Thomas Frey: "Is it not
conceivable that people in the future will have the technology to view
the past?" asks the reclusive physicist as he reaches across the table
for his coffee cup. "And if so, don’t you think they would have the
technology to be watching us right now?" This statement caused me to
pause and rethink the […]

An Idiomatic Expression is a colorful phrase commonly used in the English language with a less than obvious meanings. These expressions are typically the area that confounds foreign people the most when they try to learn the english language.

A new super-sensitive microscope has been used to track the real-time motion of a
single protein. The microscope is able to zoom down to the scale of its individual atoms, revealing how genes are copied from DNA – a process essential to life.

A mobile phone has been invented for dogs. The bone-shaped device, called Petscell, will fit on the
animal’s collar and is scheduled to go on sale next year.

Robert Cringely: Internet use in American homes is still growing, but the pace of that
growth is slowing according to a study released this week by Parks
Associates, a market research firm from Dallas, Texas. Based on a
sample of 1,000 U.S, households, the survey concluded that 42 percent
of U.S. homes have broadband, 22 percent use […]

There has been a sharp rise in British women giving birth to their first child in their 30’s and 40’s.

Shunpei Yamazaki has 1,432 patents and is the largest patent holder in US history……..and he lives in Japan. Yes, it seems to be true: The top individual
holder of U.S. patents is based at Tokyo tech research firm
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory. For decades, the popular assumption
has been that Thomas Edison is the all-time patent king with 1,093
patents. […]

The Cormorant
is a new robotic-submarine-spy-plane from Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works. Its just a concept for now, but it’s one badass
concept with a very cool photo.

The famous Swiss Army Knife has added yet another tool to its roster of multi-use capabilities — MP3 player.

California would require manufacturers to phase out the use of
hazardous materials in making cell phones, iPods and other electronic
devices under a bill introduced by a state lawmaker.

Six Apart’s Mena Trott helped start the stampede by
co-designing user-friendly software. But she thinks the blogging trend
is only just beginning.

Rumors are running around the web
about a new Microsoft gadget codenamed "Origami" that will unfold on
March 2nd. Interestingly, in 2001 National Semiconductor showcased a
concept prototype device called Origami, which it said could morph into
eight different types of gadgets by folding and pivoting.

iTunes: One Billion Served Crank up the old PR and spin machine. Apple
today announced their one billionth iTunes download today. The song?
Speed of Sound by Coldplay.

The Tesseract (or HyperCube) is mathematical prediction of what cube might look like in 4D Space.

Ohio University scientists hoping to use quantum dots for the next generation of computers have found a way to make the dots communicate.

Yahoo Mail will now let people register usernames that include the
word "allah," after a ban designed to thwart prejudice went astray.

This
year, at the UCLA Ahmanson-Lovelace Brain Mapping Center, Marco
Iacoboni and his group used functional magnetic resonance imaging
[…]

Most U.S. workers say they feel rushed on the job, but they are
getting less accomplished than a decade ago, according to newly
released research.

Inventions improve living conditions, they disseminate culture, they
allow us to
get what we want, by force if necessary, and they have the potential to
cause great social or economic upheaval. But what separates a great
life-altering invention from one that just dissappears over time?
Perhaps this will give you some insight.

Finally, for the man who has
everything — except a job where he can dress casually — it’s the Commuter Tie from Thomas Pink. The bright pink silk
tie has a hidden pocket on the back that’s the perfect size for an iPod nano. Cool picture.

The Plasma 2System is an unprecedented computer peripheral designed to
support the human body while interacting with the computer on a daily
basis. The only healthy way to work at a computer for hours at a time
is to change positions several times throughout the day. Slight posture
shifts make a big difference in optimising the performance of your […]

Today’s lawsuits mark the first time the MPAA is
taking action against sites that enable users of Newsgroups to easily
find and download illegal content. Newsgroups are electronic bulletin
boards which in recent years have become a major source of pirated
content as users are able to attach movie, music and games files to
their messages. The following is a […]

Earlier this month, Britain’s Channel 4 aired The Root of All Evil?,
a two-part exploration of religious faith hosted and narrated by
Richard Dawkins, the eminent Oxford ethologist and author who is one of
the world’s most outspoken proponents of the theory of evolution.

To look at the Pump-a-bike, you’d swear it would sink the moment it hit
the water. Not so, indeed, with a bit of practice, the human powered
hydrofoil is capable of nearly 20 miles per hour – not that much shy of
the world record for human powered watercraft
. To make it work, all you need to do […]

Google Inc. on Thursday
temporarily suspended signing up new accounts for its Web site hosting
service due to heavy demand.