CES Showfloor: Skateboard Robot

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New: G5 Skateboard

New: G5 Skateboard 01/16/2004 10:58 AM
Dr. Bott LLC is now shipping the G5 Skateboard, a wheeled platform that fits under a Power Mac G5, between the two bottom "handles."

DB Sumo Sunriser Skateboard Headlights

DB Sumo Sunriser Skateboard Headlights 03/30/2005 09:10 AM

I have a long and silent war with the skaterats that live down my street, who have of late taken to calling themselves the 'Dobkings' (our street is 'Dobbin,' get it?) and spray painting their new stencils all over the street's dumpsters. I wage this war normally by walking down the street, using a hula-hoop motion and my gut's natural inertia to rotate my head, avoiding their smiles.

Next time, though, I will hit them with a blast from the Sunriser, the new headlamp system for skateboards from DB Sumo. It's designed to be installed between the trucks and deck of a skateboard, but will serve just as well as a distraction while I waddle the last forty feet around the corner. They're 20 bucks a pop, plus shipping.

Product Page [DBSumo via Engadget]

Dr. Bott ships G5 Skateboard, G5 Roof

Dr. Bott ships G5 Skateboard, G5 Roof 01/16/2004 10:58 AM
Mac peripheral manufacturer and distributor Dr. Bott on Thursday announced that it's shipping the G 5 Skateboard and G5 Roof. Both are new peripherals made by Japanese manufacturer Power Support aimed at owners of Apple's Power Mac G5.

Electric Skateboard ‘Wars’ Heating Up

Electric Skateboard ‘Wars’ Heating Up 08/10/2004 03:46 AM
Electric skateboards are hot, hot, hot and the market is exploding around the world! [PRWEB Aug 10, 2004]

Electric Skateboard Competition Hits
All-time High

Electric Skateboard Competition Hits
All-time High 02/01/2005 08:46 PM
Raptor Extreme breaks price barrier at just $499 [PRWEB Feb 1, 2005]

"Nutty video of some guy's fingers doing
tricks with a 2 1/2 inch skateboard"

"Nutty video of some guy's fingers doing
tricks with a 2 1/2 inch skateboard" 12/30/2004 04:30 AM

CES Showfloor: BenQ P50

CES Showfloor: BenQ P50 01/06/2005 08:21 PM

An $800 phone does not a Treo killer make, but man, that's a nice form factor. I can't wait to play around with one of these in the future—it could take me over to Windows Mobile.

CES Showfloor: New Shuttle XPC

CES Showfloor: New Shuttle XPC 01/06/2005 08:21 PM

It's a new Shuttle XPC form factor. The guy told me the name, but I got distracted by someone who owes me drinks. I had an obvious solution to the conflicting priority levels.

CES Showfloor: BenQ Z2

CES Showfloor: BenQ Z2 01/06/2005 08:21 PM

The Benq Z2 phone is an awesome, fun form factor, but it's going to sink like a stone in this market, if for the funky keypad if nothing else. It's tiny, though, and has plenty of capability.

CES Showfloor: Samsung DVDjr

CES Showfloor: Samsung DVDjr 01/06/2005 08:21 PM

Samsung's DVDjr platform, designed to let kids watch the same content they could get on full-sized DVDs, except only on a tiny screen. Even Samsung was kind of like, "Eh."

LinuxWorld Expo Day 1 Showfloor Reports

LinuxWorld Expo Day 1 Showfloor Reports 08/03/2004 09:58 PM

CES Showfloor: Samsung Portable DMB
Player

CES Showfloor: Samsung Portable DMB
Player 01/06/2005 08:21 PM

Yes, I finally made it on the showfloor! After hours of bopping around, trying to find just a drop of internet, I finally through all caution to the wind and actually looked at gadgets. Samsung's booth in particular was full of yummy things, like this nice-looking DMB portable television that we'll never get here (because we don't have DMB, not because they don't love us).

CES Showfloor: Samsung 80-Inch Plasma

CES Showfloor: Samsung 80-Inch Plasma 01/06/2005 08:21 PM

When I asked the Samsung rep if I could get a demo unit, she sort of laughed. Then I asked again and just got a stern look. Guess that means I'll be stealing the 102-inch prototype they had in the next room.

CES Showfloor: Mystery Tablet Palmtop

CES Showfloor: Mystery Tablet Palmtop 01/06/2005 08:21 PM

CES is weird. This guy pulled out his Crusoe-powered, Windows XP-running palmtop tablet prototype to show me as we were waiting for a cab. I wish life were always life this.

I had this guy's card, but I've lost it. Hence, mystery.

CES Showfloor: Samsung Miniket Sport

CES Showfloor: Samsung Miniket Sport 01/06/2005 08:21 PM

Samsung is finally pushing the MiniKet camcorder for real, except this new version comes with a plug-in piece for x-treme cammin' or sneaking vids at the strip club.

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CES Showfloor: Samsung DuoShot SC-6550

CES Showfloor: Samsung DuoShot SC-6550 01/06/2005 08:21 PM

The camcorder on the right is the new Samsung Duoshot SC-D6550, a DV camera with a built-in 5-megapixel camera.

CES Showfloor: Samsung Video Joystick

CES Showfloor: Samsung Video Joystick 01/06/2005 08:21 PM

I almost forgot my favorite thing in the Samsung booth: this video camera controller with lots of buttons, knobs, a joystick, and a screen. Do I need it? No, but I didn't need that video control board that sat in my apartment for a year, either, solely on the merit of its 100+ LED backlit buttons.

CES Showfloor: Samsung 5.1 System with
Removable Speakers

CES Showfloor: Samsung 5.1 System with
Removable Speakers 01/06/2005 08:21 PM

This was a nice compromise: this 5.1 speaker system could be used in a set-top configuration, with all five speakers in a single box, or each individual speaker could be pulled out and placed elsewhere in the room (if you ran a wire to it).

The next booth over had Samsung's wireless speakers on display, but they were 1) hissing badly, and 2) attached to the wall with speaker wires.

CES Showfloor: Samsung's 8-Inch Portable
DVD Player

CES Showfloor: Samsung's 8-Inch Portable
DVD Player 01/06/2005 08:21 PM

Here's Samsung's smallest new portable slimline DVD player. I know, it's not all that interesting, but I thought it was funny that it had a recessed circle in the top, yet that door on the left was were the DVDs went. It's like a dished-out ring has become the international symbol for "portable DVD" player.

CES Showfloor: Samsung USB Host Home
Theater System

CES Showfloor: Samsung USB Host Home
Theater System 01/06/2005 08:21 PM

I'm not sure this is the first Home Theater system (receiver + speakers) with USB Host, but I could be wrong. Either way, I like it.

Slide4less Welcomes Arrival of First
Raptor Shipment - Exciting, New Exkate
Electric Skateboard Line Breaks Price
Barrier at Under $500

Slide4less Welcomes Arrival of First
Raptor Shipment - Exciting, New Exkate
Electric Skateboard Line Breaks Price
Barrier at Under $500 03/14/2005 05:55 PM
The staff of Slide4less eagerly welcomed the first shipment of Exkate Raptor electric skateboards to the company’s showroom at 212 International Blvd. in Oakland., Calif. March 9. The Raptor series represents electric skateboards for the masses, with a price anybody can afford and the high performance old timers have come to expect. Could it really be true – an electric skateboard with Exkate’s performance for less than $500? [PRWEB Mar 11, 2005]

A Running Robot Or A Rolling Robot?

A Running Robot Or A Rolling Robot? 12/18/2003 12:58 PM
It took years for researchers to figure out how to make a robot be able to stand and walk on two legs. In fact, it's so complicated, that some researchers are giving up on that idea and using Segway balancing technology on their robots instead of legs. However, the folks at Sony seem to have taken the concept of the upright walking robot one step further: they've figured out how to make a robot run. That's right, it actually leaves the ground at points while jogging along. It apparently needs a bit of a walking start to get up to speed, and even at running speed, it's more of a slow jog - where it's feet barely leave the ground. Still, it's a start, and with some more work, they believe they can really make the robot run.

I not Robot

I not Robot 07/21/2004 02:59 PM
Scott Rosenberg cites the NY Time's nailing of what's so wonderful about the original I, Robot stories, and then adds his own contemplations. Unlike Scott, though, I'm going to see the movie. I think of it as meeting someone named Abe Lincoln. Just a coincidence....

"I, Robot "

"I, Robot " 07/18/2004 09:48 PM

Robot Sex

Robot Sex 05/06/2004 05:17 PM
Simson Garfinkel has written a new Technology Review article on the subject of Robot Sex - not sex as in robot procreation but as in robot gender. Is your robot a male or female? It turns out Honda thinks Asimo is a male and consistently refers to it as "he". The Roomba, on the other hand, is female according to the author. The article also mentions the Neiman Marcus his & her robots which included a male and female robot. There's a related Slashdot discussion.

What Sex is Your Robot?

What Sex is Your Robot? 05/06/2004 10:05 AM

Run, robot, run

Run, robot, run 12/18/2003 01:05 PM
ZDNet Dec 18 2003 12:12PM ET

I Robot Now

I Robot Now 12/23/2003 07:18 AM
I want one of these .. fully automated .. Yeah, right .. NS-5 robot .. iRobotNow .. assistant

irobotnow.com/index.php
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"I Robot Now"

"I Robot Now" 12/23/2003 03:23 PM

I, Robot

I, Robot 07/17/2004 07:52 AM
IRrobotMovie.com [Release Date 2004-07-16] .. that upcoming Will Smith movie .. new film version of I, Robot .. back to fiction .. website .. movie .. Robot

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"I, Robot"

"I, Robot" 07/16/2004 08:21 AM
Will Smith has one hot bod, but is that enough to overcome this futuristic flick's edifice complex?

Wow Robot KHR-1

Wow Robot KHR-1 07/07/2004 08:04 AM

< img src="http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/images/khr01.jpg" alt="khr01.jpg image" width="141" height="250" class="borderyes" border="0" align="right" vspace="5" hspace="15"/>I don't know everything about this $1,450 'KHR-1' kit from Korean firm Wow Robot, but just from watching the video I can put together that this little humanoid bot can kick (soccer-style), shuffle step, pick itself up off the floor, and assume any number of badass fighting poses. All 17 different joints are powered by a single motor, and there is even software to pre-script the movements on your computer and play them back again and again. Probably a little out of most casual robotics fans' price range, but for those that really like contributing to our species' ultimate destruction, you know, on the side, the Wow Robot is a lot of cybernetic doom for not a lot of cash. (Thanks, Soonkack!)
< b>Read - Product Page (Korean) [WowRobot]

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AgBots: Robots On the Farm [Gizmodo]

Yo, robot

Yo, robot 06/13/2004 08:59 AM

You, Robot

You, Robot 12/22/2004 01:24 AM
It's been a while since we mentioned Hans Moravec but a new Scientific American article turns out to be just what we needed. The article gives an update on his company, Seegrid Corporation, and the robot vision system they've been developing. Along the way he talks about the growth of raw computing power from the bacterium-level ENIAC to the modern guppy-level desktop PC.

Monkey & Robot

Monkey & Robot 08/22/2004 05:39 PM
Like many others, I think that (1) Monkeys and (2) Robots are interesting. This has already been around the web, but serious monkey fans need to check out Jill Greenberg's monkey portraits. As for Robots, this is one I bought in Japan....

Toyota's new robot

Toyota's new robot 12/31/2003 02:27 PM
It's still awhile off, but Toyota's planning to introduce a new humanoid robot at the Aichi World Exposition in 2005 that will be able to...

Leaning toward robot

Leaning toward robot 08/10/2004 05:47 PM
USA Today Aug 10 2004 10:26PM GMT

Guido van Robot 0.9.9

Guido van Robot 0.9.9 06/04/2004 11:04 AM
GvR is an interactive, introductory programming language.

Where is Robot-Valley?

Where is Robot-Valley? 07/09/2004 05:04 PM
A new robotic trends article uses an assortment of statistics to predict where we'll see the robot equivalent of silicon valley. After describing lots of maps of population-adjusted densities of unspecified local robot clubs, contests, and start-up companies, the author concludes that robot valley will be on the east coast, unless it's on the west coast, or somewhere else, or unless the Japanese take over the whole market first.
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