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Cyberchondria

November 28th, 2008 at 11:17 pm » Comments (0)

The disease you have, may be the disease you want
If that headache plaguing you this morning led you first to a Web search and then to the conclusion that you must have a brain tumor, you may instead be suffering from cyberchondria.
On Monday, Microsoft researchers published the results of a study of health-related Web searches [...]



Twitter Provided a Vital Link in Mumbai Terrorist Attacks

November 28th, 2008 at 10:22 pm » Comments (2)

Twitter played a critical role in stopping the terrorists
Bloggers across Mumbai fed live updates of the unfolding action after terrorists launched waves of attacks in the heart of India’s financial capital, bringing the emergence of citizen journalism in news coverage to the fore in India.
Social networking sites, such as Twitter and Facebook, were instantly updated [...]



Wilting Flower Helps You Save Electricity

November 28th, 2008 at 9:43 pm » Comments (0)

 
The Wilting Flower 
Most people would agree that saving electricity in the home is a good thing. Even if you aren’t a treehugger, cutting back on wasted power can save plenty of money on the electric bill. Still, most of us could use a little reminder at times, that’s a bit easier than running around with [...]



Relationship Between Turkey, Tryptophan and Trust

November 28th, 2008 at 9:36 pm » Comments (0)

 
Your holiday turkey won’t give you more faith in your family, but research published last year suggests that there is a relationship between tryptophan and trust.



Flying Penguins

November 28th, 2008 at 4:19 pm » Comments (0)

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 Just when you thought you’d seen everything…
Film maker and writer Terry Jones discovers a colony of penguins, which are unlike any other penguins in the world. The real story after the jump.



Kevin James Magic Trick

November 28th, 2008 at 3:54 pm » Comments (0)

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 Total mind blowing magic trick
This is one of those rare moments in magic where people walk away asking “What the hell just happened?” Second amazing video after the jump.



Nokia’s Smart Home Center

November 28th, 2008 at 11:10 am » Comments (0)

 
The cellphone giant Nokia wishes to tinker with your home, letting you control the entire house activities from the leisure of your couch or the bed. Nokia is to develop a new platform to enable users to monitor their electronics and homes energy status locally or remotely, with a mobile device. For developing the platform [...]



2009 Living Calendar

November 28th, 2008 at 11:02 am » Comments (0)

 
Living Concept 2009 
You are not looking at another typical calendar. Instead, this calendar has the ability to display weeks, months, holidays and time in an amazing way.



Holocube 3D Projection Box

November 28th, 2008 at 10:54 am » Comments (0)

 Holocube
Now you can enjoy 3D imaging right on your desk with this interesting holographic display ‘Holocube 3D Projection Box’. It sports an integrated HDD that stores video and uses it to create 3D Holograms at a resolution of 1080i. It won’t produce a Princess in trouble, telling you that you are her only hope. Nor [...]



Dubai Metro: The World’s Most Advanced Urban Rail System

November 28th, 2008 at 9:23 am » Comments (0)

A significant improvement to Dubai’s growing traffic problems,
but opening in 2009 is doubtful
The Dubai Metro will be a driverless, fully automated metro network under construction in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai. It is aimed to be one of the most advanced urban rail systems in the world and will be the catalyst for tourism, [...]



The X-Ray Vision Camera Lens

November 28th, 2008 at 12:10 am » Comments (0)

 
 Privacy is now officially dead
Xray vision is now a reality! This specially-designed X-ray filter turns an ordinary video camera into a super-stealthy X-ray vision camera. It sees right through clothes, dark windows and sunglasses as if they weren’t even there! (Pics)