Denon is selling a 1.5 metre-long Ethernet cable for $500. They claim that the “high purity copper wire” will “bring out all the nuances in digital audio reproduction”. As this is an Ethernet cable specifically designed for digital audio, it’s not recommended for use in any other setting. At this time the IEEE has declined to comment on the effects of high-purity copper wire on 100Mbps or 1000Mbps full-duplex data transfers.
A street sweeper in New York inadvertently sucked up a dog. The owner, Robert Machin, had been walking his dog when the truck passed him at what he claims was an unsafe speed, leaving him holding only the animal’s lead.
Honda have begun production of the world’s first hydrogen fuel-cell powered vehicle. The car is claimed to produce zero emissions beyond water vapour, and is three times more fuel-efficient than current petrol-powered cars. Honda intends to produce two hundred of the vehicles over the next three years.