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Minggu, 27 Maret 2011

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MARTUS – Paramilitary Protection for Activists
Backyard Helitotter for your kids this summer
Gadget Thumbnails for 26-Mar-2011
Color Changing Cube

MARTUS – Paramilitary Protection for Activists

Posted: 27 Mar 2011 08:14 AM PDT

There’s a panic button included in MARTUS, a software program designed by a California based nonprofit called Benetech. The actual program is designed to covertly store data about human rights abuses in countries around the world, were talking serious abuses, like murder and torture. It was ultimately designed to assist human rights workers worldwide who are collecting just such information and using it to document human injustice in nations run by vicious dictators in the hopes that someday they will be held accountable for their actions.

MARTUS is easy to use, you simply download the program on a laptop and fill in the blanks to provide a database. Then it’s all automatically encrypted and stored in the cloud on remote servers away from the very people that would want to harm you if you got caught with such information. The panic button feature is to use in emergencies only, like if you’ve collected sensitive data and youre about to be taken into custody by paramilitaries and your computer and its contents are going to be examined. You can then delete all the data, and even the program itself with one keystroke and recover it later, from the cloud with a password and a secret key. Sounds just like the movies.

With an International Criminal Court now investigating possible crimes against humanity committed in Libya, Benetech believes its scientific analysis of data will be in high demand throughout the Middle East. Amazing.

Source: www.pbs.org

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Backyard Helitotter for your kids this summer

Posted: 27 Mar 2011 05:30 AM PDT

Summer is a time where kids go out to play, although more and more children these days tend to stay cooped up in the confines of their homes simply because of the latest hit title on the PS3 or Xbox 360. Well, before they are addicted to video game consoles, you might want to do your part in making sure they love the outdoors, by starting with the Backyard Helitotter.

This helicopter-shaped teeter totter is capable of handling up to to four children on lively backyard flights, where having a child on each side jumper seat will result in the up-and-down rocking motion. To achieve a “full flight”, just make sure there are two more children sitting in the dual gauge-equipped cockpit and they will be able to use their imagination in controlling copter’s movement.

With a maximum capacity of 400 lbs., it shouldn’t be a problem to cater for children of all shapes and sizes. Bear in mind that this is no Ikea project, as it takes a good two hours to assemble, assuming you’ve gotten all the instructions right the first time around. Definitely falling under the labor of love category, the Backyard Helitotter will retail for $299.95 if you want one.

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Gadget Thumbnails for 26-Mar-2011

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 10:01 PM PDT

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Color Changing Cube

Posted: 27 Mar 2011 05:00 AM PDT

They say that a man’s home is his castle, so if that is the case, why not make sure you do your best to spruce that pad of yours up with the Color Changing Cube? After all, forking out £149.99 will give you an experience unlike any other – it is capable of looking like a piece of sleek minimalist furniture when you need it to be just that, or a loopy rainbow party-piece when Friday evening comes and you break out the champagne bottles.

Thanks to its comfy curved edges and plain white faces, this cool stool will be worth an entrance in any room around the house, but it will have its strength played out when the lights are dimmed. We are quite sure that owners of entertainment establishments too will want to check this piece of furniture out to enhance the decor of their venue.

LEDs are the main source of light within, and you are able to choose from sixteen different color combinations in order to match your mood at that time. With four separate lighting effects to cycle through, you can be sure no two parties will be the same. Nice to know that everything about the Color Changing Cube can be controlled via a remote, so as a host, you can always dictate the pace of the environment without missing a beat.

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