dark
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Scientists capture the first image of memories being made view story
1 vote- Submitted by stevehnsn
- 9 days ago
- (http://www.vitalisnews.com/scient...)
- Became popular 8 days ago
A new study by researchers have captured an image for the first time of a mechanism, specifically protein translation, which underlies long-term memory formation.
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Houston hits record high with 104 degrees view story
1 vote- Submitted by TheLostSurveyor
- 9 days ago
- (http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weathe...)
- Became popular 9 days ago
Houston, Texas, had a record high temperature Wednesday as a heat wave continues to grip the nation's midsection, the National Weather Service said Thursday.
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WildCharge Wirelessly Charges Your iPhone, iPod Touch. | Mark's Technology News view story
1 vote- Submitted by mystermarque
- 10 days ago
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- Became popular 10 days ago
The WildCharge Skins and WildCharge Universal Adapters are part of a breakthrough technology that enables wireless charging of many popular gadgets
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Eco Kettle Fills To The Rim, Boils In Custom Measures. | Mark's Technology News view story
1 vote- Submitted by mystermarque
- 10 days ago
- (http://www.markstechnologynews.co...)
- Became popular 10 days ago
The Eco Kettle may look like a fairly standard piece of water-boiling apparatus, but it's on the inside where this kettle really shines. Featuring a
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Martian Lightning / Science News view story
1 vote- Submitted by acrossad
- 12 days ago
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- Became popular 12 days ago
Scientists say they have seen the first direct evidence of lightning on Mars, in the form of electrical discharges during a Martian dust storm. The finding has implications for human travel to the Red Planet and for studying possible origins of life on

