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Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:22:00 -0800

How book publishers could clobber Amazon.com
Walk into your local bookstore, and all is peace and order. But the tranquility masks an industry on fire. The traditional...
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Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:15:00 -0800

Dell netbook catches fire, burns hole in floor.
A woman's Dell Mini 9 suddenly made a "popping noise" -- never a good sign -- then began to "hiss and...
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Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:30:00 -0800

Weird cell phone sports round screen!
A strange new $159 phone from an obscure Chinese company has something few other phones have: a round screen. The KINGK N99...
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Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:00:00 -0800

Mystery Pic 106: What is it?
What is it? Post your guess in the comments section below. If you're first with the right answer, you'll earn the dubious...
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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:43:00 -0800

The Ten Worst Predictions for 2009
What is it about the change from one year to the next that compels people to guess about what's going to happen? Some...
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Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:06:00 -0800

How Google will make the Nexus One free
Everyone is wrong about Google's new phone, the Nexus One. It doesn't compete with the iPhone, and it's more of a...
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Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:51:00 -0800

Israeli security agents execute tourist's MacBook.
Israeli security officers questioned an American tourist for hours. Then, they took her MacBook outside and riddled it with...
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Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:39:00 -0800

Xbox game teaches you how to talk to girls.
A $1 dating sim called for Xbox called "Don't Be Nervous Talking 2 Girl" is a first-person chatter. In the...
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Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:19:00 -0800

Gadget turns anything into a speaker.
A Korean company called Xenics plans to launch December 21 a gadget that transforms just about anything into a speaker. The...
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Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:08:00 -0800

Batmobile limo: worst idea ever.... or best?
(Props to BornRich) See and download the full gallery on posterous
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Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:04:00 -0800

Why the idea that cell phones cause stress is wrong.
The conventional wisdom is that cell phones create stress in our lives. But a new study of 1,083 Australians finds the...
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Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:29:00 -0800

Every nightstand should have plugs in the drawer
Wake up, furniture industry! People carry cell phones! Everyone has to put their rechargeable gadgets somewhere while they...
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Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:47:00 -0800

'iHat' puts speakers over your ears.
A $25 hat called -- what else? -- the iHat sports a jack for plugging in your music player, and speakers for listening...
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Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:08:00 -0800

All-purpose extreme sports goggles give you Terminator Vision
A company called Recon Instruments plans to sell these goggles, which provide data on the glass to the wearer, including...
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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:36:00 -0800

Awesome desktop PC mod is actually built into the desk.
This has got to be the coolest "desktop" PC ever. It's a custom mod built by a guy named Will Urbina. He built...
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Sat, 05 Dec 2009 08:11:00 -0800

New Verizon DROID ad implies that the iPhone is for girls.
The ad starts out by asking, "should a phone be pretty?" They then show what looks like the iPhone inside glass,...
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Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:54:00 -0800

Why have mobile gadget keyboards gotten worse?
In the past 10 years, for example, screens and antennas have undergone radical transformations for the better. Today's phone...
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Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:28:00 -0800

Weird concept of the day: Luggage to put your baby in.
Some designer has come up with a "Smart Baby Case" space pod for wheeling a baby around. The designer's site...
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Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:13:00 -0800

Ruins of Ancient Pompeii now on Google Street View!
Incredible. Google put the ruins of the Ancient Roman city of Pompeii on Google Street View. (Funny weirdness: Apparently the...
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Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:42:00 -0800

The greatest geek gadget guide ever!
True gadget fans (like me) seem impossible to buy gifts for. We have everything. We know everything. And we're very picky...
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Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:32:00 -0800

From the Department of Awesome: stealth wings for special forces.
A German project is working on the development of stealth wingsuits for the military. The Special Parachute and Logistics...
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Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:53:00 -0800

First-ever 'iPhone orchestra' to perform next week.
University of Michigan students have created iPhone apps that turn the phone into musical instruments, and they're giving...
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Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:09:00 -0800

Awesome: Groom updates Facebook relationship status from the altar.
A Maryland computer programmer named Dana Hanna pulled out his cell phone during his wedding ceremony to update his Facebook...
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Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:40:00 -0800

Laptop with two screens hits.
A company called Kohjinsha unveiled a laptop with two 10.1-inch displays. Does that mean it's twice as good?
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Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:15:00 -0800

Here's my interview on American Public Media's Future Tense.
Click here to listen. Click here to visit the post on the Future Tense blog.
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