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The controversy over high-tech swimsuits reached its tipping point a few months ago when officials finally decided to ban them as of 2010. But the damage has been done and swimming as a sport has been tainted forever.
Picking up Pannie’s HDC-HS20 came at the wrong end of a group camcorder review, and I say the wrong end because the user fit with this camera was almost instant, unlike a lot of other shooters in the group, which took a bit of getting used to. Perhaps it’s because I’ve used a lot of Panasonic cameras that this one felt so easy to handle. Or not.
We can think of a whole bunch of things belonging firmly in the headslap category. There’s that recent silliness with iSnack 2.0, for starters. But this one strains plausability. It seems the management at a certain English prison thought it would be a good idea to save a few dollars on technical services by borrowing the skills of an inmate. Turns out the inmate was a convicted hacker. Left alone. With a computer. Duh. [Switched]via [Digg] .
The traditional—or perhaps stereotypical—relationship between computer nerds and jocks is one often characterised by bruises to the face, wedgies up the arse and dignity down the drain. But, as the developers behind Australia’s latest AFL and NRL games on PSP show us, it doesn’t always have to be this way.
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We don’t hesitate to show our excitement over non lethal weapons, but the reality is that they’re kinda scary. In particular when we’re starting to see hand-held heat weapons which leave little to no trace of ever being used.
I don’t know about you but when I think smartphones, LG isn’t a brand I turn to first. However, according to Akihabara News, LG unveiled its “Pop” model yesterday, and it warrants a closer look – if not for its specs, then at least for its built-in solar panel.
I saw this interview on The Daily Show a few weeks ago, where Jon Stewart interviews Christopher McDougall, author of Born to Run a book about the Tarahumara Indians and their ability to run hundreds of kilometres using nothing but a pair of sandals. It’s a fascinating interview—you should definitely watch it—but it does lead to a very interesting question. Are all the gadgets we use for running—from the expensive shoes to the Nike+iPod system, pedometers and GPS trackers—really necessary?
