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CES 2012: basics for beginners

, Jan 4th 2012 Discuss [11]

For those that have never heard of CES, aka the Consumer Electronics Show, think of it like this: it’s like a comic book convention where everything is brand new and instead of superheros, there are robots, gigantic computer displays, and so many USB sticks we’ll never again have to buy a new one. The following is a very basic guide on what you should expect from it as it occurs this month. CES 2012 will be taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada, and will this year start on Monday the 9th of January, 2012, and end on Friday the 13th (bum bum bummm), but there will be events before (and possibly after) this depending on where we (SlashGear, the site you’ll be watching for the world’s greatest coverage of the events), decide ultimately to go. CES 2012 will have nearly 150,000 attendees this year, this including everyone from attendees to investors to analysts to representatives from manufacturers, developer groups, mobile carriers, and much, much more.

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Snoop Dogg on The Price is Right and Celebritarianism in Tech Reporting

, Jan 2nd 2012 Discuss [1]

When its time for a celebrity appearance on any manner of show or ad spot that can be construed as cool, you can expect that Snoop Dogg wont be far behind. Last time we spoke about Snoop Dogg specifically, it was about a set of viral videos made for MetroPCS in which he re-named himself Snoop DoGGGG, a contestant on the G-Connection with Warren G. Here in the gadget and technology reporting world, there’s something to be said about having your favorite hero reporter or, more likely, your favorite hero blog report the news you want to hear.

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SlashGear Week in Review – Week 52 2011

, Jan 1st 2012 Discuss [0]

Welcome to the last week of the year, and here at SlashGear an odd week since last week we did not have a wrap-up as such. What we're doing this week is checking out our last reviews, our last featured posts, columns, top posts, and the like. Note furthermore that this review is one part of a set of reviews of the whole year of 2011, pieces that we choose and that you choose in kind! The last posts of the year were an odd bunch, let me tell you, and at no point should you expect that a holiday season would be bland - in fact it was utterly wild when it came down to it - enjoy! Read The Full Story

Happy New Year’s from SlashGear!

, Jan 1st 2012 Discuss [6]

It’s the first of the year here in the western world, and we’re gearing up for another tech-filled 365 days of magic! What we’re getting ready at the moment is no less than another action packed year of gadgets galore, including but not limited to the two biggest events of the year right out of the gate: CES 2012 and MWC 2012! Join us the whole year but especially these first two months as we hang out in two of the most fabulous places for events on earth: Las Vegas, Nevada, and Barcelona, Spain!

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Oddest questions asked in job interviews this year by tech firms

, Dec 30th 2011 Discuss [25]

I have worked at real jobs in the past surrounded by people that were possibly the biggest idiots on earth. I knew we have all wondered at one point who exactly interviewed this person next to us in the office and decided they were worth hiring. If you don't know that person in the office, odds are you are that person everyone wonders about. I've never been asked a really weird question in a job interview, but I would be willing to be that many geeks have. Read The Full Story

Geek Speak and Holiday Headaches

, Dec 26th 2011 Discuss [1]

Holidays are generally a time for high blood-pressure, so it’s always nice when technology steps in to smooth frustrations and make things easier. Unfortunately, time with family – or indeed away from them – can also introduce its own electronic headaches. Many of us make the annual pilgrimage to the family home with a bag full of cables, gadgets and thumb-drives loaded with anti-malware software, along with the apprehension that we’ll be the unpaid Geek Squad while we’re there. Some things, though, should be simple: talking to distant family via Skype, for instance. Unfortunately, as I discovered myself this Christmas, that wasn’t to be the case.

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Hajime Research at work on a giant 13-foot tall robot

, Dec 21st 2011 Discuss [2]

Giant robots creep me out. You never know when they will go nuts and try to wear your head as a hat. The folks over at Hajime Research Institute are at work on a giant robot that stands about 13-feet tall. Why they need such a giant robot is beyond me. Perhaps they are looking to start a robot fighting league or something. Read The Full Story

IBM’s Five in Five 2011 predicts mind-controlled devices, goodbye to passwords

, Dec 19th 2011 Discuss [18]

IBM has released its sixth-annual Five in Five predictions of the top five technologies that will become commonplace within the next five years. The predictions include self-powered homes through recycling kinetic energy, the replacement of passwords with biometric data, and mind-controlled devices that obey your thoughts. Read The Full Story

Robots make sandwiches and popcorn using voice command and Kinect

, Dec 13th 2011 Discuss [0]

We love our robots around here and when those robots can make lunch or a snack for you, I am even more interested. That is the case with these cool bots that the robotics team form the Technical University of Munich designed named Rosie and James. The bots used to be able to make pancakes and sausage only. Read The Full Story

CERN finds “tantalizing hints” of Higgs boson

, Dec 13th 2011 Discuss [2]

Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) believe they may have spotted signs of the Higgs boson, it has been announced this morning, though the recorded evidence “is not large enough to say anything conclusive.” In a comprehensive presentation of the latest results from the particle-smashing Atlas and CMS experiments today, scientists in Geneva suggested that the output “is consistent either with a background fluctuation or the present of the SM Higgs boson.”

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Steve Jobs statue to be erected in Budapest

, Dec 12th 2011 Discuss [0]

Steve Jobs' death has many fans of Apple and companies that worked with and admired Apple and its co-founder Steve Jobs remembering the contributions he made to the tech world. In Hungary a software firm called Graphisoft has announced that it will be erecting a large bronze statue of Jobs in Graphisoft Park. Read The Full Story

LHC may have observed Higgs boson for the first time

, Dec 12th 2011 Discuss [7]

One of the things that the Large Hadron Collider or LHC has been trying to observe has been the Higgs boson particle. There have been rumors floating around for a while now that the Higgs boson particle had been observed at the LHC and the CERN folks running the LHC are set to make an announcement tomorrow. There is no official detail on what the announcement will be, but with the rumors, the thought is the announcement will be on the Higgs boson. Read The Full Story

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