Facebook Will Launch In-Browser Video Chat Next Week In Partnership With Skype

Earlier this week while visiting Seattle, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg tipped off Seattle press that the company would be launching an “awesome” new product next week that has been built by Facebook’s Seattle team. The press invitations to that event went out today, saying nothing more than “Please join us for an event at Facebook” on July 6.This isn’t even the first time we’ve heard about Skype-powered video chat on Facebook. Rumors surfaced last year about such a product, but it never materialized. The report is sparse on details about how it will work. Will it require a software download? Will it support group...

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Google Teams Up With Virgin America To Allow Passengers To Test Out Chromebooks In-Flight

Google just announced that it is teaming up with Virgin America Airline to bring customers some pretty nifty in-flight perks.From July 1 through September 30, Virgin Airline passengers will be able to check out free Google Chromebooks, the search engine's new cloud-powered laptop, to be used during their flight.Users can check out the Chromebooks at their departure gate by swiping a credit card, which Virgin says is "for deposit purposes." Virgin is coupling the offer with a complimentary WiFi session during the flight, so users can go online and surf the web--even at 35,000 feet."Our goal has always been to use the best in...

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Japan News: Watch This Dental Robot Hanako 2 Very Impressive.

No other country on Earth seems to be more dedicated to realizing Blade Runner and Ghost in the Shell than Japan. They might as well deify Ridley Scott and proclaim him the spiritual father of the country’s various humanoid robotics projects. Pictured below is the lovely Hanako 2, a rather stimulating female root that’s supposed to train dentistry students and oral healthcare professionals in the fien art of looking after teeth.Of course, Hanako 2′s overt femaleness might rub a few women as a tad sexist (would the robot be treated less better it it were a guy?) But over looking the implications, Hanako 2 is a fine piece of work. Of course, the...

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