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The GPS from the future

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The new Blaukpunkt's TravelPilot 700 is a beast: it features an integrated camera that displays realtime video with navigation overlays on their screen, traffic sign recognition, TV via DVB-T (while you are not driving), voice control, web and emails via wi-fi, traffic information which re-routes to avoid traffic congestions and the (already) usual bluetooth integration with your cellphone. Additionally, it comes with a speed camera warning, which I'm not sure if it's legal in the UE.

Watch the video below and see for yourself:

This is a all new ball game, it's time for TomTom, Garmin and such to speed up development and close the gap.

Note: I'm not affiliate with Blaukpunkt, I'm just looking for cutting edge technology.

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Robot corrects human

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In a project from Minho University (my University by the way), a human and a robot are working together to assemble an object from its parts. But the human is doing it wrong, so the robot is warning him of the case. See the video below:

This kind of investigation is needed for a future where people and robots work together, with machines understanding what their biological colleagues are doing and acting in conformity.

Via New Scientist.

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I'm a father

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Afonso has born yesterday, at 21h37 GMT, with 3.690 gr. He has an excellent health, and everything is well with the mother. The next days will be dedicated to him.

The font conference

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A little humor from typefaces, the font conference (via College Humor):

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The next Apple product?

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It's a rumor, so treat it like that, a rumor. MacDailyNews reports the next Apple cutting edge product will be what someone called the MacBook Touch:

Think MacBook screen, possibly a bit smaller, in glass with iPhone-like, but fuller-featured Multi-Touch. Gesture library. Full Mac OS X. This is why they bought P.A. Semi. Possibly with Immersion's haptic tech. Slot-loading SuperDrive. Accelerometer. GPS. Pretty expensive to produce initially, but sold at "low" price that will reduce margins. Apple wants to move these babies. And move they will. This is some sick shit. App Store-compatible, able to run Mac apps, too. By October at the latest.

I was wondering what would be Apple's 2008 breakthrough product. Guess I found it. I recall to see some photos of this, but I lost them, do someone knows where to find some mockups of the possible MacBook Touch?