New Touchbook, Tablet Netbook
Here is a new angle on the laptop form factor. Kind of a netbook ,tablet combination innovation. The is called dubbed “Always Innovating”. The Touch Book is an ARM-powered netbook that weighs less than two pounds. They claim the battery life will last 10 to 15 hours. The innovative part of the laptop is when the screen is removed. The screen slides right out of it’s dock and acts as a fully functional touchscreen tablet. When docked, the LCD screen can lay out flat, and the keyboard can even be folded all the way under into an “inverted V” shape. The screen can also become one big fridge magnet. The screen is magnetic and you can stick it to metal. The computer is running a Linux OS with a touchable 3D UI. The preview of the pc will be at DEMO 09 in California. The company plans to ship in Spring of this year with a starting pricetag of $299.
Lego Mindstorm’s Autonomous Tank
Lego Tank, able to find target and destroy it. Where was this when I was a kid.
Military Pack Robot the Bigdog
BigDog is the the military’s robotic quadruped which can climb over hills, ramble through snow, and survive swift kicks to the chops without falling over. In this video we are seeing it on patrol, with human soldiers.
Mass High Tech shows this video of the BigDog going through exercises at Ft. Benning, Georgia. Bigdog goes on a 12.8 mile hike, following a series of GPS waypoints.
Via:Wired
Access CBS and CNET videos from iPhone App
CBS has released a free iPhone app called the TV.com application. The new iPhone app will let users access full episodes of shows from CBS. Video updates on sports, news, and entertainment will also be available.
The app works on both 3G and Wi-Fi networks, but the highest quality videos are only available on Wi-Fi. There will also be videos from CNET as well as CBS. CNET will show the latest reviews of the latest gadgets.
Videos are searchable from anywhere in the app. You can also create your custom feed based on keywords of your favorite shows, channels, or topics. Random videos will be displayed when you shake your phone while in the app.
Via:iTunes
