Next Big Thing – bulletproof spider-goat silk skin
Artist creates bulletproof skin using silk extracted from transgenic spider goats. Hooray for science!
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Panasonic outs Lumix TZ30, TZ25 and two rugged cams
Panny introduces the world’s skinniest 20x zoom compact – and its tough friends
Apple employees made to work on fake products to test their loyalty
Looks like the greenhorns at Cupertino are put through their paces long after the interview process is over
Next big thing – Swap-O-Matic exchange machines
Fancy swapping your old tennis racquet for a pair of trainers? Thanks to the Swap-O-Matic vending machine, you can
Just because they could – raspberry scented scratch and sniff jeans
Too lazy to wash your jeans? Keep them fruity fresh with a simple scratch thanks to the wonders of science
Apple iPhone 3GS will be discontinued in March
Looks like the iPhone 3GS has become a little too long in the tooth, as Orange sets to retire one of Apple’s best selling phones
Portsmouth has UK’s fastest 3G speeds
Top 10 includes Liverpool, Nottingham, Newcastle and Leeds – and London’s lagging behind
Skype and Google+ heading to Windows Phone Tango?
Will Microsoft’s OS for budget smartphones get a Skype and Google+ boost?
5 of the best geek short films
From robot police to an invasion of 8-bit gaming characters, these films will blow your brain circuits
BBC iPlayer and ITV Player coming to Sky Anytime+
Auntie Beeb’s video on demand service is finally coming to Sky
Nokia Lumia 800 update to fix audio and camera issues
Nokia’s Windows Phone million-seller bags another pair of fixes from the dev team
Sony CyberShot DSC–TX200V brings super-slim camera superpowers
Along with the new DSC–WX50 and WX70, the TX200V is one of Sony’s most powerful cameras ever
