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World’s First Bionic Fingers

World’s First Bionic Fingers

Imagine being able to hold a knife and fork with artificial bionic fingers, or to tie shoe laces. ProDigits, a product developed by Touch Bionics Inc., features myoelectric sensors inside the elbow-high prosthesis that...

Apple Tablet Set For February 2010 Launch

Apple Tablet Set For February 2010 Launch

What: Apple Tablet When: February 2010 Price: $1,000 [!???] [ Read the article at: CNN ] Related Link: What the Apple Tablet May Look Like Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Pinterest (Opens in new...

Square Peg In A Round Hole

Square Peg In A Round Hole

Experts are skeptical that startup Square (from Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey) can succeed. Related Link: Technology Review Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)...

The Fulgurator Strikes

The Fulgurator Strikes

Name: Julius von Bismarck Occupation: Undetermined Drives a: Volvo Strking facial characteristics: Long hair and beard Hometown: Berlin Invention: The Fulgurator (“Flash Thrower”), a modified 35mm film...

Thou Shalt Not Take Our Pictures

Thou Shalt Not Take Our Pictures

So orders your Royal Highness, the Queen of England and of the Commonwealth of Nations. During the Christmas Holidays. When we and our family and friends are about the royal grounds. Or, we will sue you. Wait, rewind...

How the Grinch Stole Google News

How the Grinch Stole Google News

Take the familiar characters from Dr. Seuss’s book: the Grinch, of course, and the inhabitants of Whoville, and Cindy-Lou — and liberally mix in Robert Murdoch, News Corp, and Google News… and you get...

Photos Lie, Everyday

Photos Lie, Everyday

I can foresee a time when photographs may not be admissible in court as evidence anymore. It is just too easy to photoshop them to say what you want them to. I don’t know if anyone remember a 1972 movie called...