A school in a New York City suburb says it is likely responsible for the unidentified objects in the sky that caused quite a stir in the city. The school says the objects that looked like lights could be balloons that were accidentally let go. (Oct. 15)
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Photo Credit: Gavin Turk If you are in London this week, forget about the Boris Bikes and hit the road on one of Gavin Turk’s. Called “Les Bikes de Bois Rond”, the artist has created 15 wild and crazy bicycles for an international art fair. Turk leading a band of New York and L.A. art collectors, all in black of course, will be a sight to see. Riders of the bicycles will get a certificate authenticating themselves as works of art…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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If you have even the slightest inclination towards Mysophobia then please, do yourself a favor and stop reading now. A Stanford University study found that if you put a virus on a touchscreen surface then about 30 percent of it will make the jump to the fingertips of anyone who touches it. From there it goes into the eyes, mouth, or nose — whichever face-hole is in most urgent need of a rub. And just to drive the point home, the Sacramento Bee adds this little nugget from an unspecified British study: “Mobile phones harbor 18 times more bacteria than a flush handle in a typical men’s restroom.” Eww. You know, sometimes it’s best not to know how the sausage is made. Shocker! Cellphone touchscreens are dirty originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Based on breathless reports we’re seeing on Twitter and in the XDA-Developers’ forums, it would appear that Samsung has just pushed out the official Android 2.2 Froyo update for its Galaxy S as promised . Our Nordic friends are the first to report seeing the build I9000 JPM update in the latest version of Samsung’s Kies PC software. It’s early days though, so do let your fellow i9000 owners know how it goes in the comments below. [Thanks, Gustav F.] Galaxy S Android 2.2 Froyo update begins to trickle out originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Oct 2010 05:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Of all the things that could potentially be roboticized, we can’t say a curtain would be high on our list — but then again, we’re not hardware hacker Niklas Roy. In an attempt to create a “little piece of privacy,” Niklas developed this curtain that can watch passers-by outside (with the aid of a surveillance camera) and automatically follow them along the window to block their view inside. Of course, as Niklas notes, a sentient curtain does also have the unfortunate side effect of actually attracting the very passers-by it’s trying to guard against — such are the perils of innovation. Head on past the break to check it out in action, and hit up the source link below for all the necessary details to build your own. Continue reading Robotic curtain tries to guard your privacy, save on fabric (video) Robotic curtain tries to guard your privacy, save on fabric (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Oct 2010 04:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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China’s ruling Communist Party is holding its annual meeting in Beijing, with economic development the…
Continue reading …AMD launching next generation of Radeon graphics cards next week, shipping by end of the year
October 15, 2010 No CommentThe attentive newshounds over at AnandTech have picked out a golden nugget of disclosure from AMD’s earnings call last night, citing CEO Dirk Meyer as saying “we will be launching our second-generation DX11 graphics offerings next week.” What he’s talking about, of course, is the highly anticipated refresh of the Radeon HD 5000 series , which some recent spec leaks suggested would bring a healthy bump in performance. After announcing the new product line next week, AMD promises to flood the market with “hundreds of thousands of units,” which will be shipping before the end of this quarter — meaning you’ll have a Radeon HD 6xxx in time for the holiday gaming craze if you really want it. Can’t ask anymore than that, now can we? AMD launching next generation of Radeon graphics cards next week, shipping by end of the year originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Oct 2010 02:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Watch Private Practice S4E4: A Better Place To Be The new installment of our neonatal surgeons of Private Practice, which is entitled “A Better Place To Be” is the hospital drama hit TV show’s 4th episode of the 4th season that aired last 10/14/2010 Thursday 10:00 PM on ABC.
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BINT JBEIL, LEBANON: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad predicted the demise of arch-foe Israel on Thursday from inside a Hezbollah stronghold in south Lebanon, just miles from the border of the Jewish state. “The whole world knows that the Zionists are going to disappear,” he said to thunderous applause before a frenzied crowd in Hezbollah’s bastion of Bint Jbeil, some four kilometres (two miles) from the Israeli border. “The occupying Zionists today have no choice but to accept reality and go back to their countries of origin,” he added. Israel’s prime minister brushed off the hardliner’s comments. “The best response to the hateful verbal aggression from across the…
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