Monthly Archives: February 2014

Bizarre February 21, 2014 posted by

More Ryanair Woes – well it had to happen, someone finally called the cops on the world’s most disliked budget airline

The problems at the world’s most disliked budget airline appear to have deepened, with the release this week of a YouTube video showing desperate passengers trapped in a plane for nearly four hours, until after the airport had shut for the night. The passengers eventually had to phone the police to get themselves released, which puts a whole new spin on the phrase ‘getaway breaks‘.

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More Ryanair Woes – well it had to happen, someone finally called the cops on the world’s most disliked budget airline
Eco Friendly February 21, 2014 posted by

Casa Flotanta makes hillside living like floating on air

Costa Rica is well known for its biodiversity, its rainforests and its growing commitment to sustainability. Now it can boast a unique hillside home that floats among the clouds. Casa Flotanta, built on a steep hillside slope by Benjamin Garcia Saxe Architecture, does what seems impossible. This 300 square meters (3,229 square feet) two-bedroom home is built on large stilts to minimize its environmental impact. It’s constructed mainly from modular units that were built from galvanized steel and finished in…

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Casa Flotanta makes hillside living like floating on air
Gadgets February 20, 2014 posted by

Dimika 1080 HD Action Cam – ultra versatile HD cam delivers great video as an action cam, security cam, webcam, car DVR and more [Review]

There are plenty of action cams around, because it seems that people love taking video of their adventures. Which is great if you’re in sunny California, but not so useful if you’re stuck somewhere like rainy Leeds. But now there’s a way to use your action cam in the summer, and convert it into something else, including a car DVR, during the rest of the time.

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Dimika 1080 HD Action Cam – ultra versatile HD cam delivers great video as an action cam, security cam, webcam, car DVR and more [Review]
hmm..interesting February 20, 2014 posted by

Pheme – new EU project announced to build lie detector for social media

One of the profound problems of the age is that on the Internet no-one knows you’re a dog. Or rather no-one knows whether you’re lying or telling the truth, especially when you’re hiding behind a social network. Now a pan-European project aims to take the guesswork out of our gassing by analyzing in real time whether a piece of information is true or false. <image – shutterstock>

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Pheme – new EU project announced to build lie detector for social media
nice idea... February 20, 2014 posted by

Motion-Sensing LED Track Lights – Providing light at night, but not too much light.

Night lights don’t seem to put out too much light when you test them out during the day, but those little bulbs can seem like a miniature sun when you’re trying to get some shut-eye in a dark room. Two choices – Wake others up by shattering the dark with that bright light or fumble around in the dark. Oh wait. Now there’s a third choice.

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Motion-Sensing LED Track Lights – Providing light at night, but not too much light.