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Yubz Talk Retro Handset for Your iPhone

November 9th, 2008 at 8:44 pm » Comments (0)

 Fashion knows no limits
If you missed the good old days of calling your loved ones with the comfort of a good old-fashioned phone, and miss that feeling when you could hook the handset on your shoulder and lean on as you spoke. Times may have changed but it is nice to know that this particular [...]



Low Speed Limits Have Opposite Effect

November 9th, 2008 at 8:32 pm » Comments (0)

 
Phony speed limits lead people to believe that the law is bendable
Efforts to manipulate driving behavior by setting speed limits artificially low may have had just the opposite effect, eroding respect for speed limits, a US researcher reported on Thursday. More than a third of the people surveyed believed it was safe to drive 20 [...]



Colorado Inventor Showcase Launches On Monday

November 9th, 2008 at 11:09 am » Comments (0)

 The legendary Nikola Tesla will be attending in spirit
The Colorado Inventor Showcase will open to the public at 3:30 pm on Monday, November 10th at the Cable Center in Denver.  A full day of activities are being planned as some of the nation’s finest inventors make their debut along with their amazing products.
 



Top 5 Networking Sites for the Mega Rich

November 9th, 2008 at 9:57 am » Comments (1)

 
Hang out where the rich hang out, and you may become one of them
Ever wondered where do millionaires and billionaires of the world network? Many of them may be patronising Facebook and Orkuts of the world, but many others have `exclusive social networks’ that are open strictly by invitation.



Emerging Field Of Organ Printing

November 9th, 2008 at 9:24 am » Comments (0)

The technology is the same as that of the simple inkjet printer found in homes and offices, but Japanese scientist Makoto Nakamura is on a mission to see if it can also produce human organs.



G-Dog The Robotic Dog

November 9th, 2008 at 9:03 am » Comments (0)

 G-Dog
When a mechanical replacement is being worked out for just about anything, how could the poor dog be left out? The Japanese have a fad for dogs, more so for robots, and we know that very well. Video after the jump.



LAMOST: World’s Biggest Fixed Spectrometer Telescope

November 9th, 2008 at 8:57 am » Comments (0)

 
LAMOST 
National Astronomical Observatories from Chinese Academy of Sciences has completed their long awaited project “The Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope or LAMOST”.



Ovalia Egg Chair Back From The 60’s

November 9th, 2008 at 8:47 am » Comments (0)

 
Ovalia Egg Chair 
Egg Chairs are so much fun, literally. The iconic Ovalia Egg Chair, which was exhibited for the first time at the Scandinavian Furniture Fair in 1968, is now up for sale again with some technical upgrades.



Suntrac 25TC Solar Collector

November 9th, 2008 at 8:35 am » Comments (0)

 
Featured Invention at the Colorado Inventor Showcase  
Revolutionary new Suntrac 25TC Collector delivers water to 250 degrees F at lowest installed $/BTU cost.  



Top 10 Photos of the Week

November 9th, 2008 at 7:12 am » Comments (4)

 After the election results were announced, they just looked at each other and screamed
We are trying something new this week – the caption challenge. After reading through all the craziness below, we’d like to test your skills at writing great captions on the final photo. Just submit your ideas in the comment section below, and [...]