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Tablet with a 20-Hour Battery, Foursquare Check-in from Space, Netflix Streaming-Only Accounts, Robots for Therapy

Monday, October 25th, 2010 – running time 06:34

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The Adam tablet may have 15 - 20 hour battery life, an astronaut makes the first Foursquare check-in from space, Netflix is testing a streaming-only option, and robots that help with people's therapies.

Tablet with a 20-Hour Battery

Notion Ink might have a pretty desirable selling point for their Adam tablet if they can bring it to market with the 15 - 20 hour battery life they are currently seeing in tests.

00:27 | Play

Foursquare Check-in from Space

Social media is going orbital as astronaut Doug Wheelock made the first Foursquare check-in from space, and earned a NASA Explorer badge for doing it!

01:30 | Play

Netflix Streaming-Only Accounts

Quite a few people have the minimum Netflix account, which includes one disc out at a time, but they only use the account for streaming. Netflix is testing a streaming-only option for those people.

02:04 | Play

Robots for Therapy

Therapies for conditions like autism are beginning to incorporate robots to substitute for helper animals and to help with interactions.

03:19 | Play

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GeekBeat.TV presents the day's hottest stories, tips, trends, and news all in one place. It's the next can't-miss show for anyone looking to keep their finger on the pulse of the wired world.
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