Text to mom leads to LYAO arrest

Anthony Paul Burdeshaw wanted his mom to clean up his room and do the dishes. Unfortunately for the 33-year-old, the text message he used to convey his wishes led to his arrest, police said.

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Narcotics investigators with the Bay County Sheriff’s Office were called to an abandoned barn at 7312 Penny Road and discovered the chemicals used to manufacture meth, officials wrote in a news release.

Burdeshaw lived next to the barn with his mom at 7304 Penny Road, officials wrote, but wasn’t home at the time. His mom was home and after she received a text message from her son she approached an investigator and asked him to help her open it.

The narcotics investigator complied, going so far as to read the electronic missive to Burdeshaw’s mother, officials wrote.

The message was: “Hey Mom can u go to my bedroom and get the glass bowl under the bed and wash it with water really good and don’t give the cops permission to search.”

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Note: "Up Grade Mom" on Technology

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Problem with Touchscreens

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Bus driver suspended for using mobile phones and steering with elbows

An Italian bus driver shocked passengers by using two cell phones at the wheel while he steered with his elbows. The driver took out the two devices and began casually chatting away as he transported travelers to Rome's Ciampino.
A quick-thinking passenger turned the tables on the driver, however, by capturing his antics on film.
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The driver had been "suspended pending disciplinary proceedings" by Italian bus firm Cotral, quoting regional transport chief, Francesco Lollobrigida.
Using even one mobile phone while driving is illegal in Italy.
Lazio governor Renata Polverini condemned the driver's actions as "unacceptable and reckless".
"People who are responsible for the safety of others must not behave like that," she told reporters, amid calls to have him sacked (FIRED).
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Workers forced to sign suicide agreement

Factories making Apple iPhones and iPads forced staff to sign pledges not to commit suicide before they were taken on. At least 14 workers at Apples Chinese supplier Foxconn have killed themselves in 16 months.

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One executive accused victims of doing it to win compensation payouts for grieving relatives. And in the aftermath of the tragedies, people seeking jobs at the giant factories were ordered to make written promises not to follow suit. They even had to vow that if they did, their families would not claim more than the legal minimum in damages.

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The wave of suicides came as worldwide demand for iPhones and iPads rocketed, forcing staff to put in up to 98 hours of overtime a month almost three times the limit in Chinese law. Foxconn insist they had to break the law to hit targets, even though excessive overtime is banned by international law and Apples own code of conduct.

The computer giant founded by Steve Jobs netted s3.5billion profit in the first quarter of this year alone. But the basic pay for Chinese workers is as little as s5 a day.

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R.C. operator failed

He and Grant Iamhara both have problems with runaways

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Helicopter Hotel

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Driving a Car with an iPhone (Waterloo Labs)

Turning an Oldsmobile Delta '88 into a remote control car in just 4 weeks.
Using a few motors, potentiometers, a Compact RIO embedded controller, and LabVIEW. We then set up wi-fi communication so we can drive the car from an iPhone as well as from a modified Power Wheels truck. For detailed plans, parts lists and code available for download, check out our website http://www.EngineerAwesome.com
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Thousands says “NO” color television.

Almost 30,000 people across the UK still tune into their favorite programs on black and white TV sets.
The figures were released by TV Licensing to mark the 40th anniversary of the first color transmissions on BBC1 and ITV.
The 28,000 black and white license holders included 1,950 in Scotland.
The figures showed the black and white sets have not yet been consigned to history despite the rise of flat-screens and the iPlayer.
While the figures show there is still life in the oldest TV equipment, BBC statistics show that emerging technologies are changing the way many of us watch TV.
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But for everyday use is seems to be too risky.

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More information and schematics

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Blade-free fan

What, a fan with no blades? Yes, that's exactly what you're looking at, and what makes the Air Multiplier so hard for people to classify at first. This fan uses some innovative airflow engineering to pull air up through an energy-efficient brushless motor base and multiply it 15 times, expelling it through an airfoil-shaped ramp at a rate of 118 gallons a second, according to the press release.
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Electronic Noise Makers

ToneMatrix
Click on the squares in any order,

it will repeat it over and over until you click off a square.

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Raindrops
Click on the raindrops in any sequence to establish a tune.
There's a metronome button (green button) to help.
The tune you create will play on a loop.

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Bike of the future

It will count calories as you pedal, play music and use a solar-powered motor when you get tired - welcome to the commuter bike of the future.
Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman was today unveiling a design that he believes will be an everyday product within 20 years. The 40-year-old said the technology was already available, it just needed the will to put it all together.
The new bike includes an inbuilt computer system incorporating an 'unbreakable' locking device that allows only the owner to open it via fingerprint recognition
A mini computer on the handlebars counts the calories the cyclist is burning by monitoring each turn of the pedals.
Spoke-less wheels make the bike more aerodynamic while the tires will be puncture-proof with self-inflating tires.
Owners of the bike, which is still being designed, won't even always have to pedal - a battery-assisted motor run by solar panels takes over if they get tired.
Plus the frame is made of carbon fiber, making the bike strong and lightweight.
Boardman, who led a research team for British Cycling in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics, said the bike would not be 'financially feasible' for 20 years.
However, the 1992 Olympic gold medalist for the four-kilometer pursuit added: 'It could be built now if there was a will. All the technologies are already there, it's just that nobody's put them all together before.'
Tom Bogdanowicz, campaign manager at London Cycling Campaign, said: 'Some of the ideas behind this bike are clearly things cyclists want. But it really needs to be affordable.'
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2-10 seater Harley Davidson

The Anaconda
World's first 10 seater Harley Davidson

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Custom-made 24-foot-long Harley Davidson seats ten people.

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Bleeding Billboard

When it Rains it Pours Blood

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One of a Kind!

Funchal Airport's Runway

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Man has built his own alarm clock

This is what has gotten this dude to school and work on time for the last 4 years.

He mounted a large air cylinder to the head of his bed and a valve controlled by a computer which he program to wake him up in the morning.

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Unveiling the blinking phone dress

Former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova presented a prototype dress to reporters that is designed to light up when the wearer's cell telephone rings.
British fashion student Georgie Davis dreamed up the above knee-length sleeveless white dress as part of a school project with cell phone-maker Sony Ericsson to figure out ways of incorporating new technology into fashion.
Davis said the dress is designed to eventually be connected to the wearer's phone by Bluetooth wireless technology, so she can be alerted to a call even in noisiest of places.
"When you're in a pub or a bar, you can never, ever hear your phone," 20-year-old Davis said.
The right shoulder of the dress is embellished with translucent white scales that move and light up.
Sharapova showed off the dress to a gaggle of photographers and a crowd of passers-by from the window a luxury department store in central London.
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Iowa teen wins national texting contest

An Iowa teenager with extraordinarily quick thumbs has beaten 250,000 competitors to win the top prize in a texting competition in New York.
Kate Moore, 15, of Des Moines won the $50,000 grand prize at the L.G. National Texting Championship, which had its final rounds Monday and Tuesday.
The competition tested speed, accuracy, texting know-how and acronyms.
In one round, contestants had to navigate an obstacle course while texting.
Kate went thumb-to-thumb with Dynda Morgan, 14, of Savannah, Ga., in a final three-round showdown that measured speed in texting lengthy messages without errors.
The third, and tie-breaking, round had both teens rushing to text, "Zippity Dooo Dahh Zippity Ayy…MY oh MY, what a wonderful day! Plenty of sunshine Comin' my way…Zippity Do Dah Zippity Aay! WondeRful Feeling Wonderful day!"
In a text interview, CNN asked Kate, "Do ur thumbs hurt?"
"Hahah not at all! Ud b surprised they don't get stressed out," Kate replied.
Kate's mother Claire said she appreciates always being able to contact her daughter, who typically sends 500 texts a day.

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Japanese Device

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Going up stairs while wearing the device

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Honda Walking Assist Device With Bodyweight Support System
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