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US Army Developing Voice Command Robot

by Katie Gatto

New voice command AI for military drones under development.

Facebook's 'Graph Search' Is Another Name For Mobile Advertising

by Ron Callari

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Shakespeare was onto something back in 1600 AD, when he penned that famous Romeo and Juliet line. Its import intimates that its not the name of things that matter, it what those things really are. With the launch of Facebook's "Graph Search" on January 15, 2013, it's important to discern that FB's answer to a 'search engine,' is really it's portal to mobile advertising.

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Hedgehog Robot May Bounce on Martian Moon

by Katie Gatto

A self guiding digital hedgehog robot may be bouncing around a martian moon in the near future.

Social Media Does Not Put Car Dealers In Driver's Seat, Hurricanes Do

by Ron Callari

Having incurred the wrath of Sandy this past hurricane season, I was unwittingly placed in the market to replace a car that was totaled due to flood damage. While social media has been around for almost a decade now, the car dealership industry hasn't always needed to rely on the new marketing medium that's known to garner new leads, and ultimately more sales for many brands.

CES Joins Forces With Salesforce To Harness Social Media At #2013CES

by Ron Callari

Lucky 13 comes in with a bang at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. While in the real world, you might catch the flu in the exhibit halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center, in the virtual world there's no viruses to speak of - just a lot of chatter that's being monitored at high frequency by Salesforce.

The Latest Diet Gadget: The Vibrating, Light-Flashing HAPIfork

by Must Love Gadgets

One of the most popular booths at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was reportedly the HAPILABS booth where its new HAPIfork was presented to thousands of curious spectators. Well, it's not every day that you get to see a fork with flashing lights and vibrators at work.

NIH Scientists Identify Molecule That Restores Memory In Mice With Alzheimer's

Can TFP5 reverse Alzheimer's symptoms in humans?

by T Goodman

This year is starting off with the publication of several promising research studies in biomedicine and reports on big advances in neuroscience, particularly Alzheimer's disease and other neurological causes of memory loss. This news includes a paper from a National Institutues of Health (NIH), published in the January 2013 FASEB Journal reporting on a peptide, TFP5, that when administered to mice with the equivalent of human Alzheimer's disease, successfully reversed their symptoms of memory loss.

Have Researchers Discovered The Fountain Of Thin?

by T Goodman

A scientific breakthrough, something obese and overweight people have only dreamed about, has been made at the University of Florida's (UF) Sid Martin Biotechnology Development Institute, where Dr. Stephen Hsu and his research team have identified a 'fat gene' called TRIP-Br2. When the team controlled the expression of this gene in mice, the mice were unable to gain weight, no matter how much they ate.

New Products From The 2013 Consumer Electronics Show

Crowd at 2010 Consumer Electronics Show. Photo by NativeForeigner, flickr.

by Cindi Brown

The 2013 Consumer Electronics Show is underway in Las Vegas, Nevada this week, and innovators of all stripes are showcasing a variety of new wares, from massive designs to pocket-sized gadgets. Some of these new products will come to revolutionize the way we live and some will just fade away. Here are videos of a few promising new items from the show.

Even Short Interruptions Have Negative Effects On Performance

by T Goodman

If your job is task oriented, demanding your concentration, you had better turn off your cell phones, pagers, email, and buzzers, and hang a 'Do Not Disturb' sign on your locked door. Why? Even a 3-second interruption in your work can double your chances of making an error.