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Art student gets boost from Oudemans scholarship

SHAPING A FUTURE: New Brunswick College of Craft and Design student Aidan Stanley, right, is this year’s recipient of the Nel Oudemans Memorial Scholarship. Above, he shows some of his work to Jack Oudemans, Nel's husband.

Two Personality-Packed Characters Join WowWee's Robotics Line

Shaping the way we interact with entertainment robotic companions, WowWee , an Optimal Group company ( NASDAQ:OPMR ), has launched two new personality-packed additions to its diverse Robotics line of humanoid, reptilian, and animal creations. RS Wrex the Dawg (TM), an incorrigible robotic junkyard pooch, and RS Mr. Personality (TM), a three-wheeled fully-animated and interactive talking companion, are now available at major online retailers just in time for holiday shoppers searching for unique gifts.

Two Personality-Packed Characters Join WowWee's Robotics Line Wrex the Dawg(TM) and Mr. Personality(TM) Robots Offer Humor, Companionship, and Unique Artificial Intelligence

Shaping the way we interact with entertainment robotic companions, WowWee, an Optimal Group company (NASDAQ:OPMR), has launched two new personality-packed additions to its diverse Robotics line of humanoid, reptilian, and animal creations. RS Wrex the Dawg(TM), an incorrigible robotic junkyard pooch, and RS Mr. Personality(TM), a three-wheeled fully-animated and interactive talking companion, are now available at major online retailers just in time for holiday shoppers searching for unique gifts.

Retail E-Commerce Growth Drops Sharply

2008 had already been shaping up to be the weakest holiday season yet for retail e-commerce. Based on just-released Q3 e-commerce data from the US Department of Commerce (DOC), eMarketer is predicting even more anemic growth—both for the holiday and the year.

E-tailers Facing Holiday 'Vortex Of Doom'

The holiday shopping season is shaping up to be so bad for retailers, online stores might have to settle for a few lumps of coal in their Christmas stockings.

E-tailers Facing Holiday 'Vortex Of Doom'

The holiday shopping season is shaping up to be so bad for retailers, online stores might have to settle for a few lumps of coal in their Christmas stockings.

CRTC Rules Bell Can Squeeze Downloads

pparsons writes "Bell Canada Inc. will not have to suspend its practice of 'shaping' traffic on the Internet after a group of companies that resell access to Bell's network complained their customers were also being negatively affected. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission today released a decision that denied the Canadian Association of Internet Providers' request that Bell be ordered to cease its application of the practice to its wholesale customers."

Gears of War 2 debuts to 2,100,000 Units Day 1

According to early retailer reports, and user polls, Gears of War 2 is shaping up to be one of the biggest Xbox 360 titles to date, putting it in very similar territory to blockbusters 'Halo 3' and 'Grand Theft Auto IV'

Web Design Company Launches Search Engine Marketing Service

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London museum is home to packaging nostalgia

A packaging museum in London presents containers from yesteryear as a testament to the role packaging plays in shaping our culture.

NASA probe shows Mercury more dynamic than thought

Earth's first nearly full look at Mercury reveals that the tiny lifeless planet took a far greater role in shaping itself than was thought, with volcanoes spewing "mysterious dark blue material."

Mercury's many volcanoes spewed blue material

Earth's first nearly full look at Mercury reveals that the tiny lifeless planet took a far greater role in shaping itself than was thought, with volcanoes spewing "mysterious dark blue material."

Mercury livelier than thought, NASA finds

WASHINGTON — Earth's first nearly full look at Mercury reveals that the tiny lifeless planet took a far greater role in shaping itself than was thought, with volcanoes spewing “mysterious dark blue material.�

NASA probe picks up dynamic shots of Mercury

WASHINGTON -- Earth's first nearly full look at Mercury reveals that the tiny lifeless planet took a far greater role in shaping itself than was thought, with volcanoes spewing "mysterious dark blue material."

Water on Mars remained billion years more than believed: NASA

New York (PTI): Liquid water remained on Mars' surface a billion years more than scientists believed and played an important role in shaping the planet's surface and perhaps hosting life, new data received from the American space agency's reconnaissance orbiter suggests.

- Ex-Giants QBs Collins, Warner having big years

With Kerry Collins leading the Titans to an undefeated season, thus far, and Kurt Warner pushing the Cardinals toward a division title, it's shaping up to be the Year of the Former Giant Quarterbacks. That's only half surprising to the lone remaining Giant who caught passes from both men.

October E-Tail Sales Almost Flat Year on Year

U.S. online retail sales recorded their smallest growth in October since comScore began tracking this market in 2001, a signal that this holiday season is shaping up to be a very tough one for e-tailers across the board.

October e-tail sales almost flat year on year

U.S. online retail sales recorded their smallest growth in October since comScore began tracking this market in 2001, a signal that this holiday season is shaping up to be a very tough one for e-tailers across the board.

Game Design Expo Unveils 2009 Lineup

Building upon the sold-out 2008 event, the third-annual Game Design Expo, hosted by Vancouver Film School (VFS), Canada’s premier post-secondary entertainment arts institution, is shaping up to be even bigger and better. Set for February 7 and 8, 2009 at the Vancity Theater at the Vancouver International Film Centre, the weekend will be headlined by Clint Hocking, Creative Director at Ubisoft Montreal (Splinter Cell, Far Cry 2), a popular speaker at industry events, and will feature an exciting lineup of talks and panels with the leading minds in game design.

Browser Wars Move to the Cell Phone

With the iPhone, Apple showed how to surf the Web on the small screen. Now, it seems, a modern version of the browser wars of the 1990s could be shaping up, with the battleground being the mobile phone. And there's a new list of contenders: Safari on the iPhone, Internet Explorer Mobile for Windows Mobile, RIM's BlackBerry Web browser, and a version of Chrome for Google's Android phones. Within the next few months, there will be a new entry: a scaled-down, sped-up version of Firefox, called Fennec.

Google's Underdog Eyes iPhone's Lead in Apps

While Apple's iPhone App Store has clearly emerged as the Big Man on Campus when it comes to mobile downloads, the Android Market -- the download center for the Google-backed smartphone operating system -- is shaping up like an awkward, underweight freshman.

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