Sunday, 9 December 2012

Best worst office gift

Everybody has a USB flash drive or several, & there are USB desk lamps, coffee warmers, even a tiny USB refrigerator, but now get ready for the USB Writhing Tentacle!



http://www.ohgizmo.com/2012/12/07/wiggling-usb-tentacle-keeps-people-away-with-its-evil-squirms-and-wiggles/

Golden Spike: NASA veterans form startup to send you to the Moon

And only $700 million to be on the first flight!

http://dvice.com/archives/2012/12/nasa-veterans-f.php

/ lunar NASA veterans Alan Stern Gerry Griffin Company private space industry commercial infrastructure development costs launch vehicle lunar transit landers space suit safety equipment hardware surface orbital experiment package /

5 great map apps for iOS 6

http://www.computerworld.com/slideshow/detail/74734/5-great-map-apps-for-iOS-6#slide1

/ Google Apple Waze Mapquest Scout TeleNav Find My Car Roadside America navigation turn by turn voice instruction

How "transparent" is graphene?

Graphene is a single atom thick layer of carbon with amazing electrical, optical and strength properties. MIT researchers have identified new properties:

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/how-transparent-is-graphene-1204.html

/ research researched studied coating electrical conductivity underlying material hydrophilic hydrophobic wettability transparency /

Pain processing genes mapped

Promise of new analgesics.

http://www.skynews.com.au/health/article.aspx?id=824529

/ analgesia control /

Apple promises to fix glitches in Map software by rearranging Earth's geography (video)

http://www.funkyspacemonkey.com/apple-promises-to-fix-glitches-in-map-software-by-rearranging-earths-geography-video#more-32627

LuminAR Bulb transforms any surface into a touch screen

http://www.gizmag.com/luminar-bulb-surface-touch-screen/25356/

Why your computer is getting cheaper but your broadband bill isn’t

http://gigaom.com/2012/12/07/why-your-computer-is-getting-cheaper-but-your-broadband-bill-isnt/

/ Internet /