iRobot has been branching out from its traditional household and military robots for quite a while, and it looks like it’s now officially embracing those activities as a core part of its business.
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iRobot reorganizes, forms new unit focused on Ava and other emerging technologies
The Internet is abuzz with stats about iPad trade-ins going through the roof as the March 7 iPad 3 unveiling in San Francisco looms closer, and while percentages and graphs are vaguely interesting, the real meat to the story concerns where and how people can get the most bang for their buck. Look no further as 9to5Mac compiled a list of places to trade in an ole’ dusty iPad for cash or credit to buy Apple’s upcoming toy
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Top 10 places to trade an iPad for cash or credit
The Internet is abuzz with stats about iPad trade-ins going through the roof as the March 7 iPad 3 unveiling in San Francisco looms closer, and while percentages and graphs are vaguely interesting, the real meat to the story concerns where and how people can get the most bang for their buck. Look no further as 9to5Mac compiled a list of places to trade in an ole’ dusty iPad for cash or credit to buy Apple’s upcoming toy. Before perusing the options, identify the condition, features, and model of the swappable iPad
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Top 10 places to trade an iPad for cash or credit
Those of you that scurried to get an early spot in the pre-order cue for Lytro’s upcoming camera , ought to carefully skim your inboxes for an email confirming shipment of your infinite focusing shooter. Per a ton of tips from you, in addition to a post from the company’s official blog, early orders of the unconventionally shaped camera that allows you to refocus after the fact are now en route to abodes stateside. When we played with it at its launch event , we came away impressed, yet ultimately longed for the underlying technology to be licensed to others — something the company maintains it’s actively exploring .
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Lytro pre-orders start shipping, infinite focusing now within reach
This week’s TED2012 conference isn’t all talk — sometimes the videos features speak for themselves. Check out this phenomenal one from the University of Pennsylvania starring a number of nano quadrotors playing the James Bond theme by banging percussion, hitting the piano and strumming a guitar. The room in the video has infrared lights and cameras and the ‘copters are outfitted with reflectors, making it possible to plot their position
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Mini quadrotors play Bond, James Bond (video)
This week’s TED2012 conference isn’t all talk — sometimes the videos features speak for themselves. Check out this phenomenal one from the University of Pennsylvania starring a number of nano quadrotors playing the James Bond theme by banging percussion, hitting the piano and strumming a guitar.
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Mini quadrotors play Bond, James Bond (video)
It’s that time of year when the hot stove league gives way to spring training, and people start talking less about things like El Hombre’s move to LA and more about batting averages and home runs. Thus, MLB has unleashed the MLB At Bat 2012 app to keep you up to date on your favorite squads and stars, and unlike previous iOS iterations, this time it’s free
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MLB at Bat 2012 app out for iDevices and Android, brings in-app monthly subscriptions to iOS
SwiftKey is responsible for as many saved typing hours, as it is crushing affirmations of just how predictable we really are.
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SwiftKey launches SDK, phones and tablets get more predictable
SwiftKey is responsible for as many saved typing hours, as it is crushing affirmations of just how predictable we really are. A fact that can now be drilled home by infinitely more devices, thanks to a new SDK for OEMs.
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SwiftKey launches SDK, phones and tablets get more predictable
3D printing may still have quite a ways to go before it becomes as ubiquitous as traditional printing, but there’s plenty of developers out there working to make that happen. One such example comes out of the House 4 Hack group in Johannesburg, who have been working on an Android app called Paint3D that promises to let folks create 3D models and then print them out straight from their mobile device — imagine saying that even just five years ago. Unfortunately, that’s not available to the general public just yet, but you can get a closer look at the app and the results its able to produce at the source link below, and get an overview from one of the developers in the video after the break
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Paint3D app promises to let you sketch and print 3D models straight from Android
