Tech News #12 from The Age
Filed in archive Tech News Around The World by tiago on February 18, 2006
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
- 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.
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