Thursday, June 30, 2011

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Google Talk Guru answers questions via your IM app

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 03:52 PM PDT

google talk guru answersBots — like the kind which automate IRC rooms and Google Wave — are a good thing to know about. There are plenty of useful bots worth knowing about, too, including the Google Talk Guru.

Just add guru@googlelabs.com to your GTalk buddies, and you can start firing off questions. Lifehacker suggests that the same types of queries supported by Google SMS will work, though we didn’t have any luck getting a response out of the Guru with phrases like “score detroit red wings” or “sushi R3N 1Y1.”

Still, Guru does answer a good variety of questions and it works right within your favorite IM app. It’s well worth adding to your friend list, especially for getting answers on the go on your mobile device of choice.

Google Talk Guru answers questions via your IM app originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What WebOS Means To HP, Linux, And You

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 01:52 PM PDT

In John’s review of the new HP TouchPad, he claimed that “WebOS is the real star of this show. The OS offers true multi-tasking and uses a system of ?cards? and ?stacks? to display active applications.” I think it’s worthwhile to remind everyone that WebOS is built atop the Linux kernel, and that has several interesting ramifications. HP has continued Palm’s dedication to user experience, and WebOS should make it abundantly clear that “Linux” need not be synonymous with “complex and arcane”. But there’s a lot more than just superficial window dressing to consider.

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Robotic armpit sweats you out of harm’s way, Uncanny Valley just got a lot stinkier

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 11:52 AM PDT

London-based designer Kevin Grennan has a particular stance on the yet-to-be-fought Robots vs Humans war — it’ll stink, literally. Mocking a part of our bodies we spackle to stop secretions, this Brit created a robotic armpit that sweats out pheromones so you stay out of danger. As part of his graduate exhibit at the Royal College of Art, our android-averse artiste has three smelly cyborg concepts up for your schematic consideration: there’s the underarm-equipped, bomb-sniffing bot that’ll warn you away with the scent of human fear, and a picker robot that enchants female assembly liners to work harder, better, faster with its manly musk. Sure it all seems harmless, that is until you enter into a trusting relationship with an oxytocin-spritzing surgical automaton. We don’t blame you if any of the above has you locking the Roomba up for the night — that’s exactly Kevin’s point. But there’s no need to panic just yet, a future filled with “but I’m a real boy” robot-complexes is still a ways off.

Robotic armpit sweats you out of harm’s way, Uncanny Valley just got a lot stinkier originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Department of Justice probe eyes Sony’s rechargeable battery business

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 09:52 AM PDT

After the headache-inducing bout of hacking woes that beset the corporation in recent weeks, a new Department of Justice-led investigation into Sony’s US electronics division may have the company emptying that aspirin bottle. Details of the inquiry are scarce at the moment, but with the company’s cooperation confirmed, all signs lead to an alleged price fixing of its rechargeable battery business. Citing data from a Tokyo-based research firm, a Bloomberg report indicates that a 2010 market surplus had Sony Electronics (amongst others) lowering battery prices at the expense of less financially-cushioned players. The notorious sector of the multinational’s operations has been in the hot seat before — namely, for actual laptop explosions — but this time ’round the judicial maypole, it seems the Japanese giant may have been partaking in some anti-competitive shenanigans. If the DoJ hammer does happen to fall on Sony’s already bowed head, the company could be facing a very expensive slap on the wrist and a fundamental change to its business practices. Luckily for Sony, we happen to believe in a little something called “innocent until proven guilty.”

Department of Justice probe eyes Sony’s rechargeable battery business originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Tom Bihn Cache for Apple Wireless Keyboard

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 07:52 AM PDT

In my recent Tuf-Luv Marrakesh iPad 2 case review, a reader mentioned needing a good case for her Bluetooth keyboard.  Laurin Wittig, if you have the Apple Bluetooth keyboard, check out the Cache for Apple Wireless Keyboard from Tom Bihn.  This case is sized perfectly for the Apple wireless keyboard; it even has a wedge-shape [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/06/27/tom-bihn-cache-for-apple-wireless-keyboard/

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Olympus PEN EP3 Improves Almost Everything

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 05:52 AM PDT

A big day for photography news today, thanks to the folks at Olympus. First up is the Pen EP3, the fifth iteration of its PEN Micro Four Thirds line, which manages to mix up pretty much everything while keeping it in the original PEN’s retro-style body.
First, the basics. The 12.3MP sensor is almost the same, [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/06/olympus-pen-ep3-improves-almost-everything/

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Tom Bihn Breve for iPad and iPad 2 Review

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 03:52 AM PDT

Tom Bihn makes great bags, and I can say that with absolute confidence.  My husband has a Tom Bihn Empire Builder bag that he has used every single day for the past 8 years.  After seven years, we bought him a new Absolute Shoulder Strap, but the bag itself looks as good as the day [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/06/28/tom-bihn-breve-for-ipad-and-ipad-2-review/

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Runway Closed by Swarm of Turtles [Wtf]

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 01:52 AM PDT

Terrorists? Toxic gas cloud? Meteor shower? No—the NYT reports JFK’s Runway 4 was closed for over an hour today because a hundred turtles crawled all over it. More »


Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/ZWQqwVOk2GY/runway-closed-by-swarm-of-turtles

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Mouse Pad that Doubles as a Travel Pouch

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 11:52 PM PDT

I love multipurpose products, so the Mouse Pad Travel Pouch from Smartfish caught my eye and I thought it might interest all of you as well. The Travel Pouch is a 9? diameter neoprene mouse pad that zips up to form a handy pouch. I typically don’t even use a mouse pad these days with [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/06/27/mouse-pad-the-doubles-as-a-travel-pouch/

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Google+ for Android Is Like Having Facebook, iCloud and GroupMe in One App [Video]

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 09:52 PM PDT

Google+. It has a legitimate chance to be really good. But like any other budding social network, a good app is a requirement. Google+ for Android looks to combine features I use from other apps into one single portal. Awesome. More »


Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/MZSkpoAxyMU/google%252B-for-android-is-like-having-facebook-icloud-and-groupme-in-one-app

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