How Nathan Myhrvold and Intellectual Ventures Would Change the Patent System [Interview]

You've already seen it unboxed on board the International Space Station, and you can now watch because the crew of the ISS activates Robotnaut 2 and begins to place it through its paces. The robot was turned on prior to eleven o'clock Eastern, but there's still plenty more to work out -- head on past the break for the live stream. Naturally, you may as well stay alongside of the… »

We're already counting down the times until these bad boys find themselves on your local cafe and airport terminal. Sony is operating on power outlets which might be capable of identify a user and determine their permissions at that distinctive socket. With the short tap of a card, phone or other NFC device your authentication info is passed to a server over the powerline itself. The… »