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Technology

Gizmo

19 April 2006

Have you ever felt your bath was just a little too narrow for comfort? Then you may be glad to hear that Sony has applied for a patent on a shape-shifting tub. Its walls would be made of a strong, flexible polymer, and a controller mounted on the bath would adjust pressure rams connected to elastic cushioning panels behind the walls.

Now you can surf the web without even hooking up to the internet. Webaroo has created a program that lets users store a snapshot of the web on their laptop. Software scours the web, selecting pages with a lot…

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