The Future of Robotics: Are Humanoid Robots The Right Model? While humanoid robots are gaining significant investment and attention, we question whether they're truly the optimal path forward. Discover the potential advantages of specialized robots designed for specific tasks and consider the balance between human-like familiarity and task-specific efficiency. From elderly … [Read more...] about Countdown to Comic-Con: Are Humanoid Robots The Right Model for the Future of Robotics?
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ProtoArc 2-in-1 Hubmouse Review: The Perfect Rechargeable Mobile Mouse that Hides a Hub that Hides a 2.4G Transceiver.
ProtoArc 2-in-1 Hubmouse Review It used to be that every computer came with a wired mouse. Laptops usually arrive sans mouse, their trackpad acting as the input and navigation device. Tablets often come with neither, driving a secondary market for wireless mice. Mouse-less laptops tap into that same market. Some people, like me, like mice more than trackpads or other … [Read more...] about ProtoArc 2-in-1 Hubmouse Review: The Perfect Rechargeable Mobile Mouse that Hides a Hub that Hides a 2.4G Transceiver.
Countdown to Comic-Con: The Quantum Mechanics of Cliche—Time Travel and the Multiverse
Countdown to Comic-Con: The Quantum Mechanics of Cliche—Time Travel and the Multiverse Ah, time travel and the multiverse. It’s hard to find a big science fiction property that isn't obsessed with time travel or the multiverse. Marvel pulled off a "time heist" to successfully conclude the Infinity Saga. The next Marvel phase focuses on the multiverse in fits and starts, … [Read more...] about Countdown to Comic-Con: The Quantum Mechanics of Cliche—Time Travel and the Multiverse
Jabra Elite 10 Earbuds Review: The Jabra Flagship Continues to Improve on Comfort and Features
Jabra Elite 10 Earbuds Review I have heard several times about the 62,000 ears models at Jabra's GN HQ in Denmark. Somewhere in that mix they clearly had a pair of ears similar enough to mine. They also found some universal truths, like earbud tips don't need to be, or rather should not be, domed circles. With the $249.99 Jabra Elite 10 earbuds, one of the penultimate … [Read more...] about Jabra Elite 10 Earbuds Review: The Jabra Flagship Continues to Improve on Comfort and Features
Countdown to Comic-Con: Are Cylons Sentient? And Can LLMs Wake Up? Can We Craft Our Own Nightmares? Sow the Seeds of Our Own Destruction?
Countdown to Comic-Con: Are Cylons Sentient? And Can LLMs Wake Up? Cylons, the "robots" of Battlestar Galactica, demonstrate multiple levels of sentience. It is important in a discussion about sentient computers, however, that we differentiate intelligence from sentience and consciousness. Many computer programs are intelligent, able to pass various tests, play chess, … [Read more...] about Countdown to Comic-Con: Are Cylons Sentient? And Can LLMs Wake Up? Can We Craft Our Own Nightmares? Sow the Seeds of Our Own Destruction?