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Israel Bans IPads From America->

Submitted by LiquidPaper
LiquidPaper writes "Israeli Customs is confiscating the devices upon entry. Authorities have already seized roughly 10 iPads, according to the Associated Press, and tourists who bring their iPads into the country will have to get them back when they leave. (Though, having dealt with Israeli Customs before, I have a feeling that won't be as simple as it sounds.)
The Israeli Communications Ministry blames the iPad's Wi-Fi, which supposedly uses low-powered "American standards" as opposed to the "European standards" on which Israel relies for electronics."
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Hardware

A new server cooling system is built out-of-pocket->

Submitted by dcblogs
dcblogs writes "Two Silicon Valley electrical engineers have built a server cooling system that uses heat risers, thermal layers on the lid and a liquid cooling plate to remove heat. It will allow OEM's to build servers without fans and cuts energy usage. They started building it in their home office and garage and then did most of the development at Menlo Park's TechShop, where they learned how to mill. Paid for the development out-of-pocket and they didn't seek VC funding. Server has since received a California state energy grant and is now in Data Center Pulse Chill Off."
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Cellphones

Cell Phones Don't Increase Chances of Brain Cancer 320

Posted by kdawson
from the as-close-to-proof-as-it-gets dept.
mclearn sends in news of "a very large, 30-year study of just about everyone in Scandinavia" that shows no link between mobile phone use and brain tumors. "Even though mobile telephone use soared in the 1990s and afterward, brain tumors did not become any more common during this time, the researchers reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Some activist groups and a few researchers have raised concerns about a link between mobile phones and several kinds of cancer, including brain tumors, although years of research have failed to establish a connection. ... 'From 1974 to 2003, the incidence rate of glioma (a type of brain tumor) increased by 0.5 per cent per year among men and by 0.2 per cent per year among women,' they wrote. Overall, there was no significant pattern."
Books

Hearst Launching Kindle Competitor->

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ScuttleMonkey
ScuttleMonkey writes "The Hearst Corporation has announced their intention to launch an e-reader competitor to Amazon's Kindle and a supporting store and platform that is much more "publisher friendly." More details are also available form their official press release this morning. "Launching in 2010, Skiff provides a complete e-reading solution that includes the Skiff Service platform, Skiff Store and Skiff-enabled devices. Skiff will sell and distribute newspapers, magazines, books, blogs and other content. Skiff gives periodical publishers tools to maintain their distinct visual identities, build and extend relationships with subscribers, and deliver dynamic content and advertising to a range of dedicated e-readers and multipurpose devices. Skiff is headquartered in New York City and also has offices in Palo Alto, Calif. Visit Skiff at www.Skiff.com.""
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Idle

Play with LEGOs, get arrested by SWAT team->

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes "6 SWAT, 2 uniformed officers, 2 undercover, a chopper in the air, surrounding streets blocked off with five cop cars, two ambulances and a dozen cops. That's what it takes to stop a man packing LEGOs. Jeremy bought himself one of these, someone saw him playing with it in the office and the rest is history."
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