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Tech News Flash: Monday -- January 26, 2015

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Walk Like a Man: The DARPA Robotics Challenge
Microsoft's Windows Reboot Could Be Legendary
Gadget Ogling: A Microsoft Marvel, an Eensy Keyboard and an Ingenious Desk
Ford R&D Facility Rolls Into Silicon Valley
Zenwalk Linux - A Walk on the Quirky Side

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Today's Story Highlights

Walk Like a Man: The DARPA Robotics Challenge
The humanoid Atlas robot made by Google company Boston Dynamics has
gotten an overhaul to be stronger, lighter and more independent, and to
be able to function for one hour of mixed-mission operations. Designed
by the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, it
stands six feet two inches tall. Its weight was trimmed from 330 to 254
pounds.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81634.html

Microsoft's Windows Reboot Could Be Legendary
I was one of the launch analysts for Windows 95, and the launch of that
product is widely held -- including by Bill Gates -- as the company's
pinnacle. No launch before or since ever came close to that launch, and
I remain amazed that no one, including Apple or Microsoft, has ever
really attempted to duplicate that effort. Windows 10 has the potential
to be even greater than Windows 95.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81629.html

Gadget Ogling: A Microsoft Marvel, an Eensy Keyboard and an Ingenious Desk
Microsoft had a major surprise up its sleeve for those awaiting details
about the Windows 10 launch: its holographic headset, HoloLens. Billed
as a new way to interact with technology and the world around us at
once, it overlays holograms onto what wearers see in front of them. They
might, for instance, play a version of Minecraft that's constructed
across a kitchen table and chairs.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81630.html

Ford R&D Facility Rolls Into Silicon Valley
Ford Motor on Thursday announced the opening of its Research and
Innovation Center Palo Alto, a 25,000 square foot facility that will
help it accelerate the company's innovation in connectivity, mobility,
autonomous vehicles, customer experience and big data. This is the
latest addition to the automaker's global network of R&D centers, which
include its hometown facility in Dearborn, Michigan.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81632.html

Zenwalk Linux - A Walk on the Quirky Side
The developmental path and sketchy developer website may cast an
unfavorable impression about Zenwalk's trustworthiness as a serious
computing platform. The ho-hum impression when first running the live
edition does little to encourage users to take this Linux OS for a
stroll. Zenwalk Linux becomes a bit more impressive once you get beyond
the awkward first-time experience.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81625.html

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