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Virtual Race on a High-Tech Stationary Bike

I'm not a big fan of video games and on-line games. I think they are partially to blame for the obesity dilemma we have in the world, but I will admit I once was a Mario Brother addict. Yes I know I've dated myself admitting this, but my point is I understand how addicting games can be. So if you must play games at least play them while working out aboard the Ergo Bike Premium 8i.


World's Weirdest Spa Baths? Chicken Soup and More


Japan is famed for its hot spring resorts, but new government regulations are forcing spa operators without access to actual spring water to improvise in some very unusual ways!

The 2007 Nobel Prize In Physics - IPod Today; Tomorrow, Who Knows?

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The two winners of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physics -- Albert Fert, of the Université Paris-Sud in Orsay, France, and Peter Grünberg, of the Institute of Solid State Research at the Jülich Research Center in Germany - made their contributions to the computer age as far back as 1988. Now that the smallest commercially available hard drive is an IPod, the inventors that led to its development, and many yet to come, have received the grand prix of awards.


India’s Smartest Cookies Join Together to Improve Technology

At Microsoft Research headquarters in India, innovative ideas abound.


The 2007 Nobel Prize in Medicine: 3 Giant Leaps For Mankind


© The Nobel Committee for Physiology Illustration: Annika Röhl© The Nobel Committee for Physiology Illustration: Annika Röhl

The 2007 Nobel Prize winners in medicine -- Mario R. Capecchi, 70, of the University of Utah; Oliver Smithies, 82, of the University of North Carolina; and Sir Martin J. Evans, 66, of Cardiff University in Wales - worked independently, but their genetics research overlapped greatly. Many other geneticists contributed to the state of the art, but the discoveries of Capecchi, Smithies, and Evans are considered watershed.

In layman's terms, what exactly did these Nobel Prize winners do?


Asian Politics Goes Virtual

Asian gamers stage a political protest - virtually.


Korea Keeps the Energy Going with a Paper Battery

Need to find a way to keep your small appliances charged? The solution may be coming soon as Korea finds new ways to stay energized with a non-polluting paper battery.


Ten Weird, Wild & Wonderful Japanese Cars We Never Got to Buy


Some of the best Japanese cars never made the trip across the ocean. After seeing this list, you'll wish they did!

Grocery Shopping Out of a Vending Machine

With technology and tenacity, Japan has managed to all but eliminate employment for convenience store workers.


Planning a Visit to (the Forests?!) of Hong Kong

An urban jungle plan to clean Hong Kong's air is being dreamed up by one innovative architecture team


Millions in the Gulf to Lose Visas?

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Our Guest Blogger, Lee Nunley, is a recent college graduate who has
lived in Cairo and Budapest. He currently resides in Denver and is
working on a book-centered Web 2.0 project. He wanted to share news about the innovations in the Middle East with the readers of InventorSpot.com.

Here's his article:

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Millions of expats living in the Gulf countries could lose their visas, and be forced to leave Gulf countries, if a new proposal by Bahrain is passed.

Facebook not Banned in UAE

Our Guest Blogger, Lee Nunley, is a recent college graduate who has
lived in Cairo and Budapest. He currently resides in Denver and is
working on a book-centered Web 2.0 project. He wanted to share news about the innovations in the Middle East with the readers of InventorSpot.com.

Here's his article:

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Recent problems accessing the social networking site, Facebook, were not a result of censorship, the UAE’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) announced Thursday.

Fiber Beer: Probably Not Coming Soon to a Restaurant Near You

Alcohol boosts digestion with Korea's latest contribution to the drinking world.


Canada and Taiwan Target Each Other for Sharing Innovations

Taiwan and Canada continually join alliances to brainstorm and develop some of technology's greatest innovations.


Perfect Porcelain at feinedinge

 

Poetry in porcelain...at the Vienna studio of designer Sandra Haischberger


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