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Pay for Burgers and Rail Tickets with Mobile Phones
Japan's NTT DoCoMo has partnered with McDonald's to allow patrons to pay for their fast food with their mobiles. If this is successful, it's expected to expand to other Japanese offerings. A similar project to allow UK train goers…
Vandalise YouTube videos using Vidavee Graffiti
Ever been watching a particularly annoying YouTube video, and felt like scrawling BUM all over it? No? Just me then. Thankfully, my juvenile desires can now be satisfied through Vidavee Graffiti, a quirky tool that lets you mess around with…
The world's first remote-controlled pigeon
Flap left. Flap right. Aim. Poo! These are the sorts of commands being carried out by boffins at Shandong University of Science and Technology in China. They've just completed an experiment to implant electrodes into the brain of a pigeon,…
Orange launches SPV M700 smartphone with sat nav and HTC S310 Pay As You Go smartphone
Orange has announced the availability of the SPV M700, a Windows Mobile 5.0-based device, which also incorporates a satellite navigation application. The SPV M700 offers 3G connectivity, with speeds of up to 1.8Mbps where network support is available. There's also…
Sony's flagship Cyber-Shot T100 – HD output and 3-inch screen
Another new Cyber-Shot model from Sony, this time the T100, Sony's flagship model with HD output, a large screen and up to 5x zoom from the Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens. Packed into the all-metal case (just 22.3mm thin) with red,…
Virtual Bombing at Second Life
Virtual reality nexus Second Life has had its first terrorist bombing – virtually speaking. The 'Second Life Liberation Army' has 'bombed' an American Apparel outlet and a Reebok store, with their representative Marshal Cahill saying, "The population of the…
Did you violate Chris Roller's patent on godly powers?
Claiming his godly powers extend from David Blaine's illusions, to the microchip or inkjet cartridge, Chris Roller filed for a patent on godly powers, and sued both David Copperfield and David Blaine for using godly powers in violation of…
Meet the PC mod that looks like a Star Trek warp core
Of course, the likes of Alienware have long proved that your PC doesn't have to be a boring beige box. But for true computer lunacy, you have to look to the imaginative minds in the PC modding community. Check this…
Watch the iPhone interface running on a Pocket PC
Cor, I can't wait till the iPhone comes out, with its swizzy touch-screen interface, the like of which hasn't been seen on any mobile device ever before, ever. But hang on, what's this below? Some bloke's fiddled with their E-TEN…
The Top 10 YouTube versions of the Kersal Massive rap
Whaddya mean you've never heard of the Kersal Massive? Originally uploaded to YouTube in March last year, it's two young blokes (and their mate Ginger Joe) rapping about their life – and for the couplet "Got on the bus wiv…
