As Hack A Day notes, one can easily question the wisdom of "a pair of microwave transceivers and a LiPo battery strapped directly over one's eyes and brain, " but that's the price of progress, right?

ENGADGET: Homebrew head-mounted Linux system for telepresence, looking silly

Reportedly, users spend only an average of 10-12 seconds solving a PlayThru compared to 16 seconds for a CAPTCHA. More secure, faster, and an element of fun is definitely an improvement, but already attempts at hacking it have been posted on YouTube and discussed at Hack A Day.

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The hack came a day before Mr. Murdoch and his son James were expected to appear before Britain's parliament on Tuesday to answer questions about a growing phone-hacking scandal, in which employees of another News Corp. newspaper are alleged to have hacked into cell phone voice mail of celebrities, politicians and in one case a murdered girl.

WSJ: Hackers Claim 'Sun' Site Hit

Not every idea generated from a hack day will dramatically alter the course of history.

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Alongside a huge number of speakers and sessions talking about innovation and development in the mobile world, the event also runs a Hack Day stream, where people rapidly prototype new ideas and present them to the conference as the last session.

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Deezer's push to introduce more apps to the platform continues next month with a Music Hack Day at their Paris HQ and API partner support for The Next Web's forthcoming Hack Battle event.

ENGADGET: Deezer App Studio goes mobile, brings apps to Android and iOS listeners

While around 200 students showed up for a simultaneous hack day in Ireland, 350 in Poland and 200 in Russia, among other locations, more than 550 showed up to the main venu in Athens this despite the fact that Friday was a day of major transport strikes.

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The company is announcing a new Developer Program today at Music Hack Day SF.

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