Suppose the Navy was able to deploy a fleet of mine-defusing robots.  Cool, right?  Only suppose the robots weren’t able to hold a position for any amount of time.  The robots would end up “defusing” the mines by bumping into them and blowing everything to bits.
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Software is nice, but today, consumers will finally get a tangible sign of Google’s interest in the mobile market.  The world’s first Android-powered phone, dubbed the G1 and tied to T-Mobile, has been released.
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In the television series version of “The Dead Zone,” the U.S. used psychics to track enemy combatants.  Now at least a few people are indicating that the same end has more or less been achieved, with technology instead of telepaths managing the feat.
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People who played with Legos when they were kids and now have an interest in saving the planet should listen up.  A car known as the XR-3 has been unveiled, and in addition to being a hybrid, the car comes as a build-it-yourself kit.
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If a new DARPA project succeeds, the helicopters of tomorrow will look a little bit like simple children’s toys.  The “DiscRotor” design has a solid plate take up much of the space that’s traditionally been swept by thin and separate rotors.
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