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Buyers Sold Clay Instead of iPads

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How’d you like to plunk down $500 or more for a brand new iPad 2 to find out that you just bought yourself a box filled with clay? Apparently, at least ten customers were sold bogus boxes containing clay instead of iPads over the holidays from several Canadian electronic stores.…

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January 18th, 2012 by: Conner Flynn

iPad Used as Passport to Cross US Border

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While the TSA and INS aren’t supposed to let you into the US without a real passport, that didn’t stop a Canadian man from using his iPad as a substitute for his passport, which he had forgotten at home. Border crossings require passports these days, but thanks to a bit…

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January 4th, 2012 by: Range

Star Wars Identities: Darth Vader Does Rorschach

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There’s a new exhibition featuring some pretty interesting Star Wars stuff coming to Canada in 2012. It’s called Star Wars: Identities. You will apparently get to know the characters of the Star Wars… saga “on a whole new level”. Whatever that may mean, the poster and teaser trailer they

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November 26th, 2011 by: Range

New Airships to Hit Canada: A Bit of Fringe Up North

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I’ve always enjoyed airships. They’ve been featured prominently in Fringe…, in the other universe. It’s a shame that there aren’t more around, but that might not be for long. Hybrid Air Vehicles will be making some futuristic giant blimps to supply remote communities in the Northern parts of Canada.

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August 31st, 2011 by: Range

Imhotep Blows into New Brunswick, Canada

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I’ve spent a fair share of my afternoons lying down on the grass and just staring at the clouds as they move gently across the sky, prodded along by the occasional breeze.…

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August 7th, 2011 by: Hazel Chua

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The Truth is In This Intersection

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I want to believe that aliens live along these roads:

Considering X-Files… shot its first five seasons in Canada, I wouldn’t be surprised if there actually was a connection between the names of these roads and the classic show. Here’s some proof by way of Google Maps for the Scullys

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December 24th, 2010 by: Lambert Varias

Combine Collective Mac Keyboard Tray Will Give You Wood

I am not a Mac user. I had a MacBook once but I used Windows on it and eventually tired of messing with Boot Camp and sold the thing. I have never felt the desire to own a Mac desktop, because I like to roll my own custom computers. Combine…

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September 18th, 2010 by: Shane McGlaun

Arduino Weather Clock Tells the Temperature, Not the Time

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This kind of reminds me of the Weasley clock that was in Harry Potter…, but there’s actually more to it than just the time. It can actually show you what the weather is like outside.

I love how this display is retro and analog. You’d never expect a clock

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January 11th, 2010 by: Range

Yay for Art!: Cloaca No 5 Machine Literally Produces Pieces of Crap

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The fifth version of world-renowned artist Wim Delvoye’s sculpture is now on exhibit at the Université du Québec à Montréal’s gallery up until Valentine’s Day. Why should we care? Because his sculpture is actually a machine. A machine that “reproduces the human digestive system, from mastication to excretion”. In other…

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February 4th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

Venturer Shd7000: HD DVD on the Cheap

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With all the recent buzz about how Blu-ray is leading HD DVD in the high definition “format war,” there’s a new wildcard that could shake things up.

While Sony certainly has a leg up on the race with millions of PlayStation 3 consoles out there, one big road block to…

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March 25th, 2007 by: Technabob

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