A Qantas flight in Australia was delayed during the past week after a passenger discovered a scary Wi-Fi hotspot. The hotspot's name "Mobile Detonation Device" was discovered on a flight from Melbourne to Perth. After the passenger informed the on-board crew they alerted the airplane's captain and security, which launched an investigation that resulted in a two-hour delay.
Half of all United States teens are addicted to mobile devices including smartphones and tablets, based on a new survey. The list of questions also showed that almost 60 percent of the teenagers' parents believe their sons and daughters find it difficult to put down their gadgets.
A 1970 Plymouth Hemi Barracuda with a value of $1.4 million was stolen a little north of New York City. The avocado-green muscle car with a flower-patterned vinyl top was pilfered from a home in Westchester County. Chrysler offered the so-called Mod Top option for a short time to attract more female car buyers.
Cancer survivors who have had memory problems after chemotherapy can sometimes benefit from psychotherapy via video chats based on a new study. After chemo treatments up to half of patients might have problems including verbal memory such as recalling past conversations.
The Vulnerabilities Equities Program (VEP) initiative was brought up in order to balance the United States law enforcement’s desire to hack into devices while keeping them safe from criminals. It sounds like a good idea but has not yet yielded any useful information to companies with regard to major security flaws.
A British inventor has built a metal hover bike with propellers that help it float a few inches off the ground. Colin Furze posted a YouTube video showing his new invention as he tries to control the futuristic bicycle.
A baby boy born during a plane's flight between two Southeast Asia countries was named after the airline he was riding on. Saw Jet Star's unique name is due to his being born last week on a Jetstar flight from Singapore to Myanmar.
A fifth grader had the chance to see his mother clearly for the first time in his life thanks to electronic glasses. The 12-year-old boy traveled from Virginia to Washington, D.C. a few weeks ago to demo a new wearable device called eSight. The gadget's headset contains a high-speed camera that first captures live video then sends it to a LED screen located in front of the user's eyes.
A new Rhode Island tourism ad was created and paid for by an oral surgeon after the rollout of the New England state's own version that included a picture of Iceland. The state's tourism video released in March was quickly removed after social media commenters noted it showed footage of a concert hall in the capital city Reykjavik.
Texting pedestrians have become such a big problem in two German cities that they have installed upward-facing traffic lights in the sidewalk to make it safer to send and check texts while walking. Cologne installed the lighting system in the ground in 2011 then Augsburg recently added the red lights to the pavement at two busy train stations in the southern city. Each high-tech light has a price tag of about $11,300.
