TECH BUZZ: This year’s gathering in Germany showcases Artificial Intelligence designed to rescue humans and play soccer, among other less awesome things. Yes, it’s all very impressive, but get back to us when there’s a model that can brilliantly deliver dinner like a pro.

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The Best Links:

1. RoboCup’s Official Site
2. “Robots Compete to Save Human Kind, With Time Left Over for a Kickabout”
3. 42 More Years Before Robots Can Bend It Like Beckham
4. Soccer Shmoccker…Check Out the Creepy Rescue Competition!
5. Don’t Fear Robots - They May Save Your Life! [In The Fuuuuture]
6. Photos from Last Year’s RoboCup in Atlanta
7. Browse The Schedule for This Year’s RoboCup in Germany

TV BUZZ: A $250 remote control boasts a 2.5” touch-screen and one-touch access to all your home entertainment activities. Replace that clunker that came with your cable box with this sleek esoteric remote. It’s like the iPhone of remote controls.

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The Best Links:

1. Watch a Complete Video Review!
2. The Only Remote That’s Truly Universal
3. Remote Featured on NY Mag’s Best Bets
4. For People with Highly Complicated Entertainment Systems
5. Video: Unboxing the Remote
6. Featured Reviews from Highly Respected Amazon Customers
7. “This, simply put, is our favorite remote.”
8. Review: It’s Sexy But Not Perfect
9. Buy it on Amazon

TECH BUZZ: A bare-bones bookmarking tool for those too busy to read. A nifty little tool from one of the guys behind Tumblr . Yes, we know bookmarking technology isn’t exactly ground-breaking; Instapaper just does it more elegantly than anyone else.

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The Best Links:

1. Read Later
2. 2 Problems, 1 Solution
3. “How to Get Instapaper Functionality from del.icio.us”
4. Looks Real Nice on the iPhone, Too
5. Marco: “I wrote Instapaper because I needed it myself.”
6. This is Gonna Save Me a Lot of Time
7. One-Click Bookmarking is Exactly What I Wanted
8. Password Or Not, It’s Up to You
9. Short, Simple, to the Point