Q&A: The Science Behind 'friendly Fridges'
News This new system will allow software and machines to mimic human emotions, creating devices such as "friendly fridges" or "angry robots". ZDNet recently reported on a radical Artificial Intelligence system called EMIR (the Emotional Model for...
[July 12, 2002, 8:16]
Home Networking? Keep It Simple
News According to him, when home networks first started, "people got very carried away with 'houses of the future' concepts such as home automation and intelligent fridges, when other less glamorous developments are where the real market opportunities...
[November 13, 2001, 12:51]
Emotional Machines - Do We Want Them?
News Yes, we have the library in Java, COM and C++/C packages for game machines; and it can be tailored for custom hardware, such as, warning systems or even house hold appliances like "Smart Fridges". Imagine a "friendly fridge" that could have its own...
[June 21, 2002, 9:36]
