Ted Koppel May Join Howard Stern On Satellite Radio
Helmet-hair host Ted Koppel, eyeballing Howard Stern's massive $5 million contract with envy, is considering a move to satellite radio now that it's night-time for Nightline. Maybe they could co-host a show together.
A "Popesquatter" who snapped up the domain Pope BenedictXVI.com when the new Pope was announced is trying to reserve a spot in heaven by donating it to charity.
King Tut 'Unwrapped' -- Gets CT-Scan Reconstruction On TV
The National Geographic Channel will air "King Tut's Final Secrets" May 15 at 9pm in the U.S. The two-hour program will follow a team of archaeologist eggheads as they remove the King Tut mummy from its sarcophagus, run a CT scan on it, then use computer-aided technologies to reconstruct his face and head. The CT scanner captured a whopping 1,700 high-resolution 3-D images including cross-section views of the pharaoh's bones, skull and teeth. Then they ponder why he has a broken leg and loose bones in his skull.
Now this is my kind of car book: "Geek My Ride : Build the Ultimate Tech Rod" by Auri Rahimzadeh tells you everything you need to know about automobiles. The author tells how to trick out your dashboard with a game console, PC, Internet access, TV, videoconferencing and more. Don't buy this book without collision insurance!
How do bring about the creation of a huge, public online collection of works from some of the world's greatest libraries? Well, the American way is for two young guys to turn their doctoral thesis into revolutionary global company and make themselves billionaires in the process. Then, they leverage that power, influence and the quality of their product into dealmaking with libraries to rapidly get the online mega-library online for all the world's people to enjoy -- making themselves even richer in the process.
Polite, Democratic Canadian Military Robots Invented
It has become apparent in recent years that robots tend to exhibit characteristics of the nation that produced them. A new Canadian military robot is no exception. The Canadian robot company Frontline Robotics has invented swarming military robots that -- unlike American military robots that focus on maximum firepower -- use what the company calls distributed intelligence. When confronted with a narrow door, for example, the robots, basically, communicate with each other and decide who should go first. "After you!" "No, after you, I insist!" This is the dark, apocolyptic Canadian vision of the coming robot wars.
Found Video: Hacked Alarm Clock 'Snoozes' After Shock
Some guy hacked his alarm clock so it goes into "snooze" mode only after a shock, such as being slapped or hit with a shoe. He provides details on how he did it, but better yet, videotaped a demo. Here comes the video! (props to MAKE)
A company called Reware plans to start shipping May 1 a new solar power backpack that puts out 6.3 watts. Better still, the company says they'll start shipping at the end of May a range of accessories, including storage batteries that take in solar energy all day and store it up so you can charge your stuff later.
Japan's New 'Wallet Phones' to Transform Pick-Pocket Industry
Japan's biggest mobile operator, NTT DoCoMo, is investing nearly a billion dollars in Sumitomo Mitsui Card Co., the credit card unit of a major Japanese bank, in order to advance the use of cell phones as wireless credit cards. There has never been a better time to get into the phone-stealing business.
Flight Diverted Over Suspicious Electronics -- An iPod
A United Airlines flight from New York to San Francisco was diverted to Chicago today and searched by a bomb squad after the flight crew reported suspicious electronics, which turned out to be an iPod.
Just because you're paranoid about Chinese zombie PCs doesn't mean they're not out to get you. Suddenly, a whopping 20 percent of new zombie PCs are now in China. Project that out a few years, and Chinese zombie PCs are a force to be reckoned with.
Unanticipated Convergence: Cell Phone and Lighter?
MobuzzTV has a short, nearly information-free bit on a new product from Spain. The project is a lighter that attaches to a cell phone. It clips onto the bottom. To use it, you turn the phone upside down and press the button. (props to Textually.org)
