Thursday, December 12, 2002

Honda debuts an upgraded, walking robot. Honda debuted a new and improved version of its four-foot-tall, walking robot "Asimo" today. The child-sized 'bot can walk, climb stairs, recognize voices, and understand human gestures and movements. Link Discuss (Thanks, Gatfishing!) [Boing Boing Blog] 7:04:18 AM  comment []       Sifry's Alerts -> Supernova Wrapup 6:51:20 AM  comment []     Summary MPN spreads short voice messages through a web of trust; credibility decays until a threshold where the message is dropped. It comes with a program for recording and sending messages as well as plugins for XMMS and WinAmp that play received messages.   [Doc Searls Weblog]         6:03:31 AM  comment []       Microsoft the winner in setup test with Linksys and NetGear: David Pogue brings his usual good cheer to setting up a wireless access point testing three major brands. Unfortunately, Linksys seems to be the weakest at helping users complete the test comprehensibly, while Microsoft's setup program, well-written manual, and good tech support ease configuration through to completion. [80211b News] 5:36:19 AM  comment []       Broad overview of social use and hot spot market: Wi-Fi isn't just for geeks, but is rather employed in hot spots and other venues as a tool for simple continuous high-speed access for an audience that otherwise be missing personal and professional opportunities. [80211b News] 5:35:44 AM  comment []

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