Talking tombstones to bear message from grave (Reuters)

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Talking Tombstones Bear a Message from
the Grave (Reuters)

Talking Tombstones Bear a Message from
the Grave (Reuters) 07/08/2004 12:31 PM
Reuters - The dead could soon be speaking from the grave if an American inventor's plan becomes reality.

Talking Toonies Handsfree Teddy Bear
Reviewed

Talking Toonies Handsfree Teddy Bear
Reviewed 07/22/2004 08:11 AM

Gadget Madness reviews the Talking Toonies Handsfree Teddy Bear, a Teddy Ruxpin-like device that for $45 turns your cell phone into an anthropomorphous Bad Trip Bear. But before you shell out the cheddz to make the Toonie Bear your own, be sure to doublecheck that your phone is supported -- not all are. After that, though, you're golden. It even had "nice soft plush 'fur' and had a sturdy feel," they say (and don't forget the moving mouth that you control). You could, you know, get to know each other.
Read - Review: Talking Toonies Handsfree Teddy Bear [GadgetMadness]

Coming to you from beyond the grave
(Reuters)

Coming to you from beyond the grave
(Reuters) 07/07/2004 04:17 PM
Reuters - The dead could soon be speaking from the grave if an American inventor's plan becomes reality.

Reading fans can take allegiance to the
grave (Reuters)

Reading fans can take allegiance to the
grave (Reuters) 06/22/2005 02:18 AM
Reuters - Fans of soccer club Reading can now take their allegiance to the grave as a local funeral director is offering coffins in the club's colours.

Sports fans can take allegiance to the
grave (Reuters)

Sports fans can take allegiance to the
grave (Reuters) 06/22/2005 02:18 AM
Reuters - Fans of English soccer club Reading can now take their allegiance to the grave as a local funeral director is offering coffins in the club's colors.

Bear Passes Out After Only 36 Beers
(Reuters)

Bear Passes Out After Only 36 Beers
(Reuters) 08/19/2004 07:37 AM
Reuters - A black bear was found passed out at a campground in Washington state recently after guzzling down three dozen cans of a local beer, a campground worker said on Wednesday.

Cat and Bear Odd Couple Reunited in Zoo
(Reuters)

Cat and Bear Odd Couple Reunited in Zoo
(Reuters) 01/09/2004 09:55 PM
Reuters - Muschi, a small cat that formed an unlikely friendship with a half-ton bear called "mouse" in Berlin Zoo, has been reunited with her companion after pining outside the bear's cage for months, the zoo said Friday.

Cat and bear reunited in Berlin Zoo
(Reuters)

Cat and bear reunited in Berlin Zoo
(Reuters) 01/09/2004 09:55 PM
Reuters - Muschi, a small cat that formed an unlikely friendship with a half-tonne bear called "mouse" in Berlin Zoo, has been reunited with her companion after pining outside the bear's cage for months, the zoo says.

Bear Escapes in Latest Breakout
(Reuters)

Bear Escapes in Latest Breakout
(Reuters) 08/30/2004 09:55 AM
Reuters - An Andean spectacled bear escaped from its enclosure in Berlin zoo and roamed around a children's playground -- the second breakout since June, when a gorilla leapt over its fence, the zoo's deputy director said on Monday.

Arctic teenagers lasso polar bear
(Reuters)

Arctic teenagers lasso polar bear
(Reuters) 08/18/2004 10:40 AM
Reuters - Four Greenland youths who lassoed a swimming polar bear so an impoverished hunter could kill it may have to forfeit the paws and claws he gave them as a trophy, Greenland's KNR radio has reported.

Bear develops taste for local beer
(Reuters)

Bear develops taste for local beer
(Reuters) 08/18/2004 08:38 PM
Reuters - A black bear has been found passed out at a campground in Washington state after guzzling down three dozen cans of a local beer, a campground worker says.

Translucent tombstones

Translucent tombstones 03/29/2005 03:07 PM
Mark Frauenfelder: Lundgren Monuments makes glass tombstones.

Radiant and incredibly tactile, Lundgren Monuments are designed for the individual who defies definition, and in the setting of a memorial park or cemetery they are glowing beacons that stand out amongst the traditional stone memorials.

Link (Thanks, Kirsten!)

Let The Dead Speak: Put Video Screens On
Their Tombstones

Let The Dead Speak: Put Video Screens On
Their Tombstones 07/08/2004 12:33 PM
A few years ago, video game company Acclaim came up with the idea of adverti sing their latest video game on cemetery tombstones. Obviously, this was a bit of a publicity stunt, but someone is now going a bit further with the idea of making better use of all that tombstone space and is trying to offer video screens for your tombstone. The idea is that sometime before you die, you can record various videos of yourself talking about whatever you want such as final messages to loved ones (though, the inventor suggests: "having the final say on a disagreement" making you wonder what's been going on in his life lately). However, given Acclaim's publicity stunt, I wonder if people could just sell advertising space on their video screen? These video screens would be interactive as well. The graveside visitor could click on the segment they wanted to watch. He even suggests hooking up the tombstone video screen to the internet, so the person who died could use one of those silly "after I die" email services to update his messages. Why not just put this on the web? Well, that's no fun for people who (apparently) want to wander aimlessly through cemeteries listening to the last thoughts of random dead people. As for the business model, well that's still a bit up in the air, but he actually suggests making the tombstones coin operated, so you have to plunk in a couple quarters to actually watch your loved one's message. Either that, or the cemetery could rent out headphones (just like airplanes) for anyone who wants to listen in on the messages from beyond the grave.

Talking Windows? (Reuters)

Talking Windows? (Reuters) 05/12/2004 11:08 AM
Reuters - Whispering shop windows will soon be exported to Germany by a small British company that says they will turn heads and draw customers into shops.

Look Who's Talking at the Drive-Through
(Reuters)

Look Who's Talking at the Drive-Through
(Reuters) 03/14/2005 06:13 PM
Reuters - McDonald's Corp. wants to outsource your neighborhood drive-through. The world's largest fast-food chain said on Thursday it is looking into using remote call centers to take customer orders in an effort to improve service at its drive-throughs.

Talking Trash... (Reuters)

Talking Trash... (Reuters) 04/26/2004 09:02 AM
Reuters - Berlin has introduced five talking waste bins which say thank you in three different languages or scream "goal" to help promote a cleaner city.

Talking Toilet Orders Men to Sit Down
(Reuters)

Talking Toilet Orders Men to Sit Down
(Reuters) 05/20/2004 08:32 AM
Reuters - A German inventor who developed a gadget that berates men if they try to use the toilet standing up has sold more than 1.6 million devices, his business manager said on Tuesday.

Talking toilet orders German men to sit
down (Reuters)

Talking toilet orders German men to sit
down (Reuters) 05/18/2004 11:59 AM
Reuters - A German inventor who developed a gadget that berates men if they try to use the toilet standing up has sold more than 1.6 million devices, his business manager says.

"Talking Toilet" tells you to be tidy
(Reuters)

"Talking Toilet" tells you to be tidy
(Reuters) 08/27/2004 01:59 PM
Reuters - The good citizens of Amsterdam may now take counsel of talking toilets that expound on the perils of smoking or the futility of war and berate them on hygiene and cleanliness.

EU, Microsoft Still Talking on Antitrust
Settlement (Reuters)

EU, Microsoft Still Talking on Antitrust
Settlement (Reuters) 01/26/2004 03:02 PM
Reuters - Contacts are continuing to seek a settlement to the European Commission's antitrust case against U.S. software giant Microsoft (MSFT.O), a source close to the case said on Monday.

N.Korea Crisis Talks End, Groups to Keep
Talking (Reuters)

N.Korea Crisis Talks End, Groups to Keep
Talking (Reuters) 05/14/2004 09:22 AM
Reuters - Six-way working group talks on Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions ended in Beijing on Friday, snagged on the stark differences between North Korea and the United States, but with the parties agreeing to keep up the dialogue.

Text-Message Games Banned (Reuters)

Text-Message Games Banned (Reuters) 07/28/2004 08:04 AM
Reuters - Malaysia's guardian of Islamic law has banned Muslims from using text messaging to take part in prize-winning competitions, ruling that the practice is a form of gambling, a newspaper said on Wednesday.

Swazi king fired PM by text message
(Reuters)

Swazi king fired PM by text message
(Reuters) 04/21/2004 10:02 AM
Reuters - Swaziland's King Mswati fired former Prime Minister Sibusiso Dlamini last year via a text message on his cellphone, enraged local lawmakers say.

Bin Laden Message May Suggest Attacks
Planned (Reuters)

Bin Laden Message May Suggest Attacks
Planned (Reuters) 04/15/2004 03:32 PM
Reuters - A taped message purportedly from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden that sets a 90-day deadline for European countries to agree to a truce suggests his followers may have attacks planned in case the demand is rejected, some U.S. analysts said on Thursday.

Errant Valentine Text Message Nearly
Causes Split (Reuters)

Errant Valentine Text Message Nearly
Causes Split (Reuters) 02/16/2004 10:42 AM
Reuters - An intimate Valentine's Day text message nearly caused a Malaysian couple to split when it landed on the wrong mobile phone number, a newspaper reported on Sunday.

Kerry Delivers Sunny Message on Road to
Boston (Reuters)

Kerry Delivers Sunny Message on Road to
Boston (Reuters) 07/24/2004 06:24 PM
Reuters - John Kerry, working his way toward heavily fortified Boston for next week's Democratic convention, promised in Iowa on Saturday to be a champion for the middle class and rekindle the nation's "spirit of hope and optimism."

Train crash survivor wrote message in
blood (Reuters)

Train crash survivor wrote message in
blood (Reuters) 02/05/2005 09:24 PM
Reuters - A Los Angeles man, whose blood-scrawled love message to his wife and family became the most haunting image of a fatal train crash last week, has choked back tears as he thanked his rescuers.

Under Fire Over Jobs, Bush Hones Upbeat
Message (Reuters)

Under Fire Over Jobs, Bush Hones Upbeat
Message (Reuters) 02/16/2004 12:01 PM
Reuters - President Bush said on Monday that, contrary to recent polls and his Democratic challengers, there is an "undeniable" sense of economic optimism sweeping the country.

Malaysian Muftis Ban Text-Message Games
- Report (Reuters)

Malaysian Muftis Ban Text-Message Games
- Report (Reuters) 07/27/2004 11:27 PM
Reuters - Malaysia's guardian of Islamic law has banned Muslims from using text messaging to take part in prize-winning competitions, ruling that the practice is a form of gambling, a newspaper said on Wednesday.

UK's BT, Yahoo Launch Instant Message
Voice Service (Reuters)

UK's BT, Yahoo Launch Instant Message
Voice Service (Reuters) 07/15/2004 08:54 AM
Reuters - Britain's top fixed-line telecoms operator BT Group (BT.L) launched a new service on Thursday allowing users to make phone calls over Yahoo Inc's (YHOO.O) instant messenger product, the companies said.

Grave Goods

Grave Goods 04/12/2004 10:02 AM
Taphophiles, Rejoice! Northstar Galleries offers a collection of grave images from around the world. Of particular interest is an essay and gallery on "Sensuality in Memorial Art." But if potentially NSFW stone nudes are not your thing, you can search the Farber Gravestone Collection's archive of over thirteen thousand image database of pre-1800 American gravestones, more than enough for a melancholy afternoon.

Videos From the Grave

Videos From the Grave 07/16/2004 08:30 AM
For the dearly departed, this latest gadget will make memories last past a lifetime.

Don't take passwords to the grave

Don't take passwords to the grave 01/08/2004 08:27 PM

Communications from beyond the grave

Communications from beyond the grave 07/26/2004 12:12 AM
Macleans Online Jul 26 2004 3:46AM GMT

Video diary from the grave

Video diary from the grave 07/08/2004 07:04 AM
A US inventor has come up with a system that enables dead people to leave a video message played out on their tombstone.

"To say what you feel is to make your
own grave."

"To say what you feel is to make your
own grave." 06/06/2004 11:08 AM
Hootenanny songbook. "Music is our bomb."

Orwell turns in his grave

Orwell turns in his grave 08/30/2004 03:46 PM
President Bush takes plenty of flak for his less-than-eloquent locution, but impromptu fumblings aside, his latest campaign statement on Iraq is a calculated exercise in cognitive dissonance -- an astonishing attempt to whitewash the post-invasion debacle by indirectly "blaming" the U.S. military's victorious surge to Baghdad last year. On the eve of the Republican convention, Bush said that the daunting problems now plaguing the reconstruction are a result of a "catastrophic success," of, "being so successful so fast that an enemy that should have surrendered or been done in escaped and lived to fight another day."

Dick's from-the-grave career in
Hollywood

Dick's from-the-grave career in
Hollywood 11/19/2003 02:46 AM
With Paycheck (a new John Woo movie based on a Philip K Dick story) opening on Christmas, the time is right for Wired to run a long feature on Dick's life and death, and his posthumous career as a film-writer. I have to confess that I prefer the movies built on Dick's work to the work itself, which I often find clumsily written, thinly characterized, and incoherently plotted -- but when streamlined by a screenwriter and acted out by a cast of talented actors and designed by a stylish director, Dick's work really shines.

Isa and her older half-sister, Laura Leslie, are upstanding Bay Area citizens, both intelligent and obviously competent. Together with their younger half-brother, Chris, who works as a martial arts instructor in Southern California, they control their father's legacy. Russell Galen advises them from New York. The four take their stewardship seriously: They're fine with repackaging a novel to tie in with a movie, for example, but novelizations of short stories are out. And thanks to Vintage Books, every word of his fiction will soon be in print - as you'd expect for an author who's now taught in colleges and cited by the French post-structuralist philosopher Jean Baudrillard.

As for film deals, the estate has become increasingly choosy. "We sort of feel like we have to protect Philip K. Dick's brand image," says Galen. "So we set very, very high prices, and we'll only do business with people who are established. It's ironic, because the films that created the phenomenon started with options that were granted to struggling filmmakers. Today, we shun people like that." Not every movie based on Dick's writings has been a hit: The 1996 film Screamers, starring Peter Weller, and last year's Imposter, with Gary Sinise in the lead, grossed only $12 million between them. "But in Hollywood, what matters is getting the movie made," explains Galen. "If somebody options a story and it's not made, that spoils the track record."

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Vandals desecrate Rabin's grave

Vandals desecrate Rabin's grave 04/04/2005 03:56 AM
Vandals deface the graves of late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and his wife in Jerusalem.
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