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Hasbro Now Has A Toy Line For Seniors Starting With A Lifelike Robotic Cat
After already conquering demographics including kids, teenagers, and those technically considred adults, Hasbro is reaching out to that last frontier of consumers: seniors, with a new toy line featuring lifelike robotic companion pets that only need affection, not feeding or bathroom breaks.
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Alienware Steam Machine Review: PC Gaming With Console Comforts
Steam is a massive online gaming platform that reaches 100 million players worldwide. Now, Valve, the company behind Steam, along with a litany of hardware makers (in this case Dell/Alienware) wants to go head-to-head with Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft.
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The Promise — And Perils — Of Predictive Policing Based On Big Data
Police departments, like everyone else, would like to be more effective while spending less. Given the tremendous attention to big data in recent years, and the value it has provided in fields ranging from astronomy to medicine, it should be no surprise that police departments are using data analysis to inform deployment of scarce resources.…
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Seiko Is Re-Issuing The Futuristic Watch Ripley Wore In Aliens
Sometimes a unique design isn’t enough to make a product a hit, but then it makes an appearance in a major motion picture and suddenly everyone wants one. Let’s call it the DeLorean BTTF effect. That’s exactly what happened with the Seiko Giugiaro 7A28-7000 once Ripley wore it in Aliens.