Friday Linkapalooza July 25, 2014

CONSUMER PRODUCTS & TECHNOLOGY

The 2015 Toyota Sienna will be equipped with a “Driver Easy Speak” microphone so that parents can talk to troublemaking kids without turning around in their seats.

While Kindle Unlimited seems like a good idea for consumers, is it a good idea for participating authors?

The Kickstarter project Table Air promises a “remote-controlled smart air purifier”. Seems really cool. I may just need to get one myself.

CURRENT EVENTS

It’s been discovered that a number of fake Twitter accounts have been used to spread Chinese propaganda about Tibet.

In Toronto, police are experimenting with forensic advances to help with cold cases.

Japan might be hosting a “robot Olympics” within the next decade.

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Digital medicine is a trend that is gaining ground.

This fascinating video shows the passage of several months as a young man who endured a terrible facial injury photographed himself every day during his convalescence:

A Chinese city is under quarantine because of a breakout of what looks like the bubonic plague—the same plague termed “Black Death” in Medieval Europe.

ARTS & CULTURE

Now that Brazil’s hosting of the World Cup has come to an end, what will happen with all of those huge stadiums built especially for the event? Some clever architects have some great ideas here.

These really fabulous packages only last as long as the foods they contain.

As wonderful as technology can be, is it making us lonelier people?

JUST FOR FUN…

What’s cuter than a hedgehog getting tickled? …Nothing.