OHEA Smart Bed makes itself

OHEA Smart Bed makes itself: "Unless you’re an obsessive “morning” person, making the bed first thing after waking ranks right up there with banging your knee on the night stand. Understanding that most people would just like to turn around and see the bed magically made, Spanish furniture company OHEA is offering a self-making “smart bed” that tidies the sheet and pillows the moment you stand up."

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Drop 2,000 Feet at 87 Miles Per Hour on Nepal's Extreme Zipline

Drop 2,000 Feet at 87 Miles Per Hour on Nepal's Extreme Zipline:

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Neutrinos do not exceed speed of light, according to latest experiment

Neutrinos do not exceed speed of light, according to latest experiment: "New results from CERN today would appear to confirm that last year’s findings by the OPERA experiment which appeared to suggest that neutrinos could travel faster than light were incorrect. A faulty element of the experiment’s fiber optic timing system has been cited by CERN as a likely cause for the error."

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Google's Trekker brings Street View to hiking trails

Google's Trekker brings Street View to hiking trails: "Over the last few years, Google's specially-designed cars, trikes, trolleys and snowmobiles have brought interactive Street View technology to the cities and jungles of the world – but why stop there? The search giant recently unveiled the Street View Trekker, a hi-tech backpack-contained system that will bring Street View to those places that can only be reached on foot."

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Disco ball-like side mirror for cars eliminates blind spots, without the fish-eye effect

Disco ball-like side mirror for cars eliminates blind spots, without the fish-eye effect: "While there are already various anti-blind-spot automobile mirrors on the market, these all tend to incorporate a very curved surface that drastically distorts the appearance of objects seen in them – given that drivers use their mirrors to avoid getting in accidents, it’s kind of important that those mirrors show the surrounding traffic as it really is. "

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Reaction system promises versatile, cost effective emergency housing

Reaction system promises versatile, cost effective emergency housing: "In a world where millions of people are forced from their houses every year because of natural disasters, there is an ongoing need for huge numbers of decent mid- to long-term temporary housing units that can be swiftly delivered to the affected area. The Reaction Housing System has been developed to make the wait as short as possible."

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Plastic Clamshell Packaging Voted Worse Design Ever - How-To Geek

Plastic Clamshell Packaging Voted Worse Design Ever - How-To Geek: "We’ve all been there: frustrated and trying free a new purchase from it’s plastic clamshell jail. You’re not alone, the packaging design has been voted the worst in history."

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Tiny Leaf House can accommodate a family of four – and it has wheels

Tiny Leaf House can accommodate a family of four – and it has wheels: "Leaf House is the creation of small home enthusiast Laird Herbert from Whitehorse, Canada, who was inspired by the idea of building his own home. After testing out several prototypes, Herbert has finally finished work on what he calls Version.2 ... and the result is a tiny portable home design that takes up a small amount of space, is big enough to live in comfortably, and reportedly accommodates a family of four."

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Silica nanoparticles used to make mosquito-repellant clothing

Silica nanoparticles used to make mosquito-repellant clothing: "For many of us, mosquitoes are an irritating pest that can ruin any number of outdoor activities. For many others, however, they are also spreaders of malaria – a disease which infected approximately 216 million people in 2010, according to an estimate by the World Health Organization. Repeatedly slathering on bug repellant is one way of dealing with the insects, although wearing clothing made from mosquito-repellant fabric sounds a lot more preferable."

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Tactus Technology display brings physical buttons to the touchscreen

Tactus Technology display brings physical buttons to the touchscreen: "California startup Tactus Technology recently caused plenty of "oohs" and "aahs" at SID Display Week 2012. The prototype touchscreen the company presented featured buttons that can rise out of the flat surface of the screen at the user's whim, disappearing completely once they are no longer needed."

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Health Petition: Bristol-Myers Squibb: Help save our dad | Change.org

Health Petition: Bristol-Myers Squibb: Help save our dad | Change.org:

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Saving America, what we need to do

Saving America, what we need to do: "Many things that were part of the founding of our country revolved around God. Many liberals now can’t stand to even say the word God, let alone acknowledge the God exists, even though many of them say they are Christians. What does this say about their definition of what a Christian is?"

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