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Skype Wi-Fi
John Moe Aug 18, 2011
Skype just announced an app for Apple devices that lets you log on to Wi-Fi networks and pay for only the minutes you use. This is helpful in...
Robots can learn, and there's no way this will ever go wrong.
Adriene Hill Aug 3, 2011
In a move that has absolutely no downsides, scientists in Japan have built a robot that can think, learn and do things it hasn't been programmed to...
The robots are coming! Or, how to spoil a pefectly nice dance party.
Adriene Hill Aug 1, 2011
Foxconn, the Taiwanese company that assembles Apple's iPhones and iPads, is reportedly planning to "hire" 1 million robots to take on the boring,...
Greatest hits of the EOL Robot Band
John Moe Jul 19, 2011
On our Wednesday show, we hear the latest hottest greatest single from a band of robots....
Robots AND pirates together in one blog item
John Moe Jul 14, 2011
It's tough to do your job if it entails sailing to the Indian Ocean for research. That's what climate scientists found out while trying to conduct...
Finally someone puts a robot in a movie!
John Moe Jul 12, 2011
This weekend in NYC, the Robot Film Festival will screen several short films all featuring robots. Heather Knight, of Marilyn Robotic and Carnegie...
Facebook debuts video chat
John Moe Jul 7, 2011
As expected, the big Facebook announcement yesterday was mostly centered around the video chat feature. It's already begun rolling out, maybe you...
It's Facebook "something awesome" day
John Moe Jul 6, 2011
Today's the day Facebook announces what has only officially been described as "something awesome". Therefore, among the possibilities: the '75...
Japanese gut colon robot is improbably called the Mermaid
John Moe Jun 30, 2011
Japanese researchers have developed a new camera that can swim in your colon, if that's something that sounds like a good idea in your mind. The...
Netherlands goes net neutral, Holland soon follows suit, as do the Dutch
John Moe Jun 23, 2011
It seemed to find its way into law by way of Skype, specifically people not wanting to be charged extra by their ISP for using big bandwidth things...
