Brian T. Edwards

"Urban Defender has gangs of players putting down the guns and knives and instead reaching for what looks like a glowing dodgeball. The objective here isn't to go after other people, though. You're aiming for buildings. The game apparently isn't quite finished yet so the multilayer backend I'm about to describe isn't in place yet. Ideally, you should be able to take your ball around the city and toss it against buildings, claiming that structure for your team. The ball has an accelerometer inside and is GPS-enabled so that it can upload impacts to a map on a server and mark your territory. That part works, but you can't score points or play a "game" par se — yet. The ball also acts as your guide. It'll vibrate and pulse differently when you're in enemy or neutral territory, and make noises as you claim an enemy structure. Check out the video below for a demonstration." - Brian T. Edwards from Bookmarklet

"CRP says California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is the richest lawmaker on Capitol Hill, with a net worth estimated at about $251 million. Next in line: Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.), worth about $244.7 million; Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), worth about $214.5 million; Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), worth about $209.7 million; and Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), worth about $208.8 million." - Brian T. Edwards from Bookmarklet

"The Moroccan diplomat urged the China-Africa cooperation in many fields, especially in the area of infrastructure needed by the African continent, as well as in the fields of tourism, healthcare, saying "what the Africans need the most from the Chinese side is the transfer of knowledge and technology."" - Brian T. Edwards from Bookmarklet

My suggestion is open blue tooth on hand held smartphones to be interoperable with blue tooth functionality on netbooks. This would make the netbook's keyboard design irrelevant because it works with keyboards of all shapes, sizes and manufacturers. - Brian T. Edwards