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Submission + - New iConji language for the symbol-minded (ncbr.com)

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on Sunday May 23, 2010 @01:55AM

billdar writes: "As texting evolves into it's own language, a NCBR article covers an ambitious project to develop a new symbol-based language called iConji for mobile texting and online chatting. "iConji is a set of user-created 32x32-pixel symbols that represent words or ideas, not dissimilar from ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics or American Sign Language." There is an instructional video for the iPhone app and it is also integrated into Facebook."

Submission + - PS3 enters DARPA Urban Challenge (terrasoftsolutions.com)

Submitted by billdar on Monday October 29, 2007 @10:57PM

billdar writes: Terrasoft Solutions posted an article on their development of a stereo vision object detection system built upon Sony's PS3 for Axion Racing's entry into the DARPA Urban Challenge. The PS3 running Yellow Dog Linux replaced one of the on-board Dell servers to process the realtime stereoscopic sensor data. The whole system was developed and integrated onto the vehicle in ten days. So far, Spirit has been making the competition's highlight reels.

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