
Opera Mini 4.2 Beta Available for Download

Opera has released the latest beta build of their extremely popular mobile web browser named Opera Mini 4.2 beta. According to the company, there are 20 million users of Opera Mini worldwide, even though I have yet to use the mobile browser or even desktop browser.
The beta release comes with a bunch of bug fixes including better support for YouTube, increased support for a wide array of mobile phones, note sharing and better customization. You can download it here.
I’ll be sure to check out what all the buzz is about and test it on my new Bold.

High-Tech Urinal – Urilift

The latest urinals come equipped with such high-tech features as hydraulics, self-cleaning mechanisms, games, and more.
Click below to see the video…

Coin-Operated Shopping Cart

Yes, you need to insert $10NT (approx. $.30USD) to use this shopping cart. Basically, the carts are locked together when not in use, and once the coin is pushed in, the lock is released.
If stores in America tried this other stores would offer free use of their carts to compete. A coin operated cart would never fly.

Let The RoboGames Begin

The "planet’s largest robot competition" is about to get underway in San Francisco and the last robot still in operating condition wins.
"The combat robots keep getting better each year," said RoboGames founder David Calkins.
"We’ve got teams flying in from around the US and Canada, Brazil, Mexico, the UK, Netherlands, Australia, and even Iran just to compete in the robot combat.
Over 800 robots from 30 countries will be competing in 61 various RoboGames events, the most notable of which include combat, fire-fighting, android acrobatics, android kung-fu, and iron-man exoskeleton weight lifting.
There are 83 categories, 18 of them devoted to walking "android" robots designed in human forms. US robots will defend the "android soccer" gold medal won last year.
"Football is very big this year," Calkins said. "And there are lots of humanoids."

Leopard Server Set For October Shipment
The Leopard server, also known as Mac OS 10.5, will soon be ready for release by the end of this year. Among the 250 new features are an iChat server for instant messaging with users on outside systems, as well as an iCal server share calendar information, and wiki server for simplifying publication and maintenance of reference material.
Only Apple can deliver an advanced server operating system packed with over 250 new features on the same day as our client OS," said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "With no client access licenses, Leopard Server is the most affordable way to bring innovative server features, such as group calendaring and a wiki server, to everyone from small businesses to large educational institutions.
Mac OS X Server 10.5 will cost $499 for the 10-client edition or $999 for unlimited clients.
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