The Louvre's Tactile Gallery, targeted to the blind and visually impaired, is the only space in the Paris museum where visitors can touch the sculptures, with no guards or alarms to stop them. Its latest exhibit is a crowd-pleaser: a menagerie of sculpted lions, snakes, horses and eagles. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

Humans revel in touch. Touch-spoiled babies grow up healthier; lovers can't keep their hands off each other; and people who master the subtle touch are perceived as friendlier; and THAT could also be key to making robots accepted by humans as social peers, scientists say. (Is it me, or does that demonstrative pic just look 'wrong') picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Scientists study a rare condition called mirror synesthesia in people who can feel the touch just by looking at other person being touched. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

A 26-year-old convenience store clerk is shot and killed in broad daylight in Gary, Indiana. Police say witnesses stood by and did nothing (except grab more donuts). picked by coldbladed 5 months ago

A study of rats finds they show all the signs of addiction to sugar. The finding could help better understand eating disorders in humans. picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

Your typing speed sucks? Too many typos? You feel like getting better but are too lazy to go through touch typing courses and would prefer playing some games instead? If that’s Yes, Yes and Yes, you should check out these fun and addictive games to boost your typing speed. picked by asssa3000 3 years ago

Some software and cheap microphones is all that is needed to turn a wooden board into a touch sensitive input device. The video is pretty impressive. picked by sparky 3 years ago

According to a new study on female alcohol use and blood pressure, young women who consume two or three alcoholic drinks a week are much more fun to do research on than women who do not consume alcohol. picked by buddha 2 years ago

Needies are interactive plush dolls inspired by codependent, high-maintenance relationships. Totally attention-starved, they compete with each other for human affection -- or, getting touch, as they like to say. When you give Needies touch (by hugging and squeezing them), they will return your kindness with songs and shameless flattery. But remember that Needies always know when other Needies a... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

The music video for the Grateful Dead's "Touch of Grey". picked by Mershaullk 3 years ago

Sony will be releasing a new format for the PlayStation Store on the PLAYSTATION 3 next week. The new format will make navigating the store much more user-friendly. This is a walk-through of the new store. picked by punthe 2 years ago

The clever gurus at HP Labs have developed a marketer's dream tool that enables customers to enter a retail store, swipe a card, and instantly receive a printout that includes "a personalized shopping list, relevant coupons, notice of associated store discounts or sales, and even a map to where the items can be found in the store." picked by 86Apex 2 years ago

The rules are set in stone, and so the eagerly watching British media sputtered when the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, briefly put her hand on the back of Queen Elizabeth II as the two chatted at a reception. Etiquette is quite stern about this ("Whatever you do, don't touch the Queen!"). picked by dollyllama 8 months ago

The study, published in The Journal of Experimental Zoology, suggests that far from being a fraud Kammerer may have discovered the field of epigenetics, placing him decades ahead of his contemporaries. picked by stinkobinko 3 months ago

Nenest Online Store is built on Nenest Web Application Framework (http://www.nenest.com), which lets you setup an full-functional online store effortlessly. It integrates Authorize.Net, Google Checkout, Paypal gateway, customer tracking system, fraud alarm system. Check this demo store: picked by nenest 3 years ago

"In the basement area, where we end up putting a lot of our materials… I probably hauled 50 dump truck loads of cats, rats, and snakes and all types of debris." picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

A new shopping trolley will tell you if you are buying too many fatty foods. Designed in conjunction with computer giant Microsoft, the latest supermarket trolley will not only guide you to the exact shelf for the item you want, but will also help you keep a check on your diet. It will tot up your groceries as you shop, highlight special offers - and even suggest recipes using the items you have b... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Check out the portfolio section for some examples of their touch up work. Its truly amazing what things they change. picked by melgesevad 2 years ago

The iPhone is still months away but the competition is already rushing to unveil some ‘iPhone killers’. picked by Rogue 3 years ago

A team of researchers at the University of Tokyo led by Hiroyuki Shinoda has developed a display that lets users "touch" objects that appear to float in space in front of them. picked by suebe 4 months ago