* Latest Cool Tools Video: DEMO 2006 highlights * Latest Cool Tools Column: Robotic dinosaur wows crowd at DEMO '06 * The past 7 days on the Cool Tools Blog * Featured reader resource Keith Shaw’s Cool Tools AlertLATEST COOL TOOLS VIDEOS:Flavorful ice-cream on-demandThe MooBella Ice Cream System lets customers pick from 96 flavors and makes a cup instantly using fresh ingredients. And it runs Linux! DEMO 2006 Day 2 highlightsKeith takes a look at some of the enterprise-related companies that took the stage today, including Fortify Software and Vivid Sky. Sports fans will love the Vivid Sky technology! DEMO 2006 Day 1 highlightsKeith looks at the hottest companies and products at DEMO 2006 including Ugobe’s Pleo dinosaur as well as two services that could get your organized: Plum and Kaboodle.LATEST COOL TOOLS COLUMN: Robotic dinosaur wows crowd at DEMO 2006Take everything you’ve ever thought about the term “robotic dinosaur” and throw it out the window. Pleo has arrived.Making its debut at last week’s Demo ’06 show in Phoenix, Pleo is a robotic dinosaur, for sure, but it’s much more than that. Combine the best features of the Furby, the Cabbage Patch doll, the computer game The Sims and even Sony’s robot dog Aibo (recently discontinued), and you start to get a picture of how Pleo and its parent company, Ugobe, will revolutionize how we think of roboticsPAST 7 DAYS ON THE COOL TOOLS BLOG: Favorite stuff from DEMO ’06I’ve returned from DEMO ’06 in Phoenix, back in the comfortable confines of the normal Cool Tools Happy Blog… Having had a few days to ponder over the show and what I liked, here’s my list of favorite products and technologies (warning: I haven’t tried these yet, except for the ice cream, so these are only thoughts based on interviews and their demonstrations, actual coolness may vary) …Keith Shaw is an award-winning editor at Network World. In addition to creating the Cool Tools universe of columns, blogs and videocasts, he also edits the weekly DEMOletter newsletter http://www.demo.com/demoletter and is the senior editor of product testing at Network World http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/. You can reach Keith at mailto:kshaw@nww.com Related content how-to Doing tricks on the Linux command line Linux tricks can make even the more complicated Linux commands easier, more fun and more rewarding. By Sandra Henry-Stocker Dec 08, 2023 5 mins Linux news TSMC bets on AI chips for revival of growth in semiconductor demand Executives at the chip manufacturer are still optimistic about the revenue potential of AI, as Nvidia and its partners say new GPUs have a lead time of up to 52 weeks. By Sam Reynolds Dec 08, 2023 3 mins CPUs and Processors CPUs and Processors Technology Industry news End of road for VMware’s end-user computing and security units: Broadcom Broadcom is refocusing VMWare on creating private and hybrid cloud environments for large enterprises and divesting its non-core assets. By Sam Reynolds Dec 08, 2023 3 mins Mergers and Acquisitions news analysis IBM cloud service aims to deliver secure, multicloud connectivity IBM Hybrid Cloud Mesh is a multicloud networking service that includes IT discovery, security, monitoring and traffic-engineering capabilities. By Michael Cooney Dec 07, 2023 3 mins Network Security Network Security Network Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe