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privacy
London Transport Authority To Test Tracking System That Stops Speeding FROM SPACE
Transport for London is announcing a large-scale trial of the Intelligent Speed Adaption system, which uses preloaded road data and GPS to slow speeders. Basically, the future is everything you were afraid of. More » -
drinking
London Bar Pumps Gin and Tonic Into The Air: Please Breathe Responsibly
Starting today and running through the 25th, A temporary bar dubbed "Alcoholic Architecture" is popping up in London offering a cloud of breathable gin and tonic to it's patrons. More »
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By Sean FallonComment by 1 DVS BSTD-Its off the Hizzle fo $hizzle My Dizzle: So you drink to get drunk or for the taste ? I don't drink, so I really don't know 19 Responses | Other threads
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architecture
The Tate Gets a Design That Would Satisfy the Ancient Egyptians
The architectural design firm Herzog & de Meuron is designing the Tate Modern art gallery's newest extension. For the Tate, its a display that will finally be able to represent its interior. More »
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By Erica HoComment by Kaiser-Machead: I think it looks nicer than the Guggenheim, which looks like a big art deco toilet bowl. 9 Responses | Other threads
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iphone apps
London's The Mentalists Cover MGMT on iPhones
We've never heard of the Mentalists (because we're old), but this four-woman London band just covered MGMT's Kids using just iPhones. And it doesn't sound like shit! More »
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By Jason ChenComment by OPHICERMANGO: Is the WWE now making music? WTF is she wearing? 4 Responses | Other threads
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tunnels
Calling All Wannabe Dr. Evil's: Super Secret London Tunnel Lair For Sale
Last Sunday we were writing about amazing underground diving rigs in the heart of New York City. It seems only fair that we jump across the pond this Sunday and write about a mile-long super secrettunnellair below London that's currently for sale, don't you think? Asking price: A cool $7.4 million. It sounds a bit much for an empty stretch of nothingness deep below the British streets, but wait until you hear about the history. Oh, the history!
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By Jack LoftusComment by bobdobbs: Decommissioned Titan missile silos are much cheaper and when you go upstairs, you don't have to deal with Brits. 10 Responses | Other threads
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boom
London Getting Bomb-Proof, News-Delivering Trash Cans
In London, public trash cans are hard to come by, as they're an easy receptacle for bombs. Which makes it hard to throw things away properly! Now, the city is going to bring trash cans back, but they're going to be big, hulking masses, totally bomb-proof and equipped with LCD screens to tell you the days news as you throw away your coffee cup. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by SugitaAlcimede: The UK is really becoming a totalitarian state, completely distrustful of their own population. Hello 1984. 7 Responses | Other threads
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3d
3D Virtual Heart So Real Doctors' Own Hearts Go Pitter Patter
London's Heart Hospital didn't like the fact that they couldn't see inside the hearts of patients—not while the patients were still alive and well, that is. So they hired Glassworks, an animation firm that specialized in music videos and TV shows, and asked them to build HeartWorks, the most realistic working 3D rendering of a human heart ever conceived. As you can see in the Reuters (ad-supported) clip above—and in the crazy raw footage after the jump—the doctors who are generally up to their ears in blood are thrilled to have a clearer (and cleaner) way to look deep into someone's heart. More »
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Comment by sgagnon3: as an aspiring doctor getting ready for medical school next year.... I officially have a huge boner! 4 Responses | Other threads
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sony
Sony Earphones Make Attractive, Useless Subway Maps
In order to prove how far Sony has come since ATRAC3 and long-playing MiniDiscs, a new ad attributed to the company shows a NYC subway map traced in its entirety by black Sony earphones, accompanied by a Network Walkman. As if it wasn't enough to try to retake ownership of just one iPod-saturated public transit system, a search revealed similar designs for both the London Underground and Sydney's Metro. That last one makes sense, since Sony retained the Sydney office of badass ad agency Saatchi and—repetition is key to messaging—Saatchi for the inspired work. One prob though: As any seasoned straphanger will tell you, you kinda need the colors, or else all the lines run together. [The Cool Hunter]
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Comment by Rain-man: I'm in the same building as Saatchi and...wait for it...Saatchi...NYC. more » | Other threads
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crash landings
What the Hell is Going On in Potters Field?
These photos, taken from a Flickr set, show what appears to be some sort of crashed spacecraft in London's Potters Field. They offer no explanation as to what's going on over there across the pond. Do any of you know what this is? Movie shoot? Publicity stunt? Photoshoppery? Actual alien invasion? Let's hear your guesses, both educated and uneducated, in the comments. Update: It's an ad for a new car. Boo. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by photodesign: I was hoping for another Royal de Luxe show: [www.thesultanselephant.com] more » | Other threads
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cctv
Stupidest Thief Ever Checks Reflection in CCTV Camera After Swiping Kid's Necklace
A mugger who stole jewelry from a teenager on a tram has dropped himself right in it, after he clocked himself in the on-board security cameras. The victim, a 16-year-old boy, was traveling with two friends on a tram in Bromley, a South London suburb, when he was approached by another kid who, after admiring the necklace and bracelet, snatched them. Rather than fleeing immediately, the dumbass tea-leaf sauntered up to the CCTV camera on board the tram, and struck a pose with the stolen items. The mugger, who claimed he was carrying a knife when the victim asked for his gear back, was described by a British Transport policeman, as "not the brightest spark. He was there for a long time and either didn't care or wasn't aware he was being filmed." [Daily Mail]
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By AddyDugdaleComment by cbdsteve: @The Incredible OMG! Ponies!: "What does every criminal defendant have in common? They got caught." Uh, surely some of them are... more » | Other threads
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movable buildings
London's Olympic Stadium to be 'Flatpack,' Portable
London's Olympic Stadium is going to be huge, providing seating for over 80,000 people. The problem is, after the games leave there won't be as many uses for a stadium of that size. The solution? Construct it out of flatpack materials like an Ikea bookshelf, then just take it down and move it elsewhere after the games. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by nuclearlove: Xavoc: plus it'd be a bitch to float it to Chicago in 2016, too. more » | Other threads
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steampunk
Massive Steampunk-y Telectroscope Lets You See From New York to London
The Telectroscope is more than a giant telescope—looking through its lens in NYC, you can see all the way to London—and vice versa. These steampunk creations were unveiled today in the two cities to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Brooklyn Bridge. Artist Paul St George's Victorian-style gold and wood trim make the behemoth-size scopes impressive to look at, but the most amazing part is how he claims they work. More » -
htc
Live From the HTC Launch in London
Well, we're here. This is the Soho Hotel in, er, Soho, where HTC is launching something (although I think we all know it's going to be the Diamond.) Come back in a bit for the juicy stuff. More » -
htc diamond
HTC Diamond Has Ultra-High Density Display
The first "official" photos and specs for the HTC Diamond have been leaked, complete with a 2.8-inch 640 x 480 pixel screen (twice the lines of the iPhone in smaller surface,) Windows Mobile 6.1 and 3G connectivity. Could this be the most important product of the year HTC said it would reveal in London on Tuesday? The fabled iPhone Killer? Addy will be liveblogging the event, so we will discover it then. It certainly seems like a good cellphone, judging from the specs. More » -
airport
Why: Heathrow Airport Terminal 5's High Tech Failings
London Heathrow airport's latest building, Terminal 5, launched last month after almost two decades of planning, $8.5 billion dollars in cost, and 100 million hours in manpower. It is a glass and concrete and steel marvel, the largest free standing building in the UK, with over 10 miles in suitcase moving belts, and was supposed to be a cure for the Airport's famous congestion by way of massive automation. But on its opening day it just did not work right. This week, British Airways' plans to move its long haul operations from the crowded main terminal to the new terminal were pushed back til June. Much of the press was quick to say that tech was the source of the failings in parking, luggage handling and check in, but here are the details I can find on what exactly caused endless lines and delay for so many passengers of Terminal 5. More » -
cellphones
Question: How Many Cops Does It Take to Bust a Ring of Cellphone Thieves?
This many, apparently. This was the scene in North London yesterday afternoon, as 600 cops in scary riot gear marched up a suburban street on their way to knock some thievin' heads together. More » -
future radios
Four Crazy Radio Concepts to Celebrate National Inventor's Day
Today is National Inventor's Day, in honor of Thomas Edison, and Giz is going to celebrate it with some designs from the Work In Progress show by students at London's Royal College of Art. There are no less than four concept radios in the show, including this one by Mikael Silvanto, which melds a slide rule with an iPod-esque analog radio. The other three, including one which uses QR codes to hook up graffiti artists with pirate radio stations, are below. More »
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By AddyDugdaleComment by guypatsy: You can not celebrate Edison with radios. Tesla was responsible for the first wireless broadcast, and he was a true... more » | Other threads
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airport art
Digital Sculpture at Heathrow Airport Demonstrates that Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining
Commissioned for the atrium of the brand spanking new Terminal 5 at Heathrow, Cloud is a digital sculpture conceived by art and design studio Troika. The five-meter structure is suspended above the escalators and consists of three layers. Find out what lies beneath the black and silver flick-dots, and see the sculpture in action below the gallery. More »
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By AddyDugdaleComment by zenpoet: @Gann: game, set, match! It would appear that he DID know what he was talking about. more » | Other threads
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man power
London Cab Driver Takes on Sat-Nav—and Beats It By 27 Minutes
The BBC pitted the wits of a black cab driver against the latest GPS technology in an effort to find out whether man or gadget rules the mean streets of rush-hour London. And, in a result that will not surprise TomTom-challenged Londoners one bit, although the TomTom GO 720 won the first round, Andy the cabbie completely p0wned the Sat-Nav. More info below. More »
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By AddyDugdaleComment by cbdsteve: At least the GPS system doesn't refuse to give you directions south of the river... not this time of night,... more » | Other threads
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cellphones
SatLav Cellphone Service Prevents Public Urination in London
Today London's Westminster City council launched a toilet-finding service to help relieve visitor's bloated bladders and prevent public urination. Apparently, the problem is quite serious in London's West End, where something in the neighborhood of 10,000 gallons of urine ends up in the streets each year. More » -
architecture
Accordion-Shaped Building to be Squeezed into City of London
This is Ken Shuttleworth's absolutely phenomenal design for an ten-story office block. The squeeze box-shaped building will have a roof garden that contains a sundial whose gnomon will be provided by a monument that was built back in the 17th century. More »
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By AddyDugdaleComment by J.T.: Regardless of what others on this comment board may be saying, I'm all for this sort of transformation. As long... more » | Other threads
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electrifying research
Shocking Pac-Man Helps Scientists with Fear Studies
A version of Pac-Man that administers electric shocks to gamers has been shedding light on how the human brain reacts to danger. Researchers at the Wellcome Trust Center for Neuroimaging at UCL found that the closer the gamers got to danger, the more impulsive was their response. "In effect, the less free will you will have," explained the study leader, Dean Mobbs. More »
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de-construction
Building Demolished from the Ground Up Looks Better than New
A 15-story office block in the heart of London is being demolished backwards in order to build a skyscraper in its place. Demolishers are working up from the ground level upwards, dismantling each floor to reveal the concrete core of the P&O building. Find out why, and the new skyscraper replacing it, after the jump.
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use the turnstile, luke
Imperial Stormtroopers Invade British Empire at London Star Wars Convention
London was the scene for yet another Star Wars convention this weekend. Opened by Mark Hamill and Ian McDiarmid, the ExCel Centre in Docklands was packed to the gills with people willing to pay 85 ($173) for Mark's autograph. And Luke came face to face with his father once again... More »
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home entertainment
PS3 European Launch: A Continent Yawns and Continues Picking Its Nose
You've already heard about the free tellies and taxis over in London, well this is how the PS3 was welcomed in France - with a gallic shrug. Just 60 per cent of its 100,000 available units have been reserved, a smattering of press attended the official launch - and a pleasure boat coated with Xbox logos parked itself next to the Eiffel Tower for that all-important photo-op before chugging up and down the Seine. Yes, it was Microsoft who pulled out all the stops and got first dibs on what little press attention there was. More » -
laptops
Apple Reportedly Sells Laptop Full of Porn To Girl - Where Do We Get These?
Apparently one of Apple's MacBook refurbishers was asleep on the job, judging from the Laptop full of porn that was sold to some London Apple Store customer. Of course, it was a friend of a friend who reported this. And he of course reformatted the drive and installed OS X already. Do they still have proof? More » -
peripherals
Ninja Star NYC Subway Map
This four-pointed stainless steel ninja star is useful for added sting to punches when held in your fist. But can also be thrown at adversaries inflicting 1-3 HP of damage, and causing the status effect of "demoralizing defeat at hands of American ninja" ( -2 penalty to move or attack). The ninja can also use the map to escape from labrinth underground tunnels found in the large human and troll settlement of New York City. Available with etchings of London Tubes, and will fit in your wallet. More » -
cellphones
London uses MMS to Fight Ugliness
The Borough of Lewisham in London has launched a new program to help clean up the neighborhood with the help of the public and MMS. Everyone is allowed to download an Java application to their cell phones and then proceed to take pictures of graffiti, abandoned cars, garbage, etc. The application then uploads the photo a council who will go to the pictured spot and clean up the mess. The standard MMS fees apply for the public, but just think of how pretty the environment could be without all that nasty tagging.
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security
Body Scanner (Total Recall: Part 2)
You may feel a little squeamish about going through this body scanner, but that's the way things are going these days. And though it may dig into the whole privacy thing, you'll find this piece of test equipment up and running at London's Paddington station. Now it's not just bags that will pass through it, but people as well, hopefully detecting any would-be terrorists in the crowd. Not everyone will have the pleasure of being scanned, because as anyone who lives in a city with public transportation knows, that would be INSANE. But passengers will be "randomly selected" to walk through the box. So, if you had plans on shaving that beard, now might be the time. It takes about 80 seconds to get through this piece of equipment and it claims to be able to detect hidden weapons and explosives, and maybe some of that extra fat you put on at Christmas. But who's really looking?
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