Links for 2008-03-22 : Torchwood ARG, Google Barcodes, Creepy Robot, iPhone v HiPhone,
March 22, 2008
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Torchwood has kicked off an online alternate reality game (ARG).Users are given a mission briefing that people in Cardiff are being injected with alien DNA and must find a hidden signal to stop it.
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Google enables advertisers to place small square barcodes beside print ads. Readers who see the ad can snap a picture of the barcode with their mobile devices and view promotions on their handhelds.
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It is a quadruped robot that walks, runs, and climbs on rough terrain and carries heavy loads. BigDog is powered by a gasoline engine that drives a hydraulic actuation system.
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While the iPhone is selling like hotcakes in China (600,000 by the end of 2007), the “HiPhone” knock-off is practically indistinguishable from the real thing.
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