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Robosapien V2 (and Friends!)

The new Robosapien V2 looks fantastic. For just 200 bucks, the new bot will be able to track objects and movements, recognize objects and skin tones—all sorts of crazy stuff. Onrobo (another one of the new robot blogs, a trend I think is great) has details, as well as this first picture. Oh, and they have information about Roboraptor and Robopet, which the new V2 Robosapien can control (although they can be operated independently).

I think that this is nice because then if the Robosapien can control the small roboraptor and robopet then I might be able to get them to fetch me stuff.

Apple Gaming Rumor #174

MacWorld's still a month away, and we've already got rumors of of 100GB iPods, Ultra Thin MacBooks, and of course, the iPhone. But what of the old rumor that Apple's eyeing the video game market? Yep, They've got that too. What do they think? Unlikely. Apple's done well in their current markets of PC and digital music because they've been able to keep their ecosystem closed. iPod + iTunes and the fact that you can't build your own Mac are examples of control Apple has over their products. Apple doesn't need to rely so much on third party providers to sell their systems. If they get into the gaming arena, they're going to be at the mercy of game development studios to produce killer titles for yet another console in an already crowded horse race.
However, Prudential analyst Jesse Tortora says Apple's been hiring video game designers and thinking about entering the video game market sometime in the next few years. Tortora says the decision to enter may be based on how well the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles do as media hubs for the living room, something Apple's also trying to do with their upcoming iTV.

That's so cool because now if apple gets everything like that out then it would be like an apple world. But I don't think that they are going to have good games because to me games from square Enix and sony are really good and are almost unbeatable.

Major PS3 Firmware Update Coming March '07

Despite all Sony's talk about how the PlayStation 3 is supposed to be a media hub, there's been very little to show for it. We have standard trailers and movie playback, but even the Xbox 360 can do that. But come March '07, to coincide with the Europe launch, the PS3 is going to get a major firmware update. SCE's VP of Technology says there could be a utility to download third-party operating systems direction from the PS3. In addition, there are even more gaming features planned to be added with the update. Perhaps more PSP + PS3 integration? What we'd like is to just be able to play DivX and XviD files off a burned DVD directly from the PS3's interface.

I think this is unfair because why doesn't Sony take out the PS3 fully updated at first its just not fair. Now loads of people buy the PS3, but then in around 4 more months its nothing but garbage because there is this NEW PS3 which has 10x more features.
IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT

King Tut Died From Broken Leg, Not Murder, Scientists Conclude

King Tut probably died from a broken leg, scientists say, possibly closing one of history's most famous cold cases. A CT scan of King Tutankhamun's mummy has disproved a popular theory that the Egyptian pharaoh was murdered by a blow to the head more than 3,300 years ago. Instead the most likely explanation for the boy king's death at 19 is a thigh fracture that became infected and ultimately fatal, according to an international team of scientists. The team presented its results this week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago, Illinois. "I think it is the end of the investigation. … We can now close this file," said team leader Ashraf Selim, a radiologist at Kasr Eleini Teaching Hospital at Cairo University in Egypt.
But the research effort may add to rumors surrounding the infamous "curse of Tut."

Now I have been to Egypt and its has been said that Tuts helper (or someone like a helper) killed him with a smack on the head when Tut went hunting. I don't exactly know how someone can die with a thigh fracture.

Ancient Tsunami Smashed Europe, Middle East, Study Says

A massive tsunami smashed Mediterran-ean shores some 8,000 years ago when a giant chunk of volcano fell into the sea, researchers say. Waves up to 165 feet (50 meters) high swept the eastern Mediterranean, triggered by a landslide on Mount Etna on the island of Sicily, according to the new study. The research team says the natural disaster likely destroyed ancient communities, with a series of killer waves hitting the eastern Mediterranean coastline from Italy to Egypt. Italian researchers based their findings on geological clues and evidence of a hastily abandoned Stone Age fishing settlement in Israel. Maria Teresa Pareschi and colleagues at the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Pisa estimated the tsunami's strength by modeling the impact of the landslide from Etna, the tallest active volcano in Europe. The waves would have reached heights of about 165 feet (50 meters) off southern Italy, the team says, with a sea surge reaching 43 feet (13 meters) swamping parts of Greece and Libya. Smaller waves hitting coasts farther away would also have had devastating power, according to Pareschi, who led the study. "A tsunami wave height of a few meters can penetrate deeply inland," she said.

Well now I think that this is not cool because if this really happened then it could happen again and that wouldn't be so good.