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In 2016 the world is going to generate 1.3 zettabytes (yes that is a real word) of data says Cisco. The numbers are mind boggling, its like streaming 38 million dvds in an hour. Talk about information overload….
President Obama is impressed with the Sphero at an event in Boulder, Colorado. How the inventors got their little creation in front of the President is anyone’s guess but fair play to them.
Full story at Techcrunch
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Unveiled - the world’s meatiest sandwich, containing
1.45KG Ham
2KG Salami, turkey & bacon
1KG Sausages
720grams Chorizo
Sprinklings of cheese, salad, gherkins
what looks like onions
Genius or crap?
[Via Gizmodo]

Belt braces: could / should we wear them to work? Are we bold enough to pull it off? In some instances, are they quite cool? Why don’t you just wear a belt? Are we just too cowardly to try and wear braces? We think Serge from Kasabian could probably pull it off, as could Tom Waits or someone equally cool. The guy on the left looks quite cool but the guy on the right looks like a right wally; but wait - is it the same guy? Are they just a bit crap?
Great video of a 1955 hover board, or ‘Flying Platform’, deemed impractical by the US army at the time. Marty McFly would have been proud.

Amidst the online furore over John Terry’s full kitted appearance at this weekend’s Champions League Final celebrations, nobody seems to have noticed the ‘mystery guest’ that sneaked into Chelsea’s victory photo call.
Do you see him? How he got there is anybody’s guess but, again we can only applaud one so bold, so magical.
Sarah, May 2012

Earlier in the week, Firebox spoke to the Queen backstage after her annual address to the parliament; pictured above is our man asking the questions.
She spoke to us enthusiastically about “economic growth, justice and constutional reform” and other things like “devolved institutions” and some sort of “Green Investment Bank”.
But her majesty had more exciting news; for those that don’t know, 2012 marks the year of her Diamond Jubilee (25 wonderful years as Monarch). Ma’am told us “Prince Phillip and I will….take part in celebrations across the United Kingdom”.
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