New work from researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology had prouced a light weight robot that is modeled after the high climbing gecko robot. The mostly plastic robot is set up with a low melting goo on its feet that allows the robot to…
Roll 20 is Bringing the Spirit of D&D to the Silicon Screen
Although this isn’t necessarily my regular fare (if indeed I can be
said to have anything of the sort), I’d argue that it’s close enough to
video games that it qualifies for this blog. After all, a great many
video games could very well be said to owe their roots to table-top
roleplaying; D&D is considered the grandfather of all RPGs by many.
But we’re getting a touch off track, dear readers. Today, I’d like to discuss an innovative new tool known as Roll 20.
Let The Soundwagon Drive Your Music
Back in the day our tunes only came on vinyl and there are those afficionados who say that vinyl is the only true and pure way to listen to music. If you can still find vinyl albums this is great. What can be even harder to find is something to play th…
Lytro-style Camera Technology On Smartphones Soon
Pelican Imaging, inventor of array camera technology for mobile devices, recently announced a $20M investment by cellphone manufacturer Nokia. A representative of Nokia Growth Partners noted, “Pelican Imaging’s computational camera solutions are at the cutting edge of mobile camera technologies. We believe they’re positioned to lead the next wave in video and image capture; they’re a great addition to our portfolio of innovators in the imaging space.” If this is any indication, we may see Lytro-style camera technology on smartphones in the very near future.
Is The OUYA Worth Buying?
The OUYA looked incredibly promising when it first debuted on Kickstarter. Since then, a series of unfortunate revelations have made it look less and less impressive. At this point, one can’t help but question if it’s even worth the purchase.
E3’s Almost Upon Us: Get Ready For The Latest Videogame Tech!
It’s
that time again! Videogame enthusiasts from all over the world will be
tuning in to their favorite gaming websites and video portals from June
11th through the 13th for huge reveals of brand new videogames,
technology and other electronic entertainment related goodies. As
always, I can’t wait!
Solve A Big Problem, Win The Verizon Powerful Answers Award (And $1 Million Bucks!)
If you can solve a huge problem with the help of Verizon’s broadband
networking, cloud storage, wireless capabilities or other technology in
the fields of health care, education or sustainability, the
communications giant will give you up to 1 million dollars to develop
the idea.
Talking Tissue Boxes Coming Soon?
Are talking tissue boxes coming soon? Research being done by scholars over at Penn State shows that people who were confronted with a talking tissue box, one that made suggestions and blessed them, was a welcome thing by most people. The research is pa…
Optometry At Play: Why Eye Doctors Are Looking At Tetris
Researchers at McGill University in Montreal on Monday made a breakthrough in the treatment of Lazy Eye, and published a scientific paper revealing some rather fascinating news:
apparently, Tetris may actually be a sound cure for the disorder. The
reason, the researchers explained, is because the legendary puzzle game
trains the eyes to work together – “information is distributed across
them in a complementary fashion,” meaning the weaker eye has no choice
but to adapt in order to keep up.
Can Humans Care for Robots?
A new look at research being put out by the University of Duisburg-Essen, that shows how humans respond to videos of robots in happy situations, and videos of robots being tortured. They stack up against humans and cardboard boxes being abused as well….
