Tuesday 8 March 2011

Nao robot gets a new charging station, Kinect / Wiimote controls

Robots that are able to find a charger and plug themselves in may not be that unique anymore, but most of those chargers tend to leave the robot with little to do while it replenishes its batteries. 

Cisco's Umi and TelePresence video calling systems: now with work at home and home at work!

It was only a matter of time before Cisco's Umi and TelePresence services got together for some HD video calling synergy, and the company has finally enabled "full interoperability" between the two. 


AMD launches Radeon HD 6990 powerhouse for $699, maintains 'world's fastest' title

If you're scoring at home, NVIDIA currently holds the lead in single-GPU graphics cards with its GeForce GTX 580, but ATI's dual-chip Radeon HD 5970 has been holding down the absolute speed crown for a good long while. 

Warner Bros. starts renting movies via Facebook

If you were looking for something more worthwhile to spend Facebook credits on than virtual trinkets for some game, Warner has an idea: all those movies you said you "liked." 

HP's Omni Pro 110 all-in-one aims to please the business set

HP's been cranking out all-in-one's for quite a while now, but the company's latest offering ,the Omni Pro 110 attempts to be a real hit with the business crowd.