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New $100 bill unveiled to thwart high-tech counterfeits |
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Wednesday, 21 April 2010 16:30 |
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Last month, when the Treasury Department announced that it was revamping the $100 bill yet again to curtail counterfeiters, the Associated Press said that the new design — which employs a new "moving" microprint technology — was "like something straight out of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
To hype the new bill, the Treasury set up a website (www.newmoney.gov) featuring a clock counting down the hours, minutes, and seconds to its unveiling. That clock just ran down to zero, with Treasury officials unveiling the new bill at a news conference at 10:15 a.m. ET Wednesday. While Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke were on hand for the occasion, there was thankfully no sign of Lord Voldemort.
And the Treasury Department released video of the new note:
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Samsung warns of dangers of 3D television |
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Tuesday, 20 April 2010 16:16 |
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Samsung warns of dangers of 3D television
Samsung has issued a warning about the health risks of watching 3D television.
Samsung has warned elderly people, children and pregnant women to exercise caution when watching 3D TV The world’s largest electronics firm has highlighted potential dangers the technology poses to pregnant women, the elderly, children and people with serious medical conditions.
The Korean manufacturer, whose 3D sets will hit British stores in the coming days, warned of an array of side effects viewers could suffer.
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