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[19 Oct 2008 | No Comment | ]
Part Time Vegetarian or a Flexitarian

A “flexitarian” or  “almost vegetarian.” is a person who eats lots of fruits, vegetables, nuts, and sticks to a vegetarian diet when ever possible, but  sometimes indulges in a barbecue or so.
Being a vegetarian of convenience isn’t particularly inspiring, but a growing number of experts and even some famous foodies are fans. Cutting back on meat, rather than abstaining completely, may be a practical compromise that benefits our bodies and our environment.
It gives you the health benefits of a vegetarian diet without having to follow the strict rules. It is …

Cuisine, Health & Well Being, Life Style »

[19 Oct 2008 | No Comment | ]
Bio Beer Fights Cancer

Students from Houston’s Rice University have bio engineered a beer that has anticancer properties. This beer contains resveratrol, a chemical found in wine. This is  believed to be responsible for reduced cancer rates. This was seen in lab tests conducted recently.
The Bio-Beer project will compete in the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition to be held next month. Each team in iGEM uses Bio-Bricks, which are DNA tool kits, to create new life forms that does things that are decided at the formation stage.
The Rice team has genetically engineered a yeast …

All things techie, Fashion, Tech »

[18 Oct 2008 | No Comment | ]
Caller ID Watch

Fossil and Sony Ericsson is launching a  new Caller ID Blue-tooth watch by the end of October. The watch is compatible with Sony Ericsson phones and Nokia Symbian series 60 phones. The watch can vibrate on the phone receiving an incoming call and also displays caller ID information on a small OLED display.
It also allows you to mute or reject the incoming call. It can also inform you about incoming SMS messages.

Analog timekeeping.
OLED displays caller ID information and text message icon.
Bluetooth 2.0 compatible.
Vibrating alert.
Rechargeable battery (USB or AC).
Stainless steel.
Water-resistant to 30 …

Fashion, Life Style »

[18 Oct 2008 | No Comment | ]
Fossil Twist  Not an Automatic

Fossil Twist is all about looks in fact its  just about looks. The watch with a window showing the internals  is actually a quartz watch and the automatic part is just added for the looks. The automatic part does move and looks like a working machine, but its actually just moving to give the watch its looks.
Some of the models in this series actually uses the automatic to power the date etc. Now that is nice even if you don’t know the time you will get to know the date.
Most …

Fashion, Life Style, Mobile Phone, Tech »

[18 Oct 2008 | No Comment | ]
Mobile Phones to Keep Kids Safe on Halloween

 Firefly has launched the glowPhone, designed for kids ages 5-8, offers a five-way navigation key to scroll through the phonebook or play games and has a full color screen, built in games, and customizable ring tones and wallpapers.
The flyPhone, designed for the ages group 9-12, has a electro-luminescent morphing keypad that can switch automatically between a traditional keypad and controller, as well as a built-in camera and MP3 player. The flyPhone lets one text and chat, and includes built-in games, ringtones, wallpapers and sample music and video. It includes the …