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7 May 2012

There’s probably not a single person on the planet who thinks foreign-currency transfers are cheap, or even priced reasonably, unless he or she works for a bank. The mission of TransferWise is deceptively simple; to make moving money from one place to another securely and quickly at a minimal cost. It employs a peer-to-peer model [...]

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Smoke On The Water!!

In: Entertainment|Music|Technology

23 Apr 2012

Just when you thought you’d seen it all!! Guitar PeeInteractive Urinals The “Guitar Pee” is an interactive urinal designed by the Brazilian agency AlmapBBDO that allows you to transform your urinal use into a real Guitar Hero solo! The “Guitar Pee” is accompanied by a website that lets you listen to “creations” of users! (available [...]

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Raspberry Pi

In: Technology

26 Mar 2012

Raspberry Pi computer in action The Raspberry Pi computer is just a small green circuit board about the size of a credit card – but it is hoped that it will get thousands of school children interested in programming. Created by a group of scientists and developers who wanted to improve the state of Britain’s [...]

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Miniatur Wunderland Breaks Records

In: Entertainment|Technology

5 Mar 2012

Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany is the largest model railway in the world and one of the most successful tourist attractions in Germany. On the 1,300 meter large layout, far more than a thousand trains, aircraft, cars and ships move about. A wonder of the world in miniature. You can find out more @ www.miniatur-wunderland.com [...]