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Now that’s bitchin!
Airborne Entertainment introduced a
new mobile video series to its Videotic
channel called Bitchin’ Kitchen. Each clip
runs between 60 and 90 seconds and features host Nadia G taking viewers on a tour of her unconventional kitchen and odd edible treats. The series is a parody of the variety of serious cooking shows on the air today. The series made its debut on Verizon Wireless’ Vcast service and will be available at other U.S. carriers this fall, said the company.
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Company makeover
Cbeyond Inc. and Cisco Inc. said they are accepting submissions for their Small Business Communications Make-Over contest. Two companies will win a communications package valued at up to $20,000, including one year of Cbeyond’s integrated communications services and equipment from Cisco. The contest is open to small businesses in Detroit. The companies will accept submissions until Nov. 30.
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Buzzing network
The city of Gothenburg, Sweden, is set to become home of the world’s largest ZigBee network following the deployment of NURI’s Advanced Meter-reading Management System for 270,000 homes. Goteborg Energi AB NURI’s system plans to cover the entire city with a wireless ZigBee infrastructure that will provide wireless metering services. NURI’s AiMiR meter-reading unit is integrated with Ember Corp.’s ZigBee system-on-a-chip and EmberZNet networking software to create a wireless mesh network for remote metering.
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Some like it hot
The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits is developing technology that could allow portable and mobile devices to be powered by body heat. The circuits use thermoelectric generators that can extract electrical energy from the temperature difference between hot and cold environments. Because the temperature difference between the body’s surface and the surrounding air is only a few degrees, scientists combined elements to store the energy until enough is generated to power an electronic device.
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Protective wrap
A New Zealand company is marketing a product it says protects unborn children from electromagnetic radiation, which the company claims can cause miscarriages and medical problems with babies. The company’s MummyWraps product is made with Swiss-Shield fabric, which incorporates copper threading into cotton, that the company said is capable of blocking EMR. The company’s Web site also urges expectant moms to carry their cellphone away from their body and not to send text messages while holding their phone in their lap.