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Charleston Fireworks Earlier than Scheduled (WSAZ NewsChannel 3 West Virginia)
Assistant Mayor Rod Blackstone just told WSAZ.com that the city of Charleston's fireworks will now happen at 9 p.m. instead of 9:30 p.m. at Hadad Riverfront Park.
Worm Wiggles Way Out of Faucet (WSAZ NewsChannel 3 West Virginia)
It's not what Amy Darby expected when she woke up Friday morning. She claims at 4:30 a.m., a brown worm came out of her kitchen faucet.
How computers can harm your children's future... by damaging their brains (Daily Mail)
How computers can harm your children's future... by damaging their brains
College Stars Sue Over Likenesses in Video Games (New York Times)
Two quarterbacks contend the N.C.A.A. and a video game manufacturer should pay college athletes for using their likenesses in popular electronic games.
Virtual cash traded for real deal (The Courier Mail)
AN Australian IT worker has been caught stealing virtual money from a popular online game and exchanging it for cold, hard cash.
Reality Shows Face Off in Midweek Television (New York Times)
Fox and NBC finished in a virtual tie for first place in the ratings on Wednesday night.
First Fully Programmable Gesture-Recognition Glove, Cheap (Slashdot)
Al writes "The AcceleGlove from AnthroTronix, is the first fully programmable glove that records hand and finger movements. Other gloves — like 5DT's Data Glove, which is used primarily in virtual reality — normally cost $1,000 to $5,000, but the AcceleGlove costs just $499. The AcceleGlove comes with software that lets developers use Java to program it for any application they wish. ...
RedLightCenter.com Hosts First Ever Virtual PornStar TweetUp With Special Guest Ember Reigns (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Utherverse, Inc., developer of virtual worlds RedLightCenter.com and Virtual-Vancouver.com, today announced it will be hosting the first ever Virtual PornStar TweetUp, a Twitter party sponsored by Naughty Tweet Network, on Thursday July 2, 2009 from 6pm-9pm PST.
ZHMICRO Releases C++ IDE (Dr. Dobb's Journal)
For use with the Z47 Virtual Processor Sponsored Topics: Virtual reality - Human Interaction - Hardware - Components - Processors
Mixed-reality dummy provides medical exam practice (Independent Florida Alligator)
(Courtesy of UF) On June 18, UF computer engineering graduate student Aaron Kotranza demonstrates a breast exam on a “mixed reality human” composed of a mannequin with a prosthetic breast and a life-size computer avatar on a flat screen.
