fangmcgee writes with this excerpt from a University of Oxford news release:
“Technology developed for mobile phones and computer gaming – such as video cameras, position detectors, face recognition and tracking software, and depth sensors – is now readily and cheaply available. So Oxford researchers have been looking at ways that this technology can be combined into a normal-looking pair of glasses to help those who might have just a (more…)

Saracens centre Brad Barritt and Northampton number eight Phil Dowson will start for England against New Zealand Maori in Napier on Wednesday.

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modeca writes “Using only commonly available kitchen equipment this guy demonstrates the amazing powers of an ordinary metal pan to boost the 3G reception of his USB modem. It really seems to work, check the right hand side of the graph in the video.” It’s not that crazy: cheap antenna boosting (for USB WiFi dongles, Bluetooth, and more) has been elevated to a fine art in New Zealand.

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England striker Carlton Cole is set to return from injury to lift West Ham’s depleted frontline against Hull on Saturday.

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