Tokyo Toy show the demonstration of a new pet robot called U.bo from Phison Electronics.
Measuring 10cm in length and 8.5cm high, it comes with an interactive software that can be installed on PCs.

Consequently, different mouse buttons can be used to interact with the virtual U.bo. Also, a Bluetooth connection in the mobile phone can be used to control it. It also has some touch sensors in the bum, which if petted upon can cause lot of happiness to this round robot and spanking lot of unhappiness and running away.

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1. latestngadgets.com: Smartphones will soon be Able to Collect Environment Data

At an annual Open Hose that was conducted on Wednesday, Intel Labs Berkeley showed off the results of its research, among which one can note Common Sense that is considered to be a technology due to which consumers will be able to collect and also analyze environmental data and an also share information in the Internet.

2. designnews.com: The 2010 Trend Watch Sensor Survey Results

This research was conducted by Reed Business Information Boston Research Group on behalf of Design News magazine to better understand the sensor market among design engineers.

3. crunchgear.com: New technology heats up cell phones when callers get agitated

A team of researchers from the University of Tokyo (Japan’s MIT if you will) has developed a technology that makes it possible to “physically” convey emotions from cell phone to cell phone.

4. inventorspot.com: Cellphone Sensor Tells Your Boss If You’re Working Or Goofing Off

If you think Big Brother already is watching you far too closely, you ain’t heard nuthin’ yet! KDDI R&D Laboratory (a subsidiary of KDDI, Japan’s second-largest phone company) has developed a technology that allows managers to know what their employees are up to, without the need to directly watch or listen.

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1. McKinsey Quarterly: The Internet of Things(click to read)

“More objects are becoming embedded with sensors and gaining the ability to communicate. The resulting information networks promise to create new business models, improve business processes, and reduce costs and risks.”

2. The New Your Times: Connecting Your Car, Socks and Body to the Internet via mobile sensors(click to read)

3. PACE: Why industrial RFID works (click to read)

RFID technology is making its way into industrial environments, but the applications don’t end there, writes David Ward.

When
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 6:00pm – 7:00pm – Networking and Refreshment  7:00pm – 8:30pm – Panel Discussion and Q/A
Where
Arbuckle Lounge and Bishop Auditorium at Stanford Business School

PANELISTS:

- Dr. Peter G. Hartwell, Senior Researcher, HP-Labs.

- Warren Hogarth, VC, Sequoia Capital.

Event Description:

Today, an increasing number ofpervasive and connected sensors are intelligently monitoring our dailylives and contributing to the rapid dissolution of the divide betweenour physical and digital worlds. This sensor revolution is creating anew layer of the Internet — what some analysts and researchers callthe “Internet of Things”.

Driven mainly by innovations inpower consumption, size and ubiquitous connectivity, sensors aregathering and reporting data on a variety of areas including medical,transportation, energy, security, general consumer and industrialmanufacturing.

Gartner reports “By year end 2012, physical sensors will create 20 percent of non-video internet traffic.”

Come to discover:

- How new companies are addressing sensor-based market opportunities.
- What sensors are currently embedded in the world, what data are they producing and how are businesses leveraging that data? The coming 5 years promises to hold an explosion of ubiquitously embedded devices and sensors. Where will these sensors be and what will they do? And how will the data and analytics be of value to businesses and consumers?
- What will be the primary pain points in a world characterised by sensors everywhere?
-What are the top opportunities for start ups in the space and what will business models look like?

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