Chris Krukewitt

Taterware

A company in Bend, Oregon (home of 5 great microbreweries and a favorite vacation spot of mine) has released Taterware into the marketplace.  A full line of "styrofoam-like" containers and utensils and coffee lids, etc that are made from potato and other vegetable sugars.

Frog Dissection Anyone?

TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese researchers have succeeded in producing see-through frogs, letting them observe organs, blood vessels and eggs under the skin without performing dissections.

Coke is Chillin'

Coca-Cola is experimenting with a bottle that chills on the inside after you twist off the cap. They have to be stored in special vending machines so this is probably not something you'll be able to get at any supermarket. The bottle could be used on a new drink called Sprite Super Chill, which is going to be released in the UK later this year. No word on any use in the US.

Five Second Rule Debunked

       Good news for sloppy chowhounds - that food you dropped on the floor is still safe to eat 30 seconds later.

      In the interest of culinary science, student researchers at Connecticut College conducted exacting experiments in the dining hall and the snack bar to see how long it takes for food dropped on the floor to attract rogue bacteria, the New London college said in a press release today.

According to lore and legend, dropped food that spends less than five seconds on the floor - the so-called five-second rule - is still safe to eat because rogue bacteria need more time to taint it.

New York Parks Wifi Map

The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, in association with WiFi Salon and Nokia, is providing free WiFi access in selected parks. There are currently 17 designated wireless internet hotspots throughout the city available to laptops, PDAs, and other internet-ready devices for those who have no internet access or, simply, individuals who enjoy some fun in the sun. You can monitor the status of each of these WiFi locations by viewing the map below.

In addition to the 17 Park WiFi locations, NYCwireless, a non-profit organization, operates free WiFi locations throughout New York City, including 10 New York City Parks. You can view NYCwireless' locations and status information on their Deployed HotSpots map.