An Anti-iPad for India
• Technologyreview.comSuneet Singh Tuli, the man behind the ultracheap Aakash 2 tablet, says the West doesn’t understand mobile business in the developing world.
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India Unveils New Version Of The 'World's Cheapest Tablet'
• Agence France PresseIndia has launched a new version of its ultra-low-cost tablet computer with a quicker processor and an improved battery, on sale to students at the subsidised price of $20.
Amazing Avian Photos Captured By Strapping Cameras To Birds
• http://www.popsci.com, By Dan NosowitzNot only that, but John Downer also creates replicas of birds and fires them into the sky to capture real birds. The results are incredible.
Apple Acknowledges An iPhone 5 Camera Issue
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Kevin SmithApple has been pretty good lately about admitting when it is wrong.
Hacker cracks 4 million hotel locks with 'James Bond Dry Erase Marker'
• Daily MailThis new hacker invention may look like a harmless dry erase marker, but in truth it's the ultimate electronic lock pick. Jakubowski demonstrates anyone can build this device to open the lock on an estimated 4 million hotel rooms.
Raspberry Pi Minicomputer
• http://thetechjournal.comA British nonprofit has a novel idea for getting kids interested in computer programming, a computer that fits in a pocket and costs less than the latest video game, it's called Raspberry Pi which is looks like a leftover scrap from electronics recy
NASA Funds 'Thor's Hammer' Idea for Tossing Satellites
• http://www.technewsdaily.com, Jeremy HsuHumans can only dream of having the power of Thor, the Norse-inspired superhero who can whirl and throw his hammer at blinding speeds. A NASA-funded plan envisions rockets using a similar idea to hurl tiny satellites toward other planets.
RUMOR: Apple Will Announce The iPad Mini In Two Weeks
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Jay YarowApple could be announcing its next big product, the iPad Mini, in two and a half weeks.
3-D Printer Company Seizes Machine From Desktop Gunsmith
• www.wired.comCody Wilson planned in the coming weeks to make and test a 3-D printed pistol. Now those plans have been put on hold as desktop-manufacturing company Stratasys pulled the lease on a printer rented out for Wiki Weapon, the internet project lead by Wil
A dumbass buys a smartphone
Menckens GhostAs a demonstration of my higher IQ, I fell in my pool several weeks ago while carrying a stack of dead palm fronds. My old-fashioned but trusty flip-top cellphone was in my pocket and drowned.
Army Sends Mobile 3-D Printing Labs to Afghanistan For On-Demand Gear
• http://www.popsci.com, By Colin Lecher3-D printing has yielded items both fascinating and potentially troubling. Now we can add one more to the list of printed achievements...
Geocaching Copper
• http://www.opencurrency.comOn May 5, 2011, the web site www.geodetecting.com announced plans to introduce a new entry in the international geocoin catalog. Just over five months later, on September 27th, 2011, the launch was official.
RHex Robot - From the makers of BigDog (waaay cooler than I'd imagined)
• YouTubeThe Rugged Robot that Devours Rough Terrain RHex is a man-portable robot with extraordinary rough terrain mobility. RHex climbs over rock fields, mud, sand, vegetation, railroad tracks, telephone poles and up steep slopes and stairways. RHex has a s
Fields of Dreams: Ballparks Unveil Tech Upgrades
• Kyle Stack via WIRED.comProfessional sports teams are attempting at a furious rate to lure fans away from the comfort of their couches to live games. And sweet technological upgrades to their home venues become a bigger selling point every year.
Do NOT Buy Powerful Laser Pointers Before They Are Banned Forever Very Soon
John GreenAs reported on the Today show this morning, these things are serious threats to pilots and drivers. The US limits importation of these pointers to 5mW. However, for ones already here, apparently more powerful ones are still available on "the intern
