Here at TechRadar we like to keep our eye out for the more bizarre stories in the world of technology, and it's amazing just how far the frontiers of pointless science can be pushed.
Weird Tech is our weekly roundup of these stories, where we doff our caps to the strange, weird and wonderful in the world of technology.
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Here's a collection of our recent Weird Tech features.
IBM creates computer that thinks like a cat
Wants to go outside even though it's just been outside
20 November 2009
Avoid the crime with top tech alibis
Then make amends for your wicked ways with Bible Navigator X
13 November 2009
Sexy texting on the rise among pensioners
Countdown's ratings decline explained
6 November 2009
Jacko gets top billing in Celebrity Twitter seance
And the Romanians sailing a balloon to the Moon
30 October 2009
Tech makes wedding proposals painless
Perhaps he could take her out for a Windows 7 burger after?
23 October 2009
Can't type, I'm just so busy jogging
Plus two stories featuring the word "trek"
16 October 2009
America declares WAR on the Moon
Plus "net scare story of the week" and tedious celebrity lives
9 October 2009
Jack Thompson turns on Facebook
$40m now the going rate for getting slagged off online
2 October 2009
Too lazy to order coffee? There's an app for that
Plus, how bored will you get of the net if you live forever?
25 September 2009
Google embraces offline paper-based media
Plus print-out-and-keep Danish baby scandal
18 September 2009
Happy robot monster will trigger heart attacks
And the Daily Mail has a go at doing some proper science
11 September 2009
Red wigs at the IFA fringe
Plus the latest breaking washing machine news
4 September 2009
Is this really Nessie's Facebook profile?
Plus the pogo stick that gives you a nine-foot boost
28 August 2009
Cosy up to Marilyn Monroe, as long as you're properly dead
Plus how to jump-start your heart the easy way
21 August 2009
A UFO? Get the worst camera in the house!
Plus how to send your ironic in-jokes to possible aliens
14 August 2009
Social sites for dentists who believe in Martians
Bored student dentist or conspiracy theorist? Come on in!
7 August 2009
Can jailbroken iPhones really aid drug dealers?
Plus: Super-sub to shatter 115mph underwater record
31 July 2009
Creepy phone app exposes your digital ID
Plus: Meet the robot bride, and more
24 July 2009
Crime-fighting Japanese robo-insects are the future
Plus the nudist's version of Facebook, GPS puffins and more
17 July 2009
Bleeding billboards shock drivers into safer driving
Plus remote-controlled Zeppelin in thwarted prison break
10 July 2009
Flesh-eating clock has a taste for flies
Plus the miniature drill, jet-powered quad bike
3 July 2009
Sega makes robot girlfriend for lonely men
Plus: play Mario using a musical instrument, and more
26 June 2009
4,000C flame jet to drill to centre of Earth
Plus: kosher search engine lets you Koogle
19 June 2009
'Lightsabre' blowtorch to annihilate dental plaque
Plus: Suicide snakes, tiny USB microwaves, and more
12 June 2009
Missile-powered bike breaks 200mph barrier
Plus buy your own flying car in 2011 and more
5 June 2009
Control in-car tech with a glance of your eye
Plus a foot-operated arm and broken eggshell
29 May 2009
GPS chip for crims adds in a dose of cyanide
Plus farm-in-a- skyscraper destined for New York?
22 May 2009
Italy sends swarm of robot spiders into space
Plus the 'flying machine' barrel rolling 1,500ft under the sea
15 May 2009
Meet the thought controlled wheelchair
Plus, control Mario with your tongue and tiny helicopters
8 May 2009
iPhone app tells you how to avoid swine flu
Plus high energy 'double laser' unleashed
1 May 2009
How (not) to swallow an iPod Shuffle
Plus: the business cards made from meat and lasers
24 April 2009
