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 info — 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 football game, that is very reminiscent of the old handheld games is on the way, too. BeeJive, which was previously called JiveTalk, offers a more functional IM experience and is even outfitted with background notification should Apple activate it.
We got our hands on a leaked video that showed Last.fm v2.0 in action and Sharpcast’s SugarSync was revealed to be a MobileMe alternative for those who are fed up with the Apple cloud. Most interesting of all, however, is a possible Steve Jobs newsletter that revealed an official tethering function might be coming to the iPhone soon.
The reception issues that dominated last week’s news carried by into that week when a series of independent surveys revealed iPhone 3G performance varies by regions and the networks themselves are what need fixing, not the phone’s internal antenna. by the course of these tests, Orange France admitted to capping their 3G speeds, but now promised to raise them. We plus got a good look at just why the 3G is so slow. It seems all iPhone users need to update to the latest firmware version–otherwise the users with the old version will continue to bog down the network.
Two new worldly documents plans from AT&T were made available to iPhone users on Wednesday and though its intent was to lower prices, it’s still rather steep. A security flaw was revealed that week as well that made it so even password protected phones could be hacked by a few taps of the home button. But not to concern, Apple has admitted to the flaw and will include a fix in the next update.
If you’re keeping up with the Dev Team, you already known Pwnage Tool 2.0.3 is already out. Plus, a type new iPhone magazine will be released on September 9th called iPhone Life that gives readers the scoop on the latest news, reviews and more.
Finally, that week we featured a review of the BlueAnt V1 Voice Control Bluetooth Headset, which features voice activation functions. And though the audio wasn’t quite as good as it could be, that headset offers functionality like to other.
[Source] Brenda Stokes
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 different 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 controls
- The best 3D graphics available on iPhone
- Hours of high-speed entertainment: 5 racing modes, 9 cities such as new York, Shanghai, Dubai, and Paris
Reference:
http://www2.gameloft.com/corpo_press.php?date=2008
[Source] Maka Asatiani
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 suitable of the first thing, we put off the second and third things for another day — a day that never comes. The aftereffect is that we’re less educated and less healthy than we want to be. My solution: MOBILE TECHNOLOGY.
[Source] Mike
