Wow, now that's something you don't see everyday. Watch as a urology fellow at Southmead Hospital in Bristol peels a grape with the aid of a da Vinci surgical robot, which is normally used for things like heart valve repair. [News Scientist]
There is so much being said about Steve Jobs today, but what I want to know is how he affected you. With Apple having sold millions upon billions of iPods, iPhones, apps, Macs, accessories, chances are everyone reading this has bought an iProduct. But what was it? For me, it was the iBook G4.
Everyone has their own way of remembering Steve Jobs. XKCD's wordless tribute is kind of perfect. (click to animate) [XKCD]
Doesn't matter if you're looking at a slideshow of vacation photos, streaming a Netflix movie or watching that copy of Hurt Locker you totally didn't torrent, they all look better bigger. So why squeeze your media onto a little monitor when you can stream it to your big-screen with Western Digital's newest media players?
This is not about prostitution. Kissbank wants to turn the kiss into a new form of web-based virtual currency, where users can send kisses to their heroes, friends, lovers and fans.
BBC HD is to get the axe to be replaced by a BBC Two HD channel joining BBC One HD. Sounds like those BBC cuts are having a deeper impact than first thought. [BBC]
A glitch in the way an energy company computes bills resulted in a shock for one poor lady, who was greeted by an automatically generated demand for an extra £13,230.55.
Some people have no scrupules. Scammers are already capitalising on the passing of Steve Jobs with a fake Facebook iPad giveaway that's conned some 15,000 gullible people.
Commercials have become so effective at focusing on what us human people want that we can't stop watching them. Oh scantily clad women. Oh short attention spans. Dogs can join in the braindead fun now too, there's a commercial made with sounds only a dog can hear.
So obvious, I'm amazed I haven't seen this before -- glow in the dark bog roll! Your night time rendezvous with the porcelain throne will never be the same again. Who needs a night light with £8 luminescent toilet paper. [Curiosite via GeekAlerts]
Google's Google Earth mapping tool has been downloaded over one billion times. That number includes downloads on your laptop, your desktop and your phone, plus downloads on your new laptop, new desktop and new phone, but still... [Google]
Front and rear lights are essential for night rides (unless you enjoy getting hit by cars) but they do very little to warn cross-traffic of your presence. The Mini Monkey Light not only makes you more visible, it's likely stop traffic outright.
Seems like every musician you can name has a pair of headphones with their name on 'em. Dr. Dre, Justin Bieber, Jay-Z, Quincy Jones, Ludacris, Bob Marley, and Miles Davis. We need a battle royale! Well, here you go...
Our European cousins on Orange France will see the Nokia Sun in the second week of November according to a leaked screenshot sent to Mon Windows Phone. With any luck we'll see the Sun about then on these shores too.
The number of Honeycomb-optimised Android apps continues its slow rise, thanks to Google's updated Google Docs app, with custom features for 3.0 tablets. It includes a new, three-panel layout, to make editing and sharing easier on the larger screen. [Google]
Microsoft has announced plans to add BBC and Channel 4 content to its Xbox 360 TV service, finally bringing the big guns to its Xbox Live media domination plans. But it's a bit late, isn't it?
