Imagine waking up, reaching for the tablet on your nightstand, and turning on your coffee maker from bed. You catch a few more winks before it alerts you that your hot java's ready. If Qualcomm's concept Wi-Fi coffee maker ever goes into production, your mornings may never be quite the same.
The coffee maker, however, is just one of many odd and unusual gadgets on display at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.… Read more
Have you missed the weekly Crave podcast? We sure have. We are, therefore, very happy to tell you it's making a comeback with CNET producer Stephen Beacham! Catch the madness and mayhem below.
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Those fearing the much-talked-about takeover by our future robot overlords need not worry about this teddy bear bot from Fujitsu--unless, of course, it's really a killer automaton disguised as a cute, furry animal. We're pretty sure it's not, though.
Japan-based Fujitsu, which is far better-known for laptops than for fuzzy bear-bots, designed the little guy to provide interaction and comfort to patients at nursing homes, as well as entertainment to much younger crowds.
This isn't the first helper robot we've seen for seniors--you may recall Honda's walking assistant for the elderly and Charlie the rolling robot … Read more
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