The OYBike System is a street-based rental station network that allows you to hire and return a bicycle via your mobile phone.
More at: www.oybike.com and map of bike locations: www.oybike.com/OYBIKE/obhome.nsf/oybike.html
A Chinese grandmother who went to hospital with a headache was found to have had a bullet in her head for 64 years.
More at: www.ananova.com
“LG.Philips LCD keeps teasing the world with dream display products that will not reach the mass market until sometime in the next decade.”
More at: gizmodo.com
“While military installations worldwide have been pondering the launch of various communications satellites, Paradigm Secure Communications’ Skynet 5A has not only been already deployed, but it’s busy workin’ on the weekends as well.”
More at: www.engadget.com
“Apparently the UK has the longest average daily commute in Europe – 45 minutes. Rather than this being the cause for stress some researchers have suggested that we try to embrace our commute and use it as a chance to unwind.”
More at: london-underground.blogspot.com
“A driving student lost her licence three hours after passing her test after going for a drink with her instructor to celebrate.”
More at: www.ananova.com
“A Dutch hospital is asking people to stop leaving their bodies to science because they have run out of room.”
More at: www.ananova.com
“Phixr is an online photo editor that offers a wealth of image-tweaking tools and loads of options for distributing the finished product.
Like Fauxto, Picnik, PXN8, Wiredness and all the rest, Phixr lets you upload, modify, share and save photos. However, you’re not limited to uploading from your PC: Phixr can also pull photos from your Flickr, Photobucket, Picasa and other accounts. It can save finished photos to those services as well, along with Costco, DropShots, LiveJournal and others. You can also download photos back to your hard drive.”
More at: www.lifehacker.com
“‘London’s newest classified and community website’ is The Big GB, with the awkward-looking address of http://www.biggb.co.uk/. Its classic newspaper-style look belies a very Web 2.0 natured site where users can view lists of suitable vendors, service providers, entertainment or whatever they are looking for, see immediately what they offer, watch their videos and access their services all in an intuitive setting. And all ads are free to place, no matter how many of their features you take advantage of.”
More at: www.shinyshiny.tv
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Taking Liberties is released June 8th.
More at: www.takingliberties.com
