Cheetah exceeds the speed of Usain Bolt

 

You may recall that in March we first turn to Cheetah, the fastest robot in the moment, but still could not beat runners like Usain Bolt and 40km / h. Well now he has succeeded.
The technology of this robot has been improved by their manufacturers, Boston Dynamics, and now has reached the mark of 28 miles per hour, equivalent to about 45 kilometers per hour, undoubtedly surpassing the speed of any human being.
While Cheetah is currently only able to run a bit faster than Bolt, hopefully with more research and development is to reach the mark of 80 kilometers per hour, making it without doubt the fastest robot.

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Asus Zenbook U500VZ

 

Asus has always been very active in the notebook market, and its latest model is the new ASUS ZENBOOK U500VZ and is the latest addition to its family of ultrabooks.
The Asus Zenbook U500VZ is a powerful laptop with full HD 15 inch. Inside has an Intel Core i7 quad-core third generation and has a NVIDIA GT650M, all of which is accompanied by a 512GB SSD or 128GB SSD + 500GB hard drive.
The machine has a backlit keyboard, numeric keypad also available, with WiFi, Bluetooth, card reader and HDMI output.
The operating system will be Windows 8 Zenbook U500VZ and will be available from late October. Do not know the price.

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God of War: Ascension unveils its new trailer

 

Sony has just released a trailer entitled 'Furies' that corresponds to your new video game God of War: Ascension. This is the seventh title in the series God of War and the development studio is SCE Studios Santa Monica.

Remember that this action-adventure game will be exclusive to the PS3. God of War: Ascension will be released on March 12, 2013.

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Bad Piggies come to iOS and Android on September 27

 

Rovio, the company that developed Angry Birds, has just revealed the release date of the new Bad Piggies, available as app for Android, iOS and Mac since 27 September, but will also be coming to other platforms as Windows will 8, although there is still no confirmed date for the latter.
Rovio CEO Mikael Hed said "there are a lot of empathy for these adorable little pigs, and continually asked us what's the story about the pigs. Bad Piggies gives you the chance to play as the second most beloved characters of the universe Angry Birds and explore it through the eyes of pigs. "
As said, in this game there will be no slingshot / catapult and the gameplay is very different from what we are accustomed.

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Razer BlackShark new generation headphones for gamers

 

All here know that Razer is a company that is dedicated to creating producer oriented gamers. This time they have not launched a supercomputer or anything like that, but a new pair of headphones, and this is definitely better than the last we saw here. This is the Razer BlackShark.
Inspired headphones worn by pilots of helicopters, the design of these incorporates pads which adapt to the shape of our ear, so as to be more comfortable for long times of use.
The Razer BlackShark can be connected to any device that has a 3.5mm input and cost $ 120.

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PSP clone runs Android 4.0 and is only $ 66 U.S. dollars

 

Several clones of the Sony PSP have surfaced in the past. But the new console JXD S602 is totally different because it uses the Android 4.0 operating system. The device has a 4.3 inch screen with resolution of 480 × 272 pixels and is only $ 66 U.S. dollars. The JXD S602 can be acquired via Willgoo and is equipped with Cortex-A8 processor at 1GHz, with 512MB of RAM and 4GB of expandable memory using a microSD card. The device has a touch screen and a good resistance G sensor for users to play motion controlled games.
The appearance and dimensions of the console are undoubtedly similar to the Sony PSP. It also has a camera of 0.3 ispone megaíxeles and WiFi connectivity. The battery is 2500 mAh leads.
If you get bored of playing, then you can use it as a music player and that player also features multimedia . It supports audio formats like MP3, OGG, FLAC and some video formats.

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New technology to scan faces can recognize if a person is drunk

 

That someone is drunk in a crowd or in a public place is not a good idea. While not everyone gets violent to be drunk, there are some people who do and that does not suit anyone. But it is difficult to ascertain whether a person is intoxicated when in crowded places such as a train station.
To solve this problem, researchers at the University of Patras are working on a kind of software that can detect if a person is drunk or not by scanning the face. As appears the software uses two special variables that make highly accurate.
First, compruba the color of the skin of his face. When a person is drunk, your blood vessels dilate and this makes the notice of his face changed. Comparing the color of the point with the database, it can be determined whether the person is drunk.
Secondly, the temperature is measured using a thermal imaging face. The nose of a drunk person is usually warm and cold front.
Through these two variables, the software is able to locate people past a crowd of glasses. Researchers believe this new invention may be useful for the authorities to find when drunk in public places.

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Apple event confirmed for September 12

 

What many have been waiting has finally arrived. Apple has officially confirmed it will host an event on September 12 and has already sent out invitations to the press. As you can see from the picture, part of the invitation shows a "12" refers to the date and whose shadow is a "5", which we are totally confident that is indicative of the presentation of the iPhone 5.
In addition to what we see above, the invitation also detailed that the event will take place at the famous Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco on 12 September at 10 am (GMT -7).
In only a week and we will see about the new Apple masterpiece insurance and also know what technology will.

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