I decided to cover this edition of the Tech News with an Australian newspaper called The Age, just because of one "funny" story, it's the last one.

• Ewww! Don't touch that mouse! - Computer mouses found in cyber cafes have been ranked as the second most bacteria-infested items in a list of commonly touched objects... Continue reading


• Japan's camera phone craze spreads to funerals - Japan's obsession with camera-equipped mobile phones has taken a bizarre twist, with mourners at funerals now using the devices to capture a final picture of the deceased.
  "I get the sense that people no longer respect the dead. It's disturbing," a funeral director told the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper... Continue reading


• 'Spam man' wins gold - According to the International Olympic Committee's website, Australia's gold medallist Dale Begg-Smith, runs an internet pop-up advertising company that he describes as the third largest of its type. But that's about as much detail as you'll get out of the Lamborghini-driving Canadian-turned-Australian moguls skier who is reluctant to talk about his dealings which remain shrouded in secrecy... Continue reading


• Plantronics Pulsar 590A headset review - Watch the video


• Brazilian police bust hacker gang - Brazilian federal police arrested 41 hackers today accused of using the internet to divert millions of dollars out of other people's bank accounts... Continue reading...

And now comes the funny news:

Police warning for iPod users - Police have warned that cyclists should never listen to an iPod while riding unless they have a death wish.
"If you're a cyclist and you want to stay alive, I wouldn't wear an iPod under any circumstances," Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner (Traffic) Noel Ashby told theage.com.au... Continue reading

Conclusion: If you're listening to a Creative Zen, there won't be a problem.