JediBot can duel with lightsabers against human opponents

Students at Stanford University have created a “JediBot” that can fight a duel against a human opponent. JediBot is the first robot, or robot arm to be precise, that will actually duel with you using lightsabers. ightsabers don’t exist in real world, this robot is using sabers made out of foam.

The JediBot isn’t the fastest sparring partner you can find, delivering one swing every two to three seconds, but it does mean you don’t need to have any friends to practice your lightsaber skills.

It has two modes the attacking mode and the defending mode. In attacking mode, the robot will swing its saber at you using preloaded patterns, while in defending mode, robot utilizes Kinect motion controllers to detect the position of a saber and block any incoming attacks.

Tulalip: Upcoming social network from Microsoft leaked?

Trending this days are social networking sites like Facebook and Google+. There is a leakage that Microsoft might develop its own social network named Tulilap.

Socl.com has leaked the page and is guessing that Microsoft is working on a networking/search engine hybrid. The message on the page screen says that with Tulilap you can find and share easier than before.

Nobody knows until now what is Microsoft planning with Tulilap but everyone is guessing that its a social network from Microsoft. The page has been deleted from Socl.com and has left a message “Thanks for stopping by. Socl.com is an internal design project from a team in Microsoft Research which was mistakenly published to the web. We didn’t mean to, honest.”

Microsoft hasn't disclosed any details regarding Tulilap but it has been noticed that there is a Twitter and Facebook buttons on the splash page.

Google Profiles going public on July 31st

Google as decided to make all of your profiles public online from the end of this month. This will take place on July 31st, and after that all Google Profiles will go public. It still have an option to hide your profile but after the change, the gender and full name will have to displayed publicly on your profile, while other information could be hidden from the public.

This move of Google is intended to help facilitate faster growth of Google+, since you only need to have your full name and gender displayed publicly to join Google +. After then the said date all private profiles will be deleted. The only way to keep profiles is to make it public.

This referred account is regardless if it's a Google Plus or not. The decision of Google still questionable if is it worth it.

3-in-1 solar charger comes with MP3 player and FM transmitter

The Chinavasion introduces the Portable Solar Charger + MP3 Player+ FM Transmitter.

It's a Universal Solar Charger, you can take it anywhere with you. The included multiple adapter tips will both power and recharge your various electronic devices. It takes only few hours to charge with it's built-in 1200 mAh battery it could take you miles of endless communication, entertainment and productivity needs.

It's also a MP3 Player, by saving your favorite music on the charger you can enjoy you music wherever and whenever you want to. Additionally, this product supports up to a 32 GB micro SD card (free 2GB micro SD card included) and it supports up to 32GB to store all your favorite music.

Nevertheless, it's also a FM Transmitter. It allows you to stream communication and entertainment directly to your car's speaker system by means of your car radio's FM receiver. Basically you'll be able to listen to your music or hear your caller through the car speakers. Great for callers who talk real softly.

Probably the device that has lot to offer from Chinavasion for only $27.94.

Facebook introduces improved group chat, new design and video calls

Facebook is constantly working on new improvements to keep them in No. 1 place. After six months, Facebook has decided to introduce some new features.

First new feature is the new and improved Group Chat. Before, in order to chat with a group you need to create a group first but now, you just simply click the invite a friend button in the chat window. If any of the chat participants aren’t available at the moment, they will be given a summary of the chat log at a later time, when it’s over. The group can be easily formed and dissolved, which make it different from the current Group Chat.

Secondly, Facebook has decided to improve its design by adding a sidebar that holds the list of most frequently contacted friends.

And lastly, the partnership of Skype with Facebook results to the addition of Video Calling which is the most requested feature. In order to call a friend, simply go to your friend's profile or from your chat list. You'll need a special plugin in order to use this new feature. First time users will have to download a small plugin for it to work, after the set up stage and initial call, they will just simply click the "answer call" from then on. You don't need an external application or registration for Skype to use the Video Call.

Latest fact: Facebook has hit a new high of 750 million users

Spam emails disguised as Google + invites

Google + has got a lot of attention after its release despite of still being in testing phase. The only way to get into Google + is by receiving an invitation from someone that is already using it. The spammers manage to find a way to utilize this into sending spam messages.

They have created a mail that looks identical to the Google + invites. They could trick the receiver to follow their link thinking that it would get them to sign up for Google +. If you follow the link, you’ll end up on a pharmacy website that will try to sell you all sorts of medications.

So, if you have received an invitation, make sure to double check the sender. It's still unknown whether this sites install any spyware or send spam messages to everyone in your email list.

Hackers claim President Obama dead on Fox News Politics Twitter

A series of tweets from the Fox News politics Twitter account announced some "breaking news" very early in the morning of July 4th: President Barack Obama had been assassinated, with Vice-President Joe Biden set to take his place immediately.

The group calling themselves Scriptkiddies says that they had a relation to Anonymous claimed the hoax about the US president assassination. They had taken over the account and posted messages to claim that President Obama was shot twice at an Iowa restaurant and that the shooters identity was unknown. Also stated that they had chosen the Fox News because "we figured their security would be just as much of a joke as their reporting."

The Secret Service said that they will conduct an investigation to look into the source of the attack. President Obama is very much alive which is total contrast from the hoax .

Magic Stick Smart Pen from DinoDirect.com

The DinoDirect.com introduced the Magic Stick Smart Pen. This device is compatible with iPad, iPhone, computers, and netbooks. It has an additional advantage of full flash memory capabilities. In addition, its My Script Notes 3.0 feature which will convert your handwritten information into text and also capable of displaying the handwritten text and drawings on the computer monitor. It is absolutely wireless, compact, and easily portable and can be used at home, office, or school.

This Mobile Digital Scribe is basically a touch screen and handwriting input pen for laptop and personal computers. The device is capable of offering two support modes – online and mobile modes. Online mode allows it to work online as a tablet PC while mobile mode allows users to take digital notes while being away from the computer, in meetings, classroom and at home.

The newly launched magic stick smart pen has a 1.5 V battery and has a wireless effective range of 10 meters. Further, it is compatible with operating systems Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and Windows 7.

We'll just have to watch out the success of this Mobile Digital Scribe from DinoDirect.com since it is the first device ever to capture natural handwriting from any surface, and store it in the receiver for future use.

Insanely detailed Lego PC case by Wang191

The hard drive, optical cages, and motherboard tray of the case are the only portion not constructed from Lego. All of the cables and wires are hidden in the Lego blocks. Blue illuminated EL wire is snaked through the case.

The amount of detail doesn’t stop on the inside though, inside the story continues, stuffed full of Lego, but just the right amount to keep the PC itself ventilated.

Such an amazing masterpiece!

Kinect - Fastest-Selling Consumer Electronics Device

The Guinness World Records, the global authority in breaking record confirmed the Xbox 360 of the Kinect as the Fastest-Selling Consumer Electronics Device. In its first 60 days from its release, it has already sold 133,333 copies per day. In two months it has sold more than 8 million Kinect units from November to January.

Xbox 360 that allows controller-free gaming sales has left the iPhone adn iPad which has both the same equivalent periods of launching. Gaz Deaves, Editor of Guinness World Records 2011 Gamer’s Edition, said: “The sales figures here speak for themselves. We can confirm that no other consumer electronics device sold faster within a 60-day time span, an incredible achievement considering the strength of the sector.”

The Guinness World Records will include the new record in its next Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition which recognizes the record breaking achievement in the world of video games.

Facebook wants to remove Share button

Sharing and liking is one of the things everybody does in Facebook, but it seems that the giant of all social networking sites is planning to remove the sharing system.

In the future, instead of sharing something we would have to "Like it" then. Normally, if we like certain page in the Facebook we could just have a line that says we like the page. Meanwhile in the share button we could get the link of the story, thumbnail and other info.

The plan to remove the share button is until now no specific date when will it happen. On the other part of it, all Facebook user could experience an improved Like feature if you don't like the status updates and shares of from your friends.

Up to now no reasons were identified why Facebook wants to remove the Share button. Everyone still hoping for further information about it.

Go Media HD Player - World's Smallest HD Media Player

It has been claimed that Go Media HD Player is the smallest HD Media Player and the cheapest. The player just measures 82mm x 15mm which makes it simple and convenient for people always on the go. Small enough to be put inside the pocket or purse. It supports 17 famous multimedia files: MP3, WMA, ACC, FLAC, MID, OGG, WAV, RMVB, 3GP, DAT, AVI, DIVX, FLV, MKV, MPEG4, RM, and VOB. The file compatibility is not an issue, so it's just more on enjoyment. The internal memory is 2GB but expandable if you have your own Micro SD memory.

So instead of watching your downloaded video, music and photo files on computer, enjoy them in your big screen HDTV that totally works by using the composite IN video connection. The price of this product is only $34.97 or £21 where in you can already then enjoy this portable HD media player.

Facebook and Google: Front Runners to Buy Twitter

The leading search engine Google and social networking site Facebook are the front runners in competing to buy the micro blogging site - Twitter. The estimated price of the Twitter would be at $9.9 billion to $10 billion. Its value has increased for $200 million since December and has a company valuation of $3.4 billion. Aside from its great value Twitter has now more than 175 million users. Google and Facebook are the front runners on the discussion but they are not the only suitor that are interested of the Twitter.


Whatever the action of the company of Twitter, the increase of their profitability has no assurance yet to the possible next owner of the micro blogging site Twitter.

Internet Explorer Flaws

Microsoft has been too honest to tell that their browser (Internet Explorer) has a flaws that affects all user of Windows with an estimated 900 million users due to its potential severity. This bug affects all version of Internet Explorer which is located in the Windows itself. The loophole can be exploited by the hackers allowing them in stealing user's personal information or even the potential to gain access to users’ computer. It would allow the hackers to plant code that triggers malicious scripts and steal the user's private information and send the user to fake sites without their knowledge.

Microsoft has advised all users to visit the Microsoft Security Response Center to download the fix and follow the situation.

Opera Mini Rises

Opera Mini is a web browser designed primarily for mobile phones, smartphones and personal digital assistants. This might not the most popular browser but it has been a growing mobile browser this days.

It was first introduced on August 5, 2005 that got one million downloads on its first day. On December 2010 its users has increased to 6.8% from November 2010. It has increased now into 125.5% since 2009.

Truly the Opera Mini has become quite known already through their features and easy access to users that uses their mobile phones in accessing the internet. For the people that's always on the GO.