23rd December 2006 Archive

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• Why the Apple phone will fail, and fail badly

  Comment It's the Pippin all over again

  The hype is reaching fever-pitch, and the odds are still stacked that Apple will announce a device combining the functionality of an iPod and a mobile phone in January next year, but whether such a device will actually sell is another question. There seems little question that an Apple phone product will be launched in 2007, …

  Mobile 23 Dec 2006, 05:02

• Will robots ever become just like humans?

  Not-so-artificial intelligence

  Also in this week's column: Is there such a thing as frigidity? How does the heart differ from other mechanical pumps? Will robots ever become just like humans? Asked by Chuck Schroeter of Seattle, Washington, USA We are getting very close to building an almost human-like robot. However, we will never be able to build a …

  Biology 23 Dec 2006, 11:02

• How does the heart differ from other mechanical pumps?

  Biological efficiency

  Also in this week's column: Will robots ever become just like humans? Is there such a thing as frigidity? How does the heart differ from other mechanical pumps? Asked by Andrew Lane of North York, Ontario, Canada It is difficult to imagine a mechanical pump anywhere near as good in operating so well over so long as a …

  Biology 23 Dec 2006, 11:02

• Is there such a thing as frigidity?

  Inhibited desire

  Also in this week's column: Will robots ever become just like humans? How does the heart differ from other mechanical pumps? Is there such a thing as frigidity? "Frigidity" is the term formerly used for Inhibited Sexual Desire (ISD). ISD is a low level of sexual desire in one or both partners in a relationship. A person …

  Biology 23 Dec 2006, 11:02