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Quirky Ray charges your gadgets with the sun

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Do you find yourself constantly on the move and always carrying loads of gadgets around with you? If that’s the case, you probably have a lot of spare batteries or charging cables, and you’re always on the lookout for a spot to charge or replace the batteries of your devices. Well, if that’s the case, Qirky’s new device should impress you. Called the Ray, this portable charging device for your portable devices is simple to set up and easy to work.</div>
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Users just need to put Ray on a surface which has plenty of exposure to sunlight, and then connect their devices onto it via USB. Users just need to make sure the Ray faces the sun and that’s all there is to it. Great for folks always on the move, or find themselves sitting next to a window (be it in an office, or in a plane or a bus). The Ray has a kickstand for placing on flat surfaces, and a suction cup which can be used to stick it onto flat surfaces. When not in use, it folds up neatly together with your USB cord.</div>
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The Quirky Ray is available now for pre-sale at $39.99 (MSRP: $49.99) at the Quirky online store.</div>
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Quirky Ray charges your gadgets with the sun

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Tecmo Koei Champion Jockey looks ridiculous

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Are you a fan of horse riding, but don’t have enough space in your house to keep or horse, or you don’t have the money to buy one? Well, like almost every hobby, there’s a digital version of it available and this one is coming soon to a PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360 near you. Called Champion Jockey, this video game will bring horse racing to the comfort of your living room – just as long as you don’t mind looking ridiculous while riding an invisible horse.</div>
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Industry reacts to BT site blocking ruling

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The news that judge has ruled that BT must block a site known to be illegally distributing films and music has prompted a slew of reactions from the industry, ranging from euphoria to fear.</div>
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BT sent us a rather diplomatic response to the ruling, stressing that no ISPs were willing to voluntarily block the Newzbin2 site, but only BT had the injunction to deal with because it was deemed to be the largest ISP.</div>
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A spokesperson told us, "This is a helpful judgment, which provides clarity on this complex issue. It clearly shows that rights holders need to prove their claims and convince a judge to make a court order.</div>
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"BT has consistently said that rights holders need to take this route. We will return to court after the summer to explain what kind of order we believe is appropriate."</div>
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The comments from BT seem to support the proposals to fast-track website blocking requests through a peer-managed court process, as put forward to Culture Minister Ed Vaizey by a group of copyright holders.</div>
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The court route is also supported by the Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) in a suspiciously similar statement to BT's: "ISPA has long maintained that this is an issue that rights holders should seek to address in court, rather than through voluntary means, and today's ruling should go some way to offering clarity on what is a complex area."</div>
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Nicholas Lansman, ISPA secretary general adds that it isn't the be all and end all of curing piracy: "However, concerns about over-blocking, ease of circumvention and increased encryption are widely-recognised which means that blocking is not a silver bullet to stop online copyright infringement."</div>
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Meanwhile, the Open Rights Group branded the move 'pointless and dangerous', claiming that the move would do little to stop piracy.</div>
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Copyright campaigner Peter Bradwell said, ""Website blocking is pointless and dangerous. These judgements won't work to stop infringement or boost creative industries.</div>
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"And there are serious risks of legitimate content being blocked and service slowdown. If the goal is boosting creators' ability to make money from their work then we need to abandon these technologically naive measures, focus on genuine market reforms, and satisfy unmet consumer demand."</div>
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The many and varied members of the Motion Picture Association are all pleased as punch, however.</div>
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Stressing the need to curb piracy in order to secure money to make future films, Spyro Markesinis from Momentum Pictures applauds the ruling and says that it will help to "safeguard the future of the [film] industry."</div>
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Lord Puttnam CBE, President of Film Distributors' Association, said, "Finally, it seems we have a way to deal with rogue sites which will benefit the film industry including UK independent distributors and, more broadly, the entire creative sector."</div>
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"Good sense has prevailed," is John McVay of PACT's view, representing independent film and media companies.</div>
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"We now need some clear action to ensure that this judgement acts as a real deterrent to pirates."</div>
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Industry reacts to BT site blocking ruling

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