A mirrorball and lasers may be the way to drive away pesky birds. The high-tech scarecrow fires lasers onto the ball鈥檚 mirrors, which reflect the light out in all directions. The Israel company Dim Arizot which came up with the idea says the unit does not permanently harm the birds.
It will soon be possible to inhabit a virtual world even while out and about in the real one. US computer game company Artificial Life is to launch a multiplayer online role-playing game for 3G-phone users before the end of this year. The game will let players assume a virtual persona and travel through a futuristic cityscape, chatting with computer-controlled characters and other human players, and tackling puzzles that can be solved more easily through cooperation.
