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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[Airport security nightmare]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[drumwiz86]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 2:49PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[How?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[N900]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 2:51PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[lol well they have medal detectors ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ghjjjffg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 3:17PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[A medal detector? So THAT'S why they stop all the Olympic medal winners!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[hfidog7r9e]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 4:07PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[Looks more like a virus than a spider.. tho I suppose that's pretty bad marketing.  *q:<br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[welchb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 2:52PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[viral marketing?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[G]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 3:07PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[Zing!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zac]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 3:32PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[a tripod dildo.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ant]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 2:54PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[Looks like Batmans grapple.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[bigmatt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 2:57PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[Funny, I was thinking of Batman Beyond myself.  Can't imagine this being especially popular among anyone but spies who value secrecy above comfort.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ManekiNeko]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 3:22PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[Anyone else think of Portal when looking at that thing?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[EKDizzle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 2:58PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA["Among the various ideas floated by Ericsson as part of its Life in 2020 project, the company has unveiled something called the Spider Computer. Named after the creepy spider-like legs of the initial design"<br><br>So it's just some plastic mock-up?<br><br>I'm soooooo excited.<br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Look_Around_You]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 3:00PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[No, it's not a mock-up:<br>"the device, shown here at the 2009 Taiwan Broadband show"<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheldon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 3:05PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[looks like a watchamacallit]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[manifest3r]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 3:00PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[What is this, Write-off day?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[darbear5610]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 3:06PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[looks nice, but it's not very original, i thought of the same idea already, without the spider legs of course. But it's the next logical step.<br><br>I think this will be an actual product in 2020, even though it will probably stay in a niche market.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[G]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 3:10PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[It's not an original idea because you've "already thought of it"??? We can do that?  Dibs on iPod then! I seem to recall thinking of something like that in 1996.  Jobs owes me so much money right now!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nathan B]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 30th 2009 11:41AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wow, you could actually stab someone with your computer.<br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[sschueller]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 3:18PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[no way they're going to beat apple to the punch on the first practicable incarnation of this tech. iphone 4GX?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[lj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 3:37PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[actually, i doubt this will ever see the light of day since speech recognition systems will become viable keyboard replacements before this thing is mature.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[lj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 3:39PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yeah, because speech recognition will EVER replace the keyboard.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[L]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 4:16PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[it already does for some of my google searches on my hero. it works surprisingly well right now. give it five more years and who knows... then ten more years for eye-trackers to replace mice :)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[a]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 4:19PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[haha, like you're not going to get tired of speaking to your PC for several hours at a time. just imagine how thirsty you'd get.<br><br><br>keyboards ftw. or brain-computer interface, that would work to]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[G]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 5:35PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[talking to inanimate objects is just weird!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[poke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 30th 2009 5:48AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[Can it play Crysis?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Preston]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 3:47PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[the pictures seem misleading. i thought the small one with the legs was supposed to project the keyboard? the other pictures shows that the other unit is displaying the keyboard. is it one unit or two?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[blkdrgn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 4:15PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[That looks more like a virus than a spider. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ark_v2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 4:42PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[makes me think of something out of a Gibson novel.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony Bowman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 4:45PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[I for one...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryoga Vee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 4:53PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[it looks like a phage]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[factionxvt408]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 5:35PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[Looks like something you would kill frequently in the Halflife2 games.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[boot2skull]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 5:58PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[I don't get why it looks "creepy".  Granted these engadget "writers" are apparently mandated to crowbar in "fear", "overlords", "creepy", etc. whenever it involves anything involves the future or robots.  Maybe once in a while drop the shtick because it's not funny.  Same as they use "whip" all the time like hipster idiots whenever there's a car story.  Stop trying so hard you're embarrassing yourselves and letting everyone down.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[A 5 Star Dining Experience]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 6:33PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[Always a great sign when they steal their bad ideas from a bad movie from 2002.  "The First 20 Million is always the Hardest" had this thing almost verbatim, minus the legs.  Laser KBD, projector and all.<br><br><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280674/" rel="nofollow">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280674/</a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis R Hirschfelt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 31st 2009 5:19PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[Always a great sign when they steal their bad ideas from a bad movie from 2002.  "The First 20 Million is always the Hardest" had this thing almost verbatim, minus the legs.  Laser KBD, projector and all.<br><br><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280674/" rel="nofollow">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280674/</a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[almightyme13]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 9:02PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[Looks like a gun turret from HL2.  where's muh gravity gun!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[IcedOmega13]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 29th 2009 9:49PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[The keyboard part is already here. I use a Palm Treo 680 with the cool Virtual Laser Keyboard for years now, since I had a Treo 650 ( <a href="http://www.vkb-support.com/learn_more.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.vkb-support.com/learn_more.php</a> ) and it works like a charm.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Patricio Arnechino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 30th 2009 2:56AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Ericsson's Spider Computer makes portable computing downright creepy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ericssons-spider-computer-makes-portable-computing-downright-cr/</guid><description><![CDATA[One step closer to my BlackRocket<br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5euPZuVbbY" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5euPZuVbbY</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[thedude]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 31st 2009 7:03PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
