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This is Sarcos, a highly-advanced robot capable of balancing on his own two legs. He’s also connected to a motion-capture system that allows him to accurately mimic the actions of a human operator. For what grand purpose does his puppet master Benjamin Stephens use these impressive assets? Dancing, of course. Seriously people, they’re going to remember this when the time comes for revolution. Video after the break.

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Acer has already released a tablet and may also have plans to release a smartphone or two, but the latest thing up Acer’s sleeve is the company’s plans to make tablets, along with smartphones, a key in the company. Acer is planning to launch a business unit for tablets and smartphones under the Acer brand.

The new unit will be doing the research and development of the new products. Acer, who appears to be trying to give the brand a makeover, has not released much info beyond the fact that a new business unit is being established.

Here is what the president of Acer, Jim Wong, had to say:

Touch/mobile devices open up a host of new opportunities. They form Acer’s new business and growth engine for the future. To focus on this market, we saw the need to allocate sufficient resources, and devise a new management structure different from the PC business specifically for this line of business

Via Hot Hardware

Acer is trying to get into more fancy niches by taking a bite into the 3D world. The company is releasing a 3D monitor which will allow users who have computers that can handle 3D to enjoy the experience. However, this is not a glasses-free 3D monitor. You will be required to buy a pair of glasses from Nvidia.

Acer, who does not have the technology for 3D support, had to go to Nvidia who is the only one that has support for it. Thus both companies had to make a deal in order to create the device itself. 

The monitors come in two sizes, a 23.6-inch and a 27-inch monitor at $449 and $689, respectively. The glasses required for 3D will cost you $119 a pair. 

Via TG Daily

Toshiba recently created the perfect hard drive that will allow your data to be safe and still accessible.The MKxx61GSYG Series Hard Disk Drives know when it has been installed in a different machine, which then allows it to erase all of the data and encryption keys as well. Thus,Toshiba claims no one can steal your data.

While this sounds like a good idea, some people will argue that this might be an issue for those who want to use the same hard drive on a new computer. However, Toshiba seems to be marketing this new technology not to home users, but to business users. If that is the case, it could be a life saver for many companies.

The new hard drives have a wide range of sizes starting with a 160GB to 640GB. No price was released or slated date for them to hit retail stores.

Via Gizmodo. More at Toshiba.