All the stories categorized with: General
Facebook Sued for $15 Billion over Alleged Privacy Infractions
05/21/2012, Just after Facebook went public as Mark Zuckerberg pushed the button to ring the iconic NASDAQ bell, the largest social network in the world was hit with a class-action lawsuit by the law firm Stewarts Law US. The firm announced [...]
Skull I made out of typewriter parts
05/21/2012, Old is gold, or so the saying says. Now, a lot of that depends on just what you are referring to – old wine that has yet to be consumed, as well as other hard liquor, generally do get better [...]
One Street Tweeter prints tweets on pavement
05/18/2012, If you are one who cannot get enough of Twitter, then here is something that you might want to check out – the One Street Tweeter, which is actually a special machine that was constructed with one – just one [...]
Osaka Station City uses water to tell the time
05/18/2012, Fountains as well as sprays of water are definitely a thing of beauty, and for those who have been to Las Vegas, surely the fountains of Bellagio have mesmerized you with their nightly performance? Well, halfway around the world is [...]
Air-conditioned bullet-proof jackets could help cops in service be more comfortable
05/17/2012, Researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology or Empa have developed an air-conditioned bulletproof vest based on Coolpad technology that could help keep police officers cool under the heat of the sun. Empa’s Coolpad technology was [...]
Naked-eye 3D display has no resolution compromise issues
05/16/2012, NLT Technologies Ltd. of Japan has come up with a prototype of a naked-eye low-temperature polycrystalline silicon (Si) TFT LCD display which boasts of half a dozen viewpoints, carrying a size of 3.1″ (diagonal length of 79mm), while sporting a [...]
Personal Power Generator Prototype Powered By Organic Viruses
05/15/2012, A group of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a way to generate power using harmless viruses that convert mechanical energy into electricity. Basically, it works by tapping a finger on a postage [...]
BBC Sports app set to hit the PS3
05/15/2012, Sony PS3 owners who are also sports buffs, heads up! Word has it that the BBC Sports app has finally made its way to the console, where it will sit pretty on your XMB. Just what does the BBC Sports [...]
San Francisco bars to install facial detection cameras
05/15/2012, If you are a San Francisco native and spend plenty of time at the bars there, you might not be too comfortable with the idea of your favorite watering hole potentially installing facial detection cameras. These cameras will live-stream footage [...]
Chocolate brain looks yummy enough to bite into
05/14/2012, Going through a MRI scan is not something one would classify as a “fun day out”, but then again, it is necessary to undergo the MRI scan as and when the situation requires it. Well, Andy Millins decided to take [...]
Panasonic floats 100,000 LEDs down the Sumida River in Tokyo
05/14/2012, As part of the Tokyo Hotaru (fireflies) festival, Panasonic decided to release a whopping 100,000 EVERLED light bulbs down the Sumida River in Tokyo. We have to admit that this is a pretty impressive sight as the entire river gained [...]
M_A_C_H_I_N_A MIDI controller jacket
05/13/2012, Wearable technology is not new, but to say that the idea has proliferated is not exactly accurate, either. The M_A_C_H_I_N_A MIDI controller jacket is one invention that is worth looking into, where this wearable technology brand intends to bring together [...]
Paparazzi Lover interactive dress lights up when photographed
05/13/2012, You know for sure that you have made it among mankind when the paparazzi are busy tailing you all the time, hoping to capture a money shot of you in a spat, in an affair, and basically wanting to know [...]
