First FCX Clarity customers served by ASIMOs (video)
'Watch multiple ASIMOs serving the very first FCX Clarity customers at Honda's Head Office in Aoyama, Tokyo. American Honda Motor Co... recently announced five of the first customers for its advanced new FCX Clarity hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicle and also provided details of the world's first fuel cell vehicle dealership network in the United States'
A glimpse of the shop assistants of the future?
Link: Asimo serves first FCX Clarity customers
Weird Barbies (pics)
“Pooper Scooper” Barbie
Modern Barbie
“Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds Barbie™” ' The press release form includes copy from the back of the package: “As you can see, the doll is being assaulted by a trio of angry avian attackers, making this one of very few products to be both awesome and classy” '
Link: Weird Barbies (pics)
Driftwood based furniture
'The Bleu Nature collection includes furniture and home accessories that are created primarily from driftwood giving them a bit of an untamed natural feel'
Link: Driftwood based furniture
Automated age-verification cameras fooled by photos
'With the full-scale rollout of Japan’s cigarette vending machine age-verification system just around the corner, a Sankei Sports news reporter has confirmed the existence of a minor flaw: magazine photos can be used to fool the age-verification cameras on some machines.'
Link: Japanese age-verification cameras fooled by photos
Saturday Summary, 12th July 2008
THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS ON LIGHT LINKS...
The UK's first grumpy club started in a pub in England.
Dr Pepper paid $10,000 on an eBay auction for a spot as a bridesmaid at someone's wedding, while McDonanlds brought out McBaby meals
:P
An ancient stone tablet that raises doubts about the jesus story got some media attention.
Impact Lab gave us details of a water-cooler that fills itself by extracting water from the air, and Guy Kawasaki shared a video about an African water pump that's powered by children playing
Britain ordered 2 massive warships at a cost of more than £3 billion and we found out that global military spending rose 45% in the last decade. Meanwhile Russia threatened a military response to the US missile shield, and the New Scientist told us about a 'ray gun' that can beam sounds straight into people's heads.
2 engineers gave us a humourous guide to cats
Coolest gadgets told us about an alarm clock that calls random numbers on your mobile's address book until you switch it off, and Posimotion announced the release of iPhone software that will make sure you never forget where you parked your car.
People started praying at the pumps to bring gas prices down.
Tables started walking...
... and got more attractive legs
Ducks started feeding fish instead of eating them...
... and another duck did a great impression of Lassie.
Infosys announced that you'll be able to send and receive holographic messages on their phones by 2010, and Pioneer told us that they'll soon be releasing 400Gb Blu-Ray disks that will work in existing players. Also, Hitachi says they'll be releasing a 5Tb hard-drive by 2010.
Some UK kids got punished for not playing to Allah as part of a religious education class.
A bedside shotgun holster advert left us lost for words
A man flew a lawn chair hundreds of miles using the power of helium balloons.
Read Write Web told us about a way to send self-destructing email messages.
The star of District 13 showed off his parkour skills
Some famous photos were re-created in LEGO
A 70 year old Indian woman gave birth to twins.
John McCain told us that he hates bloggers, GRRRRR!!...
... and made a badly received joke about killing Iranians. While Bush made his own stupid 'joke' about USA being the world's biggest polluter.
We learned how to confuse idiots...
:P
... and some writers went on strike
Crooked brains told us about a handy gadget that blasts your sweaty bum with lovely fresh air
In the warm up to the Olympics, we spotted the Serbo-Malaysian (?) team getting some practice in
We found out that a computer program beat some top poker players, and that other computers are taking over in the world of financial trading.
Someone gave us a super-cute cupful of baby ferrets...
... and someone else showed us a weird kind of doggy bag
We saw some beautiful stripey ice formations
We learned that some people think its a good idea to mix chess and boxing
We found out that some people in India are getting paid to go to the loo.
A bizarrely well-dressed woman was found sucking at a cow's teat
The German BFG misplaced his old army helmet, but its now being safely returned to him
Some middle-eastern types got all stroppy...
... and children told us that they don't want healthcare
We found out some of China's less well known environmental issues.
Discover Magazine told us how a blind climber can 'see' using his tongue.
The Fantastic Forefathers strutted their stuff
Click the pic to see it full size
We found out about solar-powerd curtains and weight-driven lamps.
Food art moved onto a new level
Confusion broke out when someone shouted 'Shoot him!'
And two US mortgage giants crashed in value and were threatened with takeover by the US government. Don't worry though, because overall the world is getting happier.
The UK's first grumpy club started in a pub in England.
Dr Pepper paid $10,000 on an eBay auction for a spot as a bridesmaid at someone's wedding, while McDonanlds brought out McBaby meals
:P
An ancient stone tablet that raises doubts about the jesus story got some media attention.
Impact Lab gave us details of a water-cooler that fills itself by extracting water from the air, and Guy Kawasaki shared a video about an African water pump that's powered by children playing
Britain ordered 2 massive warships at a cost of more than £3 billion and we found out that global military spending rose 45% in the last decade. Meanwhile Russia threatened a military response to the US missile shield, and the New Scientist told us about a 'ray gun' that can beam sounds straight into people's heads.
2 engineers gave us a humourous guide to cats
Coolest gadgets told us about an alarm clock that calls random numbers on your mobile's address book until you switch it off, and Posimotion announced the release of iPhone software that will make sure you never forget where you parked your car.
People started praying at the pumps to bring gas prices down.
Tables started walking...
... and got more attractive legs
Ducks started feeding fish instead of eating them...
... and another duck did a great impression of Lassie.
Infosys announced that you'll be able to send and receive holographic messages on their phones by 2010, and Pioneer told us that they'll soon be releasing 400Gb Blu-Ray disks that will work in existing players. Also, Hitachi says they'll be releasing a 5Tb hard-drive by 2010.
Some UK kids got punished for not playing to Allah as part of a religious education class.
A bedside shotgun holster advert left us lost for words
A man flew a lawn chair hundreds of miles using the power of helium balloons.
Read Write Web told us about a way to send self-destructing email messages.
The star of District 13 showed off his parkour skills
Some famous photos were re-created in LEGO
A 70 year old Indian woman gave birth to twins.
John McCain told us that he hates bloggers, GRRRRR!!...
... and made a badly received joke about killing Iranians. While Bush made his own stupid 'joke' about USA being the world's biggest polluter.
We learned how to confuse idiots...
:P
... and some writers went on strike
Crooked brains told us about a handy gadget that blasts your sweaty bum with lovely fresh air
In the warm up to the Olympics, we spotted the Serbo-Malaysian (?) team getting some practice in
We found out that a computer program beat some top poker players, and that other computers are taking over in the world of financial trading.
Someone gave us a super-cute cupful of baby ferrets...
... and someone else showed us a weird kind of doggy bag
We saw some beautiful stripey ice formations
We learned that some people think its a good idea to mix chess and boxing
We found out that some people in India are getting paid to go to the loo.
A bizarrely well-dressed woman was found sucking at a cow's teat
The German BFG misplaced his old army helmet, but its now being safely returned to him
Some middle-eastern types got all stroppy...
... and children told us that they don't want healthcare
We found out some of China's less well known environmental issues.
Discover Magazine told us how a blind climber can 'see' using his tongue.
The Fantastic Forefathers strutted their stuff
Click the pic to see it full size
We found out about solar-powerd curtains and weight-driven lamps.
Food art moved onto a new level
Confusion broke out when someone shouted 'Shoot him!'
And two US mortgage giants crashed in value and were threatened with takeover by the US government. Don't worry though, because overall the world is getting happier.
Media distorts peoples perceptions of real risk levels
3:1 is the right answer
Guess the right answer?
'In The Science of Fear, Canadian journalist Dan Gardner warns us to start second-guessing both the media-driven popular consensus and our instincts.'
Link: Media distorts peoples perceptions of real risk levels
Woman has bat in her bra for 5 hours, without noticing
'A teenager was stunned to find that a baby bat had been curled up inside her bra for five hours - as she was wearing it... "I keep thinking how could I have not known it was there?" Miss Hawkins said. "I will certainly be checking my bras every morning from now on." '
Link: Woman has bat in her bra for 5 hours, without noticing
Japanese vegetable vending machines
'Yes, this is a vending machine in Tokyo that dispenses fresh vegetables. Not sure on whether it’s refrigerated or not, but when it’s 3 a.m. and you’re fiending for some broccoli, I doubt you’ll care too much'
Link: Japanese vegetable vending machines
