Monthly Archives: November 2011

Understanding and Indexing Sounds

Audio engineers at Imagine Research announced their developoment of MediaMined(TM) for understanding and indexing sound. “It acts as a virtual studio engineer,” said Imagine Research’s founder and CEO Jay LeBoeuf. “If your software detects male vocals,” LeBoeuf adds, “then it would … Continue reading

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Honda’s ASIMO Has Significant Advancements

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. unveiled an all-new ASIMO humanoid robot newly equipped with the world’s first1 autonomous behavior control technology. With a further advance in autonomy, the all-new ASIMO moves without being controlled by an operator. It has significantly improved intelligence and … Continue reading

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Batteries with 10x More Capacity and 10x Faster Charge

Using Si nanoparticles in Li-ion rechargable batteries. such as those in cellphones and iPods, results up to 10 times more capacity and 10 times faster charge than current batteries. “We have found a way to extend a new lithium-ion battery’s charge life by 10 times,” … Continue reading

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Wolfram/Alpha Revisited

Wolfram/Alpha continues under development even as the company releases apps through iTunes. I first posted about this computational knowledge engine on April 6, 2009. Since then, they have added many apps for learning academic skill. Check out their apps for … Continue reading

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