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You know, maybe we were wrong-headed to keep harping on this ‘evil robot‘ meme. Sure, there are some no-goodniks in the robot community (as opposed to the robotics community, which we assure you is full of hard-working, well-meaning people) but look at all the good robots have done for us: they build our cars, serve us hot drinks, teach our young children, and now they help our oldsters with the physical therapy. Taizo, pictured here, is a delightful chap with a bulbous visage and a fun, plushy space suit who stands just over 24-inches tall and weighs 15.5 pounds. Operating for about two hours on a single charge, the robot is designed to lead low-impact group exercise (mostly while sitting down) and features voice recognition and a library of thirty different exercises. With 26 joints in its body, it’s a flexible fellow, for sure. We just hope that no one weaponizes the thing. Video after the break.

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Continue reading Video: Taizo the robot teaches grandpa how to stretch, so you don’t have to

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Video: Taizo the robot teaches grandpa how to stretch, so you don’t have to originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This article was written on August 16, 2006 by CyberNet.

WinRAR 3.60 was conveniently just released which comes about 2-weeks after they were offering version 3.51 for free. If you read the details when you got your free key it said that you are not entitled to any upgrades…and they stuck to that.

I figured there might be a slight chance that the newest version would work with the free key that I got, so I downloaded 3.60 and installed it. Nope, once I ran WinRAR it said that I was using evaluation copy that expires in 40 days.

Maybe the giveaway was some kind of “gimmick” to get people hooked on using it and then make them want to purchase an upgrade. If that’s what it was I don’t think that will work because looking at the changelog there isn’t anything that stands out enough to pay for it. There are several updates if you use the command line and the only thing that would be useful to me is the multithread/dual-core compatibility. If you have one of those processors then you will benefit from being able to compress files quicker but that isn’t worth $29, in my opinion.

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Rfid-Ready.com: Dutch active RFID provider Ambient Systems and Information Highway Group (IHG), the Spanish RFID system integrator, have conducted a successful project with Bionest, the largest Spanish organic strawberry producer, and with one of Germany’s largest retailers.

The use of Ambient’s third generation active RFID allowed Bionest to monitor the condition of strawberry transport from start to finish. The pilot used intelligent tags with a shelf-life algorithm, providing details of the quality of the strawberries per pallet. The integrated solution from Ambient and IHG created a ‘Cool Chain Monitor’ that offered immediate insights to substantially reduce waste and increase profit for all parties involved.

Up to 50% of food products are wasted in the food supply chain, according to a recent report from Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Mrs. Gerda Verburg. Strawberries and other ‘soft fruits’ that are highly sensitive to temperature conditions rank among the product categories with the highest loss in the supply chain. With better visibility on temperature conditions during transport and by applying a unique shelf-life algorithm, this loss can be reduced significantly.

Fruit-Alert with active RFID [Rfid-Ready.com]

With VIZIO’s first LED local dimming backlit HDTV just days away from debut and its first Connected TV nearing production, we were able to lay eyes and hands on the television and its funky QWERTY Bluetooth / IR combo remote. Check the pics and videos (including looks at VIZIO’s smaller LED sets ready to hit shelves this fall) for a look at our walkthrough; in the demos at least, the VIZIO Internet Apps platform was speedy and easy to use, however our experience with widgets so far has given us more than enough reason to wait for a full retail rollout before making any final decisions. One tidbit for those not ready to invest a whole new TV? The next iteration of VIZIO’s Blu-ray player should pack not only integrated Wi-Fi, but also the full VIA / widget experience.

Continue reading VIZIO Connected TV & VIZIO Internet App platform demoed at CEDIA

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It’s official! 802.11n standard finalized after a mere seven years originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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