Octave System’s Multipod is the size of a stick of gum and packs five usable gadgets: It’s a video recorder, capturing up to 12 minutes of video with sound; it’s a digital camera that can take up to 3,000 pictures; it’s a 128 megabyte USB storage device; it’s a Web cam; and it’s a voice [...]

Buprenorphine could end heroin addiction, curb disease, and cut crime. But bureaucrats, doctors, and much of the treatment industry are just saying no. A case study in why the best technology doesn’t always win.

W Bruce Cameron:
I am descended from a long line of warrior/hunter types, except that my dad was a gynecologist. This means that you can assign me to do anything, no matter how challenging, and I will complete my mission without fail. Just don’t ask me to do something that goes against my very [...]

Los Angeles drivers were losing control and running into other vehicles because of a giant women’s pubis, which they could see displayed on the front part of an oncoming car. Complete with photo.

Police in Malaysia are hunting for members of a violent gang who chopped off a car owner’s finger to get round the vehicle’s hi-tech biometric security system.