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Samsung Recalls 2.8 Million Washing Machines
Samsung has been experiencing a nightmare period with hardware failures and this doesn’t appear to be ending anytime soon. Recently, the United States Consumer Protect Safety Commission recall detailed problems with a huge range of top-loading Samsung washing machines which can cause serious injuries. Shockingly, the top of the machine can detach…
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Professor Claims Computers Might Need ‘Human Rights’
In the modern age, technological advancements are occurring at a blistering pace and household items are now capable of incredible processing power. The introduction of automated production lines means computers could revolutionise the job market and even act as service units to humans in a way perceived by science-fiction many…
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Oculus Confirms Rift Compatible PC Bundles
The range of potential possibilities concerning the forthcoming Oculus Rift headset promises to be both exciting and also worth the wait, in theory, the problem lies with headset compatibility for the extensive array of PCs that are currently on the market. It seems Oculus have already thought of this…
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Logan Streondj Warns That Robots Will Declare War By 2040
The continual advancement of AI is compelling at the very least; the notion that machines will have the ability to experience human emotions and abilities has opened the door to a whole new world of potential possibilities. But, are machines really a threat to mankind? Sci-fi author Logan Streondj thinks…
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Steam Hardware Available Now!
It’s a day we’ve all been waiting for, the official launch date of the Steam hardware! For those that just wanted to wait for reviews before committing to purchase, it shouldn’t be long now. I’ve personally been eyeing up the Steam Controller as a viable alternative to the Xbox controllers…
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Valve Wants More and Enters the Physical Store Market With Steam Sections
Valve isn’t satisfied with selling their newly designed hardware online, they also want to take it to the physical store world. For this, they have partnered up with GameStop in the USA, Game UK, and EB Games stores in Canada to create dedicated Steam sections this fall. It has been…
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The Woz Shares His Thoughts On A Robot Future
The notion of an advanced future where machines are smarter than human counterparts has intrigued, frightened and compelled the tech industry for many years. What will happen if Frankenstein’s monster rises up and is able to develop ideas which are free from any human input? The all-powerful Woz, also known…
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Androids Do Dream of Electric Sheep
Can machines dream? New images released by Google have given us a potential answer. The images range from beautiful to rather bizarre and were created by the image recognition software that Google use. Over time, the system has been “taught” to recognize buildings, animals and much more in the photographs.…
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Ultimate Showdown: Industrial Robot vs Sword Master
Robots have become the lifeblood of many industries, their speed, accuracy and constant workflow outmatches their human rivals. Though taken away from the production line, could they match instinct, technique, could you take a bot to a sword fight? The Yaskawa Bushido Project aims to answers this question pinning a…
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Machines are in Control and are Making Kids Stupid Says Wozniak
Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak has moved on from scaremongering about the evils of artificial intelligence, claiming now that machines are too important in our lives and that computers are making our kids stupid. During a speech at the Springfield Public Forum, Woz pontificated on the role that technology plays in…
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