Are Monitoring Devices Turning Your Health Into a Game?

Posted by David in Politics News Headlines on March 12th, 2010

Filed under: Computers

Your mini pedometer will tell you how many steps you've taken today. Your BodyMedia Fit will keep close tabs on your heart rate. And the Zeo sleep system can let you know just how well you're really sleeping. Everywhere you look, there seems to be ...

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‘Wheelie’ Butler Bot Serves Dinner, Lacks Witty Banter

Posted by David in Politics News Headlines on March 12th, 2010

A new robot prototype from Toshiba might relieve some of the stress of hosting a dinner party. According to DVICE, the bot, named Wheelie, is an autonomous two-wheel machine (complete with retractable wheels in the front and back in case of disaster) that's designed to assist around the house. Think of ...

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Election ’still wide open’ says Clegg

Posted by David in Politics News Headlines on March 12th, 2010

The leader of the Liberal Democrats has told his party activists to"get out there and go for broke in what will be the biggest fight ofour political lives".

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Body of ETA member turns up in French morgue

Posted by David in Politics News Headlines on March 12th, 2010

The body of a longtime member of the armed Basque group ETA has turned up in a morgue in France, nearly a year after his mysterious disappearance, a committee of his supporters said Friday.

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Starbucks Addiction Pays Off on Foursquare

Posted by David in Politics News Headlines on March 12th, 2010

Filed under: Web, Social Networking

Coffee giant Starbucks has joined forces with mobile social networking site Foursquare to offer its customers rewards and gain feedback about its service. According to The New York Times, Foursquare users who frequent enough Starbucks coffee shops will gain a 'Barista' ...

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S&P raises Ukraine ratings on new-found stability

Posted by David in Politics News Headlines on March 12th, 2010

KIEV (AFP) - Standard and Poor's on Friday lifted Ukraine's debt ratings from a level deemed vulnerable to default, citing newly-found political stability after the formation of a government coalition.

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‘Law & Order’ Star Accused of Choking Apple Employee

Posted by David in Politics News Headlines on March 12th, 2010

A New York City Apple Store employee claims she was choked by 'Law & Order' star Richard Belzer. According to the New York Post, police were called to the Upper West Side store because Milan Agnew, 21, alleged that Belzer lunged at her, grabbed her neck, shouted "I ...

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Al-Qaida: Freed Spanish hostage converted to Islam

Posted by David in Politics News Headlines on March 12th, 2010

An al-Qaida offshoot in North Africa says it released a Spanish woman who spent 100 days as a hostage in Mauritania because she voluntarily converted to Islam.

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Woman Successfully Sells ‘Souls’ on Online Auction for $1,983

Posted by David in Politics News Headlines on March 12th, 2010

At a recent online auction in New Zealand, two glass vials containing neon blue liquid sold for $1,983. Oh, and they also contained ghosts. As we reported a few days ago, an anonymous person originally placed the two vials up for auction last week, claiming they contained the souls of ...

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Decapitated skeletons were Vikings: scientists

Posted by David in Politics News Headlines on March 12th, 2010

LONDON (AFP) - Dozens of decapitated skeletons have been unearthed in southern England believed to be those of 1,000-year-old Vikings, scientists said Friday.

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