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Bodies in water form coral reef

13. March 2009

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15 Beautiful Microscopic Images from inside the Human Body

12. March 2009

Get up close and personal with your innards with these 15 amazing 3D-body shots. Almost all of the following images were captured using a scanning electron microscope (SEM), a type of electron microscope that uses a beam of high-energy electrons to scan surfaces of images. The electron beam of the SEM interacts with atoms near [...]

The Most Expensive Mobile Phones in the World

16. January 2009

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Until recently, the vast majority of mobile phones had been priced between £100 and £300, with only Vertu, a division of Nokia, manufacturing uber-premium phones. With prices starting at around £4,000 Vertu phones are only for the filthy rich, and the super famous. VN:F [1.3.0_631]please wait...Rating: 5.0/5 (2 votes cast)

30 Fascinating Cigarette Smoking Facts

12. January 2009

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The world’s view on smoking cigarettes has changed dramatically over the last century. The habit was once considered to be cool, sexy, good for your health, and widely enjoyed by many people. It was promoted by sportsmen, and advertised all over television. No one could be seen acting in a movie without a lit cigarette [...]

Palm Pre hands-on! | CES 2009

12. January 2009

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Written off for dead by many, Palm came roaring back at CES with the Pre — a smartphone that combines the best features of BlackBerry and the iPhone, and which adds a dose of its own innovations. The phone looks similar to the iPhone, with a full touch-screen, but is a little more rounded. Its [...]

Dell Adamo hands-on! | CES 2009

9. January 2009

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Dell hosted a press conference in the Fantasy Suites of the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas where they announced a series of new products. Perhaps the real news and excitement at the event wasn’t what was announced, but what wasn’t announced. The much-rumored Dell Adamo made a brief, but very real, in-person appearance this morning [...]

Ford Park Assist | Automated Parking from Ford | Video

5. January 2009

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The often stressful and frustrating task of parallel parking soon will be as easy as pressing a button for owners of the Lincoln MKS flagship sedan and all-new Lincoln MKT seven-passenger luxury crossover, thanks to an exclusive new technology from Ford Motor Company called Active Park Assist. VN:F [1.3.0_631]please wait...Rating: 5.0/5 (1 vote cast)

Bathroom in outer space

4. January 2009

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Almost two generations of schoolchildren have been asking how astronauts go the the bathroom in space. It’s no mystery. Plenty has been written on the subject. A NASA engineer answers this age-old question. By the way, adults may want to pay attention, too. VN:F [1.3.0_631]please wait...Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)