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Confronting Ash Fall From Iceland's Volcano, On Both Sides Of The Pond

by Ron Callari

Everyone in an ash fall zone will be exposed to the effects of volcanic ash as it has the capability of infiltrating tightly sealed buildings and machinery and is often small enough (less than 10 microns) to be inhaled deeply into the lungs. Ash fall over extensive areas can prevent travel for days as we are seeing currently with the number of cancelled flights by British Airways and other transatlantic airlines. So what measures do we take to avoid ash fall and its repercussions during and post eruption?

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The Latest, Smartest, And Coolest Self Defense Gadgets For Women

by Boomer Babe

Babes, whether you never leave home without your brute (attack man or attack dog), or you don't have a brute, you should always be able to protect yourself. Even martial artists often carry small weapons with them to make their moves even more effective. Today, there are a number of cool, concealable, and even disguised lightweight weapons that won't take you long to learn to master. And once you do master them, you will feel more confident out and about without your brute!

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Robot Segway Rovers Train Special Forces For Urban Warfare

by Steve Levenstein

Robot enemy fighters riding modified Segway scooters are taking Special Forces military training to a higher, albeit sillier-looking, level.

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Lighted Bicycle Helmet Goes Great With Your 2nd Grade Hall Monitor Jacket

by Chris Weiss

Since cars are not that likely to run into your head, you could probably get more safety and better looks from a bicycle-mounted headlight or taillight. But, just in case, here's the Lazer Urbanize with LED lights in front and back.

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Who (was) On First? Zuckerberg Accused Of Shop-Lifting Facebook

by Ron Callari

Who says Google is the only Internet player getting sued? Yes, they get most of the notoriety. Of recent date, they've battled a major superpower (i.e. China), Rupert Murdoch, a Google Buzz Class Action suit, privacy issues and various and sundry anti-trust complaints (see "Google vs The World…"). But up till now, no one has accused the Big "G" of stealing their idea. Facebook, on the other hand is another matter.

Iris Recognition & Augmented Reality IDs Straight From The 'Minority Report'

by Ron Callari

Its almost unfathomable to think that sci-fi movies that featured mind-boggling futuristic advances could be within our grasp. But such is the case. For those that remember the 'Minority Report' starring Tom Cruise, you might be surprised to learn that some of the technology featured in that movie is coming soon to an iPhone near you.

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Big Bang Too & 'The God(damn) Particle' Were A Smashing Success!

by Ron Callari

On Tuesday, March 30 at precisely 1:06 PM in Geneva, Switzerland, scientists revisited our distant past. It only took 16 short years and a paltry $10 billion dollars to recreate the conditions similar to the original Big Bang that occurred some 13.7 billion years ago and is one of the major scientific theories behind the creation of life as we know it.

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Flash Mobs: From Social Media To 'Tsunami Of Kids'

by Ron Callari

What started as an innocent by-product of kids meeting on Twitter and Facebook has turned into a social experiment gone terribly wrong. A 'Flash Mob' is when teenagers organize a meet-up via social networks and text friends and followers to show up in large numbers at a specified time and place. Philadelphia alone has experienced four flash mobs since December.

Sarah Palin, the "Annie Oakley" Of Social Media

by Ron Callari

Supposedly she qualifies to be a Daughter of the American Revolution. She is a gun-toting member of the NRA and likes to shoot Moose when she's not taking pot-shots at Obama and members of his party. But this Soccer Mom needs to reassess how she unholsters her 'gun' analogies when she brazenly tweets and posts gunsights and cross-hair maps on her Facebook and Web site pages.

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Colorful Desktop Paper Shredder Cuts Cards & Opens Mail

by Steve Levenstein

Who says paper shredders have to be functional and dull? The SE.CU.MO F-150 from Meiko Shokai takes form and functionality to a whole new level with bright colors and a cutting edge (sorry) design.

Social Search Wars: Aardvark vs Yahoo Answers vs Mahalo vs ChaCha vs Formspring.me

by Ron Callari

During the last ten years, search engines have basically provided us with information retrieval (IR) from strangers. We have relied on the credibility of these search results based on algorithms determining their relevancy and authority. In turn, content producers learned to optimize their pages to obtain higher page rankings. Over time, satisfied with the premise if 'Google says its so, who's to argue?' we accepted what was delivered. However the need for human interaction is not lost to the 21st Century and the desire to connect through search is evident with the entre' of a new type of IR - appropriately named 'social search.'

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PayPal vs Square Are Bumping & Beaming Money Via iPhones

by Ron Callari

Whether you've been a loyal PayPal user for the last 10+ years or are willing to put your trust in the hands of one of the Twitter co-founders, you may be one of the early pioneers to use iPhones as the new form of currency. Bumping and beaming financial transactions via smartphones may be the missing link to a time when there will no longer be a need for actual money to exchange hands.

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VACO Autofit Helmet Automatically Sculpts Around Your Dome

by Chris Weiss

A new technology in snow sports, VACO Autofit promises to deliver a ski helmet with superior fit, usability and protection.

Cellphone Sensor Tells Your Boss If You're Working Or Goofing Off

by Steve Levenstein

Every slacker employee's worst nightmare is about to be brought to life, thanks to the research arm of Japan's second largest telecom company. Is goofing off on the job doomed to become a thing of the past?

Pocket Sized GPS Tracking Key to Offer Parents and Bosses Piece of Mind

by George Delozier

Even the most trusting parents will agree that the most intelligent teenager can be quickly swayed by not so intelligent friends. Compounding this problem is that simple fact that this often happens when they are behind the wheel of a car. However, thanks to a new GPS tracking system made by LandSeaAir, parents can carefully monitor how and where their loved ones go when they are not sitting in the passenger seat.

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Should Google Fight For Internet Freedom Or Privacy Of The Individual?

Google Internet Freedom or Privacy of Individual!

by Ron Callari

Privacy as we know it is being re-defined on the Internet and in the courts as we speak. How we view privacy today versus ten years ago has changed greatly due to the Web 2.0 environment of user-generated content. How we will view it ten years from now will be different yet still.

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Google Buzz Class-Action Lawsuit Could Cause Cloudburst?

by Ron Callari

The irony that Google threatened to move out of China due to privacy infringment issues underscores a class-action suit filed by a 24-year old Harvard law student and a cadre of Gmail users who feel their privacy was violated with the recent launch of Google Buzz, the search engine's answer to social networking. Even though Google responded quickly to remedy the situation, some feel it was too little to late from a company that consistently makes up its own rules.

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8GB Camera Watch Gives You Time To Spy

by John P. Barker

The CVSL-I21 Spy Camera Watch allows you to record video and audio - and look good doing it!

Google Buzz Superstar!

by Ron Callari

Saturdays are normally slow news days - allowing us to retreat into our reboot mode- a time to recharge and reset for the upcoming week. This was not the case for the gang that man the ivory towers of Mountain View in the heart of Silicon Valley. No, this weekend those pilgrims that pray at the altar of Larry Page and Sergey Brin were paying penance in an attempt to fix a transgression that was literally causing a very big BUZZzzzz!

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Census 2010 - Ten Reasons That Count Including Social Networking

by Ron Callari

The national Census is like a celestial comet - or a hibernating cicada - it can only be seen one time every 10 years. With a roll-out starting in February, 2010, this year's survey differs from years past - check out what's new - note the misconceptions - but most important it's imperative that each and every one of us be counted.