Woz is Out of the Loop at Apple, and He Likes it That Way
In the final installment of our interview with Apple co-founder/inventor of the personal computer Steve Wozniak, he lets us know some details of his “outsider” status at Apple and why he likes it that way. Does he have all the inside scoops before anyone else? Nope. Does he get the first prototypes of each new…
Video: One Seriously Pimped-Out Wheelchair
Click to viewThis, my friends, is the sweetest wheelchair around. The Gryphon Shield, designed by Jesse Leaman, is loaded with more features than Snoop Dogg’s Escalade. It’s got a rear-view camera, exterior and interior lights, built-in air conditioning, storage compartments, a water tank, a webcam, and a laptop equipped with WiFi, a DVD player, and…
Nintendo Bringing DS Demo Downloads to Boring Old Airports
Nintendo has found the perfect audience to unleash its hordes of DS demos on: people at airports. They’re bored, they’ve got nowhere to go, and if they own a DS chances are they’ll have it with them. The first run will be found in Delta terminals within JFK, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airports.…
RoboBusiness Roundup: Some Robots Get Emotional, Others Get Physical
The IZI Robotics development team must be composed of elves, oompa loompas, or leprechauns. I couldn’t find a robot that was bigger than a Swiffer head at their booth. They had roving robots that traced dark lines, wheel-based cubes that kicked around a golf ball, wireless "emotional network robots" (Netoys) that looked like winged Boos…