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Focus on Technology
12:31 am
Fri January 11, 2013

North Korea: On the Other Side of the Firewall

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Eric Schmidt, Google Chairman
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt visits Pyongyang, North Korea on what he calls a humanitarian mission.
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North Koreans continue to face restrictions over cell phone and computer usage. As Google’s chairman visits the country, Ann Thompson reports in Focus on Technology, what Eric Schmidt may want and what the future may hold for those who live there. East-West Center Associate Scott Thomas Bruce weighs in and so does Suk-Ho Shin, a reporter for South Korea's leading newspaper DONG-A-ILBO.


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Focus on Technology
12:31 am
Fri January 4, 2013

Drones to Gather News?

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The Federal Aviation Administration has started writing licensing and safety regulations regarding using unmanned air vehicles (UAV’s) for alternate purposes, such as newsgathering, by 2015. In this week’s Focus on Technology, Ann Thompson reports on how these drones may eliminate the need for TV news helicopters.


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Focus on Technology
12:31 am
Fri December 21, 2012

Future Innovations to Keep Elderly at Home Include Robots

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1. “Flo-Bot,” UC’s new telemedicine robot, allows doctors and nurses to assess the patient while not in the room.
2. Emanuel Lewis explains how to work “Flo-Bot” to nursing students
1. Nursing students also practice on computerized patients
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Smart devices and robots are keeping older adults in their homes longer. In this week’s Focus on Technology, Ann Thompson reports that University of Cincinnati students are inventing new devices and aids to test in a smart house.

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