Sunday, November 15, 2009 - Page 2
Science

Normal Was Never Cool: Inception Of Perception

Last year I met a beautiful five-year-old child, who had been born with neurofibramatosis (NF), causing her left leg to have extremely brittle bones.


The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of… The Hills

The Alunda Church Choir wanted to see what their giant earth phonograph, the terrafon, would sound like if they dragged it across the ground. Unsurprisingly, it sounds like dirt being ploughed. But louder.


Software

webOS 1.3.1 Available Now

Nothing game changing, just bug fixes and small tweaks. Don’t expect one of Palm’s infamous syncing hacks, because iTunes support is nowhere to be found. Fire up your updaters, 1.3.1 is live now. [BGR, GadgetsOnTheGo, thanks Jimmie!]


Mobile

Droid (Sales) Blowing Up

Don’t worry, it’s not the batteries that are exploding. But if third-party data is any indication, sales might be. Location network developer uLocate, creators of WHERE, saw about 25,000 active accounts using its software.