Scorecard

San Francisco's offices

Mayor Gavin Newsom has banned bottled water for thirsty city workers, who will now be offered only environmentally friendly water from the tap.

TV remote controls

Even the humble remote might soon feel too much like hard work. Japanese firm Hitachi has unveiled a 'brain interface' that it hopes will ultimately allow users to change channels just by thinking about it.

On the record

“The conservation of the bald eagle is a true reflection of the concern Americans have for the environment.”

George Fenwick, president of the American Bird Conservancy, is pleased by the news that the nation's emblem is to be removed from the Endangered Species Act's list of threatened species.

“It's the same as you feel after a plate of spaghetti.”

Alessandro Sannino, Italian researcher and inventor of the 'fill pill', explains how his invention, which is made out of the same absorbent material as nappies, helps dieters by expanding to take up space in the stomach.

Credit: APPLE

Overhyped

The iPhone

Yes it's beautiful. Yes it's multifunctional. But ultimately it's only a telephone, and therefore not worth camping out for days on end to get your hands on.

Sources: Reuters, Fox News, American Bird Conservancy, Daily Mirror, Associated Press