Member ConnectFriday Linkapalooza June 6, 2014
Happy Friday! Start your weekend off right with fun articles and videos collected by your friends at Bask in this week's Friday Linkapalooza. Enjoy!
CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGY
These aren’t the training wheels I remember…
How about this cool update to your neighborhood fire hydrant?
Looking for a new phone? Luxury mobile phone maker Vertu is releasing an Android-based handset, the Signature Touch, that will cost $11,350.
CURRENT EVENTS
Queen Elizabeth II favors stricter penalties for computer hackers in the United Kingdom.
A group of international agents has discovered and halted the activities of a crime ring responsible for hacking thousands of computers around the world with the trojan virus “Zeus”.
Turkey has finally lifted its two month ban on social media service YouTube.
HEALTH AND MEDICINE
A Chinese man is suffering from a detached retina that doctors believe may be linked to his constant texting.
Some interesting facts about migraine headaches.
Plastic surgery has always been popular. And lately, there has been an emphasis on cosmetic dentistry.
ART AND CULTURE
A photographer takes an amazing selfie from the top of the “Christ the Redeemer” statue in Rio de Janeiro.
This fun art installation called “Parade” plays with shadows.
JUST FOR FUN…
Check out the 8 signs that Shorty the cat sure does love her banana: