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I Would Eat And Drink This Chocolate Website Right Up

2:40AM June 17, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

To promote the chocolate-flavoured stout beer Sagres Preta Chocolate, every single page of the website was designed and made in chocolate, then photographed for the website. Looking at the website, I’d say they achieved their aim *salivates*. More »


Science

This Gigantic Sea Snake Transforms Waves Into Electricity

1:30AM May 26, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Like a gigantic, sea-faring Shake Weight, the Pelamis system uses the power of the ocean to generate electricity. But, unlike the dubious exercise equipment, this device actually produced results when it was installed in the Aguçadoura Wave Farm. More »


This Flintstones’ Home Rocks

12:40AM August 18, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

This is the Stone House, a home built in the middle of the Fafe Mountains, in Portugal, rising in the middle of a wind farm. It uses two gigantic granite stones for it’s main structure, linked with cement. More »


China And Portugal Agree: Next-Gen iPods Will Have Cameras

1:20AM August 15, 2009 | Danny Allen

A Portuguese online store has let slip on two more genuine-looking cases designed for the fifth-gen iPod Nano, and third-gen iPod Touch—and their top/center camera placement perfectly matches the legion of made-in-China cases that Cult of Mac spotted recently. More »


Attention Portuguese People: You’re About To Get The Fastest Broadband In The World

3:40AM August 11, 2009 | John Herrman

Portuguese ISP Zon Multimedia will deliver one gigabit of bandwidth to broadband customers come September. One gigabit! So, if you want a truly fast internet connection in 2009, you’re better off moving to the Azores than, say, New York City. More »


Computing

Intel Sells 500,000 Classmates Made in Portugal to Portugal

5:45PM July 31, 2008 | Jesus Diaz

In its constant battle with the OLPC, Intel is selling half a million Classmate laptops to Portugal at maximum price of US$78 each. An impressive deal… until they tell you they are going to make them in Portugal. I smell Euro-politics everywhere here. Well played, Senhor Intel. [The Register]

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