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have never imagine an MRI exploding, i mean i expected medical equipments to be the safest of all, but see for yourself.

A medical physicist in Alabama has noticed what could be a disturbing trend: exploding MRI magnets. Dr. Wlad Sobol of the University of Alabama-Birmingham, describes what may have caused the incidents and offers advice for avoiding potentially catastrophic incidents at medical facilities

a young gamer went missing, not for violating any rules against Microsoft, but he took off after his father took away his xbox from him at his home in Ontario on October 13, they searched without finding any traces, police stopped looking, and also some 1600 volunteers. Microsoft doubled the initial rewards 25,000 (19,500-dollar US) for finding the kid.

full story [yahoo games]

We're on a new integration kick - multi-function gadgets are the new thing. The Hyundai W-100 cell phone watch has a 1.3MP camera, touch screen, and Bluetooth. Apparently the perfect watch will be available in English and Chinese, and sports microSD for expansion for MP3 audio and video playback. Battery life is sure to suck but for everything this new gadget packs on your wrist, we're likely not to care too much so long as it will go a day on a single charge.

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The newest addition to the Nokia Arte line takes the lightweight carbon fiber and molds it to fit the form of the new Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte. Aside from carbon fiber, other components of the mobile phone include stainless steel, titanium, and polished glass.

The slider looks real good on pictures; let’s hope it does in real life too. The woven pattern you see on the picture is the part made of carbon fiber, but besides making the unit look good, it lends the mobile phone strength and makes the handset lightweight. The Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte shares the same features with the other phones in the Arte line. It has 3G connectivity, a 3.2 megapixel camera, and an OLED display. Other features include tap-for-time feature which lets users tap the surface below the display to show the time, and turn-to-mute feature which silences calls by turning the phone upside-down.

Unfortunately, the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte is a tri-band GSM that remains Europe-bound for now. It’s expected to cost around EUR1,100 (that's about $1,600) when it launches this Q3 ‘08.

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Cellphone has become a pervasive communication tool for both good and bad purposes.

Law enforcement has commissioned a new electronic capture device, surveillance, and intelligence operations called the Cellular Seizure Investigation Stick, or CSI Stick, unfortunately it is also available to the public. It is manufactured by a company called Paraben, and is a self-contained module about the size of a BIC lighter. It plugs directly into most Motorola and Samsung cell phones to capture all data that they contain. More phones will be added to the list, including many from Nokia, RIM, LG and others, in the next generation, to be released shortly.

When you connect the device to the data/charging port, it sucks data from the phone such emails, instant messages, call log, etc…no trace will be left behind that the information has been compromised, nor any risk of corruption.

so next time, think it twice when you give your phone to somebody even for short time.

source [CNET News]