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Read MoreRobonaut 2
Cutting-edge robots, recently unveiled by NASA and General Motors, will work next to humans on Earth and in space. Jorge Ribas reports on the twin machines dubbed Robonaut 2.
Read MoreInterview: What Are QR Codes?
Interview with David Erickson for a feature story by WCCO TV reporter Lindsey Seavert about QR codes.
Read MoreIs Facebook Losing Steam?
14.8% fewer Americans sent messages to friends on Facebook in July 2011 than did so in July 2009.
Read MoreCan Google+ Challenge Facebook On Social Gaming
Does the search giant’s social game offering stand a chance against Facebook’s entrenched and vast library of casual titles? And by only taking a 5% cut of revenues (as opposed to Facebook’s 30%), will Google disrupt the game developer marketplace?
Read MoreTaiwanese Animated Reenactment: Google Acquires Motorola
Another hilarious animated reenactment by Taiwanese Next Media Animation, this time of Google’s acquisition of Motorola.
Read MoreFlexible, Paper-Thin Smart Phone
PaperPhone is a thin film smart phone and interactive paper computer, based on a 3.7″ flexible electrophoretic (E Ink) display that only uses electricity when it’s refreshed. Thin film sensors allow the phone to respond to bending of the screen to navigate pages in ebooks, play MP3s, make phone calls, or navigate apps.
Read MorePaper-Thin Energy Storage
Researchers from Rice University have discovered a way to create free-standing supercapacitors with the ability to store and release energy over thousands of cycles.
Read MoreBack To School Online
38% of consumers planned to spend less this year on back to school shopping.
Read MoreThrowback Thursday: 1995 MTV Report On The Internet
In 1995, MTV News anchor Kurt Loder likens the Internet to the CB Radio fad of the 1970s.
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