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Apple Patents Solar-Coated iPods

May 27th, 2008 at 9:05 pm » Comments (0)

Sunlight, Sunbright, Won’t You Charge My iPod Right?

In a somewhat surprising move, Apple has patented a new device-coating solar film that could be used as an alternate method for charging gadgets such as iPhones and iPods. If implemented, it could allow one to lay their phone out in the sun for an hour to get […]



Cell Phone in the Microwave

May 27th, 2008 at 9:00 pm » Comments (0)

 

 
 
If you are still not sure that cell phones are evil, this should convince you. Don’t ever try this!



Can on Bottom, Bottle on Top

May 27th, 2008 at 8:48 pm » Comments (0)

A product that is long overdue
The Snap Capp is something very special, and yet is so simple. Simply put, the Snap Capp is “a plastic re-closable top designed to snap onto virtually all 12 and 16 ounce aluminum beverage cans”.



Spanish Village Holds Baby Jump

May 27th, 2008 at 8:46 pm » Comments (0)

Obviously These Children Cannot Jump

Grown men have been leaping over rows of babies in the north Spanish village of Castrillo de Murcia in an annual rite meant to “ward off the Devil.”
Jumpers dressed as the Colacho, a character representing the Devil, bounded over clusters of bemused infants laid out on mattresses.



The Hunt for Next Generation Insect Repellents

May 27th, 2008 at 5:48 pm » Comments (0)

 We were kinda hoping for some new nano-sized snout pluggers
American researchers have identified several new potential insect repellents that are three times more potent than DEET, the active ingredient in most tick and insect repellents, according to a new study.



Gas Up, Consumer Driving Down at a Historic Rate

May 27th, 2008 at 12:50 pm » Comments (0)

 
At a time when gas prices are at an all-time high, Americans have curtailed their driving at a historic rate.  



Three Fourths of Adults Email Users Use Email Daily

May 27th, 2008 at 11:17 am » Comments (0)

Compared with today’s virtual worlds, e-mail is solidly Web 1.0-an almost archaic communication channel.
Yet e-mail works, and marketers and advertisers keep putting it to new uses. Moreover, consumers-whose opinions are the ones that matter-genuinely like e-mail. Nearly three-quarters of adult e-mail users in North America said they used it every day, according to an April […]



Man Climbs Into Morgue Freezer to be With Dead Girlfriend

May 27th, 2008 at 11:05 am » Comments (0)

A Taiwan man grieving over the death of his girlfriend climbed inside a morgue freezer to be with her and was only pulled out alive half an hour later, media and an official said on Tuesday.



Ways to Have Fun With Boobs

May 27th, 2008 at 10:46 am » Comments (0)

 
 
Boob products?! Yes, this is an article about fun boob gadgets and products. If you are too young or too prudish to handle this, go and read something else.



High Failure Rate in Race to Mars

May 27th, 2008 at 10:27 am » Comments (0)

 
With the recent successful landing of the Phoenix Mars probe, the high failure rate of such probes is once more highlighted.
Nearly 50 percent of all the missions to Mars since 1960 ended in failure, with some never even making it to Mars, while others disappeared without a trace.



When Plants “Think” Alike

May 27th, 2008 at 10:20 am » Comments (0)

New genetic evidence shows that the same trait developed independently on separate branches of the evolutionary tree .



Exercise Doesn’t Make Kids Slim

May 27th, 2008 at 6:02 am » Comments (0)

 
 The great national pastime - Picking on the fat kid
It’s known that exercise is a key factor leading to sustained weight loss. But, a new study says otherwise — physical activity has no impact on obese children and instead they should be encouraged to eat healthier.
Researchers studied 300 children over five years and found that […]