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TweetThe answer is, “of course you don’t need that.”  The response that follows, however, is, “but that’s not the point!”  Face facts buddy, you’re never going to own a real Delorean let alone one with a flux capacitor and Mr. Fusion on the back so that’s why we buy models. But why get a 1/18th [...]

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TweetThe story goes like this: a professor in Sweden, who wishes to remain anonymous, places his bag containing laptop, keys, credit cards, calendar and various important documents under the stairwell in his apartment complex while he goes to the laundry room.  When he comes back, the bag is gone, naturally.  The most upsetting for him [...]

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TweetOh Japan, how I love you and your crazy sh*t.  See that thing on the left there with the suit precariously balanced on it?  Yeah, that’s Honda’s answer to the Segway.  A self propelled, self balancing, 3.7mph traveling unicycle that moves in the direction you lean.  Tightrope not included. The U3-X weighs in at just [...]

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TweetSony has been in the eReader business for a while now but with the recent success of Amazon’s Kindle devices, Sony has redoubled it’s efforts in order to push themselves back into this market. In a surprising (for Sony) move in the right direction they have abandoned their proprietary eBook format, BeBB, for the EPUB [...]

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TweetOh this is just good.  Apple has now censored the English dictionary.  The new app “Ninjawords” has finally been released to the app store after a three month waiting and updating period because it contains words that are in every single other dictionary out there. Apple censored an English dictionary. A dictionary. A reference book. [...]

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TweetIt appears that CNET has gotten their hands on a full working version of Microsoft’s upcoming spankin’ new Zune HD and they are thoroughly impressed.  Click the link to check out the full details straight from the horse’s mouth or continue reading for my highlights. The big thing for the new Zune is of course [...]

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TweetThe computer gaming industry is certainly no stranger to rumor and one of the most recent, and juicy, involves speculation on the PSP2.  Keep in mind, none of this information has been mentioned or confirmed by Sony.  It’s a rumor, remember? Anyway, Acclaim developer, David Perry, started this whole thing off with a message he [...]

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Just Palm It

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TweetIt’s just so pretty.  The up-and-coming Palm Pre, the first phone from Palm to feature their new webOS operating system, has become the object of my obsession. It’s more than just the looks, however, this new phone has a lot going for it.  With a big, multi-touch screen, a full web browser with page zooming, [...]

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G-Money

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TweetLogitech may have gone completely insane.  Announced for a release in May is the G19 keyboard, an upgrade to the popular G15, the first keyboard to contain an LCD screen on it.  For the most part it has a lot of the same features as the G15, the macro keys and all of that, with [...]

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