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Who needs another distraction? Having to work from home most of the time, I have plenty distraction even when I'm in my home office alone – but a little distraction doesn't hurt when it could releases ...

Move over iBuddy and Availbot, the masters of robo-companionship toys have arrived on scene. This is a WowWee Chatterbot, a USB-powered desktop companion that reacts with some motion and a bit of ...

The next time you're on IM, you better watch out, computers are getting better and better at pretending to be human. At the recent Loebner Prize competition in LA, a chatterbot named Suzette won first ...