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From the size of that projector, you're very happy to see me
So it turns out stealing a Toshiba multimedia projector by stuffing it down the front of your trousers is not as difficult as you might think. All it requires is you keep going, no matter how compressed your genitals…
Artificial snot for electronic noses
Scientists at my alma mater, Leicester, and their fellows over at Warwick, have created artificial snot for electronic noses. The faux-mucus improves sensitivity of the faux-nose by a huge factor, allowing them to pick out a wider range of…
Will the iPhone do for mobile music what iTunes did for online music?
Media analyst Screen Digest has completed some interesting research into the global market for over-the-air (OTA) mobile music downloads, as well as speculating on what impact the iPhone may have on this market.
Tell us what you think about the iPhone and win some iPod goodies
Apple’s iPhone has to be one of the most hotly anticipated mobile devices of the year, and we want to hear what you think about it.
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Kryptonite discovered in Serbia
Bored one afternoon, Dr Chris Stanley, from the Natural History Museum, fed “sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide” into Google and was bemused to discover he had a small cache of Kryptonite on his hands, according to the label on a lump of green K stolen by Lex Luthor during the latest Superman picture. Stanley’s Kryptonite is white, and Luthor’s has fluorine, which may account for it not being lethal to superheroes or glowing green. [GT]
Five ways David Cameron can drive viewers to his YouTube site
Tory leader David Cameron is always making a big noise about how web savvy he is. But while the fella may have the tools in his WebCameron site, it looks like he doesn't have much of an audience. Sister…
An Apple computer made out of… wood?
Wooden gadgets aren’t exactly new. We’ve seen wooden keyboards and mice, wood-panelled PSPs, and even wooden memory sticks. Now someone’s taken the logical step of making an ‘Apple’ computer out of wood.
Scare burglars with a USB gun turret
And I don’t mean one of those silly toy USB cannons that office pranksters buy to fire foam bullets at their workmates. No, this is a proper motorised gun turret that sits in your house, ready to pop caps in the arse of any burglar foolish enough to break in.
Top 10 celebrities most likely to do a Justin.tv
It’s ironic really. The Orwellian idea of Big Brother had a state dictatorship spying on its citizens, while more recently The Truman Show had one man’s life being broadcast to millions as entertainment, without his knowledge. That’s not how it’s going to work, though. Soon, us proles will be queuing up to stream our daily lives online.
FlyClear lets you buy-fly-pass
After standing in line for six hours and taking your shoes off once an hour for all that time, the FlyClear starts to sound like a heckuva deal. Costing $100 and in (as it were) pilot projects in the US, FlyClear uses a biometric card to let you quickly slide past the peons who’d rather pay with their feet. So far, available in Orlando, NY-JFK, Indianapolis, San Jose and Cinncinnati – but hopefully tomorrow the world, before I start my book tour. [GT]
FlyClear [via CrunchGear]
