In a really goofy case the Danish Police made such a fool out of themselves. While investigating a stolen credit card case, they wanted to confiscate the author's computer. When the author's roommate agreed to also let the police look at her first generation iMac, they were dumbfounded. They thought the iMac was just the screen and they wanted to know where the actual computer was. Hit the jump to sample the hilarious conversation between the police and the...

Apple is expected to launch its upgraded iPhone soon so can the news of AT&T 3G expansions be far behind? It plans on offering 3G wireless broadband services to more than 80 additional cities in the United States through the course of the year. The new version of the iPhone is expected to make broad use of the 3G wireless technology in place of the slower 2.5G networks like AT&T's Edge. AT&T plans on delivering the #G services to...

In a bizarre and mysterious occurrence a school boy received minor injuries from his PSP when it randomly caught fire while in class. The boy knew what to do as soon as he felt a burning sensation in his pocket. A local news station called Sony where a spokesperson claims it is the first occurrence of overheating. We are not sure if that is the case, we are just surprised that the PSP was allowed in school in the...

Holographic images have been used to guarantee authenticity to original products, but for years researchers have been trying to get full holographic images for specialized fields like medical diagnosis. Earlier 3D vision was not stable enough to produce a vivid image and reproduce another one as quick as required, however the photorefractive polymer created by Savas Tay and colleagues at the University of Tucson, Arizona may help to change that as it removes some of the obstacles to producing...

Let's say you own acres of land and are missing a few oranges from your orange tree!! Fear not you now can keep an eagle's eye on your priceless oranges with the help of just 3 suitcases. Managing a crisis is easy with the Base X Suitcase Operations Center, a 4- to 10-person emergency response team set-up that puts you immediately in charge. The SOC is a self-contained wireless visual information powerhouse, consisting of video display systems, wireless projectors,...

Cable damage under the sea first disrupted life of the net users in India, Egypt and around. The 1.7 million Internet users in the UAE were among the affected. All voice calls, corporate data and video traffic were also affected. Mahesh Jaishanker, executive director, Business Development and Marketing, du, said, "The submarine cable cuts in FLAG Europe-Asia cable 8.3km away from Alexandria, Egypt and SeaMeWe-4 affected at least 60 million users in India, 12 million in Pakistan, six million...

Adam Boesel from Seattle has created the Total Body Turnaround Green Microgym. His efforts harness human energy to usable electric energy. Quite an astounding feat! By connecting spinning bikes to wind-generator motors, clients at Adam Boesel's green microgym can generate enough electricity to power the gym's music system or run their own personal DVD player. "Clients pedal more than enough to keep the tunes playing and, in fact, would be able to run the lights as well, if we...

Rail transport in France is about to undergo a transformation with Alstom announcing high-speed passenger trains. Facing stiff competition from Siemens and Bombardier in this multi-billion-dollar rail transport market, it was about time that someone raised the ante. The prototype AGV (successor to TGV) will have a commercial speed of 360 kilometers (224 miles) per hour versus 320 for current models. By using composites and aluminum, the AGV is much lighter than its contemporaries. The entire train weighs 395...

The XPS 730 H2C from Dell was kinda announced at the CES and the official pics were seen then. Here is a spy shot of the XPS 720 successor in all its glory. The XPS 730 H2C uses DDR3 memory, and is "at least" triple SLI ready. The H2C cooling will be a boon for those ardent users, but those drive bays in front are really cool- floppy RAID, yeah! At the moment nothing else is out, watch this...

Its better not to tempt the thief and a good way to deter him is to disguise your precious iPod with an old Sony Walkman jacket. The cover is so realistic that it even shows the cassette tape through its window. Probably the only telltale sign will be the sleek earphone. It would be a good idea to rummage through eBay to find some battered earplugs too! Source...

Next month will see the 3GSM conference in Barcelona and while many companies are prepping up their stocks, Sony Ericsson is gearing up for the fun and games as well. Here are some "leaked photos" of their upcoming Alona and Bei Bei handsets. Apparently they have been codenamed after women tennis stars. Alona's design varies from the regular models from the company and is astoundingly similar to the LG Chocolate phones. Replete with the red music controls internally the...

Sometime next year a simple visit to the doctor for an injury will be enough for the doctor to monitor the progress of your healing remotely. A new startup Toumaz Technology (Abingdon, U.K.) has developed a wireless bandage that monitors your vital signs, a large U.S. health care company is said to be working with Toumaz, aiming to field the silicon-backed band-aids in a hospital setting before the end of 2009. Other giants include GE and Philips are said...

Our Chinese friends have had to spend their Lunar New Year indoors thanks to heavy snowfall. Hopefully things will be cheerier and the soft glow of love will warm the cockles of their hearts. If nothing else, hopefully the Heart-shaped Newman MP3 Player will do the trick. The player uses an Ali M5667 chipset and supports MP3 and WMA format. Unfortunately no other specs are available at this time. But it really looks cute!...

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The word Karma is usually understood as a sum of all that an individual has done, is currently doing and will do. But this philosophy has nothing to do with the car that is dubbed as Karma by Fisker. Touted as the world's first luxury plug-in hybrid, it is a sensual four-door coupe featuring plug-in hybrid technology. It is powered by a Q DRIVE configuration that consists of a small gasoline engine that turns the generator, which charges the...