Mobile phones that can lip read!
From the “I can’t believe it isn’t a hoax department”:
The Mobile Phone That Could “Read Lips”
Researchers at Germany’s Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed a method for mobile phones to convert silent mouth movements into speech. The technology is based on the principle of electromyography, that is the acquisition and recording of electrical potentials generated by muscle activity. This muscle activity is measured in the face and converted into speech.
more here
autotune history (the funny version)
autotune history (the funny version) guest starring Weird Al Yankovic
Global Warming cancelled prematurely, its back on again!

NASA: 2009 tied for 2nd-warmest year, 00s hottest decade too
Remote Spycam Mini Helicopter
Wow, how cool is this! Remote spycam mini helicopter that lets you control it from an iphone. Parrot Drone is an odd name for it, but wow!
Rock Band guitar gets more realistic!
I’ve been expecting something like this for awhile now. There have been similar things available before but not at an affordable price. This looks really fun!



