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If you’re planning to get those Neiman Marcus bots, here’s the perfect companion: a wired monkey that can move a robotic arm with its “thoughts.” Seriously, it’s not trivial if what they claim is true. The interface between complex nervous tissue and control of devices is evidently making progress.

Get them while supplies last! From Neiman Marcus for Christmas, his and hers robots. Just $500,000 the pair. Neiman Marcus Online

On the matter of whether the US technical community is losing ground to international competitors, Andy Grove, long-time, now retired CEO of Intel, offered his views recently. He introduced himself by saying to his audience, “I’m here to be the skunk at your garden party.” Andy is very concerned about the software and technology industries being able to compete with ...

Health-IT World: PDAs, PatientKeeper Team Up to Capture Lost Revenue Isn’t there someone working on a Springboard doctors and PDAs project?