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The Queue: Check yourself in!
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See how human robots can look, Sprint lets you install a mini cell tower in your house, Amazon dives into widgets, emergency rooms get self-check-in kiosks, and free music courtesy of Spiral Frog.
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WHAT IS GOING ON HOPE YOUR DAY IS GREAT!
I'M RICH DEMURO WITH CNET TV AND YOU ARE IN THE QUEUE...
THE ONLY SHOW THAT KEEPS YOU CONNECTED TO THE DIGITAL LIFESTYLE...AND NOW THAT AOL'S MOVING TO THE NYC...THAT'S GOING TO BE A WHOLE LOT EASIER.
LET'S GET YOU STARTED WITH YOUR MUST CLICK MOMENT!
JUST HOW SCARILY LIFELIKE CAN ROBOTS GET? LOOK NO FURTHER THAN HANSON ROBOTICS...
THE COMPANY SPECIALIZING IN HUMANLIKE ROBOTS THAT COULD KEEP YOU UP AT NIGHT!
THEIR ROBOTS WALK, TALK, MAINTAIN EYE CONTACT, AND SIMULATE PERSONALITY.
ALL THIS THANKS TO SOME HARD-CORE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, MECHANICS AND FRUBBER - FLESH RUBBER.
IT SEEMS THERE REALLY IS NO END TO THE SELF SERVICE TREND...
AND IF YOU THINK AIRPORT OR ATM TOUCH SCREENS ARE TEEMING WITH GERMS...
YOU'LL LOVE CHECKING YOURSELF INTO THE EMERGENCY ROOM!
THE BLOODY TOUCH-SCREENS NOW MAKING THEIR WAY INTO THE ER...YOU ENTER IN YOUR PERSONAL INFO THEN USE A BODY DIAGRAM TO DESCRIBE WHAT'S HURT, BROKEN OR BLEEDING...
PARAMEDICS ARE STANDING BY TO HELP IN CASE OF A REAL EMERGENCY...LIKE IF YOUR INSURANCE CARD DOESN'T SWIPE...
MEDIKIOSKS MADE BY THE SAME COMPANY AS THOSE SUPERMARKET SELF-CHECK OUT CASH REGISTERS...
AND WE KNOW HOW EASY THOSE ARE TO USE...EVEN WITHOUT A BROKEN BONE!
MOVING THROUGH THE QUEUE...
YEARS AGO I HAD DREAMS OF CELL PHONE COMPANIES LETTING YOU SELF INSTALL A MINI-TOWER AT YOUR HOUSE OR APARTMENT FOR SPOTLESS RECEPTION...
THAT'S WHY I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT A TECHNOLOGY CALLED FEMTOCELL.
IT'S WHAT POWERS T-MOBILE'S HOTSPOT AT HOME SERVICE...
AND NOW SPRINT GIVING IT A SPIN THROUGH A DEVICE THEY CALL AIRAVE...
IT'S A LITTLE BASE STATION YOU PLUG INTO YOUR HIGH SPEED INTERNET CONNECTION, GIVING YOUR ABODE MAXIMUM RECEPTION INSTANTLY...
IN RANGE, YOUR CALLS ROUTE THROUGH IT...AND OVER THE NET...
YOU CAN USE ANY SPRINT PHONE WITH THE SERIVCE...BUT WITH TMOBILE YOU NEED A SPECIAL WI-FI PHONE.
AMAZON TAKING A BELLY FLOP INTO WIDGETS...
THE SITE WITH THE HUGE SELECTION NOW LETS YOU EASILY POST DYNAMIC CONTENT WITH A SIMPLE SNIPPET OF CODE...
YOU CAN CLUE YOUR FRIENDS INTO WHAT YOU'RE WATCHING, BUYING OR WISHING FOR...AND EVEN EARN A REFERRAL BONUS WHEN SOMEONE MAKES A PURCHASE.
THERE ARE SLIDESHOW WIDGETS TO SHOW OFF YOUR FAVORITE STUFF...
A PRODUCT CLOUD WITH ITEMS RELATED TO YOUR SITE'S CONTENT..
AND MY FAVORITE...AN EMBEDDABLE WISH LIST...BUT HAS ANYONE EVER ACTUALLY GOTTEN A GIFT OFF OF ONE OF THESE???
FINALLY - THROW AWAY THAT P 2 P SOFTWARE...WHY PIRATE WHEN YOU CAN DOWNLOAD MUSIC FOR FREE!
SPIRAL FROG IS OFFICIALLY OPEN FOR BUSINESS...MARK THE INTERN HAS MORE.
THAT'S ALL FOLKS...
I'M RICH DEMURO WITH CNET TV IN NEW YORK CITY...
LATER!
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