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prosthetics

Dolphin Gets Prosthetic Tail

Winter was just two months old when she got her tail caught in a crab trap—and rendered a useless stump—off the coast of Florida. After a long recuperation and a year and a half of hard labor by one of the veterinary world's top prosthetics wizards, Winter became the first dolphin to receive a functional but fake tail, qualifying her, according to the Daily Mail, as the "world's first bionic sea creature." Here's the story: More »

software

Super Bowl Dolphins Stadium Site Hacked, Spreading Malware

Super Bowl fans who are looking up info on the Dolphin Stadium site from a Windows machine may want to make sure they're using Firefox instead of IE. Apparently the site's been hacked and is hosting two known Windows Security flaws. More »

gadgets

Two-Seater Robo-Dolphin


As if the dolphins didn't have enough trouble, now you're going to try mating with this 175-horsepower robotic dolphin that seats two. At 16-feet long, the 2-Seater Dolphin contains a marine engine and a Hurth transmission for underwater and surface travel. More »

home entertainment

Ricky Williams Off Dope AND Biggest HD LED Video Screen

Miami gets everything. Great cuban sandwiches, South Beach, Diddy giving away expensive watches, and now they they'll be the recipients of the world's largest high definition LED display for Dolphins Stadium. Measuring about 15.2 metres by 41.8 metres, it'll make the screen that holds the "largest" record at Turner Field (in Atlanta) look downright, well, smaller. But don't think Miami will have the last laugh. Looks like the Tokyo Racecourse will have its even bigger HD LED screen open by September of 2006. So enjoy it while you can suckers. More »

gadgets

Katrina Unleashes Terminator Fish

Ever really wonder how all your US income tax money is spent? Apparently the Navy is training dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico to shoot terrorists and hunt for underwater spies. Armed with toxic dart guns, these dolphins are taught to obliterate enemies that might be attacking military vessels. During the wrath of hurricane Katrina, their containment compound was destroyed, releasing the brainwashed fish out to sea. Now all we can do is wait until some innocent tourist is found face down in the water after attending their first scuba diving class. We just wonder how the dolphin will plead to the imminent homicide charges. More »