Archive for December, 2006

Leica Gun Camera Appeals to Trigger-happy Photographers

Though it looks like it could blow a hole through a steel door, what you’re looking at is a 400mm picture camera from Leica. Dubbed the Leica Gun, it’s part of a rare camera auction taking place on January …

Friday, December 29th, 2006

Santa Very Good To iTunes

We hear a lot these days about the evils of music torrent downloads and how it impacts revenues for honest hard working bands. Gee, my heart breaks when I picture cash-strapped Metallica on tour being unable to afford the …

Friday, December 29th, 2006

Rolling Stones top US tour chart

The Rolling Stones are the most successful live act North America for the second year running.

Friday, December 29th, 2006

Brokeback actor flees house fire

Acting siblings Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal are forced to flee a fire at their California holiday lodge.

Friday, December 29th, 2006

French space agency to publish UFO archive online

PARIS (Reuters) - The French space agency is to publish its
archive of UFO sightings and other phenomena online, but will
keep the names of those who reported them off the site to
protect them from pestering by space fanatics.

Friday, December 29th, 2006

Alliances key for search giants

Both Yahoo and Google have been busy making friends and influencing people in 2006.

Friday, December 29th, 2006

Gadgets seen as best way to tell white lies

LONDON (Reuters) - More than four out of five people admit
to telling little white lies at least once a day and the
preferred way of being “economical with the truth” is to use
technology such as cell phones, texts and e-mails, a survey …

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

Carry Three Brewskis, Have a Seat, Too

Leave
it to those Finns with their small asses to create a simple object that
lets you carry three beers and gives you a place to sit after you’ve
quickly guzzled them in a couple of minutes. The product is available
in 13 …

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

First Take-Home HIV Test Available in Blighty

Good
news all around in the medical world—the first home HIV test has been
launched in the U.K. This test involves swabbing a sample of saliva and
sending it off to a laboratory. Upon a negative sample, the person will
receive an e-mail, …

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

RoadBox Accident Recorder is Insurers Best Friend

This
unique device was first unveiled at the KES electronics show in Korea
and it is slowly making it rounds around the web impressing and
confusing. For me, it does a little bit of both. The RoadBox has a very
weak VGA quality …

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

Apple shares hit ahead of figures

Apple shares are hit as the computer firm prepares to restate earnings and give information on stock options.

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

For sale on eBay - dream holiday with a stranger

The holiday for two is on sale on Internet site eBay for
just a fraction of its 2,400 pound value.

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

Ladbrokes, William Hill win licences in Italy

LONDON (Reuters) - Ladbrokes and William Hill were among
bookmakers awarded licences for sports and horse betting over
the Internet and the phone in Italy, state betting agency AAMS
said on Thursday.

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

Army to get bomb disposal robots

The Army signs a £65m contract to get a fleet of 80 hi-tech bomb disposal robots, the Ministry of Defence announces.

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

MPs vote Casablanca ‘best film’

The classic 1942 movie Casablanca is voted favourite film of all time by a group of MPs in a survey for Sky Movies.

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

Dutch court to investigate bankruptcy KPNQwest

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch court directed on Thursday an
investigation into the 2002 bankruptcy of KPNQwest, a joint
venture by telecoms operators KPN and Qwest.

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

Check-mate for Indian chess player after phone ploy

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian chess player has been
banned for 10 years for cheating after he was caught using his
mobile phone’s wireless device to win games, chess officials
said on Wednesday.

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

Fatboy to poll Brighton gig fans

Fatboy Slim says he will canvas audience views on local issues at his beach party on New Year’s Day.

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

Maria men head theatre power list

Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Ian top a list of theatre’s most influential figures compiled by The Stage.

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

For sale on eBay: dream holiday with a stranger

The vacation for two is on sale on Internet site eBay for
just a fraction of its 2,400 pound ($4,700) value.

Thursday, December 28th, 2006