ThinkGeek :: SnūzNLūz - Wifi Donation Alarm Clock

Connects via WiFi to your online bank account, and donates YOUR real money to an organization you HATE when you decide to snooze!

ThinkGeek :: SnūzNLūz - Wifi Donation Alarm Clock

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Robots turn off senior citizens in aging Japan

TOKYO (Reuters) - Ifbot, the resident robot at a Japanese nursing home, can converse, sing, express emotions and give trivia quizzes to seniors to help with their mental agility. Yet the pale-green gizmo has spent much of the past two years languishing in a corner alone."The residents liked ifbot for about a month before they lost interest," said Yasuko Sawada, director of the facility in Kyoto, western Japan, shaking her head as she contemplated the 495,000 yen ($4,300), 45-cm-tall (18-inch-tall) "communication robot".

Robots turn off senior citizens in aging Japan | Tech&Sci | Technology | Reuters.com

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