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Super Tiny Car Beats Traffic Jams

April 25th, 2006 at 11:56 pm » Comments (0)

A super tiny ecological car that can nip through peak-hour gridlock was launched in Britain today after three years of research financed by the EU.



Statistics on the Uninsured and Under-insured

April 25th, 2006 at 11:20 pm » Comments (0)

More than 40 percent of Americans making between $20,000 and $40,000 a year went without insurance for at least part of the year last year, according to a study published on Tuesday.



Google ‘Heat Map’ Shows Best Page Arrangement for Ads

April 25th, 2006 at 11:00 pm » Comments (0)

The best placement for Google ads varies from page to page, depending on content. Here are a few questions to ask yourself when considering where to position your ads:



World’s Fastest Transistor Operates at 604 GHz

April 25th, 2006 at 10:48 pm » Comments (0)

The world’s fastest transistor has been developed by a pair of US researchers, possibly paving the way for a new generation of super-charged electronic chips.  Complete with photo.



Bathroom Art from Around the World

April 25th, 2006 at 1:23 pm » Comments (0)

Usually the last place you expect to find fine art is in the bathroom.  Well, these are a long ways from what you’d consider fine art.  But its just fun to look at these amazing photos.



Tongue Research Provides Super Human Abilities

April 25th, 2006 at 12:49 pm » Comments (0)

In their quest to create the super warrior of the future, some
military researchers aren’t focusing on organs like muscles or hearts.
They’re looking at tongues.



Pack of Killer Chimps on the Loose

April 25th, 2006 at 12:23 pm » Comments (0)

Police hunted Monday for chimpanzees
that escaped from a Sierra Leone preserve and mauled a group of local and
American sightseers - a rare attack that left one local man dead and at least
four other people hospitalized.



China Stepping Up to Larger Breast Demands

April 25th, 2006 at 8:18 am » Comments (0)

Bra producers have been forced to offer bigger cup-sizes in China because improved nutrition is busting all previous chest measurement records.



World’s Thinnest DVD Discs

April 25th, 2006 at 8:05 am » Comments (0)

Using an innovative nanoimprint technology, Hitachi Maxell, LTD have succeeded in creating the world’s thinnest DVD media at 0.092mm thick. 



Hi-Tech Golf Ball Finder

April 25th, 2006 at 7:55 am » Comments (0)

The BallFinder SCOUT packs a surprising amount of tech into a device with a relatively benign purpose: to find your missing, non-microchipped golf balls after you’ve sliced them into the woods.



Ear Wax Camera/Cleaner

April 25th, 2006 at 7:48 am » Comments (0)

For those people who have problems controlling the buildup of earwax, or for the super tidy people who insist on spit-shining the inside of their ears, this is a great new gadget.



Introducing the ‘Hula Chair’

April 25th, 2006 at 7:33 am » Comments (0)

This crazy chair is a huge success in Japan and is designed to exercise for your waist and whole body.  But most buy it to experiment with new positions for sex.



Fake ‘Beerbelly’ Selling in Record Numbers

April 25th, 2006 at 7:08 am » Comments (0)

Originally we couldn’t tell if this was too stupid for words or stupendously ingenious. But it’s been a run away success in the marketplace. It’s called the Beerbelly and it’s actually a fake gut that you can fill up with beer (or your favorite alcoholic beverage) and hide under your clothes.