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Alex Stone/ABC News(LAS VEGAS) — Intelligent toilets, virtual comfort animals and lots of robots will be unveiled in Las Vegas this week for the Consumer Electronics Show, the annual tech industry extravaganza that brings over 4,000 companies together for a week of sharing their latest innovations with the world.

All eyes on 5G

The next generation of mobile technology, 5G, is expected to be a major theme at this year’s show, promising lighting-fast speeds.

One of the touted capabilities of 5G is that you can download the entire Game of Thrones series in just minutes.

“5G is the fifth wireless generation but it will be the first that will be led by the enterprise; it will touch every economic sector,” Steve Koenig, the vice president of research at Consumer Technology Association, which runs CES, told ABC News. “5G will be a major narrative at the show.”

Koenig emphasized 5G is much more than just about cellphones. Many companies and industrie..

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Abiodun Nejo, Ado Ekiti

The convener of Ajoro Ekiti, Mr Dare Ariyo-Atoye, said on Sunday that the South-West security outfit, codenamed ‘Operation Amotekun,’ billed to take off on Thursday might not achieve much success if drones and modern technology were not deployed.

Ariyo-Atoye said the use of modern technology and innovations in surveillance and operations would enhance the achievement of the security outfit and attainment of its goals of combating rising cases of kidnapping, robbery and other crimes in the six South-West states.

The convener, who spoke in Ado Ekiti during the launch of Ajoro Ekiti, a socio-development and pressure group, said, “In today’s world, drones are deployed for surveillance and if this gadget or other security information generating platforms are not deployed to survey our bushes to actually complement the operatives’ efforts, it may record low achievement.

“Also, the responsibilities of the security outfit must be well spelt out. Amotekun must not be..

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Enlarge / Just a small sampling of Stan Lee's work. Indisputably, he was the creator or co-creator of some of the most iconic comic book characters of all time

From Wonder Woman to Watchmen, it's not easy to envision what pop culture would be like today without the impact of superheroes. It's also not easy to comprehend how any comic book about a flying alien, or a furious green monster, or a super-soldier who defeats a whole army by himself has anything to do with the worlds of technology and science. But as we all know, appearances can be deceiving.
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Although the influence of superheroes on modern culture is undeniable, the influence of modern culture on many superheroes remains hazy to this day. Comic creators, perhaps often wanting to maintain a little mystique, have historically been hesitant to get explicit about their inspirations. But when thinking throu..

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Technology touches most facets of life these days. From making everyday home appliances “smart” to robot vacuum cleaners handling tedious chores, tech has definitely made things better.
It’s even changing the world of toys. Instead of children finding a boring old doll under the Christmas tree, there’s a good chance they received something more exciting like a drone. You just need to be careful which drone you gift. Tap or click here to find out how some Chinese-built drones could be spying on you.
Speaking of drones, a bunch of mysterious drones have been spotted swarming the same areas of the U.S. and nobody knows where they are coming from. Who is flying them, where are they coming from and what’s going to be done about them?
Are aliens among us?It’s been more than 70 years since the alleged UFO sighting at Roswell. Seven decades have gone by and people are still looking to the skies in hopes of spotting alien life.
Well, this story might keep those hopes alive.
Frightened citizens ..

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Robotic Research to unveil Pegasus Mini™, expanding new family of autonomous robots that operate both in the air and on the ground

CLARKSBURG, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Robotic Research LLC, a leading provider of autonomy and robotic technologies to commercial and federal customers, will be debuting a new football-size transformable drone, the Pegasus Mini™, at CES 2020 in the company’s Booth #25664 in LVCC South Hall 2. The Mini is a smaller version of the original Pegasus™, introduced in August, which established a new category of transformable unmanned autonomous vehicles (hybrid unmanned aircraft system/unmanned ground vehicle) that both drive on land and fly. This patented combination of features provides a new range of capabilities to support commercial industry, first responders, law enforcement and military customers that previously had not been possible with autonomous drones or land vehicles.

“We are excited to be at CES to showcase Pegasus as a new line of transformable robots..

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