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Episode 75: Are You Irritating? Find Out!

| April 7, 2006
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A look into the Jetsons future featuring: 

The robot bartender (yes, robots again).  Scroll down:

http://portablevideo.engadget.com/bloggers/andres-palmiter/

Plus, as Virgin hatches plans for a new space travel concept, warning, watch those implants:

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-13516317,00.html

Researchers at MIT are refining software that analyzes facial expressions, looking for signs of boredom or irritation.  They've suggested a likely use for this is for autistic people who have trouble reading facial cues, but Nora thinks it would work as part of a plan to make sociable avatars & bots

http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg19025456.500-device-warns-you-if-youre-boring-or-irritating.html

Plus, too busy to drink coffee?  Try the buzzaire

http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/buzzaire.shtml?cpg=28H