Hybrid vs. "clean diesel"

http://www.hybridcenter.org/hybrid-watchdog-hybrid-vs-diesel.html

/ 13, 13%, density,  particulate, Environmental, Protection, Agency /

I want an interactive "rug" like this at home (video)

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/01/i-want-an-interactive-rug-like-this-at-home/#more-506858

/ interactive /

Felix Salmon: How capitalism kills companies

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2012/01/salmon-capitalism-kills/

 / Bain, Capital, fiduciary, duty, investors, shareholders, private, equity, Mitt, Romney, Republican /

Nevada State Bar investigating copyright-troll Righthaven

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/01/bar-eyeing-righthaven/

/ Steve Gibson, chief executive, defendant /

Android is coming to everything ... everywhere

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/android-is-coming-to-everything-everywhere/17743

/ watch /

Triticum fever, by Dr. William Davis, author of "Wheat Belly"

http://boingboing.net/2011/10/26/triticum-fever-by-dr-william-davis-author-of-wheat-belly.html#more-126282

How to build a bamboo bike

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/how-to-build-a-bamboo-bike

/ inexpensive, strong, smooth, vibration, strength, sustainability /

X Prize: build a Star Trek "tricorder" & win $10m

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/13/build_star_trek_tricorder_please_ask_x_prize/

/ healthcare, health, care /

Today's amazing airliner tricks: crosswinds, "Cat IIIC" landings (video)

http://m.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/01/todays-amazing-airliner-tricks-crosswinds-cat-iiic-landings/251394/

/ crab, into, kick, technique /

Keep your computer bug-free

http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Keep_Your_Computer_Bug-Free#Mac

/ Malwarebytes, Spybot, AVG, TDSSKiller, ClamXav, Avast, ClamAV /

Oz skeptic offers prize if Rossi’s E-cat works

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/12/smith_offers_ecat_prize/

/ catalyzer, Dick, Smith /

Reveal fonts used on websites

http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/01/reveal-fonts-used-on-websites/

An afternoon with Ava: the tablet-headed future of commercial robotics

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/robots/the-tablet-headed-future-of-commercial-robotics

Robotic surgeons get open source boost (video)

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/emergingtech/robotic-surgeons-get-open-source-boost/3101

TSA Air Marshal arrested in mugging of Boston Occupier

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/01/air-marshal-arrested-occupy/?intcid=story_ribbon

BMW to make laser headlights twice as efficient as LEDs & 1,000 times stronger

http://inhabitat.com/bmw-to-make-laser-headlights-twice-as-efficient-as-leds-and-1000-times-stronger/

Google admits it hacked the database of a Kenyan startup, says it was a huge mistake

http://www.businessinsider.com/google-mocality-small-team-2012-1

Business Insider: "Proof that the PC is dying"

http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-proof-that-the-pc-is-dying-a-slow-painful-death-2012-1

HH: Most of my computing tasks are done on a phone or tablet now, but there are some tasks which still require a conventional computer: desktop or laptop, Windows, MacOS or Linux.  No sign that is going to change any time soon.

The next hummingbird you see could be a spy

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/01/the-next-hummingbird-you-see-could-be-a-spy/#more-506877

English language Wikipedia anti-SOPA blackout

http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/English_Wikipedia_anti-SOPA_blackout

SOPA won't stop Internet piracy. Great service will

http://www.relevant-blog.com/2012/01/sopa-wont-stop-internet-piracy-great.html

Google debuts secure password-free login via QR Code

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Google-Debuts-Secure-Password-Free-Login-via-QR-Code-246657.shtml

Flash stalks Seagate's hybrid drives

http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2012/01/13/seagate_hybrid_bet/

Pirate Bay dropping torrents after magnetic attraction

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/13/pirate_bay_dropping_torrents/

Geek Trivia: Prior to Wikipedia, what work held a centuries-long record for longest encyclopedia ever written?

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/geekend/geek-trivia-prior-to-wikipedia-what-work-held-a-centuries-long-record-for-longest-encyclopedia-ever-written/8738?tag=content;selector-fd-river

Samsung Series 9 notebook knocks the wind out of Apple’s MacBook Air

http://techland.time.com/2012/01/13/samsung-series-9-notebook-knocks-the-wind-out-of-apples-macbook-air/

India OKs censoring Facebook, Google, Microsoft, YouTube

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/facebook/india-oks-censoring-facebook-google-microsoft-youtube/7308

Superstuff: When quantum goes big (video)

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21328476.700-superstuff-when-quantum-goes-big.html?full=true

Waterproofing electronics on the production line

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEIu372NLOc

This could change the way we use small electronics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjsWFvUkh7M

I want one of these hydrophobic coatings in my next phone!

http://inhabitat.com/liquipels-hydrophobic-nanocoating-makes-gadgets-completely-waterproof/

http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/16/future-iphones-and-samsung-phones-could-feature-new-waterproofing-tech-video/

Steve Wozniak: Android has leapt ahead of Apple in many ways

http://www.bgr.com/2012/01/16/steve-wozniak-android-has-leapt-ahead-of-apple-in-many-ways/