By Steve Levenstein

You've got to hand it to our British buddies across the pond. When they get an idea, silly though it may be, they make like bulldogs and just won't let go. Admirable, wot? Take the most recent display of blind do-goodedness initiated by the Watford local council: parents are no longer allowed to accompany their children to public playgrounds because said parents haven't been cleared by a thorough police check. Even ...read more

Police Officer: License and registration.

Driver: I wasn't speeding.

Police officer: License and registration.

Driver:  But I wasn't speeding. I...

Police officer: License and registration.

Driver: Do you know any other words?

Police officer: License and registration, sir.

Have you ever found yourself wondering, wouldn't it be great if that lamp shade over there wasn't attached to the lamp base...it just kind of floated peacefully in the air somewhere above it? No? Well, you should have... where's you're imagination? Thanks to our friends at Gajitz, there's no need to continue (or start) imagining. Floating, hovering, levitating lamp shades are now reality, as are all kinds of other fun levitating...read more

We're not sure exactly what to make of this image. A medical clinic that sells lotto tickets? Offering creative new ways for patients to pay for medical services. Could open the way to all kinds of out-of-the-box approaches -- partnerships between medical clinics and Off Track Betting Parlors (win Tri-fecta...awesome, you've got your kidney transplant surgery)...read more

We knew Google could do almost anything -- but understand and translate 'dog'? Apparently, yes -- at least if this Google Voice Transcription is any indication. Here, the only audible sound is a dog barking in the background -- presumably before the humans begin talking. Does Google wait for the human language-voicing to start? Of course not. It transcribes what it hears -- the dog's communication. Is it accurate? (It's Google, for Chrissakes!) ...read more