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 .