TECHNOLOGY
Paper Thin Video
In the race for ever-thinner displays for TVs,
cellphones and other gadgets, Sony may have developed
one to beat them all — a razor-thin display that bends
like paper while showing full-color video. Sony released
video of the new 2.5-inch display Friday.
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Energy Tent
If you don't like to rough it, can't do without the
conveniences of home, or just need a base camp to
recharge your camera or MP3 player after a day on the
trail, the Eureka N!ergy tents have three 12-volt plugs
to charge your accessories.
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ONLINE & SOCIAL NETWORKS
Videopedia
It's not Wikipedia, it's a videopedia. At 5min.com you
can learn everything from how to make an origami barking
dog (useful!) to how to spackle a wall (frivolous!) to
how to pour beer (necessary!).
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Faithster
Xianz is among a bevy of new religion-affiliated sites
that are drawing the faithful from across the Web in
growing numbers. Year-old Xianz, which bills itself as
the faith-based MySpace, has grown to 500,000 unique
visitors and has 35,000 registered members, says
co-founder Bob Hutchins.
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Home of Fan Fiction
Fan fiction has long been thriving online in places such
as LiveJournal, and now a new online community called
FanLib is serving as a hub for all things fan fiction.
Site users can post their own fiction, read others’ work
sorted by show/book or writer, save specific stories to
a customized favorites list, and embed content badges
into social networking profiles.
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AGRICULTURAL & ENVIRONMENTAL
Green Track
UK supermarket Tesco plans to introduce carbon footprint
labels on all 70,000 products it sells to allow shoppers
to compare carbon impacts. Implementation will take a
while: the company is currently investigating how to
develop a “universally accepted and commonly understood”
measuring system.
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GADGETS
Rugged Laptops
General Dynamics' GoBook MR-1 claims to be the smallest
fully rugged ultramobile PC, and it may very well be. It
weighs 2 pounds, and is about the size of a small
jewelry box. It was made to have all the same features
and capabilities of the full-size GoBook XR-1 but in a
more compact form factor.
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“Driving” Ability
Kids with disabilities who can't maneuver joysticks
don't have to miss out on the fun of radio-control cars.
Dream-Racer builds technology that enables kids to
"drive" the cars using simple body movements instead of
joysticks.
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TOURISM
Shuttle Attraction
The Kennedy Space Center will open the Shuttle Launch
Experience, an
amusement-ride-cum-astronaut-flight-simulator designed
to mimic the 17,500-mph liftoff of a NASA shuttle
orbiter. The 44,000-square-foot attraction isn't just a
ride; it's a flight simulator on par with what
astronauts in training experience, says Bob Rogers, CEO
of BRC Imagination Arts, which built it.
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CONSUMER GOODS
Green Milk Bottles
Designed and manufactured in Britain, Greenbottle is a biodegradable milk bottle
that uses a smart two-part system to aid recycling. The bottles are composed of
a cardboard outer manufactured from pulped, recycled cardboard.
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TRAVEL & TRANSPORT
Extreme Budget Airlines
Now a new generation of discount carriers is set to make
Southwest look downright generous. The latest breed is
borrowing a page from Ryanair, the Irish carrier that
roiled airlines across the continent with near-zero
fares and scant amenities—and became the biggest
European airline in the process.
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