Whilst everyone was worrying whether or not Facebook was better than Twitter. Or maybe considering what Loic Le Meur was going to do with Seesmic. Lots of great tech is happening everyday. At nothingGrinder we’re committed to development of real science, here are 5 things that you might have missed.
1.Google Search Stories
This actually happened the same week as the Chirp Conference… check out our wee movie!
2. RIM acquires QnX Software Systems on April 9, 2010
QNX is software used for controlling assembly line robots. This development means that Blackberry Devices will be controlled by robots – some how.
RIM is excited about the planned acquisition of QNX Software Systems and we look forward to ongoing collaboration between Harman, QNX and RIM to further integrate and enhance the user experience between smartphones and in-vehicle audio and infotainment systems,” said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at RIM. “In addition to our interests in expanding the opportunities for QNX in the automotive sector and other markets, we believe the planned acquisition of QNX will also bring other value to RIM in terms of supporting certain unannounced product plans for intelligent peripherals, adding valuable intellectual property to RIM’s portfolio and providing long-term synergies for the companies based on the significant and complementary OS expertise that exists within the RIM and QNX teams today
Press release on Yahoo Finance
3. Imagination Engine Inc.
This is just plain scary.
US Air Force funded IEI takes their research online in 2010. After 30 years in research and development IEI talks openly about the building of synthetic brains capable of human level discovery and invention. President and founder of the company Stephen Thaler holds quite a few patents. What is more interesting is that the second patent he holds was actually created by the first patent he owns.
4. HP discovers Memristors on April 8th 2010
This means computers that function like human brains. With massive amounts or storage but still very small.
Here’s an article on The New York Times.
5. Audi that drives itself
Yup, cars that drive themselves. Home, James.
http://singularityhub.com/2010/04/13/on-the-path-to-pikes-peak-new-video-of-stanfords-robot-car/
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