Best Buy
Electronics retailer Best Buy is headed for the exits. I can’t say when exactly, but my guess is that it’s only a matter of time, maybe a few more years.
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Foxconn to replace hard-working people with 1 million robots
There are 10,000 robots at the factory now and that number will increase by 300,000 next year.
Hard-working human maufacturers are about to be replaced by about 1 million robots at Foxconn. If you think about it that is a number that is a very telling comment on the current state of electronics manufacturing.
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Human Heartbeat Could be Used to Charge an iPod
The latest device is thousands of times more powerful than its predecessors, allowing scientists to take the technology out of the lab for the first time.
The human heartbeat could be used to power an ipod after scientists developed a tiny chip which uses the body’s own movement to generate power. Scientists hope that as the nanotechnology used in the chip evolves, it could lead to electronics which don’t require batteries or mains power.
Motorola Mobility’s Xoom Tablet Crowned Best Gadget at CES
Motorola Xoom
Motorola Mobility’s Xoom tablet computer powered by new “Honeycomb” software from Google was crowned the best gadget at the giant Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on Saturday.
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How Americans Try to Control Their Impulses Through Technology
Apps and devices help the weak of will put on the brakes when texting, spending or driving would be self-destructive.
Dan Nainan can’t trust himself to work at his computer without clicking on distractions, so he uses an Internet-blocking program to shut down his Web access twice a day. “I’m sorry, but try as I might, I could never, ever do this on my own,” said the New York City comedian, who’s struggling to finish a book. “I wish I could, but I just don’t have the discipline.”
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