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Tech's Next Global Challenge

2008-07-11T10:21:00.001-04:00

In the early 1960's, Japan began to re-industrialize. Eventually what was once viewed as a nation who produced cheap and sub-standard electronics...

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SEGWAY RIDING SWAT TEAM!!!

2008-07-08T08:24:00.001-04:00

To be fair, this CRAZY HAPPY FUN POST!!! doesn't hail from Japan, but China where police in Jinan prepared for the Olympics by putting their SWAT...

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Computer Job Employment Hits Record High!

2008-07-08T07:44:00.001-04:00

The IT unemployment rate hit a record low of 2.3% last quarter, with over 4 million employed in IT jobs. Compare that to the current overall...

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This is Sand

2008-07-07T16:38:00.001-04:00

All of us who were once kids (which is all of us) have made those sand art bottles, where you fill a bottle with layers of colored sand. Well, this...

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Shortcut Key for New Folders in Windows Explorer

2008-07-07T14:42:00.001-04:00

I don't spend much time in Explorer (I'm a Total Commander fan, myself.) In my opinion the biggest pain in the butt about Windows Explorer is that...

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Clip-On Geotagging for DSLRs

2008-07-07T07:44:00.001-04:00

I'm not a big camera buff, but this is just too cool to not post. The Kato is an add-on that works with any DSLR camera to add Geotagging to your...

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1-UP Mushroom Burger

2008-07-02T10:24:00.001-04:00

Combine the love of old-school NES paraphernalia with grilling in your back yard on a warm summer day and what do you get? The 1-UP Mushroom Burger....

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42 GB on a Single DVD (Not Blu-Ray)

2008-07-01T13:01:00.001-04:00

"Japanese researchers have figured out a way to cram a Blu-ray slaying 42GB onto a single, old fashioned DVD. How have they managed this? By making...

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Really Pretty iPod Stickers

2008-07-01T06:31:00.001-04:00

I never leave my house. If I did become someone who ever leaves the house, I would totally get an iPod. I keep my music going as if it were my...

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GoDaddy VP Caught Bidding Against Customers

2008-06-30T07:41:00.001-04:00

An employee of GoDaddy had been bidding against customers for domain names. It turns out this is unbelievably not against GoDaddy's policies. "A...

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The Mouse is Dead

2008-06-25T14:21:00.001-04:00

Ok, maybe not yet but both Microsoft and Apple clearly see multi-touch input devices as the (dare I say near?) future of computer interfacing, with...

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"Lots of Bots" Wall-E Featurette

2008-06-25T14:07:00.001-04:00

I <3 Robots.

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Ampbot Follows You Around, Delivers Music

2008-06-25T13:42:00.001-04:00

This little fella with Segway-style legs follows you around your house playing your MP3 player for you. I thought of something like this a while...

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Shoot the Hell Out of People While Surfing the Interweb

2008-06-25T08:51:00.003-04:00

The Pan Tilt Airsoft Gun Mod is a kit you add to any standard Airsoft gun to make it remote-controlled by a computer. You can even attach a webcam to...

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SENF Finds Credit Card Numbers, SSNs on Your PC

2008-06-25T06:35:00.001-04:00

Like most security tools, SENF (Sensitive Number Finder) seems very useful not only for those wishing to up the ante on their personal security and...

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Laptop 2600

2008-06-24T11:11:00.001-04:00

In my search for printable contact paper for designing my own laptop cover (which I never found... If you know where to find some PLEASE COMMENT!) I...

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NES Controller Car Engine Mod

2008-06-24T09:38:00.001-04:00

Not exactly tech, but definitely geek; This guy made his engine cover look like an NES controller. MAKE Blog notes, "Playing a game with this...

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Indie Video Game Designers Finally Catch a Break

2008-06-24T07:37:00.003-04:00

Here's a great article on how game console companies like Nintendo, Microsoft and even Sony are doing things to help independent game developers make...

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Making a class private to only your assembly

2008-06-23T08:01:00.001-04:00

Sometimes in .NET you'll want to make a class that is only accessible/exposed within your assembly. This happened to me, and for the life of me I...

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HUMAN TETRIS!!!!

2008-06-20T15:12:00.002-04:00

I almost forgot our second installment of CRAZY HAPPY FUN POST!!!!!! For those of you who missed the first one, CRAZY HAPPY FUN POST!!!!!! brings you...

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The Search For ET (a.k.a: A Huge Waste of Money)

2008-06-20T14:36:00.001-04:00

I grew up near Kennedy Space Center, and actually worked out at NASA during my last two years of High School with the US FIRST Robotics competition....

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Programmable Guitar Effects Pedal

2008-06-19T18:15:00.001-04:00

I've always thought it would be awesome to have an effects pedal that you can program yourself. Oh look, here's one! "The OpenStompTM Coyote-1 is...

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Code Execution Vulnerability Found in Firefox 3.0... Already!

2008-06-19T10:15:00.001-04:00

It looks lie IE isn't the only one sporting major vulnerabilities these days:"Just hours after the official release of the latest refresh of...

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Build Your Own Vacuum Form Machine

2008-06-18T06:30:00.001-04:00

This detailed guide complete with images, build/circuitry diagrams, and links to manufacturers explicates how to build your own "Vac-U-Form" machine....

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