Quite a few movies are scheduled to be released in 2008. A number of them sound like they'll be great. There are even a few that are creative. Could 2008 be the year Hollywood regains its magic? picked by leopoldogolba 2 years ago

Robots have long been the fascination of people throughout the world. Movies have stretched the imagination and science and technology have made some robots a reality. Following are ten high technology robots that may change the world. picked by prinks 2 years ago

How weird a year was it?
Here's how weird. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

Robots are our friends. They really are. You know it is true. Have you hugged a robot lately? picked by dOntEAtpOOp 1 year ago

A robot with empathy sounds like the stuff of sci-fi movies, but with the aid of neural networks European researchers are developing robots in tune with our emotions. Feelix Growing is developing software empowering robots that can learn when a person is sad, happy or angry. picked by bingo 1 year ago

It may not be lasers and explosions like Transformers or Terminator, but Robots are doing battle against autism using bubbles! picked by icepigs 1 year ago

Mercer Consulting's annual roundup of the global cities with the best quality of life is here, and Zurich once again comes out on top. The best place in the U.S.? Honolulu at No. 28. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

British scientists will today take the first steps in an astonishing project to create the first real-life Transformers - the science fiction robots which can change shape at will. The £4.6million experiment will attempt to build swarms of tiny robots, each the size of a sugar cube, that move around on their own and connect together to form larger, intelligent machines. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

In 2008, gamers collectively spent more time with their PlayStation 2 than any other console. That's according to media research company Nielsen, whose "Top Tens" of 2008 calculated video game console usage, as well as the top PC games. picked by punthe 11 months ago

In the future, more and more of us will learn from social robots, especially kids learning pre-school skills and students of all ages studying a new language. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Gold, silver, and bronze medals were won in 91 categories of beer judged in the 2008 World Beer Cup competition held this past weekend in San Diego, CA. Additionally, the five best breweries in the world were named, including the first woman brewer ever to win this award! picked by icepigs 2 years ago

Chinese amateur inventor Wu Yulu has spent 22 years building robots out of wire, metal, screws and nails found in rubbish sites and the best use he could come up with was as a rickshaw driver. Check out more of his robots here picked by suebe 11 months ago

The winners have been announced for the 2008 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, hosted by the Natural History Museum in London and BBC Wildlife Magazine.

The breathtaking images include chimps fighting over a bushpig, a snake and a frog in deadlock, and an encounter with a 14 metre long whale. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

If you grow old in Japan, expect to be served food by a robot, ride a voice-recognition wheelchair or even possibly hire a nurse in a robotic suit - all examples of cutting-edge technology to care for the country's rapidly greying population. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

TIME's picks for the top 50 innovations of 2008 picked by ozero 1 year ago

2008 has been an eventful year to say the least - it is difficult to sum up the thousands of stories in just a handful of photographs. That said, I will try to do what I've done with other photo narratives here, and tell a story of 2008 in photographs. picked by cactushair 12 months ago

Johnny Five only got 35? What? picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Robots from about 30 firms took part in three-day event which began on Friday. They were pitted against each other in football matches and a variety of other contests. Also on display was "Karfe Lady" a humanoid robot from Japan's Nippon Engineering College. "She" was able to take on passers-by in games of "rock-paper-scissors". picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Some people measure years in music or photos, but we like to measure the year in the little blips on the radar that are 15-minute celebrities.
*how about Edward Smith*
Briefly famous for: Admitting to having sex with over 1000 cars.
<---or Joe the plumber picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

another fun jibjab picked by gammerus 11 months ago