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CIO.com - Hardware http://www.cio.com/ en (c) Copyright 2014 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:12:33 GMT 2014-06-30T15:12:33Z en (c) Copyright 2014 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. A New Industrial Age is Being Built on Sensors, 3D Printing and the Cloud http://www.cio.com/article/754797/A_New_Industrial_Age_is_Being_Built_on_Sensors_3D_Printing_and_the_Cloud?source=rss_hardware Inventive minds are finding all the tools they need to make physical products at low cost. Thu, 26 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT Patrick Thibodeau <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/754797/A_New_Industrial_Age_is_Being_Built_on_Sensors_3D_Printing_and_the_Cloud?source=rss_hardware 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Humanoid Robot Nao Gets Battery, Face-Detection Boost http://www.cio.com/article/754570/Humanoid_Robot_Nao_Gets_Battery_Face_Detection_Boost?source=rss_hardware If you're on the lookout for the personal robot of your dreams, the cute French robot Nao just got a performance boost. Fri, 20 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT Tim Hornyak <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/754570/Humanoid_Robot_Nao_Gets_Battery_Face_Detection_Boost?source=rss_hardware 2014-06-20T04:00:00Z NASA to Launch Asteroid-Grabbing Spacecraft in 2019 http://www.cio.com/article/754564/NASA_to_Launch_Asteroid_Grabbing_Spacecraft_in_2019?source=rss_hardware NASA expects expects to launch a robotic spacecraft in 2019 to direct an asteroid into an orbit around the moon. Thu, 19 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT Sharon Gaudin <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/754564/NASA_to_Launch_Asteroid_Grabbing_Spacecraft_in_2019?source=rss_hardware 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z New, Cheaper iMac Looks Like DIY Nightmare http://www.cio.com/article/754514/New_Cheaper_iMac_Looks_Like_DIY_Nightmare?source=rss_hardware Apple's new iMac may be less expensive than its siblings, but that came at a price, a reseller said Wednesday: Do-it-yourselfers won't be able to upgrade the stock 8GB of memory in the new all-in-one. Thu, 19 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT Gregg Keizer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/754514/New_Cheaper_iMac_Looks_Like_DIY_Nightmare?source=rss_hardware 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z Intel Expands Custom Chip Work for Big Cloud Providers http://www.cio.com/article/754402/Intel_Expands_Custom_Chip_Work_for_Big_Cloud_Providers?source=rss_hardware Intel is developing unique chips for particular customers that combine its Xeon processors with FPGAs Wed, 18 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT James Niccolai <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/754402/Intel_Expands_Custom_Chip_Work_for_Big_Cloud_Providers?source=rss_hardware 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Sharp's High-def IGZO LCD Can Be Made in Any Shape http://www.cio.com/article/754364/Sharp_39_s_High_def_IGZO_LCD_Can_Be_Made_in_Any_Shape?source=rss_hardware High-resolution, polygonal screens could be used in car dashboards Wed, 18 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT Tim Hornyak <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/754364/Sharp_39_s_High_def_IGZO_LCD_Can_Be_Made_in_Any_Shape?source=rss_hardware 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z AMD Wants to Improve Gaming in Linux and Steam Boxes with its Mantle Tools http://www.cio.com/article/754323/AMD_Wants_to_Improve_Gaming_in_Linux_and_Steam_Boxes_with_its_Mantle_Tools?source=rss_hardware AMD is getting requests from game developers to port its Mantle API to Linux Tue, 17 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT Agam Shah <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/754323/AMD_Wants_to_Improve_Gaming_in_Linux_and_Steam_Boxes_with_its_Mantle_Tools?source=rss_hardware 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Juniper Hones Product Development for Cloud, Intelligent Networks http://www.cio.com/article/754313/Juniper_Hones_Product_Development_for_Cloud_Intelligent_Networks?source=rss_hardware Juniper Networks combined its hardware and software units to better align product development and share technology across products lines for cloud and intelligent networking. Tue, 17 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT Jim Duffy <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/754313/Juniper_Hones_Product_Development_for_Cloud_Intelligent_Networks?source=rss_hardware 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Report: Oracle in Talks to Buy Hospitality Tech Vendor Micros for More Than $5 Billion http://www.cio.com/article/754312/Report_Oracle_in_Talks_to_Buy_Hospitality_Tech_Vendor_Micros_for_More_Than_5_Billion?source=rss_hardware Micros' products would likely be aligned with Oracle's sales, marketing and support software lines Tue, 17 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT Chris Kanaracus <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/754312/Report_Oracle_in_Talks_to_Buy_Hospitality_Tech_Vendor_Micros_for_More_Than_5_Billion?source=rss_hardware 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Unisys Phasing Out Decades-old Mainframe Processor for X86 Chips http://www.cio.com/article/754296/Unisys_Phasing_Out_Decades_old_Mainframe_Processor_for_X86_Chips?source=rss_hardware Unisys is shifting to Intel's Xeon chips for its flagship servers Tue, 17 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT Agam Shah <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/754296/Unisys_Phasing_Out_Decades_old_Mainframe_Processor_for_X86_Chips?source=rss_hardware 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Bing Gets a Performance Boost From Reconfigurable Chips http://www.cio.com/article/754277/Bing_Gets_a_Performance_Boost_From_Reconfigurable_Chips?source=rss_hardware In a project called Catapult, Microsoft is using field-programmable chips to speed up certain tasks Tue, 17 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT John Ribeiro <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/754277/Bing_Gets_a_Performance_Boost_From_Reconfigurable_Chips?source=rss_hardware 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Roads in the Future Will Need Data Standards as Well as Signs, Says DOT's CIO http://www.cio.com/article/754170/Roads_in_the_Future_Will_Need_Data_Standards_as_Well_as_Signs_Says_DOT_s_CIO?source=rss_hardware Engineers, auto makers and U.S. transportation officials who gathered at the White House's SmartAmerica conference this week showed various systems and technologies that may be used to make driving safer and more efficient. Fri, 13 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT Patrick Thibodeau <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/754170/Roads_in_the_Future_Will_Need_Data_Standards_as_Well_as_Signs_Says_DOT_s_CIO?source=rss_hardware 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z Paralyzed Man in Robot Suit Kicks Off World Cup http://www.cio.com/article/754131/Paralyzed_Man_in_Robot_Suit_Kicks_Off_World_Cup?source=rss_hardware It lasted only two seconds, but a paralyzed man made history Thursday when he kicked off the World Cup in Brazil with the help of a robotic suit. Fri, 13 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT Tim Hornyak <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/754131/Paralyzed_Man_in_Robot_Suit_Kicks_Off_World_Cup?source=rss_hardware 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z A Good Robot is Hard to Find -- Or Build http://www.cio.com/article/754128/A_Good_Robot_is_Hard_to_Find_Or_Build?source=rss_hardware As competitive research teams stumble at NASA challenge, a look at the struggle behind robotics. Fri, 13 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT Sharon Gaudin <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/754128/A_Good_Robot_is_Hard_to_Find_Or_Build?source=rss_hardware 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z At NASA's Robot Challenge, Don't Mistake Trouble for Failure http://www.cio.com/article/754121/At_NASA_s_Robot_Challenge_Don_t_Mistake_Trouble_for_Failure?source=rss_hardware After years of research and late nights, a team of scientists set up their robot Thursday to take on a NASA-funded autonomous robotics challenge. Thu, 12 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT Sharon Gaudin <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/754121/At_NASA_s_Robot_Challenge_Don_t_Mistake_Trouble_for_Failure?source=rss_hardware 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z