The new S1 mobile by Land Rover has been hailed as the world's strongest phone after it survived being dropped from a tall building, stood on by an elephant and roasted in an oven. picked by AutumnLotus 2 days ago

Girls who were sexually assaulted by men they first contacted on MySpace cannot seek damages from the social-networking Web site, which is protected from liability by federal law, a state appeals court has ruled. picked by bornbad 2 days ago

A new battery, small and thin, weighs almost nothing and can be printed in a process similar to silk-screening shirts. picked by nateebiinature 2 days ago

Designer dreams up pen that perfectly replicates colors in the environment... picked by cactushair 2 days ago

A test to check if your web browser is doing its job.......I think you IE people that have not jumped on the Firefox band wagon will love this test /sarcasm picked by trushafty38 3 days ago

A man who gave himself a DIY circumcision using nail clippers was taken to hospital for emergency treatment. picked by bornbad 3 days ago

The devices pose a threat to the environment. Officials say it can cost up to seven-grand to clean-up a shot-up TV set. picked by kakana 5 days ago

Japan's BSI-TOYOTA Collaboration Center has successfully developed a system that controls a wheelchair using brain waves in as little as 125 milliseconds. picked by kakana 5 days ago

Domed cities are a well-known sf staple. But do we need to start planning them for use on Earth, due to climate change? Supposed benefits, in addition to protection from drastic climate change, include reduction of costs for extreme weather and shifted costs for climate control of buildings.

*Didn't they already put a dome on Springfield?* picked by kakana 5 days ago

Ten companies have signed up to a promise to provide a universal charger connection, including Apple, Nokia, Motorola, LG, NEC, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Texas Instruments, Qualcomm and Research in Motion, which make the Blackberry. EU estimates suggest there is currently a mountain of unusued mobile charges totalling a staggering 51,000 tonnes. picked by kakana 5 days ago

It's a defining moment in a parent's life: Seeing their unborn child's image on an ultrasound for the first time. Now pregnant women could have the chance to hold a life-size model of their unborn baby. picked by AutumnLotus 5 days ago

A remarkable piece of engineering - The only rotating boat lift of this type in the world, the Falkirk Wheel must be seen to be believed. Complimenting this earlier article picked by suebe 6 days ago

They are believed to be using Internet mapping systems to identify gardens with ponds so they can take the sought-after specimens. picked by kakana 6 days ago

Possibly the first step from gathering wild grain towards a box of Corn Flakes? picked by rambler 1 week ago

A webcam application similar to the desk monster, but this one also features several recordable actions. picked by suckersklub 2 weeks ago

Drivers will be able to sleep, read, work or watch television behind the wheel of their cars at 70mph on the motorway, using technology being developed by scientists.
A system which will lock cars together using sensors and wireless technology, allowing up to ten at a time to cruise in ‘car train’ convoys, could be unveiled within two years. picked by AutumnLotus 2 weeks ago

The patent was titled "Implantation of electronic chips in the human body for the purposes of determining its geographical location." picked by kakana 2 weeks ago

So many people have fond memories (and some are lucky enough to have current memories) of the venerable Commodore computers. A full emulator was developed over a year. Despite a preliminary assurance of acceptance, the app was denied because it calls up executable code as in roms to play the c64 games. picked by 2manyusernames 2 weeks ago

Steve Jobs, who has been on medical leave from Apple for the past six months, received a liver transplant in Tennessee two months ago. An Apple spokesperson told the WSJ that Jobs "continues to look forward to returning at the end of June, and there's nothing further to say." picked by equinox 2 weeks ago

A physicist at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and her colleagues have come up with a possible alternative: a dental plasma torch.
*YIKES!* picked by rambler 2 weeks ago

T. Boone Pickens, a man who made his fortune in oil-soaked rocks, is now looking at Alberta's windy hills for another investment. picked by chinook 2 weeks ago

At first glance, there was nothing special about the blimp floating high above the cars and crowd at this year's Indy 500 on Memorial Day weekend. Hidden inside the 55-foot-long white balloon was a powerful surveillance camera adapted from the technology Raytheon provides the U.S. military. picked by kakana 3 weeks ago

Students at a UK grammar school used bricks to spell out a certain word for a certain bit of male anatomy (co*k), on the school's roof. Then it was spotted by satellite, in a Google Earth image picked by bornbad 3 weeks ago

We've already seen a robot that can dance, do household chores and even feel 'empathy' for humans. Now a robot in Japan has proven it can prepare and cook you pancakes. picked by AutumnLotus 4 weeks ago

Here's either a cautionary tale or an example of social-media paranoia.. picked by cb__ 4 weeks ago