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Smartphone Robot Dock: Finally a Good Use for My Old iPhone!

Dec 012011

Kickstarted: Romo the Smartphone Robot! I see real potential here for breathing new life into my old dust-collecting paperweight 3GS. But the cartoon face lovechild of MS Clippy and Cookie Monster has gotta go.

December 1, 2011 Posted by anthrobotic at 6:23 PM AI, Apple, Artificial Intelligence, iPhone 5, Military Robotics, Mobile, NBI, Robot, Smartphone, Technology, Telepresence

Hello Apple My Old Friend, I’m Going to Talk to You Again.

Oct 112011

Now that Siri’s iOS integration is confirmed, just how intelligent will Apple’s new AI personal assistant be? Does Siri even merit the “AI” label?

October 11, 2011 Posted by anthrobotic at 9:53 PM AI, Apple, Artificial Intelligence, Cybernetics, Here First or Best Here, iPhone 5, Mobile, Prosthetics, Technology, We're Already Cyborgs Already

Steve Jobs, 1955-2011

Oct 062011

Steve Jobs, 1955-2011

October 6, 2011 Posted by anthrobotic at 10:24 AM Apple, Human Augmentation, iPhone 5, Mobile, Technology

iPhone 5 Hyper-Anticipation: I Don’t Think it Means What You Think it Means

Oct 052011

It’s just a thing – a product to be purchased. It is not a revolution nor renaissance. It’s an iteration – an artifact of late 2011. Ideas always trump artifacts, but at the moment, we’re fresh out.

October 5, 2011 Posted by anthrobotic at 12:16 AM AI, Apple, Artificial Intelligence, Cybernetics, Here First or Best Here, Human Augmentation, Internet, iPhone 5, Mobile, Prosthetics, Technology, We're Already Cyborgs Already

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