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Amazon has announced deals to sell its Kindle line through offline retailers Best Buy and office supply giant Staples

Mobile Technology

New Kindle line to be offered at Best Buy, Staples

Amazon has announced deals to sell its Kindle line through offline retailers Best Buy and office supply giant Staples.

The toilet trike will hit the Japanese roads in the coming days, making its way from Kyushu to Tokyo (Image: TOTO)

Motorcycles

TOTO's Toilet Trike hits Japanese streets

In an effort to raise awareness about bathroom emissions and water savings, Japanese toilet manufacturer TOTO has created the Toilet Bike Neo Project.

Japanese scientists received Ig Nobel for chemistry by determining the airborne density of wasabi, resulting in the development of a smell-based fire alarm

Science

Celebrate the unusual, honor the imaginative: 2011 Ig Nobel Prize winners announced

A Wasabi Smoke Alarm, the impact of urinary urgency on decision-making and the discovery that a certain kind of beetle copulates with beer bottles are among the achievements honored in this year's Ig Nobel Prizes.

The low-cost, high-density energy-storage membrane, created at the National University of Singapore

Science

New material claimed to store more energy and cost less money than batteries

Researchers from the National University of Singapore have created what they claim is the world's first energy-storage membrane, which offers higher energy density and lower production costs than traditional batteries.

Dr. Shane Snyder is working with Agilent to develop ways to detect emerging contaminants in water

Wellness and Healthy Living

Collaboration aims to improve methods for detecting contaminants in water supplies

Agilent Technologies Inc are to investigate known potential threats to water quality and hope to bridge the gap between detection and health by developing methodologies that can screen water for toxicity from multiple compounds.

The front center airbag is designed to protect drivers and front passengers in the event of side impact crashes

Automotive

GM to introduce industry-first front center airbags

GM will introduce a front center airbag on selected vehicles in 2013 that is designed to protect drivers and front passengers in the event of side impact crashes.

The view of Mount Everest provided by the world's highest webcam

Photography

Researchers install world’s highest webcam to provide a view of Everest

The world's highest webcam has been installed on Kala Patthar, streaming images of the nearby summit of Mount Everest.

Researchers have created an efficient new thermoelectric nanomaterial, that could be used to harvest waste heat for conversion into electricity (Image: Rensselaer/Ramanath)

Science

New heat-harvesting material made in $40 microwave oven

Researchers have created an efficient new thermoelectric nanomaterial, that could be used to harvest waste heat for conversion into electricity.

A trip down California's Highway 1 is a perfect one to check out with Google's new Helicopter View

Computers

Google adds 3D Helicopter View to Google Maps

Google has added a Helicopter View to Google Maps that provides a 3D aerial view of a recommended route.

String Stretcha is a tool to consistently and evenly stretch and settle new guitar strings in a few minutes

Music

String Stretcha breaks in new guitar strings in just five minutes

String Stretcha is a tool to consistently and evenly stretch and settle new guitar strings in a few minutes.

Games

Thrustmaster aims for authenticity with Ferrari F1 Wheel Add-On

Thrustmaster's Ferrari F1 Wheel Add-On is designed to bring some realism to car racing games.

The team at Android Police are reporting a "massive security vulnerability" in HTC Android devices

Mobile Technology

“Massive security vulnerability” in HTC Android smartphones exposed

Security researchers are claiming to have uncovered a "massive security vulnerability" in HTC Android smartphones.

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