magacious writes “Gtec has showcased a computer that can read your mind over at the CeBIT trade show in Germany. Designed primarily to help those who can’t write or speak, the system makes use of a skull cap and wireless technology to transform brain waves into letters. It’s the first patient-ready computer-brain interface, according to its Austrian makers. It takes around 30 seconds per letter for the computer to recognise what you’re saying the (more…)

“I’ll do what they want and I’ll be where they need me when they need me, whether it’s in Afghanistan or bobsledding next year,” Napier said.

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They say Stormtroopers can’t hit the broad side of a barn, but there’s one that can hit the hardest target of all – the cold heart of a Halo Spartan.

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Jamie Baker is ruled out of Great Britain’s squad for the Davis Cup tie in Lithuania later this week.

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The reason Lutz is finally–seriously, this time–eyeballing retirement? He feels like he’s at a point where he can look back at his career and be satisfied. “I can confidently say that the job I came here to do more than nine years ago is now complete – the team I have been fortunate to lead has far exceeded my expectations,” said Lutz.

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Thanks to the internet, the word “boycott” no longer conveys an element of gravitas. In fact, we’re pretty certain that this collection of 1080 (and counting) Sonic fans doesn’t actually understand the point of a boycott.

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snydeq writes “Deep End’s Paul Venezia provides an update on the City of San Francisco’s trial against IT admin Terry Childs, which — at eight weeks and counting — hasn’t even seen the defense begin to present its case. The main spotlight thus far has been on the testimony of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. ‘Many articles about this case have pounced on the fact that after Childs gave the passwords to the mayor, they couldn’t immediately (more…)

That’s the only way to get serious about the deficit.

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Andy Webster returns after a four-year international hiatus for Scotland’s friendly with Czech Republic but there is no starting place for Kris Boyd.

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Though Vancouver’s Winter Olympics have ended, the sport invented in Scotland has emerged as a smash hit in the US, where its popularity has reached heights previously reserved for baseball and basketball.

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