Fatigue factor

Not enough sleep – it's a world wide problem.  This Australian report focuses on the transport industry, where the physical dangers of not enough sleep are exacerbated. 

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/backgroundbriefing/stories/2011/3225135.htm#transcript

Intel thinks 40% of consumer laptops will be ‘Ultrabooks’ by the end of 2012

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/intel-thinks-40-of-consumer-laptops-will-be-ultrabooks-by-the-end-of-2012/

YouTube now streams 3 billion videos each day

http://m.bgr.com/2011/05/26/youtube-now-streams-3-billion-videos-each-day/#commentslist

HTC will unlock Android bootloaders

Good move HTC!

http://m.bgr.com/2011/05/26/htc-to-unlock-android-bootloaders/

Google sued by eBay & PayPal for stealing trade secrets

http://m.bgr.com/2011/05/27/google-sued-by-ebay-paypal-for-stealing-trade-secrets/

Lodsys targeting Android developers, too

When Lodsys tried this with iOS developers, Apple countered with the argument that its licence for Lodsys technology covered iOS developers as well.  Self evident.  Where are the iOS apps going to be run besides Apple hardware?

http://m.bgr.com/2011/05/27/lodsys-targeting-android-developers-too/

Samsung demands to see the iPhone 5 & iPad 3 in court

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/samsung-demands-to-see-the-iphone-5-and-ipad-3-in-court/

Poof! emulators on the Android Market go MIA

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/poof-android-market-emulators-go-mia/

Wearable computer for when you’re being shot at

Also a first: dating advice from Giz! 

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/wearable-computer-for-when-youre-being-shot-at/

Nissan LEAF – gas powered everything

Very funny advertisement for the Nissan Leaf electric car.  Quick dig at the Chevrolet Volt (the car at the petrol (gas) pump).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0sCCJFkEbE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

New iPhone & iOS

http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/27/ios-widgets-and-revamped-notifications/

These 8 Robocoasters are the most fun you can have sitting down

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/these-8-robocoasters-are-the-most-fun-you-can-have-sitting-down/

Sailing in on solar winds

http://m.smh.com.au/environment/energy-smart/sailing-in-on-solar-winds-20110527-1f7ub.html#more

It could be said that it's already been done.  All winds are solar – produced by differential heating of the atmosphere by the Sun.

Japanese nuclear reactor safety based on memo

More sloppy standards & unkept promises:

http://m.smh.com.au/environment/reactor-safety-based-on-memo-20110528-1f9dh.html

Microsoft gets $5 for every HTC Android phone

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/bott/analyst-microsoft-gets-5-for-every-htc-android-phone/3393

D-Wave is offering the first quantum computer

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/05/25/d-wave-is-offering-the-first-quantum-computer/

Google Wallet vending on Nexus S hands-on

http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/26/google-wallet-vending-on-nexus-s-hands-on/&category=classic&subCategory=featured&icid=eng_featured_art&type=&postPage=

AirStash wireless flash drive review

http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/26/airstash-wireless-flash-drive-and-ios-app-review/&category=classic&subCategory=featured&icid=eng_featured_art&type=&postPage=

"iTunes On Sale" changes its name

After a cease & desist from Apple, the former iTunes On Sale site has been renamed to, Gift Cards On Sale at: 

http://www.giftcardsonsale.com.au/ 

As one of the commentors to the article below points out, Apple has to protect its trademarks or risk losing them.  This doesn't mean they can't licence their use.

iTunes/ Gift Cards On Sale exists substantially to provide free advertising for iTunes.  HHG2Tec appreciates the effort, even if Apple doesn't.

More detail on this sorry tale at: 

http://www.macworld.com.au/news/apple-squeezes-brisbane-itunes-blog-30506/

Using CO2 to Make Fuel — a long shot for green energy

http://e360.yale.edu/feature/using_co2_to_make_fuel_a_long_shot_for_green_energy/2405/

How skillful advertisers can word-jack your brain

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/how-skillful-advertisers-can-word-jack-your-brain/

+ Bugs Bunny & alien abductions: 

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/healthreport/stories/2003/792199.htm

Virtual gold a human rights issue?

http://m.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/25/china-prisoners-internet-gaming-scam?cat=world&type=article

iPhone app for spontaneous singing

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/an-iphone-app-for-spontaneous-singing/

Watching power lines explode is a bit like watching fireworks

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/watching-power-lines-explode-is-a-bit-like-watching-fireworks/

With a little help from our sponsors

Interesting items about the new realities of audio & video distribution in a world with Internet & peer-to-peer file sharing.  Podcast & transcript at: 

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/futuretense/stories/2011/3225137.htm#transcript 

& 

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/futuretense/stories/2011/3225193.htm

Lots of people confused Oprah for a Web browser

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/lots-of-people-confused-oprah-for-a-web-browser/

Internet creates 2.6 new jobs for every one lost offline

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/the-internet-creates-2-6-new-jobs-for-every-one-lost-offline/

Do you have an email you really don’t want to write? Hire someone to write it for you!

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/do-you-have-an-email-you-really-dont-want-to-write-hire-someone-to-write-it-for-you/

After a year, NASA is hanging up on Mars Rover Spirit

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/after-a-year-nasa-is-hanging-up-on-mars-rover-spirit/#comments

Your next UPS package may come from a plastic truck

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/your-next-ups-package-may-come-from-a-plastic-truck/

Stanford researchers create software to pass audio CAPTCHA tests

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/stanford-researchers-create-software-to-pass-audio-captcha-tests/

26 terabits per second in Germany!

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/23/3224174.htm

NBN Co is stoked:

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/nbn-co-is-stoked-about-that-german-data-transfer-record/

Why Apple is trademarking Thunderbolt & why Sony might be left out

http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/21/why-apple-is-trademarking-thunderbolt-and-why-sony-might-be-left/&category=classic&subCategory=featured&icid=eng_featured_art&type=&postPage=

Speaker "seems to bend the laws of physics"

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/05/22/soundmatters-foxl-personal-audiophile-loudspeaker-review/

Overseas mobile data roaming charges exorbitant!

http://m.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/if-youre-smart-keep-the-phone-at-home-20110515-1eod0.html

Rapture actually coming in October, says Camping

Harold Camping, California preacher, who predicted the end of the world on Saturday, is apparently in need of some remedial mathematical training.  Latest calculation for the end of the world is October.

On a brighter note, his organization, "Family Radio International", recently declared assets of more than $US104 million.

Remedial English may be required, however, as "Family Radio International" is described as a "non-profit". 

http://m.smh.com.au/world/rapture-actually-coming-in-october-says-camping-20110524-1f1ln.html

Google lobbies to bring driverless cars to road

http://m.smh.com.au/digital-life/cartech/google-lobbies-to-bring-driverless-cars-to-road-20110512-1ejec.html

Rising sea levels to hit WA suburbs, beaches & parks

http://m.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/wa-beaches-parks-to-disappear-by-2100-20110523-1f0ks.html

As jet fuel prices soar, a green option nears the runway

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2011/05/110520-jet-fuel-biofuel-for-commercial-flights/

Global warming is real, man made – Climate Commission Report

http://m.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/sealevel-fright-as-climate-report-goes-public-20110523-1ezd8.html

Mac malware alert – Apple devices "easier to infect than Windows"?

http://m.smh.com.au/technology/security/mac-malware-alert-apple-devices-easier-to-infect-than-windows-20110523-1ezoc.html

Samsung Central Station – an external screen & wireless laptop docking station

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/05/22/samsung-central-station-an-external-screen-and-wireless-laptop-docking-station/

Seagate's GoFlex Satellite portable hard drive streams content over WiFi (review)

http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/16/seagates-goflex-satellite-portable-hard-drive-streams-content-o/&category=classic&postPage=1

UK gets serious on carbon cuts

http://m.smh.com.au/environment/energy-smart/uk-gets-serious-on-carbon-cuts-20110520-1ewqe.html

Crystalline domed Mansueto Library features robotic book retrieval system

http://m.inhabitat.com/crystalline-domed-mansueto-library-features-robotic-book-retrieval-system/

Massive solar serpent winds along the Santa Monica Freeway

http://m.inhabitat.com/massive-solar-serpent-winds-along-the-santa-monica-freeway/

It's official – cell phones are killing bees

http://m.inhabitat.com/its-official-cell-phones-are-killing-bees/

Relax ... just a false alarm

Why The World Is Going To End On May 21, 2011 

 

http://www.businessinsider.com/end-of-world-may-21-2011-4

Moral dwarf – Zuckerberg wants kids under 13 on Facebook

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/zuckerberg-wants-kids-under-13-on-facebook/

Peak oil – peak car?

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/motoring/features/is-this-the-end-of-the-car-2286616.html

Volvo & Peugeot to sell TtR plug in hybrids

TtR: Through the Road – a hybrid system where the only mechanical connection between the internal combustion engine (ICE) & electric motor is through the road.

Q: How does this work?
A: ICE drives the front wheels; electric drives the rear wheels.

Q: How is TtR different from other hybrids?
A: Most hybrids have a clutch between the ICE & electric motor.  This adds to weight, complication & cost.

More at: 

http://www.greencar.com/articles/volvo-sell-its-2013-v60-plug-hybrid-europe-but-us-intentions-unknown.php

Audi e-gas project combines hydrogen & CO2

http://www.greencar.com/articles/audi-e-gas-project-combines-hydrogen-co2.php

This is what keeps The Netherlands dry

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/this-is-what-keeps-the-netherlands-dry/

All our lightbulbs will have IP addresses

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/all-our-lightbulbs-will-have-ip-addresses/#comments

Trading fear for photos on a stricken plane

http://blogs.reuters.com/photo/2011/05/17/trading-fear-for-photos-on-a-stricken-plane/

Implant allows paralysed man to move

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/implant-allows-paralysed-man-to-move/

This spider is 49 million years old

And it doesn't look a day over 30 million! 

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/this-spider-is-49-million-years-old/

Nanotube patch to help heal the heart

http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/37610/?p1=A2

China is holding the World’s supply of rare earth metals hostage

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/china-is-holding-the-worlds-supply-of-rare-earth-metals-hostage/

Kindle ebooks outsell paper versions

http://www.macworld.com.au/news/kindle-ebooks-outsell-paper-products-30212/

Man demonstrates bionic hand

Amazing!

http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/05/18/170242/Man-Demonstrates-His-New-Bionic-Hand

Battery-powered "Black Current" VW Beetle flaunts itself in drag race (video)

Who said electric cars had to be slow?  Certainly wasn't me!

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/19/battery-powered-black-current-vw-beetle-flaunts-itself-in-drag/ 

Also included is an episode of the series "Fully Charged", which was mentioned previously in these pages.

How power corrupts

Thought provoking.

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/how-power-corrupts/

On a lighter note, what a great line: "those in positions of power can't help but help themselves to the help."

Turn Your iPad Into A Vintage 1950s TV

If I could think of a possible use for this, I'd probably want one. 

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/turn-your-ipad-into-a-vintage-1950s-tv/

Fingers crossed, the Libs may not be able to destroy the NBN after all

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/fingers-crossed-the-libs-may-not-be-able-to-destroy-the-nbn-after-all/

Simplified security for your jailbroken iPhone

Depending on settings, this app will unlock for everyone, most people, or no-one.  What could be simpler?

Will you be paying $US7?  Me neither.

http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/18/recognizeme-unlocks-your-jailbroken-iphone-using-your-face-anyo/&category=classic&subCategory=featured&icid=eng_featured_art&type=&postPage=

Google announces Android @ Home

http://m.bgr.com/2011/05/10/google-announces-android-home/

Apple planning major product launch for 10th retail anniversary?

http://m.bgr.com/2011/05/16/apple-planning-major-product-launch-for-10th-retail-anniversary/#commentslist

Filmmakers bet on BitTorrent for a hit

http://m.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/filmmakers-bet-on-bittorrent-for-a-hit-20110517-1eqdb.html

USA in new push to break China Internet firewall

http://m.smh.com.au/technology/security/us-in-new-push-to-break-china-internet-firewall-20110511-1ehze.html

Google Android malware surges 400 per cent

http://m.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/google-android-malware-surges-400-per-cent-20110513-1el5p.html

Security chief's bank details leaked

http://m.smh.com.au/technology/security/how-security-chiefs-bank-details-leaked-20110516-1eopz.html

Facebook "break-ins" – police say receiving photos like taking stolen TVs

http://m.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebook-breakins-police-say-receiving-photos-like-taking-stolen-tvs-20110518-1esad.html

Journalist arrested at IT security conference, for writing article

http://m.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/journalist-arrested-at-it-security-conference-20110517-1erjh.html

Identity theft is easy

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifematters/stories/2011/3219264.htm

Amazon prepping dual-core "Coyote" & quad-core "Hollywood" tablets for 2011

http://m.bgr.com/2011/05/16/amazon-prepping-dual-core-coyote-and-quad-core-hollywood-tablets-for-2011/

The 590,000kg rockets that shot Endeavour into space

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/the-590000kg-rockets-that-shot-endeavour-into-space/

Photoshop time portals to World War II

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2010/07/photoshop-time-portals-to-world-war-ii/

Berlin to pay 1 billion Euro subsidy for electric cars

http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-world/berlin-to-pay-bln-euro-subsidy-for-electric-cars-20110515-1eofl.html

Tall timbers support 9-storey residential building

Tallest wooden building in the world built, faster, cheaper, more accurately & releasing less carbon dioxide than a cement & steel. Win, win, win, win.

Podcast & transcript at: 

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow/stories/2011/3210008.htm

Richard Branson is at it again: Virgin Oceanic

http://www.virginoceanic.com/

"Man in Space" app for iPad

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/05/11/man-in-space-app-for-ipad/

First international solar plane flight is a complete success

http://m.syfy.com/inf/infomo;JSESSIONID=2F39B3E4956C70D85EE2.5472?site=syfy&view=dvicestoriesdetails&feed:a=stories_dvice&feed:c=stories_dvice_channel&feed:i=3.80485

App Deals Of The Day

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/app-deals-of-the-day-117/

Access Denied! 18 places Google Maps won’t let you see

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/access-denied-18-places-google-maps-wont-let-you-see/

Screw MTV. YouTube 100 makes music videos relevant again.

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/screw-mtv-youtube-100-makes-music-videos-relevant-again/

A spooky reminder to obey the speed limit

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/12/a-spooky-reminder-to-obey-the-speed-limit/

Monkey AIDS vaccine holds promise for us humans, too

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/monkey-aids-vaccine-holds-promise-for-us-humans-too/

Dropbox told us our files were encrypted & private. Turns out they aren’t?

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/dropbox-told-us-our-files-were-encrypted-and-private-turns-out-they-arent/

Flying a helicopter? There's an app for that!

http://m.syfy.com/inf/infomo;jsessionid=8C65AA6E96B810F7B187.5472?site=syfy&view=kp_dvicedetails&feed:a=videos&feed:c=dvice&feed:i=F04EEDCF0D443F7F1C5533B289798B14

Don’t forget – backups are only backed up if they aren’t all stored together

You do have backups? 

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/dont-forget-%e2%80%93-backups-are-only-backed-up-if-they-arent-all-stored-together/

Soldiers may soon be able to control robots with their heads

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/soldiers-may-soon-be-able-to-control-robots-with-their-heads/

Finally! A squid is being sent into space!

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/finally-a-squid-is-being-sent-into-space/

Twitter vigilante reclaims stranger’s stolen laptop after police refuse to help

Good guys win + software that can protect your phone or laptop too: 

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/twitter-vigilante-reclaims-strangers-stolen-laptop-after-police-refuse-to-help/

Confessions of a Hollywood stuntman

Interesting stories about working on set with Harrison Ford extracted from a book by a Hollywood stuntman.

"You stunt guys are lucky, all the girls fancy you." – Harrison Ford

And of course, Harrison's dovetails. 

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/confessions-of-a-hollywood-stuntman/

Olloclip three-in-one lens for iPhone 4 (video)

http://www.olloclip.com/

http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/12/insert-coin-olloclip-three-in-one-lens-for-iphone-4-video/&category=classic&subCategory=featured&icid=eng_featured_art&type=&postPage=

How the government fails to protect your digital rights

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2011/05/how-government-fails-protect-your-digital-rights/37537/

Microsoft's $7.9b Skype deal "a headscratcher"

http://m.smh.com.au/technology/biz-tech/microsofts-79b-skype-deal-a-headscratcher-20110511-1ehyu.html

Google's latest revolution — fixing the 'broken' PC

Google claims that the current model of the desktop PC is "broken".  Their solution, Chrome OS:

http://m.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/googles-latest-revolution-fixing-the-broken-pc-20110512-1ejti.html

Apple defends eye phones

http://m.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/apple-defends-eye-phones-20110511-1eixr.html

Mark Zuckerberg banned from Facebook

http://m.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/mark-zuckerberg-banned-from-facebook-20110512-1ejen.html

Turing Testing

In 1950, Alan Turing suggested that a computer which could carry on a conversation with a human judge without being detected as a machine, would have to be considered "intelligent".

Such a test has come to be known as the "Turing Test".

The Loebner Prize awaits the first computer to pass the Turing Test.

No one has claimed the Prize yet, but some have come close.

An interview (podcast & transcript) with the "most human human" at the annual competition at: 

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/futuretense/stories/2011/3211726.htm 

More detail about the Turing Test: 

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turing_test

Get more out of your data with Onavo’s data-compressing app

Using this myself.  It claims to have saved 57%.  Android version in the works.

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/get-more-out-of-your-data-with-onavos-data-compressing-app/

Facebook apps have accidentally leaked personal data

Facebook has discovered another way to broadcast your private data.

Never put anything on Facebook you wouldn't want the the whole world to see. 

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/100000-facebook-apps-have-accidentally-leaked-personal-data/

Swiss maniac leaps from helicopter, jetpacks at 300km/h (video)

[draft]

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/swiss-maniac-leaps-from-helicopter-jetpacks-at-300kmh/

How Google sabotaged itself so it wouldn’t buy Skype

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/how-google-sabotaged-itself-so-it-wouldnt-buy-skype/

Turn your entire home into a game controller

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2011/05/jim-giles-contributor-vancouve.html

Electric car – problems solved?

This seems too good to be true.  All the difficulties of electric cars (range, charging time, cost) solved.  But it's reported all across the Web.  Just Google "DBM Energy's Electric Car Battery Is Real".

Or have a look at: 

http://www.allcarselectric.com/blog/1058119_its-official-dbm-energys-electric-car-battery-is-real

San Francisco is giving away free charges to electric cars

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/san-francisco-is-giving-away-free-charges-to-electric-cars/

Talk with a dolphin via underwater translation machine

http://www.newscientist.com/mobile/article/mg21028115.400-talk-with-a-dolphin-via-underwater-translation-machine.html

iPad 2 as as powerful as a supercomputer from the ’80s

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/ipad-2-is-as-powerful-as-a-supercomputer-from-the-80s/

Microsoft close to $7 billion deal to buy Skype

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-10/microsoft-close-to-7-billion-deal-to-buy-skype-wsj-reports.html

Keyless ignition rule likely to track SAE plan

Standardisation of "keyless ignition" systems is in the pipeline. 

http://m.cnet.com/Article.rbml?nid=20050460&bid=20050460&bcid=null&test=null

Mobile Internet will soon overtake fixed Internet

Some amazing growth rates. 

http://gigaom.com/2010/04/12/mary-meeker-mobile-internet-will-soon-overtake-fixed-internet/

Jawbone Era brings motion controls to Bluetooth

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/jawbone-era-brings-motion-controls-to-bluetooth/

This plane only needs three metres to take off (video)

Amazing! 

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/this-plane-only-needs-three-metres-to-take-off/

Easily distracted people may have too much brain

http://www.newscientist.com/mobile/article/dn20453

Obama is right to withhold photos of Bin Laden's corpse – New Scientist

http://www.newscientist.com/mobile/article/dn20454

Unnatural selection – fish growing up fast

 "Targeting of big animals drives the evolution of smaller fish or ones that become sexually mature at a younger age, or both."

http://www.newscientist.com/mobile/article/dn20420

Out-of-Africa migration selected novelty-seeking genes

http://www.newscientist.com/mobile/article/mg21028114.400-outofafrica-migration-selected-noveltyseeking-genes.html

How politics neglects relationships, emotion & morality

"David Brooks, a leading political analyst for the New York Times and PBS NewsHour, has come to some surprising conclusions after years of observing political life.   He says politicians place too much value on reason, and not enough on social relationships, emotion & morality.  Politicians can only develop successful policies if they learn the skills of intuition, sympathy & restraint." – Background Briefing, ABC

Podcast at:

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/backgroundbriefing/stories/2011/3206543.htm

Finding an open parking spot with a smartphone

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/technology/08parking.html?_r=1&ref=technology

LastPass, a password service, warns of possible hacking attack

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/05/password-service-warns-of-possible-hacking-attack/?ref=technology

The ‘Facebook Class’ built apps, & fortunes

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/technology/08class.html?ref=technology

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A less tactile future, & how to avoid it

http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/06/editorial-a-less-tactile-future-and-how-to-avoid-it/&category=classic&subCategory=featured&icid=eng_featured_art&type=&postPage=

QuickerFeet iPhone app: ads offer deals based on what you say

http://m.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/apps-tap-into-what-you-say-to-offer-deals-20110506-1eat8.html

Facebook v Google: the battle to buy Skype

http://m.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebook-v-google-the-battle-to-buy-skype-20110506-1eav3.html

Researchers closer to HIV vaccine

http://m.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/aussie-researchers-closer-to-hiv-vaccine-20110506-1ebjy.html

Landmark study to reveal krill genome

How will this keystone species respond to global warming?

http://m.smh.com.au/environment/animals/landmark-study-to-reveal-krill-genome-20110506-1ec1p.html

Powering the Dream — the history of 'green'

"In 1900 people could use the sun to heat the water for their shower.  They could drive across New York City in and electric taxicab.  Even if these cabs did not work perfectly, they did exist all before most people even had a single light bulb in their home.  In 1945 people could have purchased a solar house or gone to see the one-megawatt wind-turbine [and] in the 1980s people would have seen massive solar fields in the Mojave Desert"

"We in the West have been 'green' for a long long time, but very little of these innovations have made their way into our daily lives. In fact we are constantly re-inventing the same wheel." — By Design, ABC Radio National

Podcast at:

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bydesign/stories/2011/3203684.htm

More on the Sydney trigeneration/ cogeneration project

Podcast at: 

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bydesign/stories/2011/3203698.htm

Australia's Sydney Harbour – Sydney Opera House one third from the right.

4 reasons not to jailbreak your iOs device

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/four-reasons-not-to-jailbreak-your-iphone-ipod-touch-or-ipad/

Steep snowmobile ride goes terribly wrong (video)

http://m.wired.com/playbook/2011/05/video-french-snowmobile-accident/

Third attack against Sony planned

http://m.cnet.com/Article.rbml?nid=20060227&cid=null&bcid=&bid=-260

We've all wondered about this ...

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/watch-how-astronauts-use-the-toilet-in-space/

TomTom selling your travel data

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/tomtom-set-to-sell-your-travel-data-to-the-highest-bidder/

Hitpad for iPad

What are these Tweets about?  Hitpad has the answer. 

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/hitpad-for-ipad/

World's only venomous primate – Slow Loris

http://www.kingsnake.com/toxinology/loris/slow_loris.html

We’ll only track your iPhone weekly – Apple

http://m.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/well-only-track-your-iphone-weekly-apple-20110505-1e8xw.html

Sony hack triggers full disclosure data breach laws in Australia

http://m.smh.com.au/technology/security/privacy-laws-to-be-beefed-up-following-sony-attack-20110502-1e578.html

Facebook sued over social ads using minors as endorsers without permission

http://m.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/facebook-sued-over-social-ads-using-minors-as-endorsers-without-permission-20110504-1e77e.html

Invisibility — seeing is believing

http://m.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/invisibility-seeing-is-believing-20110504-1e8m1.html

NASA confirms Einstein's theory of relativity

http://m.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/nasa-confirms-einsteins-theory-of-relativity-20110505-1e9et.html

Sea levels rising higher & faster

http://m.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/sea-levels-rising-higher-and-faster-20110504-1e8j7.html

Osama Bin Laden scams & viruses spread across the Web

http://m.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/05/osama-bin-laden-scams-and-viruses-spread-across-the-web/238379/

A gift from Halley’s Comet: meteor shower this Friday

http://techland.time.com/2011/05/03/a-gift-from-halleys-comet-meteor-shower-this-friday/

Tame those cords!

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/pinza-the-classy-cord-tamer/

Amateur astrographer creates largest ever night sky panorama

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/amateur-astrographer-creates-largest-ever-night-sky-panorama/

Scientists trap antimatter for a record breaking 16 minutes

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/scientists-trap-antimatter-for-a-record-breaking-16-minutes/

Ball in the glass illusion

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2011/04/friday-illusion-ball-in-glass-mystery.html#more

Chimps are self-aware, study finds

http://m.smh.com.au/environment/animals/chimps-are-selfaware-study-finds-20110504-1e7i6.html

SpaceX plans to land Dragon on Mars (video)

http://m.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/05/video-of-the-day-spacex-plans-to-land-dragon-on-mars/238271/

How Osama Bin Laden's low-tech compound gave him away

http://m.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/05/how-osama-bin-ladens-low-tech-compound-gave-him-away/238206/

WikiLeaks' Assange: Facebook is "appalling spying machine"

http://m.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/05/wikileaks-assange-facebook-is-appalling-spying-machine/238225/

The Web-savvy patient

"Self-diagnosis and searching for cures on the Internet is not wise, we are told. It can be misleading and dangerous.

"But not if we look for the right information.

"In his book, 'The Webb-Savvy Patient', Andrew Schorr urges us to use the web to seek out the very best treatment, potentially from anywhere in the world.

Podcast at:

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifematters/stories/2011/3205510.htm

Did the judge get his lunch?

"New research out of Israel has found that whether or not a judge grants parole is heavily connected to how close the case is heard to a break."

Podcast at:

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lawreport/stories/2011/3205351.htm

Transcript:


http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lawreport/stories/2011/3205351.htm#transcript

Google celebrates first World's Fair with animated doodle

http://m.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/05/google-celebrates-first-worlds-fair-with-animated-doodle/238102/

Why don't we have better birth control?

http://m.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/04/why-dont-we-have-better-birth-control/238085/

Osama Bin Laden's compound already mapped on Google

http://m.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/05/osama-bin-ladens-compound-already-mapped-on-google/238116/

Gizmodo Vs Kotaku: has Sony done enough for consumers after the PSN hack attack?

Short version:

• credit card data was encrypted & appears not to have been accessed by hackers anyway;
• this will serve as a wake up call to Sony & all others who hold sensitive client data; &
• service back in a week.

Long version: 

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/gizmodo-vs-kotaku-has-sony-done-enough-for-consumers-after-the-psn-hack-attack/

Archerfish Solo outdoor/indoor video surveillance & recording system

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/04/29/archerfish-solo-outdoorindoor-video-surveillance-and-recording-system/

Switched On: Honeycomb or the highway

Tablets are being used largely in the home, but they are now finding uses on the road:

http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/01/switched-on-honeycomb-or-the-highway/&category=classic&subCategory=featured&icid=eng_featured_art&type=&postPage=

MIT harnesses viruses to improve solar efficiency by a third

http://m.inhabitat.com/mit-researchers-harness-viruses-to-improve-solar-efficiency-by-a-third/

New invisibility cloak will help develop more efficient solar cells

http://m.inhabitat.com/breakthrough-invisibility-cloak-will-help-develop-more-efficient-solar-cells/

"The age of cheap oil is over" – IEA

 Report from the International Energy Agency:

http://www.iea.org/index_info.asp?ID=1928

Update – Tiny iPhone features edge-to-edge screen

http://www.macworld.com.au/news/update-tiny-iphone-features-edge-to-edge-screen-24337/

Pre-teen girls charged over Facebook sex prank

http://m.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/preteen-girls-charged-over-facebook-sex-prank-20110428-1dxgb.html

Tiny Tokelau is the giant of cyber crime havens

http://m.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/tiny-tokelau-is-the-giant-of-cyber-crime-havens-20110428-1dy44.html

Frequent Internet users are less likely to respect the law, serve on a jury or do volunteer work

http://m.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/frequent-net-users-more-likely-to-flout-law-20110429-1dzco.html

Lady Gaga "Banned Video" on Twitter actually a rogue attack

And what to do about it if you've been caught: 

http://m.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/lady-gaga-falls-prey-to-rogue-twitter-attack-20110429-1dzdv.html

Stolen info from PlayStation hack reportedly up for sale

http://m.smh.com.au/digital-life/games/stolen-info-from-playstation-hack-reportedly-up-for-sale-20110429-1e063.html

Cruising the Bahamas with the world's most awesome people

Still don't understand why I wasn't invited :-) 

http://m.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/cruising-the-bahamas-with-the-worlds-most-awesome-people-20110429-1dzk8.html

Under cover of darkness a lone stance against wildlife poachers

Poachers beware: 

http://m.smh.com.au/environment/under-cover-of-darkness-a-lone-stance-against-wildlife-poachers-20110429-1e0sj.html

The scramble for survival

Sex of sea turtles is determined by incubation temperature. Lower temperatures, more males; higher temperatures, more females. Global warming means that the beach sands in which turtle eggs incubate are getting warmer. Resultant distortion of sex ratios does not bode well for the future. 

http://m.smh.com.au/environment/animals/the-scramble-for-survival-20110429-1e0cd.html

Secrets plumbed on Sydney's harbour floor

Keeping Australia's Sydney Harbour safe & clean: 

http://m.smh.com.au/environment/secrets-plumbed-on-harbour-floor-20110430-1e1xf.html