Magicbike turns common bicycles into WiFi hotspots. The end effect creates bicycles that broadcast free WiFi connectivity to other users within their proximity.
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WiFi Bike Creates Mobile Hotspots
Mexican Pilots Film UFOs
Mexico’s largest television network on Monday and Tuesday broadcast film taken by air force pilots of what they say are unidentified flying objects (UFOs).
Lies, Damn Lies And Cell Phones
A few months ago we wrote about how one guy predicted that 3G mobile phones would never take off because the camera phone part would make it difficult to lie about where you were. We had no idea that most people used their mobile phones to lie about their location (or that that single factor […]
Organs Preservation Through Cryogenics Close
Scientists have come a step closer to successfully preserving organs at extremely cold temperatures without damaging them.
Building the World’s Fastest Computer
Viewing supercomputers as crucial to scientific discovery, the Energy Department announced plans Wednesday to build the world’s fastest computer at a research laboratory in Tennessee.
Breakthroughs in Teleportation
Teleportation is defined as the production, disembodiment and successful reconstruction of a signal.
Latest research involves the use of crystals, lenses and mirrors to produce a pair of “entangled” laser beams that are then used to carry fragile information in the form of quantum states.
A Chat with Futurist Daniel Burrus
Within the next five years, you’ll find yourself using, on a daily basis, an emerging new technology called an ultraintelligent electronic agent. Think of your intelligent agent as a personal concierge desk.
Prostitutes See Sharp Drop in Business
EU entry has not brought everyone in the Czech Republic the promised economic advantages.
Sex workers in the border regions of the country have seen a sharp drop in business, officials said on Tuesday, after crossings were opened on May 1 and made long lines of lorries a thing of the past.
Alan Turing: The Grandfather of Computer Software
The rarefied world of early 20th-century mathematics seems light years away from today’s PCs and virtual-reality video games. Yet it was a 1936 paper by Cambridge University mathematician Alan M. Turing that laid the foundation for the electronic wonders now crowding into every corner of modern life.
Maximizing Your Coffee
Put away that extra large coffee mug: Researchers have discovered that small, frequent doses of caffeine keep you awake better than one large cup of java in the morning.
