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Archive for November 2011

6,000 Copies of CoD: Modern Warfare 3 Stolen

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3… comes out tomorrow, but it looks like someone couldn’t wait. A band of theives stole 6,000 copies of the game, which is kinda stupid since it is about to arrive and it’s not like they can get away with selling them or giving them

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November 7th, 2011 by: Conner Flynn

Panasonic Lumix DMC-3D1 Camera Sees Double

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Panasonic just announced the new Lumix DMC-3D1, a dual-lens camera which can take high-resolution 3D images or simultaneously record stills and video footage.…

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November 7th, 2011 by: Range

A Grandfather’s Gaming Adventures

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Gamers, here’s an awesome way to jump start your Monday (or end it, in my case). Amidst all the hype, reports of shortcomings and scams and overreacting complaints about video games that we come across on the Web nowadays, it’s nice to see something that reminds us of the things…

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November 7th, 2011 by: Lambert Varias

GingerDead Men Cookie Cutters: Don’t Choke on Any Frosting Bones

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The GingerDead Men Cookie Cutters turn your happy cookies into walking skeleton creatures of evil. One side of the product cuts the shape of the walking dead, and the other imprints the skeleton design onto its body. They make great stocking stuffers for geeks of all kinds, and are awesome for people who love to eat. A safe bet is that most people you know enjoy eating, so, you can’t really go wrong, unless they happen to be deathly afraid of skeletons. Or gingerbread men. *Hears footsteps* DON’T EAT ME! *Gets hit by a gumdrop.*

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November 7th, 2011 by: Jack Kieffer

Robo-Dog: An AT-AT Walker for the Blind

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Those who are short of sight can now be led by a miniature AT-AT walker instead of a proper guide dog. If they only knew what kind of monstrosity was leading them, they would no doubt let go and run in the opposite direction, hitting the nearest pole and getting…

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November 7th, 2011 by: Conner Flynn

Dialug: Twist-to-Set Outlet Timer

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Picture this: your alarm goes off late one morning, so you’re scrambling around your apartment with burnt toast in one hand and random work stuff in the other. You wash everything down with coffee, grab your car keys off the table, and rush out the door – completely forgetting about…

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November 7th, 2011 by: Hazel Chua

This Insect Spies All: Miniature Surveillance Drones

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Ah, insect drones. They’ve been used so much in movies and televisions shows that it was bound to become a reality someday. I remember this particular scene in that old Richie Rich… movie (the one where Macaulay Culkin played Richie), when Professor Kean Bean was showing off his latest invention

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November 7th, 2011 by: Hazel Chua

Robot Learns from Smiles, Frowns – Won’t Kill Us as Long as We Keep a Happy Face on

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All the signs of the robopocalypse are starting to coalesce. We’ve got robots that look like people, ones that can butcher, and even one that can self-replicate. Put these all together and you’ve got yourself the very first Terminator, right? Well, now robots can even read our emotions. This particular…

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November 6th, 2011 by: Technabob

Star Wars Dioramas at The 50th Shizuoka Hobby Show: The Detailed Side of the Force

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We’ve seen a few Star Wars… dioramas – most of them made with LEGO –  but these works of art from the 50th Shizuoka Hobby Show are unbelievably beautiful. They may not have hundreds of characters or battle scenes, but they more than make up for it in terms of

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November 6th, 2011 by: Lambert Varias

iHome iP4 Boombox for iPhone/iPod: iGhettoBlaster

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If you haven’t already bought one of the million and one other iPhone/iPod docking stereos out there, you might want to check out this one. iHome’s  iP4 stereo looks just like a classic boombox, but with an iOS dock in place of a cassette player.…

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November 6th, 2011 by: Technabob

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