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LG shows off 11.5-inch flexible e-reader
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LG has shown off the next generation of e-book at a conference in the US by bringing an 11.5-inch touchscreen e-paper display. It has been on display at the Society for Information Display (SID) International Symposium, where users have been able to try out the new technology. It only works in black and white and appears to have a limited level of flexibility, so it's not quite at the level of being able to roll it up and stick it in your pocket when not in use. Waiting That kind of technology is what we're waiting to see from the likes of Polymer Vision, which is still delaying its rollable 'Readius' display, and Plastic Logic has a similar idea to ...
Weird Tech: Missile-powered bike breaks 200mph barrier
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Is this the world's fastest motorbike? Some say it is so, and with an alleged speed record under its belt, they could be right. Powered by two J402-CA-702 Model 373 turbine engines – more commonly found in US military cruise missiles – the superbike recently broke the 200mph barrier. If unconfirmed reports claiming it took 7.887 seconds to do so prove correct, it will indeed be the world's fastest motorcycle. Did we mention it's powered by missile engines? Check out the video for the bike in all its fiery glory. In other news, you could be able to buy your first flying car from 2011. According to reports, flight testing of the initial "proof of concept" ...
Opinion: Stop photographing and tweeting your whole life
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I was visiting the BBC recently and I arrived just after a large delegation of Japanese visitors. As I waited to be ushered inside, I watched the group unwittingly living up to the stereotype of gadget-wielding photography obsessives. They filmed and photographed the receptionists at work. They filmed and photographed the security guards. Most of all, they filmed and photographed each other filming and photographing. The first thing I thought was: I'm glad I don't have to edit all that footage into something interesting. But my second thought was more serious. Photos and videos are hyperlinks to memories, icons that your brain double-clicks to bring back the full ...
Bing beats Yahoo! globally - except Britain
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Just one week after its launch, Microsoft's Bing is already the second most popular search engine in the US and worldwide (but not in the UK), according to StatCounter Global Stats. Yesterday, Bing accounted for 16 per cent of online searches in the US, compared to Yahoo!'s 10 per cent. Worldwide, the story is similar, with Bing earning a 5.6 per cent market share, beating Yahoo!'s 5.1 per cent slice. Brits blank Bing The UK is one of the few countries yet to jump on the Bing bandwagon, with Bing's 2.9 per cent share on Thursday still trailing Yahoo!'s 4.2 per cent. Naturally, in all markets Google still accounts for the vast majority of ...
Smart gun fires radio-controlled rounds
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The US Army has just unveiled its first smart weapon using smart rounds in small weapons - a gun that can fire rounds that explode exactly at a pre-set distance. The XM-25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System looks like a rifle but is actually a powerful grenade launcher that fires ammunition that knows when to blow up. Richard Audette, a US Army spokesperson, explains that soldiers can use the gun's laser rangefinder to find the range then choose exactly where they want the high-explosive round to detonate. Accurate to within a metre "Say you've lased out to 543 meters. When you pull the trigger it arms the round and fires it 543 meters plus or ...
