Scientists know what you want to do by scanning your brain

The bright minds over at the University of Western Ontario have their third eye set on a certain precognitive prize. Avoiding the messier open-skull, electrode-imbedding alternative, researchers at the Centre for Brain and Mind employed functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to successfully predict the action of participants' hands before they'd moved a muscle. After a year of brain-scanning trials, scientists learned to accurately foretell which signals were linked to one of three set actions: grabbing the top of an object, its bottom, or simply reaching out to touch it.

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Samsung Galaxy S II gets dedicated Angry Birds level

iPhone users tend to gloat that they get all the good games first, before it arrives on other platforms such as Android and Windows Phone 7. One of the prime examples would be Angry Birds, but on the other hand, Angry Birds is a free download on Android, so I guess that is some sort of compensation. Today, the tables have turned – Android owners, specifically those who rock to the Samsung Galaxy S II, will be able to enjoy a dedicated level in Angry Birds. This level will be a Golden Egg level, where it can be attained in the latest Angry Birds Seasons edition of Summer Pignic.



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Moosh watches encourages kids to play outdoors

Most kids spend choose to spend time in front of their computers nowadays, connecting with their friends through their computers (i.e. in video games or social networks) instead of meeting up in person at a playground or a park - like in the good old days. Because of that, a designer has come up with an idea to get kids out of the house – with the Moosh watch. The Moosh watch is made up of a wristband with an interactive timepiece. Kids use their time pieces to identify themselves, and to communicate with their friends or new people they meet.

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Unhappy Developer Pulls Popular Game from Amazon Appstore

The Amazon Appstore is a disaster. So says Bithack CEO Emil Romanus, explaining why he has decided to pull his game Apparatus from the third party apps market. Don’t be mistaken, the game was doing just fine for itself — Appartus reached the number three spot in Amazon’s rankings — but the Swedish development house’s distaste with Amazon’s way of running things has them shifting their focus to the Android Market. Romanus details his complaints in a news post found on the Bithack site, taking issue with slow app review times and a lack of channels for easy communication between the developer and customers.

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Training bike powered by Google Maps

Who would have thought that Google Maps might actually be used on a stationary device – yes sir, we are talking about your regular exercise bicycle that sits at home, gathering dust long after you have made your New Year resolutions to lose weight. Retailing for $1,299 a pop, this unique device is powered by Google Maps, and also carries the boast of being the official trainer of Le Tour de France.

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BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 to hit the UK on 15 September

Still waiting for the BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900. Well, at least we've got a more specific launch date now. According to Amazon UK, the BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 is coming on 15 September. There's a white version listed too, but it will come a month later, around the 15th October.
Isn't this good news? We are sure many of you are thinking about getting a Nokia E6 just because they are tired of waiting for the release of the Bold Touch 9900. And we don't blame you.

Thanks to Amazon UK we now have the first information about the Bold Touch 9900 release date - the 15 September.


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Glasses convert 3D movies into regular 2D

3D movies are all the hype these days, in fact just about every major release will come with a 3D option and to be honest, not every movie needs 3D. I could understand James Camerson's Avatar's need for 3D as it really brought out the beautiful scenery, but for certain other movies it would have been just as good/bad without 3D. There are some folks out there who avoid 3D movies, not only because they're more expensive but because it can sometimes induce headaches, and even nausea, but that is the price they have to pay if they want to go see the latest movie with a bunch of 3D-happy friends.

Ubergizmo, Glasses convert 3D movies into regular 2D