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Video Racing Games May Spur Risky Driving 428

Posted by Hemos on Monday March 19, 2007 @11:48AM from the get-out-of-my-way dept.

kiwimate writes "A study concludes that people who play car racing games may be more likely to take risks and drive aggressively when driving in real life. According to the article, "The study appeared in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, published by the American Psychological Association"." Just because after I play Grand Theft Auto I want to ram other cars does not mean I'm a worse driver. Honest.

Companies Asked to Donate Unused Patents 140

Posted by Hemos on Monday March 19, 2007 @11:07AM from the bring-out-yer-dead dept.

Radon360 writes "There are countless patents that are promising but sitting idle, stowed in the corporate file room. In fact, about 90 percent to 95 percent of all patents are idle. Countless patents sit unused when companies decide not to develop them into products. Now, not-for-profit groups and state governments are asking companies to donate dormant patents so they can be passed to local entrepreneurs who try to build businesses out of them. "

Submission + - Windows Vista and AMD to Send a Person to Space

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justelite

on Tuesday January 09, 2007 @12:43PM

justelite writes: "To celebrate the upcoming consumer release of Windows Vista, Microsoft and AMD today revealed the rules and began the "Vanishing Point" sweepstakes, a large-scale online and offline collaborative puzzle game. Vanishing Point Winner will secure a ride into sub-orbital space, courtesy of Rocketplane Limited Inc. + video"

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