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<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 07:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Motion-capture research: Men have a nose for women]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 07:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Harveymayngeary</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[I don't know about you, but I'm rather partial to a nice smell. Somehow, some people just offer a better odor than others, and one reacts to them more positively because of that.I am heartened, therefore, to get a sniff of research performed at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.According to National Geographic, the Academy was very interested to see just how animal-like we really are. The academy wondered whether we really are sophisticated in our choice of sex partners, or whether we are, indeed, just like the others on Orwell's farm.Naturally, if they had called here first, I could have told them. However, they decided to film people in those lovely motion-capture suits, adorned with LEDs at every joint. The sort that Tiger Woods wears before going to bed--I mean, before EA shoots another golfing video game featuring his rippling body.Then, with a little dot manipulation, these figures were made to look neither male, nor female, not even like Carey Mulligan or Tyler Lautner.Researchees of both sexes were then invited to watch videos of these characters while sniffing various substances, none of which would stick your model plane back together.(Credit:CC Kevin Spencer/Flickr)Some were given clove oil that was infused with androstadienone--not to be confused with one of Mark McGuire's more favored aromas, androstenedione. Androstadienone is a mere male pheromone. The female pheromone used in this research was estratetraenol, which is, indeed, a steroid.Some, however, were given a neutral smell--ordinary clove oil.You will be stunned into June when I tell you that the men who were sniffing female pheromones believed the figures in the videos to be female, while, vice versa, the sniffing also held true.In order to ensure that the pheromones didn't physically smell female or male, the researchers reportedly tested whether, for example, the infused clove oil smelled somehow different to the researchees from the plain clove oil. It did not.Related links &amp;149' Cookie headset: Do we smell the future of sweets &amp;149' Nothing fishy about sweet smell of Nobel success &amp;149' Helmet's foul odor could save lives &amp;149' And you thought Superman 64 stunk....It appears that men were so moved by the power of the pheromone that, even when shown images of an androgynous figure that was more clearly male, those who had sniffed the female pheromone were still prone to insist that it was actually a female.It seems, therefore, that we are merely animals, couching our feelings and choices in wonderful explanations to our shrinks, but driven by very basic triggers, the kind that, say, Roy Rogers' Trigger was also driven by.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sony apologizes: A little late]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 07:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Harveymayngeary</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Many a relationship is held together by apologies. Somehow, acknowledging your own frailty, your own humanity makes you just a little more lovable.Which is why it is strange that Sony, after a calamitous breach of its security systems, took 10 days before standing before its public and saying: &quot;We're sorry.&quot;According to Venture Beat, Sony executive Kaz Hirai attended a press event Sunday and immediately apologized. The personal details of around 10 million gamers have been stolen and there are already reports of credit cards having been illegitimately used.Yet if one looks back to the company's first reaction on its blog, the words seem to have left gaps in what might have been expected.The tone of the original posts was very much one of vilification of the hackers. This is understandable. But any security snafu is also the responsibility of the company involved.Would a large &amp;34'We&amp;39're Sorry&amp;34' have really hurt(Credit:Screenshot: Chris Matyszczyk/CNET)Yes, hackers can be venal and, as Hirai reportedly put it at the press event, &quot;highly sophisticated,&quot; but what that might mean is that Sony's defenses might have been both soft and relatively unsophisticated.The original Sony post used phrases such as &quot;we appreciate your patience and feedback&quot; and &quot;we regret any inconvenience.&quot; But these are the sorts of phrases you hear from a machine when you've been waiting 20 minutes to talk to a real human being about, say, your power outage.Hirai continued to talk about the crimes committed against the company and its users.He reportedly added: &quot;These illegal attacks obviously highlight the widespread problem with cybersecurity. We take the security of our consumers' information very seriously and are committed to helping our consumers protect their personal data. In addition, the organization has worked around the clock to bring these services back online, and are doing so only after we had verified increased levels of security across our networks.&quot;But this had all been said already. What hadn't been said was a clear, public and human apology.Yet, as I look at the PlayStation blog's U.S. home page, I still don't see that word. I see headlines about a partial restoration of services this week. I see Q&amp;As, which are no doubt full of useful information. I see a little movie called &quot;Clarifying a few PSP points.&quot; It feels as if it's a relatively normal day at the office. But it isn't.I wonder just how many gamers--who now wonder every day whether their credit cards will be used to buy PSP players--might just wish they could see a big headline that says &quot;We're sorry.&quot;An admission of weakness is surely better than what some might see as blame being tossed elsewhere. When Amazon's cloud services disappeared in a wisp of cumulus, the company was again perhaps a little slow to apologize, but it went further in admitting that its own customer service had not been very good. Yet Sony seems to have taken a little long to do the obvious, human, and least expensive thing possible--just say sorry.If and when thePlayStation Network returns, the hurt party--the gamers--will be wary, just as in any relationship. But a subconscious part of their wariness would surely be appeased not merely by welcome back offers (which Sony apparently is readying), but Hirai's words of contrition. Perhaps, though, they could have come a little sooner and be a little more prominent on the PlayStation blog.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Motorola Xoom should see second software update soon]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 07:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Harveymayngeary</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The HMJ078 update was scheduled to start on April 28 but has yet to surface.(Credit:Droid-Life)Verizon Wireless and Motorola were poised to issue another software update to the Xoomtablet earlier today, but apparently have pulled back at the last minute. On Thursday, Droid-Life was first to report that an HMJ078 update was expected to start hitting the Android 3.0 tablet today. The site even grabbed a screen capture of the enhancements and new features.Among the list of coming changes were improvements to Web and data access, easy viewing and transfer of photos from digital cameras, and support for Bluetooth mice. Noticeably absent from the list, however, is the ability to use the microSD card for added storage. Currently, users are limited to the 32GB internal storage for media and files.Yet, Droid-Life reported this morning that Verizon changed its Xoom support page that lists the benefits of the update. Visitors to the page instead will see the previous software update from a month ago.Given that the carrier has yet to announce the update in the first place, I don't expect to hear a reason for the sudden change. Perhaps Verizon has gone back to amend the list with additional features.On a related note, Adobe issued an updated version of Flash 10.2 into the Android Market designed for Honeycomb tablets. This release is said to take advantage of coming changes in Honeycomb that include hardware accelerated playback of 720p HD video and a security update addressing the Flash Player vulnerability announced in mid-April.Given that Motorola updated the tablet to 3.0.1 back in March, the new build of Flash will have to wait. According to the Adobe blog, this update is now live in the Android Market.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple, EMC, Oracle tied to Novell patent buy]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 08:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Harveymayngeary</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[One big detail that has been unclear since Attachmate's acquisition of Novell last month has been the destiny of the 882 patents that are set to be handed over to CPTN Holdings LLC--a consortium of technology companies that was organized by Microsoft.Would Microsoft be getting all those patents, or would it have to share them with the other companies More importantly--who are the other &quot;technology companies&quot; that make up the group While the first question remains unanswered, the second part of the equation is coming into view this morning, with blog FOSS Patents unearthing a merger filing that outs Apple, EMC, and Oracle as the other companies joining Microsoft. With a reader tip, FOSS Patents discovered the legal notification detailing the three other companies' involvement, which had been filed earlier this month on a German Federal Cartel Office Web site. What these four companies intend to do with the patents once the paperwork is all done is a very large question mark. Mary Jo Foley over at ZDnet speculates that the ragtag bunch of technology competitors banding together has something to do with the antitrust case between Novell and Microsoft, as well as some of the virtualization patents that could help out EMC, the owners of VMware. How Apple and Oracle, fit into a split, or a possible cross-licensing deal of the 882 patents remains to be seen.Novell was acquired in late November by Attachmate as part of a $2.2 billion deal. CPTN Holdings' involvement was $450 million in cash that made up a payment. Not included as part of the deal were some of Novell's Unix-related copyright, which will remain with with the company.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[This week in Crave: The nerd heaven edition]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 08:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Harveymayngeary</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Too busy trying to score one of those limited-supply Google Cr-48 laptops this week to keep up with all matters Crave Here's what you missed while you getting ready to tell Google what the Chrome machine needs to have to be a laptop you want to have. This Star Trek keyboard takes us to nerd heaven at maximum warp. (Credit:Keyscaper) &amp;149' iPad Mini rumors chased iPad 2 rumors.  &amp;149' Why smartphones can't kill point-and-shoots.&amp;149' TheWii's still alive (in Scott Stein's family at least). &amp;149' Peel: a new spin on the universal remote.  &amp;149' Eric Franklin's done with WoW (yeah, right). &amp;149' Want to prank a techie Here's how.&amp;149' Head-to-head with the Skitterbot Army. &amp;149' Count 'em: 18,000 Nook Colors per day. &amp;149' The Nexus S looks promising, but not perfect.  &amp;149' Nerd heaven: Star Trek keyboard and working Star Trek doors!Got a story idea for us Guarantee your spot in nerd heaven by writing to us at crave at cnet dot com. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Xerox creates a cool &''smart document&'' touchscreen display]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Harveymayngeary</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Researchers at Xerox have created a &amp;''smart document&amp;'' touchscreen display that literally puts thousands of documents at your fingertips. The machine is a big tabletop display that can be shared by multiple collaborators, who can sort and search through the documents using touchscreens.The new document review system is a prototype developed by scientists at Xerox Research Centre Europe in Grenoble, France. If it turns into a product, it could help the masses of workers who have to sift through piles of documents and collaborate as they do so. The beneficiaries include lawyers, legal assistants, interns, government clerks, insurance adjusters, medical office assistants, financial workers and others. It&amp;'s a reminder that, for all of the talk of a &amp;''paperless office,&amp;'' computers haven&amp;'t brought that much innovation through the process of sifting through documents. It&amp;'s nice to see some innovation that could take the drudgery out of a lot of information era jobs.The researchers say you can use the system to find, open, sort and move thousands of documents with the touch of a finger. That means you could sort through millions of documents in hours rather than weeks. As you can see in the Xerox promo video, the table-top display lets users move documents with their fingers, much like using an iPhone or smartphone touchscreen. Only this screen is about 150 times larger, so that people can work together around it.Documents can be put side by side, scaled up or down, or piled in a corner of a table &amp;8212' much like they can be on a real desk. If you point to a few relevant documents, the system learns what you are looking for and can supply similar documents, even if that means doing a massive document search. That can be very helpful in the discovery process as lawyers search through electronic documents for a &amp;''smoking gun&amp;'' memo.a4AWhen you consider the vast number of documents involved in litigation, patent searching, government security and intelligence analyst reports, ita4a4s easy to understand how some review efforts involve millions of documents,a4 said Caroline Privault, project leader at the research center. a4AWe believe that a tool like this will have a major impact on the cost, accuracy and speed of document review.a4The system builds on previously introduced Xerox technology called CategoriX, which is currently being used as part of Xerox services for legal discovery. It uses a touch-table screen from PQ Labsform. The prototype is being tested in customer pilots before it becomes commercially available. Next Story: Word Lens iPhone app combines instant text translation with augmented reality Previous Story: Deals &amp;038' More: Kapitall grabs $7.3M for iPad investment app, ScoreBig raises money for discounted sports ticketsPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: document search, electronic documents, Xerox Rsearch Centre EuropeCompanies: XeroxPeople: Caroline Privault          Tags: document search, electronic documents, Xerox Rsearch Centre EuropeCompanies: XeroxPeople: Caroline PrivaultDean is lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He covers video games, security, chips and a variety of other subjects. Dean previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News, the Wall Street Journal, the Red Herring, the Los Angeles Times, the Orange County Register and the Dallas Times Herald. He is the author of two books, Opening the Xbox and the Xbox 360 Uncloaked. Follow him on Twitter at @deantak, and follow VentureBeat on Twitter at @venturebeat.VentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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