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Best of the Rest: Digital Ruler, In-Flight Calls in Mexico

by Thomas Houston on July 24, 2009 at 07:01 PM



There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web.
  • Even the lowly ruler isn't safe from getting a digital upgrade. This one (pictured) gets 21st century looks and functionality with an embedded LED that tells you the length of whatever you're measuring. [From: DVICE]
  • Engadget writes that the United States is lagging behind in the space of North American in-flight calling. No, it's not Canada allowing airborne yapping -- it's Mexico. [engadget]
  • Want to know how the Daily Mail's latest cry of cell phone-related cancer stacks up to earlier ones? There's a site for that. [Kill or Cure?]
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