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• Riding dinosaur, robot top hot holiday toy list
There's a lot of innovation this year, we see technology being used in new ways," said Wendy Smolen, editorial director of the trade magazine Toy Wishes, which unveiled its "Hot Dozen" toy list on Tuesday. "In the past, there have been a lot of ...
• 'Gizmo House' residents helped by technology
PLANTATION, Fla. - From the outside, the one-story pink house on the quiet, tree-lined street looks like any other in South Florida's suburbia. But once you go through the glass double doors, it's obvious: This home is different. Doors and lights ...
• Google's latest is possibly an iPhone killer
One of my only complaints about the iPhone, otherwise a masterpiece of technology, is that if you want to text someone or type in any kind of address in a search bar, you have to brush your fingertips on a flat piece of glass and pray you’ve hit ...
• Geothermal backers say it's their time to shine
Dan Reicher, director of climate change for Google.org, said his company invested $10 million as part of a plan announced last year to develop "enhanced geothermal systems" technology to generate energy from rocks deep below the earth's surface. "It ...
• Robot suit for rent in Japan to help people walk
Noel Sharkey is a robotics expert not affiliated with the technology. The professor at the University of Sheffield in the U.K. said HAL will have wide-ranging benefits for the elderly others with movement disabilities. "HAL can only lead to extending ...