Carrots might not scream when pulled from the ground, but new technology is giving vegetables a voice in how they are raised. Microchipped plants can now send text messages to a farmer's cell phone and ask for water. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago tags tech lets plants phone water vegetables |
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Purists say poor image quality makes films unwatchable. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
After stealing a woman's bag, she pleads with thief to return it but keep money. After 21 text messages, he returns everything. A little bit touching and hope-filled. picked by sfeldner 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
The Chivelstone Parish is shelling out about $200 to build a throne for visitors to stand on to get a cell phone signal in England's East Prawle Village. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share weird |
Beginning this crop season, farmers will be able to receive text messages on their cell phones from their plants saying whether they are thirsty or not. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share science |
Check out the new, and completely over the top cell phone. 1 comments edit related share technologyIt doesnt even do much :( picked by Milkshake 3 years ago |
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Good question- this story sounds absolutely obsurd, but certainly the cell phone companies have not been forthcoming with the dangers of cell phone use to humans picked by sara917 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Amid worries over sexting (sexually-oriented text messages among or to young people who use mobile phones) and the revelation today that one-third of U.S. teens have used cell phones to cheat on tests, many parents face a tough decision of when to get a kid a mobile phone (insert tug, tug, tug on the shirtsleeve visual here). picked by bornbad 5 months ago 9 comments edit related share world |
Ten year old girls are no longer begging for Barbie dolls, unless that's the wallpaper that'll appear on their cell phone screens. Parents nowadays have to make the following judgment call: should they give in to their kids' pleas for a cell phone (it's the latest status symbol) or refuse on the grounds that it's simply unnecessary? picked by ybne1else 3 years ago 3 comments edit related share technology |
Anybody willing to try this? 5 comments edit related share plime.comAnd if it works: Anybody willing to own a cell phone any longer? picked by suckersklub 3 years ago |
For those of you juggling multiple phone numbers. picked by suebe 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share technology |
The Botanicalls project is fundamentally about communication between plants and people. We are empowering both by inventing new avenues of interaction. Plants that might otherwise be neglected are given the ability to call and text message people to request assistance. People who are unsure of their ability to effectively care for growing things are given visual and aural clues using common human ... read full post picked by bingo 12 months ago 0 comments edit related share weird |
A new service promises Londoners they'll never have to spend much time looking for the loo. Westminster City Council, which covers London's bustling Oxford Street, the West End, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, on Thursday launched "SatLav" — a toilet-finding service for cell phone users. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
Seems intuitive that you could determine if two people are friends based on data mining their phone bills. However, a recent study shows that the phone bills are actually a better indicator than asking those individuals and can provide a an inexpensive and accurate tool for social scientists. picked by Bingo 3 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
An group humorously deals with a guy talking on his cell phone during their performance. 7 comments edit related share plime.comI hope the guy has learned his lesson. picked by DaftGretel 2 years ago |
You'll probably only use the first page: how to text message a Google search. That one tip makes the article worth it, though. picked by runninutes 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share technology |
She said the ads for phone sex lines are deceiving. 5 comments edit related share weird"It's all a fraud, the pictures online are of a model. The person you talk to is not the real person," Huge said. THE TRUTH IS UNCOVERED AT LAST!! /sarcasm picked by dollyllama 3 years ago |
If 10 percent of the world's cell phone owners unplugged once their phones were charged, it would reduce energy consumption by an amount equivalent to that used by 60,000 European homes per year. picked by Galoot 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share science |
22 teenagers have killed themselves in the South Wales town of Bridgend in the last 18 months, and whilst the popular press have been quick to blame social networking sites, an actual scientist has suggested the cause might be mobile phone masts having spotted a pattern of proximity higher than the national average. 0 comments edit related share scienceUpdate to this and this. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago |
After hitting alarm clock makers and camera manufacturers, the cell phone industry has a new target -- personal navigation device makers. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
Got 30 days in jail and 2 years probation for violating noise ordinance when a friend used a cell phone on her front porch. picked by Wingnut 3 years ago 9 comments edit related share plime.com |