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Highlights From Embedded Systems Conference

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the isn't-that-pretty dept.

Tetravus writes "The Embedded Systems Conference at Moscone Center in San Francisco is winding down. The finalists for this year's Best of Show include a Trek Style communicator that uses 802.11b, a home healthcare robot, and some crazy giant household remote."

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  1. Now available through this SPECIAL TV Offer by RLiegh · · Score: 3, Funny

    "when home healthcare robots attack" On VHS or DVD....

    1. Re:Now available through this SPECIAL TV Offer by HomieJ · · Score: 3, Funny

      "Home Healtcare Robots Gone Wild"

  2. The Effect by mao+che+minh · · Score: 4, Funny

    They better hope that their web server won some kind of a "best in show", because here we come!!

  3. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 3, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  4. Finally, I can go home by confused+philosopher · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Trek Style communicator that uses 802.11b"

    Beam me up Scotty. What! You aren't Scotty? Why the hell are you on my network!

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  5. wakamaru == Dalek by docbrown42 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does anyone else thing that the wakamaru looks a bit like a Dalek?

    Someday, some hacker is going to reprogram these robots to run around screaming "Ex-Ter-Min-Ate" like a demented Hitler (until they fall down the stairs, at least).

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