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Nexus Two on its Way – Hello Moto!

by Jay Garrett on January 30, 2010

There’s been rumours of a Nexus Two almost as soon as the Nexus One hit the blogosphere and it seems that Moto may be its maker.

The next Nexus could be a business model Google phone and Motorola’s CEO has confirmed that they would be delivering a phone to sell through the new Google Store.

Sanjay Jha reiterated Motorola’s ambition to launch 20 smartphones in 2010, of which one will be “one direct to consumer device with Google.”

All that when pieced with Motorola’s ’secret project’, the covert operationally named ‘Shadow’, could end up being the Nexus Two.

Getting Motorola to build the next Google Store offering makes sense now as the mobile cobbler has since proved itself worthy with its latest Android blowers – especially with the Milestone (Droid).

Word on the interweblogosphere reckons that a Motorola built Googlephone should appear in the first half of 2010.

Will it take the shine off iPhone 4G?

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Apple iPhone 3GS, Google Nexus One, Moto Droid and Palm Pre Compared

by Jay Garrett on January 7, 2010

If your head is spinning with details and specs of the four phones above then thank Billshrink for the complete comparison break-down.

Billshrink has compared the main specifications and the cost of ownership of the Google, Apple, Palm and Motorola blowers. The cost of ownership may be more important and even a deciding factor in these times of the crunch.

Can you guess who the winner out of the iPhone, Nexus One, Droid or Pre is?

You may be surprised or even confused.

By my reckoning there’s no out-and-out champ. The handsets, as you’ve probably already imagined, all have their strengths and weaknesses.

To be honest though I still feel that the iPhone is top. The interface is great, the 3GS is an improvement on the 3G which is still great, the number of apps keeps the interest up – the 3MP phone will always be a stumbling block – but that may get some attention soon ;)

What do you reckon?

What’s your choice?

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Google Nexus One – Kinda Like a Motorola Droid

January 4, 2010 Click to read more →
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Uh-oh!
Could this be moistening the touchpaper ahead of Google’s big Nexus One reveal tomorrow?
According to the Gadgety crew of Engadget the gPhone aint all that! Hang on – Isn’t it supposed to be the latest iPhone killer?
Engadget have got their mits on the new Google Phone and seem to find it hard not to [...]

Totally Cool NIT ZMP Robot Can Be Yours – Dear Santa……

December 22, 2009 Click to read more →
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Japan and their robots – it’s a love affair. Just as long as they don’t take over!
This clever little humanoid comes thanks to a collaboration between various Japanese companies and institutions – the Nippon Institute of Technology, Harada Vehicle Design, ZMP and ZNUG Design.
If you’re thinking that ZMP is a familiar name – well, [...]

Ultimate R2-D2 is Perhaps the Finest R2 Collectable

December 15, 2009 Click to read more →
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R2-D2 must be the galaxy’s most loved and most recognised droid.
As well as being adorable as a companion he’s also proved himself handy to have around – whether as a mechanic or patching into computer interfaces he’s helped many a human, as well as fellow droids, out of rather sticky situations.
This R2 statue is probably [...]

Mewbox – On the Go Music Downloads on Android

December 4, 2009 Click to read more →
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Mewbox – not a new dry cat food or a mash-up of Robbie Williams’ failed 2006 album and a Danish alternative rock band.
Mewbox is actually a new music download service that originally launched with the Archos 5 Android slate but has now gone live for all Android phones.
This means that whether you’re going to [...]

Moto Milestone / Droid Will Be Available in UK from Next Week

November 30, 2009 Click to read more →
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The Motorola Milestone, or Droid as it’s known Stateside, has been confirmed to land in Blighty from December 7.
The Milestone will be the first handset powered by Android 2.0 (or Eclair) and it will come with a 60 day free trial of MOTONAV.
Expansys has now confirmed that it’s expecting shipment of the handsets on [...]

Ninomiya-Kun Will Read Your Real Books and Tell You Bedtime Stories – Book Bot

June 12, 2009 Click to read more →
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Here’s another clever robot that looks like a real 1950’s droid
Ninomiya-kun doesn’t read e-books – that’s too easy!!
This reading robot handles those old-skool paper and ink numbers.
Nino stands at 1m tall and weighs 25kg and was showcased yesterday for the first time at a robot show in Southern Japan. The robot was jointly [...]

UK Robot Tests Own Hypothesis – Not Yet Applied For Research Grant

April 6, 2009 Click to read more →
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A robot named Adam is reported to be the first robot ever to independently uncover scientific knowledge.
The robot’s AI made a hypothesis about the genomics of a yeast, then planned a test for the hypothesis and finally carried out the test in its lab.
The results were then replicated by human scientists later, confirming that the robot hadn’t cheated and wasn’t [...]

Big Dog – US Army Warbot Carries Luggage and Scares Foes

February 26, 2009 Click to read more →

If you like your robot tech as well as military hardware then you may have heard of Big Dog.
If the name doesn’t ring a bell just check out this video.
It shows the quadrapedal bot balancing and walking along with US soldiers.
If this isn’t a glimpse into modern, almost sc-fi, warfare I don’t know what is.
Although [...]

Spyball – The Sneaky Networked Sphere Bot

January 7, 2009 Click to read more →

WowWee just loves bots that can spy on folk.
Now there’s a new one and it goes by the unsneaky name of Spyball.
This spherical snooper is designed to roll around before popping out a webcam to beam live pictures over the web (MWAHAhahahahaahh!).
 
Like other offerings from WowWee the Spyball can be controlled from any web connected PC, and [...]

BaR2D2 – The Bar Droid That R2-D2 Couldn’t Be

January 4, 2009 Click to read more →

Remember when R2-D2 was taken by Jabba and converted into R2-D-Tray with a drinks holder so that the little droid could serve the guests on the barge? (see pic)
Well, if Jabba had seen this beauty then R2-D2 could’ve stayed unmodified and Jabba’s party would have gone according to plan as I doubt that this robot [...]

Nissan BR23C – R2D2 for Cars

December 15, 2008 Click to read more →

Just as the Skywalker menfolk had the ever faithful and trusty R2-D2 as co-pilot you could be enjoying the company of a similar sidekick if Nissan get their way,
The droid in question is Nissan’s BR23C and it’s planned that a similar robot could take charge of your car.
Mind you, it wont be steering the wheel and shifting gears but would be [...]

First Robot and Human Stage Play

November 26, 2008 Click to read more →

Wakamaru is soon to become household name rather than a household servant.
The domestic droid designed and built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industry stands 3 feet tall, and weighs about 30kg. It was released in 2005 and costs around £9,000.  It can greet guests and provide information like weather forecasts but soon will be tredding rolling the [...]

R2D2 – Voice Commanded and Motion Sensing

November 11, 2008 Click to read more →

Who wouldn’t want their own R2D2?
How about one that stands 15 inches tall and is voice activated?
This most famous and loved of the R2 droids (sorry D4!) will respond to around 40 voice commands!
He can even be set to a motion sensor so that he sounds an alarm when he detects movement – that should work to confuse any would-be ne’er-do-wells or at [...]

G-Dog – Nothing to do With Gangsta Rap yo!

November 7, 2008 Click to read more →

Yo! Check it bruv.
Dis ere is my dawg; G-Dog yo!
Ahem………..
Sorry but for some reason this robo-mut makes me wanna spit gangsta style.
Perhaps it has something to do with this robo-mut being called G-Dog.
Japanese robot maker HPI will start selling this robotic dog, the above named later this month.
The mainly aluminium pooch-droid is powered by a [...]

HAR – Robot Home Help Learns Not To Mop The Cat

October 27, 2008 Click to read more →

Fancy yourself a butler/maid/skivvy but can’t afford the wages?
Well, a one off payment of around $10,00 could score you the “Home Assistant Robot”.
The housproud bot is the product of joint research between Toyota and the University of Tokyo.  It stands 5-foot tall on its practical wheels and weighs in at 286lb.
The HAR uses five cameras and [...]

Robo Cop To Report For Duty In UK

August 11, 2008 Click to read more →

AI Professor, Noel Sharkey from Sheffield University (that’s in South Yorkshire folks!) has announced his findings after spending two months looking at trends and the evolution of robotics around the world.
At the centre of his predictions is the vast amounts of data that robots could store on-board and their ability to access databases containing all [...]

nuvo Code Being Shared With All – ZMP

August 7, 2008 Click to read more →

ZMP, the Tokyo based “world’s first venture company focusing on robot technology” is selling the source code (Japanese site) for nuvo, one of its best-selling robots.
nuvo was unveiled in 2004 and ZMP says it’s the first robot for home use.
The company are aiming to establish a research community focused on the findings from research with [...]

Rovio For Pre-Order

August 7, 2008 Click to read more →

Remember back in January I reported about Tri-bot and Rovio?
Well it looks like Rovio is available for pre-order from Red5! :0)
Just to remind you lot why you should get this bot – you can control it from anywhere in the world and keep an eye on your home via streaming video and audio through a built-in [...]

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