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Filtering out the pollution you breathe in cities

Being able to breathe is a big issue and unfortunately the pollution levels in our cities is so high that going out for a run or cycling is more harmful than the health benefits.

So to counter this, there are a few filters available.

Pollution China has a nice article on how to choose the right facemask from Respro.

This is the sport mask, but there are many different products offering different protections and comforts.
Respro: Sports & Leisure – Cycling – Sportsta Mask.

Sanspira also offers nasal filters which are much much smaller but obviously don’t offer much in the way of filtration when breathing through the mouth. here

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Rocksmith – play guitar hero with a real guitar

Learn how to play a guitar by gaming. Plug in an electric guitar.

Rocksmith | Ubisoft | Home.

Processing visual programming

Processing.org.

Iran used GPS spoofing to hijack US UAV and force it to land

“The GPS navigation is the weakest point,” the Iranian engineer told the Monitor, giving the most detailed description yet published of Iran’s “electronic ambush” of the highly classified US drone. “By putting noise [jamming] on the communications, you force the bird into autopilot. This is where the bird loses its brain.”

The “spoofing” technique that the Iranians used – which took into account precise landing altitudes, as well as latitudinal and longitudinal data – made the drone “land on its own where we wanted it to, without having to crack the remote-control signals and communications” from the US control center, says the engineer.

Exclusive: Iran hijacked US drone, says Iranian engineer – CSMonitor.com.

Iran used GPS spoofing to hijack US UAV and force it to land

Exclusive: Iran hijacked US drone, says Iranian engineer – CSMonitor.com.

Microsoft to kill IE 6+7 using auto updates

Chrome and Firefox do it, and it’s about time Microsoft did it! Well done on killing that old shit. It’ll be updated seamlessley for everyone with automatic updates on.

Microsoft to force IE auto updates – ZDNet Asia News.

Moon Express wants the Lunar prizes

These guys hope to launch a hovercraft to the moon which can mine, place things there and do scientific experiments in 2013. They’re expecting to be able to do it with a budget of around $70m, because they’re based on existing technologies.

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Interview with owner here

Looks like EU is US’s ACTA Bitch

EU looks like it will ratify US totalitarian ACTA anti copyright agreement driven solely by the big patent trolling businesses lobby. While we’re in a recession, let’s also completely kill innovation.

Europees ja tegen ondertekening ACTA | Webwereld.

Rear projected transparent DJ Mix Decks

Products | SmithsonMartin Inc..

Macro Cell Lens Band for any mobile phone

The lens is inserted into a rubber band and only costs $15,-.

Macro Cell Lens Band.

Tart cherry juice drinkers gain sleep advantage

2 glasses of cherry juice per day allows you to sleep on avg 39 minutes longer and more efficiently as well as reducing napping behaviour.

Tart cherry juice drinkers gain sleep advantage.

TimeScapes Time Lapse Photography

This movie shows the earth at its’ best. Shot by the astronomy photographer of the year, Tom Lowe.

TimeScapes 4K from Tom Lowe on Vimeo.

TimeScapes Time Lapse Photography.

Interactive images float in space

Using fog to project on, they project 3D images and allow you to use standard 2 finger rotation and zoom actions, as well as project a keyboard.

InAVate – Interactive images float in space.

Gene therapy protects against HIV in mice

Gene therapy can protect against HIV : Nature News & Comment.

Carrier IQ logs keystrokes and SMSses on millions of phones worldwide

Researcher’s Video Shows Secret Software on Millions of Phones Logging Everything | Threat Level | Wired.com.

Jetlev R200 – $100,000 water powered jetpack

For only $100,000 you get a jetpack which pumps water in through a hose via an engine and then out again with such ferocity that it lets you fly up to 30 ft for 4 hours at 25 mph.

:: Jetlev R200 ::.

DIY Hobbit house for GBP 3K + 2K hours work

A Low Impact Woodland Home.

How to make Rum Caviar

Rum Caviar tutorial : Mix That Drink.

Detect and identify people through walls and in crowds by their heartbeat

Follow Your Heart: Darpa’s Quest to Find You by Your Heartbeat | Danger Room | Wired.com.

Heston Blumenthal’s Christmas recipes for home

Heston Blumenthal’s Christmas recipes: From turkey to crisp potatoes | Mail Online.

Heston Blumenthal’s Perfect Christmas

Without a doubt the ultimate perfect and crazily expensive Christmas dinner, by the chef of the Fat Duck.

Heston Blumenthal’s Perfect Christmas.

Sim-based NFC solution for GSM being adopted widely

Mobile NFC Gains Momentum as Operators Worldwide Pledge Support for SIM-based Solution ~ GSM World.

eBlaster – set android to alarm when leaving or entering virtual fences

Set up virtual fences around key locations, such as malls, parks, beaches, movie theaters, sports facilities, work locations … and be notified when children or employees enter or leave these important places.

via SpectorSoft – eBlaster | mobile for Android.

It can do a lot more scary stuff as well, such as transmitting SMS / Web history / voice call logs and finding current location

OpenedFilesView – View opened/locked files in your system (sharing violation issues)

OpenedFilesView displays the list of all opened files on your system. For each opened file, additional information is displayed: handle value, read/write/delete access, file position, the process that opened the file, and more…

Optionally, you can also close one or more opened files, or close the process that opened these files.

via OpenedFilesView – View opened/locked files in your system (sharing violation issues).

Farmville maker to employees: Give back our stock or you’ll be fired

That’s a pretty crass threat and bizarre that a US company can do this!

Zynga to employees: Give back our stock or you’ll be fired | The Digital Home – CNET News.