Robot reads RSS feeds
Technology company Violet has introduced the "Nabaztag Rabbit" - a device which uses a WiFi connection and text-to-speech software to read out loud things like really simple syndication (RSS) feeds, e-mails and weather reports.
"The Nabaztag Rabbit actually talks to you, becoming a verbal companion to your personalised Internet," writes News.Com.
The Nabaztag rabbit is available for purchase in the US, or directly from Nabaztag.com, for $150 (about R1 000).
Intel ends 3.0, 3.2GHz Pentium D CPUs
From 15 December, the Intel Pentium D 830, 840, 930 and 940 processors will not be available, Intel has confirmed.
"The move will leave Intel with just two 90nm dual-core Pentiums: the budget-priced 805 and 820. The 9xx line-up will comprise the 915, 920, 945, 950 and 960," writes The Register.
Flash turns 10
Flash, the well-known platform for presenting audio and video on the Web, is turning 10.
It has grown from its humble beginnings as a simple sketch tool to a near-ubiquitous rich media application used by millions of sites around the world.
Wired News traces the history of the design technology originally created by John Gay and Robert Tatsumi, of Future Wave Software. It was, for a brief period in 1996, renamed FutureSplash Animator, but Macromedia purchased Future Wave in December 1996 and renamed the product Flash.
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