Comment Re:Missing option: Internet radio (Score 1) 488
I stream time shifted regular radio from my home server over the web, which I then burn onto physical media (for the car), you insensitive clod.
Submission + - Your neck bone's connected to your cellphone (newscientisttech.com)
stevedcc writes: "New Scientist are running an article about using sound waves to communicate between different devices attached to a user's body, avoiding the potential interception issues of wireless signals. From the article:
"They want to use the human skeleton to transmit commands reliably and securely to wearable gadgets and medical implants. Their research, funded by Microsoft and Texas Instruments, could also lead to new ways for people with disabilities to control devices such as computers and PDAs.
Submission + - Plants 'recognize' their siblings (pressesc.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Biologists have discovered that just like humans, plants can also recognize their relatives. Researchers at McMaster University have found that plants get fiercely competitive when forced to share their pot with strangers of the same species, but they're accommodating when potted with their siblings.
