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Ford's inflatable seat belts headed to Explorer in 2010, other whips in due time (video)Inflatable seat belts. At a glance, that doesn't seem like such a bad idea after all, particularly for those rear seat passengers who aren't blessed with two huge bags or air right in front of their chest. We're guessing the top brass at Ford feel pretty much the same way, as the outfit has just... |
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Litl Webbook gets video demo: is simplicity worth $699?The Litl Webbook met with confusion when it officially launched earlier this week. While the 12-inch notebook may resemble a netbook for kids, its $699 price tag slots it in among grown-up laptops, begging the questions of who exactly is the target audience and why should they bother?  ... |
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Gene Therapy Using Modified HIV Virus Slows Brain DiseaseA new strategy that combines gene therapy with blood stem cell therapy may be a useful tool for treating ALD, a fatal brain disease. "We've demonstrated that this HIV-derived lentivirus vector works as was hoped for so many years," said coauthor Patrick Aubourg, professor of pediatrics.... |
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Wall Street's Real Corporate Criminals are Going UnpunishedDespite Obama's promises of change, corporate crooks are still going unpunished for their roles in the financial collapse. Bernie Madoff and the other accused Ponzi schemers like Allen Stanford are mere pickpockets compared with Wall Street's institutional buccaneers, who, so far, have carted off... |
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links for 2009-11-07Preserving the History of Haight-Ashbury (WSJ) Gowalla Adds Mobile Web Support For Android Twitter Incorporates Retweeting – Beta Launch (John Battelle) How Everything Goes to Hell During a Zombie Apocalypse (The Oatmeal) A Common Nomenclature for Lego Families (The Morning News) ... |
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Weekly Wrapup: Mega Content Sites, Gen Y on Twitter, iPhone App Recommendation Services, And More...In this edition of the Weekly Wrapup - our newsletter summarizing the top stories of the week - we analyze a new breed of content site that is rapidly gaining momentum, look into recent statistics showing that Gen Y is using Twitter more, compare five recommendation services for iPhone apps, revi... |

