Neuros Technology is offering “bounties” to developers who come up with software that fills in a few gaps in the functioning of its “open,” Linux-powered, Internet-enabled Neuros Link set-top-box (STB). The rewards range from $500 to $2,500, depending on what’s implemented.
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[Updated Jan. 6, 2009] — Roku has announced two updates to its $99 box that streams Netflix movies directly to TVs via the Internet. The initial update adds advanced compression capable of streaming HD video over “average” consumer broadband connections, Roku says.
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A 49-foot-tall replica of Honda’s infamous ASIMO humanoid robot will be a prominent participant in the 2009 Rose Parade. Honda’s float will serve as the parade’s opening ceremony stage and then transform itself into the supersized ASIMO, leading the beloved parade through the streets of Pasadena on New Year’s Day.
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The University of Tokyo is developing a series of robots that perform housekeeping chores such as washing dishes and doing laundry. A video showing one of the University’s robots washing and stacking dishes recently popped up on YouTube.
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It’s time to start thinking about our New Year’s resolutions. If you’re one of millions who’d like to help fight global warming in 2009, the U.S. Energy Star initiative invites you to make a non-binding online pledge.
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