britain
Design
Cold War Bunker On eBay Has Bids Reaching $US35,000
10:00PM Kat Hannaford | You’ll have to travel to England’s Peak District to collect – and when I say collect, I mean “bunker down”, but the 15m x 15m bunker in a genuine souvenir from the Cold War, used by the Royal Observer Corps. More »
Vehicles
An Entire Country Frozen
6:41PM Jesus Diaz | I spent 48 hours stranded in London Heathrow’s Terminal 5 last Thursday. Hell on Earth. I witnessed about 3000 passengers fighting for luggage, another 3000 waiting for hotel coupons, leaving before the food riots started. All because of this. More »
Music
Synth Britannia : As If Ken Burns Were To Explain Autotune
5:35AM Joel Johnson | playMBX('7a97d2b11d1beecaf5&security_token=prod3.e1cb8df74ce2a1e3&type=sd'); More »
Phones
Mobile Phones Mean Nothing To Londoners, Who Lose Over 10,000 In Taxis Each Month
9:47PM Kat Hannaford | Either phones mean nothing to Brits, who are accustomed to getting them free on contract, or they’re just crazy drinkers who can’t keep a hold of their gadgets. More »
Gadgets
Remainders – Things We Didn’t Post
2:00PM Wilson Rothman | Baby Gets Hit By Train, Strolls Away…There’s a Hole In My Heart That Can Only Be Filled By—Stem Cells?…Beware Bobbies Bearing BlackBerries…Science Figures Out Why We Break Out Bubbly More »
Random Stuff
Britain Putting CCTV Cameras In Homes To Make Sure Kids Do Their Homework
12:20AM Adam Frucci | Thousands of “the worst families in England” are being put in “sin bins,” or subsidised housing outfitted with closed-circuit cameras. The cameras will be used to ensure that children do their homework and go to bed on time. Holy shit. More »
Entertainment
Congratulations Brits, You’re Getting Hulu
11:03PM John Herrman | And by September! At least, according to the Telegraph, who says that the company is working out the terms of a deal that will open up streaming for over 3,000 hours of American content, as well as content from Channel 4 and ITV. That the Hulu content wall will come down is obviously great news, but that ITV and 4 will finally be moving to a decent VOD solution is exciting in its own right. [Telegraph] More »
GPS
London Transport Authority To Test Tracking System That Stops Speeding FROM SPACE
8:45PM John Herrman | Transport for London is announcing a large-scale trial of the Intelligent Speed Adaption system, which uses preloaded road data and GPS to slow speeders. Basically, the future is everything you were afraid of. More »
Phones
European Release Date For HTC Magic Set At May 5th
8:20PM John Herrman | HTC’s second Android handset looks as though it’s been subjected to its last delay, with a listing for a May 5th release on Vodafone UK’s website. More »
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