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This friends could be the future... and it comes from 2003! A friend told me last week about plans he had seen for an entire computer confined to five pen-shaped objects. With mobile phone functionality, too.
At first I didn't believe him. I could see how most of the computer would work like this, flash memory can be confined to brilliantly small spaces and there are devices on the market at the moment that can project a virtual keyboard onto a work surface. However what about the CPU and the monitor, how could they fit into something the size of an ordinary pen?
A good one for a Friday afternoon - 'Murata Boy' in action, one of the highlights from the show floor of Electronica 2008. We've highlighted it as part of our Electronica Roundup, but it's worthy of a post to itself on Gadget Freak, I think.
If you couldn't catch the demonstration of sensor technology in motion, as the robot balances his bike along a narrow rail, check out our seven minute video of the cycling action.
Wow! This is amazing. Apparently dubbed the Kabutom MX-03, this giant "robot" weighs 15-tons, but can be driven from a cockpit or by remote control. Thanks to TechEBlog for this one.
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This friends could be the future... and it comes from 2003! A friend told me last week about plans he had seen for an entire computer confined to five pen-shaped objects. With mobile phone functionality, too.
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