Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog BT R&D breaks cover today, in praise of the noble fruit fly. This much overlooked insect has lessons for the cellphone industry: the cells on its back work out whether to be bristles or exoskeleton for themselves, based on what chemical signals...
[April 22, 2002, 11:38]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog They're already in a state of high alert this week following Sony's patent for ultrasonic direct injection of video game signals to the human brain: the stage is set for a remake of The Fly, this time involving a Playstation II, a fruit fly...
[April 8, 2005, 19:40]
BT turns to fruit flies for network tips
News The telecommunications company has found that the way a fruit fly grows its exoskeleton has useful lessons for a company trying to figure out how to get the most use out of a network of cell phone antennas.
[April 15, 2002, 10:29]
Batz! Screensaver
Downloads Most are insect eaters, but there are species that feed on small animals and fish, fruit, and even nectar. The only mammal truly able to fly, there are hundreds of species of bats. With Batz on your Macs, Balin and his bat buddies fly around your...
[October 19, 2009, 19:18]
IT Anthems: Apple's Greatest Hits
News And now we're baking fruit Baaaaaaa-aaaaaaaked Fruit! Apple is baking fruit Apple is baking fruit Apple is baking fruit! And fly again! We've remarked before how astonishing Apple's musical output has been.
[December 13, 2002, 6:23]
Platypus
Downloads Collect fruit bonuses and a range of power-ups to aid you in your quest! Fly across the squashy fields and trees, avoid the snowy mountains and protect your planet. Based on the cult classic for PC and Mac, Platypus is a fast, frantic and fun side...
[April 21, 2008, 8:00]
Platypus
Downloads Collect fruit bonuses and a range of power-ups to aid you in your quest! Fly across the squashy fields and trees, avoid the snowy mountains and protect your planet. Based on the cult classic for PC and Mac, Platypus is a fast, frantic and fun side...
[April 17, 2008, 8:00]
700MHz PIII's to ship in Oct, as Merced wows PC makers
News The Easy PC Initiative, which was announced at the Spring IDF last February, will bear fruit this week as it shows off designs for new, easier to use PCs, due later in the year. Barrett put down the fly rod to deliver the Intel Developers Forum...
[September 1, 1999, 9:01]
