DeLorean buffed to mirror-finish

http://boingboing.net/2012/01/05/delorean-buffed-to-mirror-fini.html

Ubuntu tablet on the way? CES buzz for "concept design"

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/opensource/ubuntu-tablet-on-the-way-ces-buzz-for-concept-design/3325?tag=content;selector-fd-river

"Mobiles bake men's balls" bog ad is cobblers

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/05/asa_mobile_ads/

Risks from radiation produced by mobile phones is extremely controversial.  HHG2Tech has previously posted about the World Health Organization's take on the matter.

Determining whether your idea is too big to give to a client

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/project-management/determining-whether-your-idea-is-too-big-to-give-to-a-client/4090?tag=content;selector-fd-river

Google Nexus tablet rumors: why not to get excited

http://techland.time.com/2012/01/05/google-nexus-tablet-rumors/

Monsanto’s transgenic drought tolerant maize approved

http://blogs.nature.com/news/2012/01/monsantos-transgenic-drought-tolerant-maize-approved.html

20% of Facebook links lead to viruses (infographic)

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/20-of-facebook-links-lead-to-viruses-infographic/6876

Windows 8's new Storage Spaces feature

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/05/microsoft-details-windows-8s-new-storage-spaces-feature/

Make your Android wallpaper depict the weather

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/01/make-your-android-wallpaper-depict-the-weather/

How some ants create supersoldiers — & why more don’t

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/how-some-ants-create-supersoldiers-and-why-more-dont

Apple legal threat to Steve Jobs doll deemed "bogus"

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/07/jobs_doll_may_be_legal/

Air battery to let electric cars outlast gas guzzlers

Electric vehicles have 3 problems which limit their usefulness as a general purpose replacement for an internal combustion engine vehicle.  This development holds out the hope of a solution to the range problem by 2020.

No news on time to recharge or cost.

http://www.newscientist.com/mobile/article/mg21328466.200-air-battery-to-let-electric-cars-outlast-gas-guzzlers.html

Warning: getting your hair straightened could endanger your health

http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2011/04/13/warning-getting-your-hair-straightened-could-endanger-your-health/?iid=ec-main-mostpop1

6 awesome caves to call home

http://m.inhabitat.com/6-awesome-caves-to-call-home/

"Revenge Of The Electric Car" – the DVD release

See the official trailer at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkRIu5a6Sb0

DVD release details:

http://www.revengeoftheelectriccar.com/_blog/The_Blog/post/Happy_New_Year%21_The_DVD_Release/

About the title: its a reference to Who Killed The Electric Car?,  a documentary about the EV1, an electric car produced by General Motors between 1996 & 1999.  All EV1s were were leased to consumers.  As leases came to an end, the vehicles were seized & crushed, despite offers from lessors to purchase.

Lots of video about all of the above on the 'Net, including YouTube & Wikipedia.

A cautionary CES tale: what tablet makers can learn from sins past

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/01/ces-tablets-redemption/

The E-Reader, as we know it, is doomed

http://www.loopinsight.com/2012/01/04/the-e-reader-as-we-know-it-is-doomed/

DUI: driving under influenza?

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/health/dui-driving-under-influenza/424

Rooting your Android device … advantages? (… it’s not a bad thing)

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/01/06/rooting-your-android-device-advantages-its-not-a-bad-thing/

iPhone data usage has doubled because of Siri

http://www.businessinsider.com/siri-iphone-data-usage-2012-1

Calctimate: a good, free calculator for iOS

Basic four function calculator plus multiple screens of extra functions, paper tape option, & it's free!  But don't wait too long, it was initially released free only for an "introductory period" & as you can see from the history below, Calctimate availability has had a slightly checkered career.  (Updated 02 February 2012, 22:59 UTC)

Get it at:
 

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/calctimate-the-revolutionary/id468677289?mt=8&ls=1

Author's web site:
 
http://www.skypaw.com/apps/calctimate/

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History

Update 02 February 2012: Calctimate V2.0.0 is available in the App Store.

Update 01 February 2012: release of version V2.0.0 appears to be in progress (23:05 UTC).  A search in the App Store app on an iPhone finds the app, but an attempt to view more detail results in a "Your request could not be completed", message.  Earlier (~22:00 UTC), V2.0.0 was briefly listed in Updates.

A complete listing for V2.0.0 is available at:

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/calctimate-the-revolutionary/id468677289?mt=8&ls=1

At the author's website, it is listed as "New".

http://www.skypaw.com/apps/

Update 10 January 2012: application no longer available.  At the author's website, it is listed as "coming soon".

http://www.skypaw.com/apps/

Life after death: what happens when your Prius battery dies

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1071391_life-after-death-what-happens-when-your-prius-battery-dies