Chris Iverach-Brereton, a 26-year-old computer science graduate student from University of Manitoba, has been working on “Jennifer” — whose namesake is women’s hockey player Jennifer Botterill — for months. Now it is the world’s first hockey-playing robotic humanoid. “Jennifer”  is based on “Dynamic...

TEDMED may be the most exhilarating medical innovation and technology conference on the planet. Anyone who has seen one of the talks – from the fluorescent future of surgery to the art and science of tissue printing  has likely dreamed of attending the actual event. Well, thanks to a new program offered by TEDMED,...

The eco-minded among us have already been recycling our unwanted cell phones for a while, but the ecoATM is about to make the process much easier. The EcoATM machine is a fully automated phone recycler that lets users drop off old mobiles – then pays for them in cash. The machine currently accepts only mobile phones...

Intel has announced a new Performance Tuning Protection Plan under which it will replace selected processors damaged by overclocking as long as the processor is covered by the original 3-year warranty. So if you have held yourself back from overclocking your new Sandy Bridge out of fear of burning your processor and cooking...

Cloud computing was one of the most widely adopted and game changing technologies in 2011 and it will continue to be a driving force in 2012. Giants in the tech industry as well as small companies have adopted the hybrid cloud which is a blend of private and public computing. How will this drive the future of cloud computing...

This season is a period of gift giving. Some people are in a quagmire as to what to give loved ones, friends and associates. For those who want durable and practical gifts, technology gadgets offer plenty of choices. They can give digital television, ebook readers, digital cameras, high density media players, cellular...

College students are more technologically-savvy now than ever and so the college campus. Ten years ago, laptops in the classroom were a strange new phenomenon reserved for the super geeky. Fast forward to today: you and all your friends have an iPhone or Android Phone in pocket or an iPad in your bag. You might also like:  3...

We may heard and also seen a human who moves remotely the arm of a robot. But did you ever saw a robot which moves the arm and hand of a man with no human involvment ? If not check it here. The Laboratory of Computer Science, Robotics and Microelectronics of Montpellier (LIRMM) and CNRS have managed to move a human limb...