Alexander Williams

One of the many creatures forged as the users of Jaanix go about training the ecosystem to fetch their interests, the Graanix is a remarkably self-pleased mobile plant that typically pulls up humourous YouTube videos.

1-100 year olds hitting a drum

Like my Grandpa always said, there were no naked human pyramids in Starcraft. There were no whiny anti-war Hollywood types or questionable war motives or granola-munching protesters. I'm starting to think that even World in Conflict, a real time strategy more...

“A mashup of the old animated Star Trek series and William Shatner's cover of Pulp's "Common People." Done in the style of K/S stories, kinda. Therefore, a "slashup."”

“The words of a rape victim - "If only I had teeth down there" - have inspired the design of a new anti-rape device. Rapex - dubbed the 'rape trap' - is a product worn internally by women. The hollow more...

But as important as the iPhone has been to the fortunes of Apple and AT&T, its real impact is on the structure of the $11 billion-a-year US mobile phone industry. For decades, wireless carriers have treated manufacturers like serfs, using more...

If it’s true that “on the Internet nobody knows if you’re a dog”, how do you convince people that you’re a prince? Richard Fernandez looks at the renewed importance of reputation when your entire life history is just a Google more...

ScienceDaily (Mar. 17, 2008) — Far from being a model of social co-operation, the ant world is riddled with cheating and corruption -- and it goes all the way to the top, according to scientists from the Universities of Leeds more...

“CoveritLive's web based software takes your next live blog to a new level. Your commentary publishes in real time like an instant message. Our ‘one-click’ publishing lets you drop polls, videos, pictures, ads and audio clips as soon as they more...

“thespec.com footage of Hamilton's most inventive inventor Troy Hurtubise, whose quest to make a superhuman body suit made him a superhero to director Quentin Tarantino, unveils his latest armour shell at the Hamilton Spectator.”

“What seems to be clincher on this is the review system, which attempts to learn with at “three dimensional rating system” exactly the style of news you’re interested in.  After you’re done setting up your complex filtering requirements, you can more...

“Today BBtv and I headed to the house of artist, designer, and futurist Syd Mead, who graciously let us sit around for a couple of hours and talk about, gosh, everything. It was without a doubt one of the most more...

“An epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Panic erupts and scientists feverishly make plans for a massive organ harvest. Out of the tragedy, GeneCo, a multi-billion dollar biotech company, emerges. GeneCo provides organ transplantation for a profit. In addition more...

Say you’re out for a photographic stroll, taking pictures of that cool old power plant on the edge of town. Suddenly seventy security guards swarm you and demand you hand over your camera. “What is this,” you ask yourself, “a more...