Mobilog

Tuesday, August 12, 2003

Robot armies by the year 2025?. With Terminator 3 having just come out a few weeks ago, maybe it wasn't the best time for the Defense Department to unveil Project Alpha, which is charged with figuring out how the US military can develop armies of autonomous robots by the year 2025. At least they won't look like the Terminator:"The robots will take on a wide variety of forms, probably none of which will look like humans," explained Dr. Russ Richards, Project Alpha's director. "Thus, don't envision androids like those seen in movies. The robots will take on forms that will optimize their use for the roles and missions they will perform. Some will look like vehicles. Some will look like airplanes. Some will look like insects or animals or other objects in an attempt to camouflage or to deceive the adversary. Some will have no physical form - software intelligent agents or cyberbots."Read... [Gizmodo]
11:40:46 AM

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After a false start, the broadband technology is finally starting to develop into a real business.
11:35:56 AM

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Mitac smartphone to hit Europe next month. Microsoft's first design win [The Register]
10:37:36 AM

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Samsung plots Ultra-wideband WLAN future. Exit 802.11, enter 802.15.3a [The Register]
9:36:32 AM

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Luxury Loo: The Seat Also Rises. High-tech toilets from Japan, which have delighted some overseas travelers and terrorized others, are headed for U.S. homes. Are Americans ready for the spraying, swooshing and sloshing machines to invade their bathrooms? By Michelle Delio. [Wired News]
9:36:13 AM

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From Hewlett, Digital Cameras, Bells and Whistles. Carleton S. Fiorina, the chief of Hewlett-Packard, announced a great number of new computers and an expensive marketing campaign. By Matt Richtel. [New York Times: Technology]
9:30:55 AM

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