Monday, 3 December 2012

William and Catherine expecting a baby

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Catherine
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Catherine, have announced that they are expecting a baby.
Members of the Royal family and the duchess's family, the Middletons, are said to be delighted at the news.
Since they were married in 2011, lots of people have been wondering when the Royal couple would start a family.
It's been confirmed that whether it's a boy or a girl, the Royal baby will be third in line to the throne.
The duchess is currently in hospital in London with severe sickness, which some women get when they are pregnant.
She is expected to stay in hospital for several days so doctors can make sure all is well.

Sunday, 2 December 2012

Baked, flushed, inside a cow? Weirdest ways to lose a phone

Mobile phones

Baked in a cake, flushed down the toilet and lost inside a cow - a new report shows the weird ways that people have lost their mobile phones.
A mobile phone insurance company, mobileinsurance, found out the most bizarre ways that people have managed to break their mobiles.
They found that 60 phone owners smashed their handsets by walking into something while texting.
One lady baked her mobile into her daughter's birthday cake, and one man flushed his down the toilet.
The weirdest loss was reported by a farmer, whose mobile ended up INSIDE one of his cows!
From CBBCNews

Giant remote-controlled robot is built in Japan

Kurata's robot
Kogoro Kurata grew up watching futuristic robots in movies and animation, wishing he could bring them to life.
Now, his childhood dream has become a reality as he's built a massive robot that he can control.
His 4-tonne, 4-metre tall Kuratas robot has a built-in pilot's seat and hand-held controller.
It lets him move the robot's massive arms, and make it walk at speeds of up to six miles per hour.
"The robots we saw in our generation were always big and always had people riding them," said Kurata, who's a 39-year-old artist from Japan.
His robot also comes with an operating system that allows people to control it using a mobile phone.
It's not cheap though. One of Kurata's robots would set you back 110 million yen (well over £800,000).
Robotics expert Watanaru Yoshizaki demonstrates how to operate the arm of a giant "Kuratas" robot at an exhibition in Tokyo November 28, 2012.
The robot can be controlled by a pilot or remotely with a smartphone