According to the study by a TU Delft University, Wageningen University, and other institutions, “Radiation from Wi-Fi networks is harmful to trees, causing significant variations in growth, as well as bleeding and fissures in the bark, according to a recent study in the Netherlands. All deciduous trees in the Western world are affected.

The city of Alphen aan den Rijn ordered the study five years ago after officials found unexplained abnormalities on trees that couldn’t be ascribed to a virus or bacterial infection.“

Besides the electromagnetic fields created by mobile-phone networks and wireless LANs, ultra-fine particles emitted by cars and trucks may also be to blame. These particles are so small they are able to enter the organisms.

Additional testing found the disease to occur throughout the Western world. In the Netherlands, about 70 percent of all trees in urban areas show the same symptoms, compared with only 10 percent five years ago. Radiation from WiFi is also said to inhibit growth of corn cobs, though more work needs to be done to truly isolate the cause of these symptoms to WiFi radiation and not just particulate pollution in the air.

The researchers urged that further studies were needed to confirm the current results and determine long-term effects of wireless radiation on trees. We urge do a similar study on the effect of WiFi radiations on human beings as well!

The system uses a RedEye remotely system, Bluetooth technology and an iPod Touch. Using just the iPod the car can be transformed from a convertible to a coupe or turn on the engine and the stereo. Now he can now start the engine, open up the doors, put the top up or down, and even control the radio. Unfortunately, he can’t actually drive the car but he can rev it!

There’s isn’t a single scrap of original wiring in this GTO. After he purchased the car, Phipps stripped it down to the frame and completely rewired it with a car wide network tying every device and switch to a central 110 block, much more common in structured data and control systems.

With this block in place it allowed him to tie in remote control systems starting with a simple key fob. Following the key-fob he created a control system using a 2.4gHz cell phone which used the speed-dial to create timed events like putting up the top and rolling up the windows. The next upgrade was voice control, using a Bluetooth unit tied to a cell phone to create complete voice control over the car. All of that still works, but his latest — and coolest upgrade yet — uses an iPod Touch.

This is a video of Phipps showing the system off after the break (sorry iPhone users, it’s in Flash). He originally used Bluetooth, but now has the car set up on its own wireless network and he’s got it working with a RedEye IR system, so he can even do macros and open all of the doors with one button and so on. He can’t actually drive the car, but he can turn on the ignition, start the motor and even rev it up, all from the iPod touch. This is what we call as technology advancement at it’s very best. We’ve got to salute the ingenuity and dedication to the task Phipps shows in building this technologically-advanced remote control system.

It is really an unbelievably amazing concept, when headsets shrink down to the size of a pill! Pillete boasts to be the world’s smallest Bluetooth headset so far.  Capsulated in a form factor that is almost the size of a pill, featuring high performance microphone and at the same time maintaining optimal voice quality with a twistable design, Pillete is certainly one of those gadgets capable of making heads turn (ohh well, even if the eyes on those heads may not be able to see Pillete). This almost invisible Bluetooth headset is turned on when folded in to an ‘L’ shaped ear-bud and returns to the off mode when made straight. Would it be imprudent if I call it “pure genius”?

The downside, of course, is the fact that people have different sized ears and the device might be too small and slip out or too big and not fit. People who often use earphones will tell you I’m right. But once they’ll figure out a way to make the Pillete adjustable, this design will be the future of all headsets, as I would imagine. The other imaginable problem is having a super-tiny headset and making sure that you don’t lose track of it – which is actually a pretty cool problem to have.

Though in terms of design and technology it has a long way to go and do a lot of improvements before it attains mass production, Pillete is certainly one of those technology marvels that make you say Wow!