Author: Kim

New projection pen

An interesting new concept in promotional pens for those who want to be different (and I’m tempted to say annoyingly obnoxious too). “With the push of a button, project your company’s logo or message on a wall or other...

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Surprise in a Can – Anything & Whatever Drink

You’d better be careful next time someone asks you what you want to drink—if you answer “anything” or “whatever is fine,” you just might get that. These bizarre beverages aptly titled Anything and Whatever because that is...

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The future is now – Colin Benjamin

NEW: Colin Benjamin Thursday, 29 November 2007 The future is nowA friend has directed a venomous response to what he describes as this column’s gross inaccuracies. He disagreed with my call that the election result could have...

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Japan adopts biometric data for tourists

Japan announced last week that it would start fingerprinting and photographing all foreigners who enter the country. Modelled on the conversial US-Visit system launched by the United States post September 11, will require all...

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Methane-eating bacteria discovered

New Zealand scientists have discovered a bacterium which eats methane. It was discovered about 30cm below ground level in Hells Gate, Rotorua. The discovery originally came about because a Microbiologist (Dr Scott) was curious...

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Morgan’s closest election poll

Kudos to Roy Morgan Research it appears for being the pollster who picked the swing to the ALP most closely. Their election eve poll showed a 6.2% two party preferred swing to the ALP and the results as of Sunday morning have it...

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