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File under future play: An automated phone system that can detect emotions
If only something like this existed in the Nintendo Power hotline days: The system infers emotional states of human emotion based on vocal data. It calculates tone of voice as well as speech patterns to deduce what the emotional state of an individual is and makes decisions on how to proceed based o
Want to know the future of Sony? Look at president CEO Sir Howard Stringer’s recent past.
Sony has had a tough year from the tsunami in Japan that cost the company billions to the spate of hacks of the PlayStation Network to the realities of adapting an 160,000+ employee company to the realities of the the Internet age. As CEO Harold Stringer likely approaches the end of his tenure, acco
In search of real life zombies? One man’s journey to Haiti to find them
An oldie but goodie for our horror fans. Two years ago, Men’s Journal’s Mischa Berlinski traveled to Haiti to separate fact from fiction around the idea of the zombie. The results are riveting: Shortly after that incident, I started taking Creole lessons from a motorcycle-taxi driver named Lucner De
This Kickstarter project will take us one step closer to the gamification of everything
While this Kickstarter project is intended to let common household objects give you notifications over the internet, it is only a matter of time before your washing machine is challenging you to a game of chess. -Jason Johnson
This seven year-old’s idea for the next Batman game is amazing
Who says that great game ideas have to come from professionals, or even adults? A seven year-old named Quincy recently emailed his plan for the next Batman title to Bitmob. The full text of his letter is below: I am Quincy and am 7 years old. I have ideas or suggestions for new batman game. Entitled
A slick animated documentary on Stuxnet has an Alpha Protocol vibe
I love the wireframe machine guns. Source: Patrick Clair. -Jason Johnson
Arab/Israeli tensions play out over chess tournament
While the Cold War was raging, many folks turned onto chess and matches between the Soviets and the Americans were seen as extensions of the conflict. Even today, political struggles play out over the chessboard. At a recent tournament Iranian Grandmaster Eshan Ghaem Maghami refused to play Israeli
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