Space Oddity (video)

Credit: NASA/ Universe Today

David Bowie may have sung it first, but Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, actually did it in space:

/ space International Space Station sing singer performance guitar vocalist Major Tom ground control your circuit circuit's dead is there something wrong /

One year with Better Place: an electric car driver's report

Recently, the news for Better Place has been uniformly bad.  However, here is one customer's very positive experience after a year of all electric driving with Better Place in Israel:

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1084302_one-year-with-better-place-electric-car-drivers-report / battery lithium ion LiIon electric vehicle EV quick charge recharge level 2 robot robotic automatic automated unmanned attendant attended unattended replacement remotely installed /

Forget viruses, look out for ants in your motherboard!

Credit: Joe MacGown/Mississippi Entomological Museum/ DVICE

They're called crazy ants & they like to nest in electronics!  From time to time, they will cause a short circuit which will destroy the device they are nesting in.

http://www.dvice.com/2013-5-19/forget-viruses-look-out-ants-your-motherboard / bridge short circuit alarm pheromone /

Burglary suspects butt-dial 911, record themselves commiting crime

http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/dial/ / drugs narcotics Fresno California two men accidentally dialed 911 cell mobile phone butt-dialing or pocket-dialing 911 dispatcher communicate caller caller assistance criminal behavior incriminating evidence police smoking marijuana breaking break stolen property /

iPhone 5S: Parts photos show internal overhaul

http://bgr.com/2013/05/16/iphone-5s-photos-parts-leak-exclusive/ / Apple next-generation iPhone 5S same external design predecessor upgrades flagship iPhone 2013 appearance appear significant internal redesign launch launches autumn fall high resolution high-resolution photos components Earlier rumors have suggested that the iPhone 5S will include several internal changes such as a faster processor, a better camera and possibly even a fingerprint scanner that makes use of Apple’s AuthenTec acquisition. Nothing has been confirmed at this point, but leaked photos of redesigned internal components suggest that Apple is indeed planning an internal overhaul to improve various iPhone features and likely to make room for new components as well high-quality images several internal components source identified parts loud speaker loud-speaker bracket ear speaker bracket vibrating motor assembly Wi-Fi flex cable ribbon SIM card tray upcoming seventh generation seventh-generation vibrating motor assembly leaked before source colour color beige iOS 7 /

BlackBerry Messenger goes cross-platform on iPhone & Android this summer

Now this could be useful & popular. Interesting to see what happens.

http://drippler.com/updates/share/blackberry-messenger-goes-cross-platform-iphone-android-summer / RIM Research In Motion instant messaging IM Apple Google iOS BlackBerry surprise announcement huge conference keynote popular messaging app northern summer BBM other platforms premiere multi-platform IM solution Thorsten Heins CEO on stage free /

University of Glasgow makes 3D models with single-pixel sensors, skips the cameras (video)

http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/17/university-of-glasgow-creates-3d-models-with-single-pixel-sensor/ / capturing 3D models real world real-world objects multiple cameras tricky to calibrate University of Glasgow 4 four single-pixel single pixel sensors stitching 3D image reflected intensity light patterns projector pixel count lowers lower cost per sensor few dollars extends sensitivity terahertz wavelengths products invention useful for cancer detection noble pursuits facsimiles /