Hardwood iPhone backs from Material 6 replace the breakable, scratchable glass rear panel of your iPhone4 with a precision cut timber plate from a range including walnut, cherry and kevazinga for $90 – $100.

Kevazinga, if you don’t mind.

Complete with a little screwdriver to switch out the back cover (it’s reversible, in case of warranty disputes with Apple).

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A really rather nifty six feet long, two feet high fully articulated Tyrannosaurus Rex made from transmission parts, plumbing pipe and other scrap metal bits and pieces by artist Andrew Chase.

This will surely be in the robo-vanguard when all humans are eventually killed.

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The draft of the ‘Statutory Instrument’ on copyright ‘protection’

And, below, the thinking behind it (click to enlarge):

Previously: Ireland’s Sopa: Your Questions Answered

Thanks Diarmuid
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Unveiled last year, Aurasmsa – a real-time ‘virtual browser’ technology for smart phones and tablets – is every advertiser’s mucky dream.
This week at the UK Toy Fair, toy and game manufacturer Bandai unveiled Aurasma packaging for their ThunderCats and Ben 10 lines.
More likely applications of the technology here.
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Launching Dublin City Of Science 2012 at the Science Museum, Pearse Street, Dublin, this afternoon were, from top, science ambassador (hey, it beats the Vatican) Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin (who has a first class honours degree in theoretical physics and is studying for a PHD in Mathematics Education) and Dara Ó Briain (who has a degree in mathematics and physics) and Enterprise Minister Richard Bruton (who paid for another kid to sit his Leaving. KIDDING!).

Spoiling the fun was Sean ‘Ireland’s Mr Sopa’ Sherlock (hdip) (below).

Boo and, furthermore, hiss.

Dublin City Of Science

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