World's "hottest chili sauce" on the market
Posted by Pud (5 Comments)	Mon May 9th '05 07:44:31 PM
A US manufacturer of hot sauces has made what he claims is the fieriest chilli powder it is possible to make. The powder is so hot that Blair Lazar's customers have to sign a legal waiver before tasting it. Mr Lazar describes the powder, produced in a laboratory by workers wearing sealed suits and masks to avoid inhaling the dust, as "pure heat".
News Source: BBC	Genre: Snax

Google launches web accelerator for broadband
Posted by donkey (9 Comments)	Sun May 8th '05 06:45:35 PM
Google has launched a beta of its web accelerator designed for broadband users. Basically it seems to route information through its super fast servers and cache it. It also compresses images (without them losing quality), creates a cache locally and tries to pre-load information based on browsing patterns. This has provoked privacy and security claims and has further fueld speculation that google is moving into the browser market.
News Source: Google Blog	Genre: Intrawab

General Election
Posted by donkey (16 Comments)	Thu May 5th '05 12:33:26 AM
It is decision time in the general election as voters across the UK prepare to make their choice on who governs the country. Polling stations will be open from 0700 to 2200 BST in 645 constituencies. Some voters have already cast their ballots, with a record six million people registered to vote by post. The first results are expected about 2345 BST but a picture of who is likely form the next government is not expected until the early hours.
News Source: BBC NEWS	Genre: General News

'Holographic' interface developed
Posted by play_boy_2000 (6 Comments)	Wed May 4th '05 05:33:14 PM
US INVENTOR called Chad Dyner has developed a holographic looking display which projects a 22-inch diagonal image that floats above your computer, it appears. The images, which appear brighter the lower the ambient light, enable you to interact with the image as if it were a virtual touchscreen, without needing gloves or glasses, or false noses. According to Dyner’s site, Here, his Heliodisplay connects to a "Windows" computer through a USB port. It sucks in air and illuminates it to produce the image. If a Heliodisplay were left running for a week in a hermetically sealed room, the only change to the room`s environment would be from the electricity used to run the device, and we assume a power bill. The system isn’t quite the 3d holographic display seen in Star Wars, but Dyner said that the images appear 3D when viewed from more than a few feet away because there is no physical depth reference. You can also watch TV with it -- if you like watching in the dark.
News Source: The Inquirer	Genre: Science

BBC triumphs in Webbys
Posted by donkey (5 Comments)	Tue May 3rd '05 03:58:45 PM
The BBC has scooped four Webbys in the net awards dubbed the online Oscars. BBC News Interactive won both the Webby award and the People's Choice in the Best News category. The BBC's OneMusic site scooped two awards in the Music category. The UK's Guardian Unlimited won the Best Newspaper category. Popular site Rathergood.com won in both the Humour and Weird categories. The site famous for punk kittens now features, among other things, animated pandas singing about biscuits.
News Source: BBC NEWS	Genre: Intrawab

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