Neo's News - Listener Submitted News Article Thread Mark IV

[Rodimus76]

***Robot Apocalypse News Alert!!!***
Hatsune Miku to open at Lady Gaga concerts:

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/vi ... a-Concerts

[LightningCount]

Get your Gundam kicks--Reebok makes Gundam sneakers in two designs:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interes ... sic-colors

[Rodimus76]

Cast for Star Wars 7 confirmed:

http://geektyrant.com/news/star-was-epi ... t-revealed

[Vent Noir]

*** ROBOT APOCALYPSE NEWS!!! ***

Greenpeace envisions a nightmarish future populated by robotic bees

[eanetdude]

Turn-A Gundam to be Released on Blu Ray in Japan

a promo card has surfaced showing off what will be coming. The series will get two box sets for release that will land on September 24th, 2014 and December 25th, 2014, with the price for the first one set at 32,000 yen. The release will be working off of a new print and HD telecine done and will include a hundred page booklet, the clean opening and closing sequences and a new audio commentary of some sort.

Source: The Fandom Post

[bloodyknight]

Mecha Game News Alert

AnimeNewsNetwork: Gundam: Side Stories' Thoroughbred & Lost War Chronicles PS3 Remake Promo Streamed

Bandai Namco Games began streaming promotional videos for the Thoroughbred (Sora, Senku no Hate ni... ) and Lost War Chronicles remakes in the Mobile Suit Gundam: Side Stories game collection on Tuesday.

Link: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20 ... o-streamed

[bloodyknight]

Robot Err.... News

AnimeNewsNetwork: Toyota Teams Up With Ghost in the Shell For Special Winglet Demo

Toyota gave Ghost in the Shell fans a chance to test-drive their self-balancing Winglet scooter over the weekend at Niconico Chokaigi3. Their "Winglet x Ghost in the Shell Arise ~ border: less driving ~" display showcased a red Winglet inspired by the colors of the Rojikoma in the series, along with a life-size Rojikoma model.

Link: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interes ... nglet-demo

[Rodimus76]

***Sir Bay News Alert!!!***
Second Trailer to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie:

http://geektyrant.com/news/new-trailer- ... re-footage

[m121akuma]

Human Resistance News

Steven Hawking warns of the dangers of artificial intelligence:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/scien ... 13474.html

[thehod]

Robo-Phobic News

Neo, you can make a call to arms in Britain to join the human resistance. More than 1/3 of Britons fear the rise of AI and robots in the future.

Here was an interesting statistic: 17% of the population are robo-collaborators and are willing to 'have sex with an android' even though 41% found it creepy and another 14 % said robots should not be used as sex-bots.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2 ... obots-poll

[thehod]

*** Human Resistance News ? ***

Matt Smith aka the former Doctor will be joining the cast of Termiantor Genesis. According to entertainment news site Deadline, “Smith will play a new character with a strong connection to John Connor.” Also starring in Terminator is the Queen of dragons: Emilia Clarke to play as Sarah Connor.

Matt Smith has fought cybermen and beaten them, he can handle Terminators.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-enter ... 19306.html

[Rodimus76]

Mobile Suit Gundam's Amuro Ray Voice Actor Toru Furuya (古谷 徹) Piloting The Kurata Mecha:

http://gundamguy.blogspot.ca/2014/05/mi ... -2014.html

[snoops619]

*John Oliver voice* ROBOT APOCALYPSE NEWS NOW

Robo propaganda can now go mobile.

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3028954/por ... quirts-ink

[Vent Noir]

*** ROBOT APOCALYPSE NEWS ***

IBM's Watson can now debate its opponents

[ghostgundam742]

***Robot Apocalypse News Alert!!!***

Russians using robots to defend missile bases, has lethal autonomy
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg2 ... 2nbnXWSya4

Another leader of the resistance, Daniel Suarez: The kill decision shouldn't belong to a robot
http://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_suarez_ ... to_a_robot

[Rodimus76]

***Sci-Fi Apocalypse News Alert (includes some Robo Apocalypse warning)***

A look at the dire warnings tucked away in recent sci-fi movies

http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/sci-fi/ ... i-fi-films

[Arbiter GUNDAM]

Ermagerd, they raping muh childhoodz!

Saban, Lionsgate, team up for new Power Rangers movie.

[Darkhound Noir]

Robopocalypse/Resistance(?) Alert

U.S. Military Drones Are Going to Start Running on Linux
http://gizmodo.com/u-s-military-drones- ... socialflow

"Raytheon is making a bold move: it's dumping the proprietary operating system Solaris in favor of Linux for the control systems of its U.S. military drones."

[Vent Noir]

*** SIR BAY NEWS ALERT!!! ***

TMNT Movie figures reveal pretty much everybody

[Robolizard222]

Funimation might be having a showing of Ghost in the Shell: Arise in the Dallas, TX area. Sounds like fun! A great way to indoctri... encourage robotic enthusiasm.

http://www.tugg.com/events/9122