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Editor’s Note: The article was originally published in Springwise. A new Facebook app Aherk! enables users to blackmail themselves in order to get tasks done. Aherk! operates on the basis that pressure encourages people to get things done and that this sense of urgency is lacking when it comes to personal goals such as exercise, household chores and other daily...

Editor’s Note: The original article was published in Springwise. Miss Travel is offering a service enabling “attractive” people to get their travel dreams paid for by moneyed users who will accompany them on their trip. With the slogan ‘Who needs money, beautiful people travel free!’, the site pairs up men with money and women with looks as a new twist on...

ZDNet’s Tom Foremski recently met with the team of Intel’s “iQ”, an online magazine team which features daily news and articles from all around the world along with what’s happening inside at Intel. Interesting is that content is selected by potentially by more than 5,000 of its staff. Foremski comes with some amazing facts and figures about the magazine....

We reported last week that MIT’s Technology Review had gotten news of a new company called Planetary Resources will announce its existence at the Charles Simonyi Space Gallery at The Museum of Flight in Seattle. The company is backed by Google cofounders Larry Page and Eric Schmidt, filmmaker James Cameron, former Microsoftie (and space philanthropist) Charles...

MIT’s Technology Review has just gotten news of a new company called Planetary Resources will announce its existence at the Charles Simonyi Space Gallery at The Museum of Flight in Seattle. The company is backed by Google cofounders Larry Page and Eric Schmidt, filmmaker James Cameron, former Microsoftie (and space philanthropist) Charles Simonyi, and Ross...

A first of its type: Robot prison guard. Field testing is underway in South Korea for what Reuters is calling the “world’s first robot prison guard,” which uses 3D cameras to detect abnormal human behavior patterns and sound the alarm if necessary. “Robo-guard” can do is summon correctional officers to the scene to handle the problem...

Editor’s Note: Guest Author Pratibha is a technology enthusiast interested in analysing and reporting about different technologies. Coca-Cola has system a transaction machine at the National University of Singapore that deals free coke infusions for hugs. The machine, which is equipped in Coca-Cola’s signature colors and fonts, reads “hug me” in big letters...

Editor’s Note: Guest Author Pratibha is a technology enthusiast interested in analysing and reporting about different technologies. BlackBerry Malaysia freshly amalgamated by Kuala Lumpur jazz club No Black Tie to allow customers to order their drinks straight from the bartender by BlackBerry Messenger (BBM). At present on proffer at No Black Tie every Thursday...

Editor’s Note: Guest Author Pratibha is a technology enthusiast interested in analysing and reporting about different technologies. The Ramos alarm clock can’t be turned off by a few normal way rather, users have to get up and walk to an associated defuse panel to hit in the clock’s predetermined deactivation code. Sammut says there’s no “snooze” button...

Editor’s Note: Guest Author Pratibha is a technology enthusiast interested in analysing and reporting about different technologies. At the present No Sweaters in the US is facilitate gift-givers to search out personal advice from other client stand on the interests of the person getting the gift. vendors have been endeavor to make it uncomplicated for gift-givers...