Filed under: Gaming, Robots Sure, we’ve seen DS bots before, but some youngsters in France have taken the whole control issue to the “next level.” Apparently, six engineering students decided to pull a fast one on a Pekee Robot (an open, modular, Roomba-like bot) which was collecting dust, and mainline DS controls into its tiny brain. The end result is a multi-use control rig run based entirely on Nintendo’s portable console, offering wireless command of the bot with the D-pad, touchscreen, mo
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(from here) #76 1. Why did you stop liking the last person you liked? Romantically, he moved to a different college and it wasn’t really something that was going to work out anyway. 2. Are you usually the heartbreaker or the heartbroken? Romantically, I would say the heartbreaker. 3. What was the last thing you put in your mouth? Diet DP. 4. Name a quote from the song you are listening to: I’m listening to the Roomba. No music. 5. How is life going for you right now? Good. 6. Are you ke
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We’ve grown up reading magazines such as Popular Science that predicted robots would cook us dinner, fetch our newspapers and vacuum our homes. But the future is here, and the advances in robotics in the consumer space have been disappointingly slow. A few products have had some limited success, such as iRobot Corp.’s Roomba vacuum cleaner. Its approach has been to discard the constraints of making a lifelike robot and develop an electromechanical product, designed to perform a single functio
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No longer is being a geek a bad thing. If you aren’t a geek, chances are you work for one, depend on one, or have lost your girlfriend to one. Geek is more than a stereotype, it’s a lifestyle. It’s time to join the winning side my friend, and these are some items for you home that will help you with that.   Electronics Nothing screams geek more than electronics, and the more complicated or retro the better. Arcade Game Machine, $5,995 - What’s better than a Video Arcade Game Machine? One tha
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No longer is being a geek a bad thing. If you aren’t a geek, chances are you work for one, depend on one, or have lost your girlfriend to one. Geek is more than a stereotype, it’s a lifestyle. It’s time to join the winning side my friend, and these are some items for you home that will help you with that.   Electronics Nothing screams geek more than electronics, and the more complicated or retro the better. Arcade Game Machine, $5,995 - What’s better than a Video Arcade Game Machine? One tha
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Huge hard drives Macworld, CA - 18 hours ago If you have less money to spend or you don’t think you need a full terabyte of storage, check out the 750GB Iomega UltraMax. For those who don’t mind being …

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It amazes me that any man can be an accountant when I look at the way I think about money. Filthy lucre I have some stuff on eBay at the moment, just clearing out, and even though I mentally put the money aside to pay for part of the MacBook I bought months ago I’m going on imaginary spending sprees every time someone makes a bid. The total’s just above £130 at the moment with two days to go, so it might creep up to £150 or even £170. The MacBook was 700 and something, so it’s nowehere
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It amazes me that any man can be an accountant when I look at the way I think about money. Filthy lucre I have some stuff on eBay at the moment, just clearing out, and even though I mentally put the money aside to pay for part of the MacBook I bought months ago I’m going on imaginary spending sprees every time someone makes a bid. The total’s just above £130 at the moment with two days to go, so it might creep up to £150 or even £170. The MacBook was 700 and something, so it’s nowehere
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Better-than-Woot deal going on now. Details in the Roomba Buyers Guide. Also Today Only, the Scooba 350 is just $299. Deals expire at midnight. Tags: Roomba, irobot
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Mood: OK so far Hair: French-braided (out) from yesterday, slept on…i.e. sticking out all over Listening to: Sparky counting his money and talking to himself in his room Random news: We had extra kids at youth group last night: boys! Yay. We also have a LOT of extra food, most of it of the “junk” variety. Anyone need any chips??We raised almost $400 for Souper Bowl, and the final “score” chose the team that actually won last night. Awesome!All the spaghetti is cooked for Wednesday’s dinner
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