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olympics
Oscar Pistorius is a sprinter with a difference: he runs on two artificial lower legs and feet fast enough that he may qualify for the Olympics. And that's something he can now attempt, given that the Court of Arbitration for Sport has just overturned his ban. The International Association of Athletics had ruled against him competing against able-bodied runners. All because of the specialized carbon-fiber Cheetah Flex-Foot prosthetic feet he uses, which represented an unfair mechanical advantage, maintained the IAAF. So the advanced artificial limbs, designed after the shape of a Cheetah's hind leg, were put to the test in the lab.
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Sprinter With Two Carbon-Fiber Feet Gets Olympics Thumbs-Up
Oscar Pistorius is a sprinter with a difference: he runs on two artificial lower legs and feet fast enough that he may qualify for the Olympics. And that's something he can now attempt, given that the Court of Arbitration for Sport has just overturned his ban. The International Association of Athletics had ruled against him competing against able-bodied runners. All because of the specialized carbon-fiber Cheetah Flex-Foot prosthetic feet he uses, which represented an unfair mechanical advantage, maintained the IAAF. So the advanced artificial limbs, designed after the shape of a Cheetah's hind leg, were put to the test in the lab.
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eco peripherals
Weird Webcam and USB Hub Lilli and Oscar are Ethical, Expensive
If you want to throw some crazy shapes on your work table, maybe you'd be interested in United Pepper's Lilli and Oscar, two recyclable peripherals made from sustainable materials such as sand and paperboard. Lilli is a 1.3-megapixel webcam and Oscar a USB hub. More »
6:49 AM on Fri Sep 14 2007
By AddyDugdale
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Latest by N/A: Or you could just knit up a couple of peripheral cozies for a teeny fraction of the price. more »
cellphones
Oscar Swag: Motorola's "Gunmetal" PEBL
Motorola always gives its latest, just-released phones away to Oscar nominees, and this year's, ahem, gifting experience includes the special edition PEBL shown above. Moto is touting the "gunmetal" finish (as opposed to silver or black), as well as the personalized "keepsake box"—although why anyone would keepsake this is beyond me. The phone is only given to nominees in the directing and acting category, and comes with an H700 Bluetooth headset and 3 months of T-Mobile wireless service. Sweet, more celebrity T-Mobile accounts to hack. More »
2:20 PM on Wed Feb 15 2006
By Noah R
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Latest by L_Emmerdeur: If only the H700 headset didn't suck large, that would actually be a nice package. Now, if they included the only more »
