Jul 18
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Developed by the FIK business initiative, the ArmAssist hardware consists of a robotic brace worn on the user’s arm. This measures movements of their shoulder and elbow, which are required for them to play therapeutic videogames on an attached computer.
Patients would be given one of the braces, which they would take home and use for regular gaming sessions. As is the case with the glove, physicians would be able to remotely monitor patients’ progress with the games, via the internet.
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Jul 18
Mount Everest stands at a towering 29,029 feet—officially And that number is causing quite the diplomatic fracas China and Nepal have been arguing over the height of the mountain, which falls on the Nepal side of the Nepal-China border, and how its measured China believes the rock height is the one that counts, while Nepal prefers the snow height, which happens to be 13 feet taller And so Nepal has decided to re-survey the mountain, in an effort expected to take two years, reports the BBC
The two agreed on 29,029 feet last year, but Chinese officials are apparently still using the rock height during border discussions “We have begun the measurement to clear this confusion Now we have the technology and the resources, we can measure ourselves,” says a Nepal government rep, who notes it will be the first time his government has done so The 29,029-foot height was recorded in 1955 following an Indian survey In 1999, the US used GPS technology to determine a height of 29,035 feet
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Jul 18
Shares of
Genworth Financial(GNW) dropped in late trades after the Richmond, Va.-based insurance company said it sees a deep loss in the second quarter after adding $300 million to the reserves for its U.S. mortgage insurance business.
The company said the reserve addition reflects “worsening trends in recent experience associated with its U.S. MI business as well as related market trends in an environment of continuing weakness in the U.S. residential real estate market.”
Genworth now sees a net operating loss of $70 million to $90 million, or 14 to 18 cents a share, for the June-ended second quarter. It expects a net loss of $92 million to $112 million, or 19 to 23 cents a share, in the period.
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Jul 18
Over the past couple of weeks I have posted several articles related to products made by Sony involving gaming, music and computers. I have gotten messages that have alternately called me a corporate shill and a screeching troll. And while I will definitely agree that my passion for gaming, music and technology in general comes through in my posts here, I found it amusing being called both an apologist and basher of THE SAME COMPANY!
This week Dan did an unboxing on the new Toshiba Thrive tablet, and was immediately taken to task for bias.
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Jul 17
Using a crystal ball to protect homeland security might seem far-fetched, but researchers at Wake Forest University and Fisk University have partnered to develop crystals that can be used to detect nuclear threats, radioactive material or chemical bombs more accurately and affordably.
The research is made possible by a $900,000 grant from the Office of Nuclear Nonproliferation Research and Development of the National Nuclear Security Administration, within the U.S. Department of Energy.
The grant will support both universities’ continued research in the area of radiation detection, which ultimately could lead to improved detector devices for screening cargo containers at ports, airports and border crossings. I
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