Elsewhere is a collection of unusual technology stories from around the world
What about the egg?
Wired News
Have you ever been dying
to pet a chicken but don’t have one handy? Now you can – via the Internet.
Tenacious 3D
News.com
Just when you thought virtual chicken-petting was more than enough, now developers say the time is right for 3D Web. Imagine your spam in 3D. That can’t be pretty.
Watch your back, Donald Trump
Yahoo! News
Whoa. Stop the presses. The people who sabotage corporate IT systems are doing it to get back at their bosses.
Checkup or tune-up?
CNN.com
Here’s a solution to the doctor shortage in rural Canada: robo-docs.
Have you received the latest?
BBC News
There’s an important purpose for the use of instant messaging in the workplace: it makes gossiping easier and faster.
If the shoe fits
BBC News
Here’s a gadget a parent’s gotta love: Called Square Eyes, it’s a chip in a shoe that converts the number of steps the wearer has taken into TV watching time. So if your kid has only been active for an hour, that’s all the time he gets in front of the tube before it shuts off automatically.
You’re not the boss of my inbox
News.com
If you work for an American company, chances are you’re going to get canned just for reading this.
No one hires dummies
Globetechnology.com
When was the last time you thought of a sales clerk as a genius? Maybe you haven’t shopped at an Apple store lately.
”Ga-ga” just isn’t good enough anymore
WFMyNews2.com
First they came up with a device that “translates” dogs’ barks. Now they’re interpreting babies’ cries electronically.
Cell-off
News.com
Here’s an idea that would go over like a lead balloon in Canada. Some American cities are applying a tax to cell phone users to make up for budget shortfalls. The logic? It’s so small users won’t notice.
Can you get an “A” for effort?
News.com
If you want to encourage enrolment in computer science, don’t appeal to students’ youthful idealism. Instead, give them what they really want: a degree in game development.
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