More odd stories from the world of technology this week. Tired of fumbling around your pockets for a camera? What if you could take a picture with your shirt? M.I.T. is working on that. Want to report a problem in the city of Boston? There’s an app for that. Want to see the latest in spy technology? Check out the robotic hummingbird (with video).

Welcome back to the oddball tech stories of the week. We all know that robots are quite good at building cars (well, some cars), vacuuming, and serving tennis balls. Did you know that they could one day help us colonize Mars? Technology is good, however sometimes it makes us do dumb things. How dumb? How about stealing a computer from a jail? It actually gets dumber. Keep reading.

Carbon nanotube lamps. I know what you’re thinking. Why didn’t I think of that? Also, a computer aimed at kids seems like it could be excellent for research scientists or the clumsy. Plus, the Internet may be alive. It seems like every week I report on some kind of technology going evil like Japanese trains and GPSs. Next up, your toaster hates you, that’s why it burns your toast.