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Darth Vader in His Underwear with His Evil Superhero Grandpa, Say What?

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This series of photos were shot by Sacha Goldberger, and they are entitled The Darks Part II…. In it, a (anti-)superhero named Dark Papouka befriends Darth Vader and they have some fun together. Darth Vader tries to get into the superhero act by wearing his underwear on the outside

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November 5th, 2011 by: Range

Beeri: Siri-Controlled Robot Serves Beer

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Apple’s Siri voice assistant is quite clever and very accommodating, but it can’t make things happen in the real world. Not yet anyway. But when combined with Arduino, it’s capable of just about anything. Like controlling a beer-serving robot. If by serving we mean “pierce a can and let its …

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October 23rd, 2011 by: Lambert Varias

Chewbacco: Use the Force to Put a Pinch Between Your Cheek and Gum

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Despite being named after the Russian/Ukranian word for “dog”, I’ve always thought that Chewbacca’s name sounded like a hurried version of “chewing tobacco.” Apparently artist Terry Border thinks the same, so he made this literal interpretation to share with the world:…

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October 19th, 2011 by: Technabob

Robot Programmed to Pick Up Poop: It’s Sh*t Like This That Will Bring Skynet on Our Asses

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The nerds at the University of Pennsylvania’s GRASP Laboratory seem to be fond of acronyms. As you may have guessed, GRASP itself is an acronym for General Robotics, Automation, Sensing & Perception. These are the guys that doomed all of humanity by programming a robot to pick up poop, and…

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October 18th, 2011 by: Lambert Varias

Huge Bejeweled Diamond Ring for Bejeweled Fan: Perfect Match

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PopCap Games recently held a contest asking players to share interesting stories involving the company’s Facebook and downloadable game Bejeweled Blitz.… The winner was a hardcore fan named Laura Sheriff. Her story? Her competitive gamer boyfriend Chris proposed to her after failing to beat her high score of over 600,000

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October 13th, 2011 by: Lambert Varias

Insect-Powered Smartphones (and a Praying Mantis on a Unicycle)

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You know what I love about the whole viral video advertising trend? At least it makes advertisers and agencies look outside of the traditional blah 30- and 60- second ad spots that treat consumers like idiots, and instead to do something entertaining and attention-grabbing. Sure most produced “virals” are crummy,…

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October 11th, 2011 by: Technabob

Bones Mello: AT-AT Dog

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Remember Patrick Boivin’s stop-motion video about owning a pet AT-AT? Katie Scott Mello (probably) doesn’t want to trade her pet dog Bones for a robot, so she did the next best thing: make an AT-AT costume for her greyhound in preparation for Halloween. The result speaks for itself:…

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October 11th, 2011 by: Lambert Varias

Arrowhead Laser Pointer: Perfect for Presenting Cave Paintings and Powerpoint Decks

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Kikkerland Design is fond of commissioning gadgets that are quirky yet practical, like the tree branch headphone splitter, the sliced grandfather clock or the USB battleship hub. Here’s more evidence that Kikkerland’s designers knows how to put the ‘fun’ in functional – a laser pointer that looks like a stone…

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October 9th, 2011 by: Lambert Varias

Star Wars Movie Poster Photoshop Contest Gets Strange but Funny Results

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Freaking News ran a Star Wars movie poster Photoshop contest earlier this year. The results are in and some of these are pretty unusual. One of the most distinctive is a sort of mashup between Darth Vader and The Dark Knight…. For some reason, it kind of works.

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October 9th, 2011 by: Range

Dwight’s Pyramid Tablet Looks Awesome, But Probably Isn’t Very Useful

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When you think of a tablet, images of an iPad or a Samsung Galaxy Tab or a Kindle Fire probably pop into your head right away. Regardless of what brand of tablet you’re thinking, the picture in your head is probably a rectangular, touchscreen tablet ranging from a 7-inch to…

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October 3rd, 2011 by: Hazel Chua

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