- Some 30 people have died in Italy due to swine flu so far, and the Catholic church has gone hi-tech to calm people's fears about catching the disease. Introducing: automatic holy water dispensers. Made to look like traditional water fonts, this holy invention has an infra-red detector that dispenses water when church-goers place their hand under the dispenser. This prevents visitors from having to dip their hand in holy water, thus potentially sharing germs from other people. Inventor Luciano Marabese says he has received hundreds of e-mails around the world requesting information about the "hands-free holy water." [BBC]
- Japan is getting its newest capsule hotel this December. The luxury 9h hotel will have 125 capsules, locker rooms, showers, and a lounge. Each of the capsules in the nine-story hotel has a panel that controls the lights and sound system--and guests can wake each morning to the lights slowly turning on, 9h's version of an alarm clock. [FastCompany]
Daily Radar: 11.13.09
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