How to turn a drone into a vicious flying taser of doom

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/08/how-to-turn-a-drone-into-a-vicious-flying-taser-of-doom/

/ Parrot quadricopter iOS control iPhone iPod iPad WiFi network aluminium strip aluminum battery bridge shock burn /

Could extended range electric vehicles save the rotary engine? Mazda says "Yes"

Lots of interesting ideas here, but don't hold your breath.

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1078844_could-range-extended-cars-save-the-rotary-engine-mazda-says-yes / EV car automobile efficiency small size compact battery charge on board generator /

Auto cable winder cures knotted headphone cables (video)

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/08/auto-cable-winder-cures-knotted-headphones/

/ Recoil cord USB charging /

Elon Musk: Solar really is the future for electric cars

Increasing use of solar & other renewables as energy sources means that an electric vehicle becomes cleaner the further it is driven. Contrast this with internal combustion engine cars which become dirtier the further they are driven as dirtier sources of petroleum come into production (off shore oil wells, tar sands etc).

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1078869_elon-musk-solar-really-is-the-future-for-electric-cars

/ EV electric vehicle car automobile ICE fracking PV photovoltaic photo voltaic thermal /

Grooveshark Android app removed: Google Play gives no explanation

http://www.bgr.com/2012/08/31/grooveshark-android-app-removed-google-play/

/ Google Play app store music streaming download directly Web site /

Solar System scale: Weigh yourself on planets where gravity isn’t so harsh

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/08/solar-system-scale-weigh-yourself-on-planets-where-gravity-isnt-so-harsh/

/ Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Moon /

Survivor: German firm's apology for birth defects caused by thalidomide, "not enough"

Thalidomide was prescribed for morning sickness during the 1950s & 60s. It was responsible for birth defects, most commonly deformities of the arms & legs, but including problems in the heart, sight, hearing & less commonly, brain damage.

Perhaps the saddest irony is that the thalidomide molecule has left & right hand versions, one of which is effective against morning sickness; the other causes birth defects. If the offending version of the molecule had been eliminated from the marketed drug, all of those birth defects could have been avoided.

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/09/01/health/germany-thalidomide-apology/index.html

/ Pharmaceutical firm Gruenenthal apologized drug thalidomide /

Why is GM idling the Volt production line again?

http://www.chargedevs.com/content/news-wire/post/why-gm-idling-volt-production-line-again

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Patent wars: Apple asks court to ban Samsung’s Galaxy Note and Galaxy S III from USA

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/09/apple-asks-court-to-ban-samsungs-galaxy-note-and-galaxy-s-iii-from-us/?comments=1#comments-bar / Android iOS /

Hands on with the Samsung Galaxy Note II video roundup

http://androidandme.com/2012/08/smartphones-2/hands-on-with-the-samsung-galaxy-note-ii-video-roundup/ / Android stylus vibrant display ultra-sensitive S Pen integration 5.5-inch HD Super AMOLED display 1280×720 1.6 GHz quad-core Exynos processor 2GB RAM 3100 mAh battery backside illuminated 8 MP camera 1.9 MP custom version Jelly Bean /

Samsung teases Android fans with aluminum smartphone

http://androidandme.com/2012/08/smartphones-2/samsung-teases-android-fans-with-aluminum-smartphone/ / brushed aluminum chassis Windows Phone 8 /

iPhone 5 criticism: iOS 6 & the new iPhone won't fix everything ...

http://www.bgr.com/2012/08/29/iphone-5-criticism-ios-6/ / auto-correct auto correct autocorrect widgets time and location based actions do not disturb email client automatic app updates actionable notifications bigger displays sharing data between apps vibrate /

Spotlight Turbo LED Torch/Flashlight revisited review

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/08/30/spotlight-turbo-led-torchflashlight-revisited-review/

Thought-controlled quadcopter takes to the skies

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/08/thought-controlled-quadcopter-takes-to-the-skies/ / Researchers at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou China interaction impaired motor functionality commercially available Emotiv electroencephalography (EEG) headset to interpret brain activity camera video stream photographs /

Climate science is not about "belief": Australia's Chief Scientist

http://theconversation.edu.au/climate-science-is-not-about-belief-chief-scientist-9198 / scientist Professor Ian Chubb teaching scientific method secondary school children /

Rumour: "iPad Mini" shows up In iOS developer’s code logs

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/08/rumourmodo-ipad-mini-shows-up-in-ios-developers-code-logs/ / iPad mini /