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I've always wanted a robot. I often fantasized as a child about my own personal robot that could carry my backpack to school for me or stay up late and help me with my homework. Robots haven't advanced that far - yet. But they still can do amazing things. Below, you can see a selection of robots currently "in the wild" or in research labs. There's everything from the Okonomiyaki robot, which makes pancakes, to everyday robots that build cars or help the military on the battlefield.

Apple today issued a press release formally confirming that the iPad will launch this Saturday in the U.S. Wi-Fi iPad models will be available in all 221 U.S. Apple retail stores and at "most" Best Buy locations beginning at 9:00 AM.

With high expectations for the tablet, Apple's biggest challenge will be achieving the mass-market penetration and cultural impact of the iPod and iPhone.

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A handheld cube-shaped display promises to offer all the thrills of 3-D without the annoyance of the glasses. The device called pCubee arranges five LCD

Fortune reports on a new research note from analyst Katy Huberty at Morgan Stanley citing iPad suppliers now forecasting shipments of 8-10 million iPads for calendar year 2010, up from previous estima

I have a dream. An idea. A maybe great notion. Actually, as Auggie March might say, I got a scheme. What if everyone on Twitter read the same book at

Google has introduced a new security feature that alerts Gmail users whose e-mail accounts may have been broken into by a malicious intruder and helps them regain full control.

Fox continues to pull back the layers of its release schedule for Avatar after yesterday's press event with director James Cameron, producer James Lan

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