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robots

Flame Bot Has Manliest Walk in Robot Kingdom

Next Friday, a Dutch robotics researcher named Daan Hobbelen at TU Delft will be getting his PhD for building a robot named Flame. What's the big deal? you robo-saturated Giz readers ask. Flame has been built to walk like a man, using human-based principles that strike fear in the hearts of other robotics experts. UPDATE and BONUS VIDEO BELOW!! More »

3:00 PM on Fri May 23 2008
By Wilson Rothman
22,030 views, 44 comments

Latest by N@tedog: Needs a big toe for lateral balance. I think I read somewhere that most of our lateral balance is derived more »

smartphones

Rumor: MWg to Launch Windows Mobile 7 Device This Year

One fun rumor bopping around the phone sites is that MWg, the smartphone maker previously known as O2 Asia, will be rolling out a Windows Mobile 7 phone in the fourth quarter of 2008, specifically the Flame II shown above. That's about a year earlier than we last heard. Everyone sounds skeptical, but you never know, the timeline could have been Boy Genius, or to see the whole MWg presentation, have a accelerated because WM6 isn't exactly a crowd pleaser. If you want a more complete roadmap, check out Boy Genius; for the original video presentation from MWg, look at MoDaCo. Either way, take it with a grain or two of salt. [MoDaCo via BGR]

8:29 PM on Sun May 11 2008
By Wilson Rothman
4,144 views, 5 comments

Latest by MeeM: It's about time manufacturers took screen sizes seriously. 2.8" is decent, but if they intend on using VGA or more »

gadgets

Weed Burner: No, Not That Kind

Pulling and spraying weeds is so old fashion. Seriously, how are you going to get respect in your lawn if you have to excruciatingly hurt your back just to rid the lawn of weeds? I'm sure all of the other weeds are pointing and laughing at your pathetic attempts. The Weed Burner lets you smoke the weeds, legally. This small, lightweight device has an attached propane bottle and is essentially a miniature flame thrower. Stick it above the weed and burn away. More »

12:43 PM on Thu Jul 20 2006
By Travis Hudson
1,994 views, 6 comments

Latest by rick020200: Slow gladget day? more »

portable media

iLoad Inventor Vents, Is Out on Bail

So we get a call the other day about the iLoad, which, on the surface, seems, shall we say, "no longer necessary." It's the iLoad PR fella, good guy, it seems. He's going to send us a bit on this new product, all is well, we'll take a look, make a more refined judgement. We see hundreds of ideas like these—on the surface, they're fine. Given a bit of thought, they're kind of silly. More power to the inventor. Yeah, team. Different strokes for different folks. More »

2:03 PM on Sat Nov 12 2005
By johnb
2,254 views, 26 comments

Latest by suprfli: No doubt that he's angry b/c he planned to make his trip to China a one way ticket. I more »