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Now, a robot that expresses and detects emotions! Lonely souls could now look forward to a unique company, thanks to European scientists who have unveiled the world’s first robot which is able to display and detect human emotions. The humanoid machine, called Nao, which hunches its shoulders when it feels sad and raises its arms for a hug when it’s happy, has been designed to mimic the emotional skills of a one-year-old child, say the scientists. Nao is able to detect human emotions through a series of non-verbal “clues”, like body-language and facial expressions, and becomes more adept at reading a person’s mood through prolonged interaction. The robot, which is capable of forming bonds with people who treat it with kindness, uses video cameras to detect how close a person comes and sensors to work out how tactile they are, ‘The Daily Telegraph’ reported. The wiring of the robot’s “brain”, designed to mirror the neural network of the human mind, allows it to remember its inte...

The Window Phone(comming soon) This new Window Phone is the concept mobile phone, which is able to transform its appearance like a window as per the weather. The phone is designed as a thin, clear and transparent plastic sheet, which remains clear during a sunny day, becomes humid during a rainy day and takes a dump outlook during a snowy day.

Cable focuses on Internet, satellite TV grows U.S. cable television companies wooed home Internet users from rivals in the second quarter, helping offset a trend that has seen their television customers flee to top satellite player DirecTV Group(DTV.O). Time Warner Cable Inc (TWC.N) and Cablevision Systems Corp (CVC.N) reported on Thursday, like Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O) last week, that they successfully added Internet subscribers in what is now a key focus for companies that were originally built on the back of cable TV programming. Time Warner Cable Chief Executive Glenn Britt said on a conference call that successfully marketing Internet access is as important, if not more so, as selling bundles of TV shows. "Broadband is still growing nicely and becoming a more important part of people's every day lives and we're seeing tangible evidence the consumers are willing to pay more for the speed and reliability," Britt said. Time Warner Cable added 85,000 broadband su...

U.S. Internet traffic talks collapse U.S. regulators halted closed-door negotiations about net neutrality rules with phone, cable and Internet companies on Thursday after reports of a side deal between two participants, Verizon Communications Inc(VZ.N) and Google Inc(GOOG.O), surfaced. "We have called off this round of stakeholder discussions," said Edward Lazarus, chief of staff for Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski. The collapse means Genachowski may have to decide how to regulate Internet access without further input from the industry. His decision will likely be challenged in court. "It has been productive on several fronts, but has not generated a robust framework to preserve the openness and freedom of the Internet," Lazarus said of the meetings in a statement. "All options remain on the table." An analyst warned that the series of private meetings among industry stakeholders could implode due to the deal betwe...

Hide Your Hard Disk(No Software Requires) Have you ever tried or imagined to hide your hard disk from your relatives and friends? If yes, then you must read this. This article explains you to hide your hard disk without loosing any content. First of all, remember that this is an advanced feature so you must do it properly. Here is a simple method to hide ur disk drive 1. Open control panel 2. Go to administrative tools 3. Click computer management 4. Now a window will appear 5. Click disk management on the left column. Now u will see all disk drives. 6. Suppose u have to hide local disk E, right click on local disk E and choose “change drive letter and paths” 7. Now a small window will appear showing ur letter “E”. Click remove and then ok….. open my computer u will not see local disk E To bring back repeat the above steps but when u open disk management the drive that is hidden will b without any letter 1. Right click on it 2. Choose “change drive letter and paths” 3. Press add and ...

India to get high-speed 'Science and Education Internet' Mumbai: India will be connected to a very high-speed 'Science and Education Internet' through an international networking by next month, a senior official of the network said. "The new very high speed linkage will be completed next month which will allow National Knowledge network-connected institutions' high-speed access to global science projects such as International Thermonuclear Experimental Research (ITER), Large Hadron Collider and several small and big projects," Director and Principal Investigator of Global Ring Network for Advanced Applications Development (GLORIAD), Greg Cole said. The connectivity will permit scientists and educational institutions to have access to shared scientific equipment such as telescopes, electron microscopes and particle accelerators. It will also bring to local computers important and enormous scientific data repositories spanning everything from human gen...

Teen creates free Internet application for iPhone London: A 15-year-old boy managed to dupe Apple by creating an iPhone application that connects to the Internet for free but it is no longer available. To access the web through the iPhone costs around 13 pounds a month. Nick Lee designed a application which at first glance appears to allow users to change the colour of their screen. It was charged at less than a dollar to upload from the Apple iTunes online music store. However, the application contains a hidden code that allows people to use their iPhone as a modem and access the Internet without paying, the Telegraph reported. The application was removed as soon as news of its true nature appeared online. Those who downloaded it, however, can keep enjoying its benefits. "I'm going to use this little gem of an application to my heart's content. I'm typing on it now, and I'm going to see just how much data I can use all afternoon. I was able to get download s...