Australian scientists have created a box that changes the television with the wave of a hand. The controller's built-in camera can recognise seven simple hand gestures and work with up to eight different gadgets around the home.

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I found this just as I heard of Vizio for the first time. I found their plasma and LCD televisions in my local Costco. They are able to charge less for their tvs because they only sell to large warehouses.

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Parakey, the startup from Firefox whizkid Blake Ross, has been bought by Facebook. They were working on an application to enable people to easily do everything they need on a computer from the browser. I worry that they won't be releasing it now.

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