Join Chatbot fools judge into thinking its human
Some of you might remember when we covered the Actroid-F, a robot that looks pretty human. Now, someone has created a chatbot that has fooled a judge to think that it sounds human.
For those unfamiliar with a chatbot, it is “a computer program designed to simulate an intelligent conversation with one or more human users via auditory or textual methods”. This is not a picture of a chatbot, by the way, this is a shot from Bot Colony, a computer game that relies heavily on chatbot technology that I encountered at E3 last year.
A programmer by the name of Bruce Wilcox designed a chatbot known as Suzette, and it managed to fool a judge after a 25 minute conversation. Wilcox won a $3,000 prize and a Loebner award for his efforts.
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nPower – Presenting yet another alternative energy source – YOU!
I can’t even tell you the number of times my phone battery died at the precise moment I needed to receive an important call, or how many times my Ipod quit 10 minutes before the end of a movie I was watching. I know I am not alone in my frustration of finding a charger, or worse.. the search for an available electrical outlet. Forget about hiking or camping, okay, I’d like to forget about camping altogether, but my daughter likes it, and when she forces me to go, I have the use of my phone for what? a day? What if I had an emergency? nPower has alleviated my concern with their nifty nPower® PEG and I will never have to lose power again, no matter where I am.
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Null Concept Car has “Apps” option -
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Kajeet – The Cell Phone Service Made 4 Kids
Play By Play Announcing Scoreboard
If you can’t make your way to the city’s biggest games of the year (which will mostly be between bitter rivals as well as derbys), why not bring some sort of similar atmosphere to your home with the Play By Play Announcing Scoreboard? This unique portable scoreboard will allow a spectator to contribute play-by-play and colorful commentary (while exercising self-censorship, of course, just in case there are minors around) to any backyard football scrimmage or softball league game.
The device will amplify the announcer’s commentary thanks to the included microphone, where it also comes with built-in sound effects. The couple of 10-watt speakers might not sound like much (pun not intended), but it should be enough to create real game-day atmosphere wherever you are. Not only that, the unit also displays the score for home and away teams on easy-to-see, 3-inch high numbers, alongside a countdown timer as well as a period indicator to keep things as real as possible. You can also play around with eight different crowd effects which range from taunts to cheers to suit the occassion.
You can opt to have this run off an AC adapter, or go truly portable with eight D batteries providing relevant juice. The Play By Play Announcing Scoreboard can be picked up for $299.95.
Doctor Who Levitating TARDIS
We’ve seen our fair share of Dr. Who gizmos in the past, with the TARDIS as well as Dalek being two of the more popular icons to be turned into merchandise. Well, today the TARDIS takes centerstage yet again, where this $34.99 purchase will actually float in mid air as though it was surrounded by some sort of mystical power.
Well, no magic is involved here but pure science – after all, the Levitating TARDIS relies on the magic of magnets in order to ensure the blue police box hovers within the black base unit without falling victim to the laws of gravity. With some practice and deftness of fingers, you can easily flick the TARDIS to set it spinning. It isn’t too environmentally friendly though, requiring half a dozen AA batteries to run – best to get rechargeables to go along with this.
Bang & Olufsen go high end with BeoVision 10
Bang & Olufsen has done it again, rolling out yet another high end TV set for those who are feeling flush, never mind that most folks out there today are having financial troubles. Well, the BeoVision 10 might not come encrusted with diamonds as well as other kinds of luxurious finishing, but then again it commands a premium price over other standard HDTVs out there in the market.
The BeoVision 10 LED product line has just gotten another addition with the introduction of a 32-inch version, where it will hit the market this November – which isn’t too far away, actually. The BeoVision 10-32 will come in a full HD LCD screen TV form factor, boasting an edge-type LED backlight, double sided anti-reflective coated contrast screen, five unique placement options and an active two-way loudspeaker system for optimal picture and sound performance.
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Escort announces PASSPORT iQ for advanced warning of speed traps
Everyone hates to get stuck with a speeding ticket, but then again that has to be implemented if some form of law and order is required to make sure everything runs smoothly – as much as possible, anyways. After all, if there were no deterrents like speeding tickets, most folks with powerful cars will definitely zip down the freeway with wanton abandon – and you know how dangerous unbridled speed can be.
Well, here is something on your side today – the Passport iQ GPS navigation system from Escort that not only helps you get from point A to point B in clear directions, it also comes with integrated radar/laser detection to make sure you can slow down in time before the cop hiding in the thicket of bushes sends you a court summons.
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Dairy Queen Blizzard Maker
There is a great scene in Mr. Deeds where Adam Sandler tells Erick Avari how much he likes a Wendy’s Frosty. He then replies “I tried to make one at home, but it just isn’t the same”.
I suppose that is true about the Dairy Queen Blizzard. Fortunately, there is now a device designed for such a thing. That would be all right, because my wife loves these things and they are downright expensive.
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