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Introducing the Doggy Treadmill

February 13th, 2007 at 11:29 pm » Comments (0)

Too busy to walk your dog? Try the doggy treadmill.



Champagne Cork Chair Finalists

February 13th, 2007 at 9:35 am » Comments (0)

So you say you have had a burning desire to make a chair out of champagne corks? What a coincidence, so have these folks.



Dangerbomb Alarm Clock: For That Explosive Morning Wakeup

February 13th, 2007 at 9:25 am » Comments (0)

To turn off the Japanese "DANGERBOMB" clock, you have to connect the blue, red and yellow wires in the correct order.



Wireless Sensors Extend Internet’s Reach

February 13th, 2007 at 9:16 am » Comments (0)

To the untrained eye, the sleek, airy building constructed atop a decommissioned nuclear reactor at the University of California, Los Angeles could pass for high-tech office space. A closer inspection of the glass-and-steel facade reveals dozens of miniature, low-resolution cameras and sensors. They’re wirelessly linked to computers throughout the 6,000-square-foot space, keeping tabs on traffic […]



Study Finds P2P Has No Effect on Legal Music Sales

February 13th, 2007 at 9:04 am » Comments (0)

The Journal of Political Economy is running the results of a study into P2P file-sharing, reports Ars Technica. The study has found that, contrary to the claims of the recording industry, there is almost no effect on sales from file-sharing. Using data from several months in 2002, the researchers came to the conclusion that P2P […]



Breakthrough In Brain Functioning Knowhow

February 13th, 2007 at 9:01 am » Comments (0)

It appears that the ever more omnipotent computer is set to add another remarkable by unravelling the secrets of mindreading.



Invention: Edible RFID

February 13th, 2007 at 8:56 am » Comments (0)

Inventors keep coming up with new ways to exploit RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags. The latest brainwave, from Kodak, is to use them to probe a person’s digestive system.



Supermodels Suffer from Shallow Existence

February 13th, 2007 at 8:44 am » Comments (0)

New research has revealed that models feel lonely and unhappy with their perfect bodies and huge piles of money. Hear that? It’s the world’s skinniest violin.