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BUILT's Laptop Backpack keeps your files close, peripherals closer
via Engadget by Darren Murph on May 08, 2008
Filed under: Laptops, Peripherals, WearablesNot one to just follow the crowd, BUILT has thrown an interesting twist on the oh-so-popular Neoprene laptop case. The Laptop Backpack enables users to tote their 12- to 17-inch machine right on their back along with textbooks, LAN party flyers and a copy of The Daily Bugle; you'll also find a couple of smaller compartments for storing peripherals...
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Why Super-Cleaning Microfiber Has Never Caught On In The U.S. [Cleaning]
via Consumerist by Chris Walters on June 01, 2008
... cleaning solutions—bright colors, heady fumes, sudsing, foaming, and definitive rinsing—everyone felt ineffective and disarmed. The rituals didn't feel right. But unquestionably, the stuff worked. Windows disappeared, floors gleamed, the Subaru sparkled.She went on to ask the big cleaning companies what they thought of microfiber, and was met with a generalized "meh":Several lines of q...
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Army orders 24 new sentry-bots, Judgment Day moved up two months
via Engadget by Joshua Topolsky on February 28, 2008
Filed under: RobotsSure, you laughed yesterday when you heard professor Noel Sharkey warn against the impending, apocalyptic man vs. machine battle that was to come, but this news may have you singing a different tune. A pilot program in Nevada which employed robotic sentries to patrol Hawthorne Army Depot is getting an upgrade: 24 brand new drones called MDARS, or "Mobile Detection and...
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Reuters Frees Content with New API
via Mashable! by Kristen Nicole on May 11, 2008
In a pretty significant move, Reuters is making its news content available to the developer community through the use of a non-commercial API offering, through Reuters Labs. This means that you can now take Reuters news and create applications around it, or better fit the content into your existing applications and sites. The API is available upon request. See more information here.This is...
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Scanning wallet cards into the iPhone
via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) by Mike Schramm on May 13, 2008
Filed under: Software, Hacks, Tips and tricks, Odds and ends, iPhoneThis is pretty much genius. Like Albert, I have a bunch of "membership cards" in my wallet -- they're those cards with a barcode or number on them that you get from places like the local grocery store, or some other retailer. They're useful to have around, but they tend to pile up after a while, and pretty soon, your...
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eet now
via Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? by ichctcf on May 25, 2008
eet now throw up in living room later.iz ok. ill b indiffrent 2 ur sufferin.picture: dunno source, via our lolcat builder. lol caption: katie » Recaption This
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Spore Creature Creator now available
via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) by (author unknown) on June 17, 2008
Shared by npike cant wait to try this once i get homeFiled under: Gaming, LeopardEA has made the Spore Creature Creator trial available for download on both Mac and PC. A while back EA promised simultaneous release for Mac and PC, and they seem to be on track with the Creature Creator which is available for purchase at $9.95.The Spore Creature Creator is a preview and demo for the full Spore...
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iPhone as a touchpad
via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) by Mike Schramm on February 20, 2008
Filed under: Odds and ends, Freeware, Developer, iPhoneI love this. Reader Jahanzeb sent us a little mini-app he cooked up out of vnsea that turns your Installer.app-enabled iPhone into a touchpad for your PC (and Mac, I assume, though the video above shows Windows). Once you've got the two talking to each other, you can click, double-click, and even drag windows around. Jahanzeb says...
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Gallery of "young me / now me" photos
via Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder on April 16, 2008
Charliekkendo says: "You have to see some of these images. Users duplicate a picture of themselves from when they were younger - same pose, the current "me" by the child "me." The results are fascinating." Link
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When Volcanoes Spew Lightning [Mega Vulcanicity]
via io9 by Annalee Newitz on May 06, 2008
Several days ago, a volcano that had been dormant for 9,000 near the coast of Chile erupted spectacularly, hurling liquified metals and lightning many miles into the sky. The results, which you see here, are called a "dirty thunderstorm," and are quite rare. Nobody is certain what causes them, but according to National Geographic it's believed to be "the result of rock fragments, ash, and...
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