Cameras

Reuters Cameraman Dies, Leaves Violent Footage Behind

Reuters cameraman Hiro Muramoto died in a hospital after being shot in a Bangkok protest Saturday. His legacy, beyond his two children, will most likely be the seven minutes of footage found in his camera, turned in by protesters.


September 17, 2009
Geek Out

Stealthy Colgate Ad Ruins Ice Cream Forever

In Bangkok, Colgate advertised oral health by passing out something a bit more cruelly creative than mere toothpaste samples. Instead, advertisers loaded sweets like lollipops and cotton candy with wooden toothbrushes. Low, Colgate. Low. [IBelieveInAdvertising via InspireMeNow]


August 17, 2009
Science

Amputee Elephant Walks Again Thanks To Incredibly Strong Artificial Limb

Motola, like so many who must share their lives with former war zones and forgotten minefields, lost a limb in 1999. Thankfully, she walked again today courtesy modern medicine and an artificial limb. The thing is, she’s an elephant.


March 6, 2008
Gadgets

Wristwatches Banned in College-Entry Exams Thanks to One Lousy Cheater

Some kid used his mobile phone-connected watch to receive incriminating text messages during a college-entry exam in Thailand and now “all kinds of watches” have been banned from 18 exam centres. Thailand has a seriously competitive testing system, with selectivity in some engineering and medicine programs reaching 1 in 100. Still, you’d think that a kid caught using an innovative way to cheat would be sent to the head of the class (kinda like Captain Kirk and that Kobayashi Maru business). I wonder what they’ll do when everyone has cellular/GPS implants—little bit harder to ban, I’d imagine. [Reuters]