Cool slideshows: Coolest robots of 2009 CCS Robotics builds autonomous robot bases that can be adapted to a variety of uses. The company ships a variety of products including SpeciMinder, a robot that delivers specimens within a hospital so nurses don't have to. The RoboCourier is a 'healthcare transporter' designed to makes deliveries within a lab environment. It Takes a Village Idiot: The Jerks of Online Forums Discussion forums are magnets for some of the jerkiest people on the 'Interwebs'. We profile a dozen of the most common and annoying forum jerks--from 'The Antagonist' to 'The Conspiracy Theorist'. RSA's Innovation Sandbox RSA sponsored its first Innovation Sandbox award in which 10 finalist companies as voted by visitors to the RSA Web site demonstrated their wares then presented them to a panel of judges, who chose the winner based on their market impact, technological significance, quality of their management teams and quality and professionalism of their presentations. Latest Twisted Pair podcast: On the trail of the Craigslist Killer Jason and guest-host Denise Dubie talk about the big Oracle-Sun news, VMWare's vow to overhaul the data center, which IT skills might actually get you a raise and the high-tech tools used to track down Boston's Craigslist Killer. (35:31) Latest from The video library: VMWare launched vSphere VMware says vSphere is the first virtualization system that can handle any class of enterprise workload. It's the fourth generation of the company's virtualization platform, but CEO Paul Maritz called this one a breakthrough. Honda demos motion-assistance devices A team of engineers from Honda’s research division showed off a piece of the future in New York Wednesday, unveiling for the first time outside of Japan two motion assistance devices. Notebook replaces trackpad with LCD panel Sharp will sell a notebook in late May that includes an embedded optical sensor instead of a traditional trackpad. Cool stuff your tech can do: 57 Amazing Things You Didn't Know Your Tech Could Do! Do you often wish that the tech you own or use had superpowers, or that you could transform ordinary gear into something really great--possibly for free? With our amazing instructions, you can! 14 Great Things iPhones and BlackBerrys Can Do Gmail, Google Maps, and Google Search: 19 Cool Tips 6 Crazy Tricks for Digital Cameras and Photos 3 Tips for iTunes, iPods, Other Digital Music Players TiVo, Wii, and Xbox 360 Controllers: 8 Clever Tricks April giveaways galore Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet are giving away training courses from Global Knowledge, valued at $2,995 and $3,495, and have copies of three hot books up for grabs: CCVP CIPT2 Quick Reference by Anthony Sequeira, Microsoft Voice Unified Communications by Joe Schurman and Microsoft Office 2007 On Demand by Steve Johnson. Deadline for entries April 30. Network World on Twitter Get our tweets and stay plugged in to networking news. |
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