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more about #belgium more comments → fuchikoma: Am I mistaken, or was this the same technology suggested in the Ghost in the Shell manga in the late 80s? more » Poop Cooper: I'm glad to know that the good people at Ghent University are building my future body, as it's no hidden fact that my ultimate goal is immortality. My... more » The Lab: That Bjork video is amazing. I saw the making-of video and it is surprisingly low tech. more » Curves: I dont need this, my lead-asbestos-melamine-tyvek underwear already does this (and in cute designer colors). more » frigg: Does someone make an f-wave chip to protect from e-waves? more » scarbrtj: Apart from feeling like I'm rotting from the inside out and never winning any arguments with my air conditioner I really would like this E-Wave chip. more » -
#crime
Stolen Belgian iPhones Traced to Russian Black Market
Remember that $3M iPhone 3GS heist in Belgium last month? Burglars nabbed 3,000-4,000 handsets. Now, according to blogs uncovered by Cult of Mac, they're being offloaded in Russia (where the 3GS isn't available) in batches of 100—cash only. More » -
#robots
Optical Sensor-Laden Skin Gives Robots a Softer Touch
As robots become more involved in delicate tasks such as autopsies or surgeries, we need their touch to be as precise and sensitive as possible. To have that, we'll need to give them a skin-like surface full of optical sensors. More » -
#cellphoneradiation
E-Wave Chip Protects Against Scary, If Not Scientifically Proven, Threat of Cellphone Radiation
Cellphone radiation is spawning worries that it can do everything from making sperm stupid to popping popcorn... which means it's prime time to start selling "cures" like this "radiation reducing" E-wave phone chip. More » -
#cokeandmentos
Belgian Students Break Mento-and-Coke World Record
Here's what you do when you're a student in the Belgian town of Leuven. You don a blue plastic poncho alongside 1,499 undergraduates, all standing in line at very long table, on which is placed a bottle of Diet Coke and a Mento. On the count of three, having raised your hood, you drop the mint in the plastic bottle, and 1,500 fountains of sticky drink erupt simultaneously. More pics below. Update: We've stuck a video up there, as well. More »
