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Archive for April 2010

Microsoft’S Are You Certifiable? is Probably the Nerdiest Game of All Time

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Put your glasses on, grab your books and boot up your PC, because it’s time to play Are You Certifiable?…, a game that will help you find out if you’re ready to earn a Microsoft Certification (an IT nerd badge, if you will). Just like most games, players enter

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April 16th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

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Printing From an iPad is Sooooo Easy

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So the iPad doesn’t have a USB port, big deal. You don’t have to send files from it to a real computer (ooooh burn) before you can print them. Printing from an iPad is so easy!…

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April 16th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

Robot Infographic: Know Your Future Masters

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The guys at Online Schools scoured the Internet to come up with a lengthy but entertaining infographic about robots. It contains a lot of quiz show-type trivia, like the fact that the earliest known robot was a steam powered one, invented in 400 BC, that most robots are cow milkers,…

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April 16th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

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Cat Plays Theremin, Humans Plug Ears

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What could be better than a cat playing keyboards? I’ll tell you what – a cat that can play the theremin, that’s what.…

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April 15th, 2010 by: Technabob

Bring Tim! Tells You Exactly How Much Money was Just Wasted in That Meeting You Sat in

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Given the fact that I’ve probably spent at least a gazillion hours in my professional careers sitting in mind-numbing meetings, this device is definitely something that I need.

The $25 Bring Tim! timer should be standard issue in every corporate conference room. Just punch in an average hourly rate for…

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April 15th, 2010 by: Technabob

Old School Game Geek Gets $31k for Rare Atari 2600 Game

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I am not big on saving things. Typically, once I get tired of something or bored with it I throw it away or give it away. For years, I carried my Atari 2600 from my youth with me each time I moved, even though I never played it. Eventually I…

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April 15th, 2010 by: Shane McGlaun

South Korean Gamers Get Midnight Ban

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It looks like South Koreans won’t be able to play video games during the wee hours of the night. There is going to be an enforced ban, which will start at midnight.

The South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has decided that gaming addiction has gotten to epic…

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April 15th, 2010 by: Range

Legos Light Up

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Instead of piecing together individual LEGO bricks to make your own lights, you can now buy some official giant LEGO lights, made by LEGO, and no, there is no assembly required!

These new LEGO lamps come with LEDs are available in two different models, the 2×2 Brick LED Light… and

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April 15th, 2010 by: Range

Persona 3 Portable Video Walkthrough: Welcome Back, Suicidal Ghost Hunters

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Persona 3… is one of the best RPGs ever released on the PlayStation 2. PSP owners will soon be able to play Persona 3 Portable, an updated version of the game, with new features like full control of all playable characters, part-time jobs that give extra money and stats, and

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April 15th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

Robot Built From Used Television Parts Inspires People, Old Tvs

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A young Togolese man named Sam Todo made a humanoid robot “almost entirely from old television sets.”… Todo built the robot as a way of encouraging his fellow Africans to become more interested in science and technology. The hearts of hundreds of millions of dusty, unused and ignored TVs from

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April 15th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

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