How The Internet Connects Via Undersea Cables

Here’s a map of how the internet is connected across the world via undersea cables. It might be a bit geeky but who said I was just a perv? Might be a bit of an anorak too

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Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Toilet Paper

The Japanese are preparing for the upcoming Windows Vista Service Pack 1 by printing it on toilet paper rolls to highlight it’s features.

via Blame It On The Voices

HD DVD To Cost Toshiba $1 Billion Dollars

Toshiba expects to post nearly one billion dollars in losses this year as it shuts down its HD DVD business after losing to rival Sony’s Blu-ray format according to the Nikkei business daily.
Toshiba declined to confirm specific figures and refused to elaborate, in a statement:
“The company is currently assessing the possible losses. If we need […]

Badly Damaged Boeing 777 Landing In Riyadh

Here video footage of a Boeing 777 landing at Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia with a damaged wing, it appears to be leaking hydraulic liquid everywhere.
Any ideas what may have caused this?….or how serious it was? After the recent crash at Heathrow of a 777 I’ll be double checking what aircraft I’m flying on and […]

Padded Lamp Posts For Stupid Mobile Users

There are many ways to hurt yourself on today’s streets but walking into lamp posts isn’t one that crops up too often. Until now.
Now, for those phone users who just can’t stop walking into lamp posts while ‘walking and texting’, there’s a solution. No, not some useful adverts and advice about watching where the bloody […]

USB Stereo Turntable From Sony

Here’s an easy way to copy your classic vinyl albums to your PC or portable music player - the Sony PS-LX300USB USB stereo turntable.

A Home Cinema For Millionaires

Now I’m not too sure how many millionaires read BBI, I’m guessing not too many but if you are loaded then this post may spur you into dusting down your wallet. For the rest of us normal folks this gives us a glimpse of how the other half live.

Three Life Certainties: Death, Taxes & Spam

The old statement of life’s certainties has been updated to now include email spam with death and taxes.
No matter how hard big business and Governments try they just aren’t making any progress in the battle against email spam.

IPhone Out Xperia X1 In

Sony Ericsson announced at the Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona, Spain it’s to launch it’s first Windows Mobile device in the second half of 2008. It will be called Xperia X1.
An arc slider device that will draw obvious touch-screen comparisons to Apple’s iPhone.

Photos Of A Three Screen Laptop

At first it just looks like an ugly metal case but as you progress through the pictures the contents become apparent and you see that this ugly box holds a hidden gem - a cool three screened laptop.

Recreating D-Day With Three Men

Here’s how 3 graphic designers recreated D-Day on a shoe string budget for the timewatch program Bloody Omaha. This video is pretty cool and lets you see how easily film makers can manipulate footage using computers.

No iPhone For China

So the iPhone isn’t going to hit the streets of China anytime soon as talks between Apple and China Mobile are put on the back burner for the time being after the two failed to agree on the terms of a deal.

Avoid The UK Telephone Spys

I have just read that the UK Government have passed a new law that requires every telephone call and text message sent and received from every phone in Britain to be logged and stored for a year. The article states over 600 UK Government departments have access to this information.
As I live in the UK […]

Rant: The New TV Detector

New TV Detector Can Reach Into Any Home - now that maybe true but can the licensing officers get past my 60Kg Rottweiler? (joke)
I simply refuse to buy a TV Licence out of principle.
My problem with the BBC Licence fee is this: in this day and age we have the technology to allow me […]

Cool Car: Porsche 550 BTR

The original Porsche 550 was produced during the 1950s. Here’s an updated and pretty cool looking version for 2007 - the Porsche 550 BTR.

4 more photos of the Porsche 550 BTR to view.

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