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Sometimes inventions, even the important ones, aren’t pretty. Case in point: this vomiting robot. It could help us understand, and then battle, an illness that no one’s found a cure for in 40 years. Even if it’s not the cutest ‘bot out there.
The unfortunately but appropriately named Vomiting Larry is an anatomically correct model of a freshman at a frat party and, more importantly, an anatomically correct model of someone vomiting after contracting norovirus, a nasty bug that causes puking and diarrhea. It spreads fast–less than 20 virus particles can infect someone–and it’s been a higher-than-expected year for infections.
To see video of Larry in action, READ HERE. It’s disgusting, but hey, it’s all in the name of science.
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-01/vomiting-robot-pukes-so-you-wont-have
CBGB (full name is CBGB & OMFUG which stands for “Country. BlueGrass Blues and Other Music For Uplifting Gormandizers”) was a music club in Manhattan in New York City.
Founded by Hilly Kristal in 1973, CBGB was originally intended to feature its namesake musical styles, but became a forum in the 1970′s for American Punk and New Wave bands like Ramones, Misfits, the B-52s, to name just a few.
From the early 80′s until its later years, it mainly became known for Hardcore Punk.
CBGB closed in 2006 and Kristal died from complications from lung cancer in August of 2007.
So what happened to CBGB’s? In November 2007, it was announced that high-end men’s fashion designer John Varvatos would open a store at CBGB’s former space. Varvatos expressed a desire to “do justice” to CBGB’s legacy. Much of the graffiti covering the toilets was preserved, along with some playbills from the club’s 10th anniversary shows in 1983.
This year, CBGB Festival 2012 was held for four days in July in New York City and Brooklyn. The fest included emerging artist showcases, music business conferences, rock and roll film screenings and industry panel discussions, plus a whiskey fest.
What’s CBGB look like now? Disappointing.
We all love technology, don’t we? Well, at least if you’re reading this, you do, or you’re very “tech-curious”, which is of course nothing to be ashamed of. One of the most interesting, multi-faceted pieces of technology out in the field today is the Xbox 360. You can’t deny it’s a solid gaming system (and a movie & music streaming machine Netflix and Last.Fm after connecting it to your PC for infinite possibilities of what to watch).
Now, there’s more: Microsoft announced a deal with almost 40 TV/entertainment providers around the world in the 20 plus countries that the Xbox 360 is used. For the United States this partnership is with Comcast, and their Xfinity On Demand service, which consists of thousands of movies, and TV shows. Also, you’ll be able to browse through the on demand catalog using the Kinect “gesture” controls. Further partnerships for entertainment content in the U.S. include: Bravo, HBO Go, SyFy, and Verizon FiOS. Also, The Xbox in the U.S. will have content from ESPN (already available), and UFC. Both of these sports streams will feature pre-event videos, HD, and live events for ESPN, and live PPVs for UFC.
Interactive Entertainment Business President at Microsoft Don Mattrick had this to say: “Today’s announcement is a major step toward realizing our vision to bring you all the entertainment you want, shared with the people you care about, made easy,” “Combining the world’s leading TV and entertainment providers with the power of Kinect for Xbox 360* and the intelligence of Bing voice search will make TV and entertainment more personal, social and effortless.”
This is not a completely new venture for Microsoft. Approximately a year ago, AT&T partnered with The Redmond, WA. Software giant to put their U-Verse live TV into Xbox systems, with a personalized and interactive display. And that was 12 months ago, only the tip of the iceberg. Now, Microsoft not only has partnered with services in the United States, but also the United Kingdom’s BBC and Sky, TELUS and Vevo in Canada, and You Tube in 22 Xbox markets around the world.
This looks to be a promising deal not only for Microsoft, but Xbox Live subscribers in every country that has the service. Coupled with the “fall” Xbox dashboard update, this winter’s big entertainment and gaming push looks to be one to be remembered for a while.
Go HERE to see the full press release.
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