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Inhabitat’s Week in Green: Sky City One, sub-zero cafe and the world’s longest Lego train track

John Skrhak — Sun, 19 May 2013 08:18:40 PDT

Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green. Eyes in the design world turned to New York City this week as New York

A look back at NASA’s planet-pinpointing space ‘scope

John Skrhak — Sun, 19 May 2013 08:18:38 PDT

(Credit: NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech) NASA announced this week that a key piece of gear on its Kepler space telescope has run into trouble. And though the space agency hasn’t given up on a jump-start, the mission may well be at risk. It’s

Title Mavs tracker: Another zero for Kidd

John Skrhak — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:17:47 PDT

The Mavericks aren’t in the playoffs for the first time since 2000, so we have to find something to fill the time this spring. Might as well keep up with the players from the Mavs’ title team who are scattered

Ask Engadget: can you use an Android tablet as a graphics tablet?

John Skrhak — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:17:47 PDT

We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, then here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget inquiry is from Xan, who wants Cintiq functionality without paying Cintiq prices. If

Teen dies trying to hold onto iPad during theft, police say

John Skrhak — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:17:43 PDT

(Credit: CNET) It’s a natural instinct to resist if someone tries to steal something out of your hand. In Las Vegas on Thursday afternoon, that instinct might have cost a 15-year-old boy his life. As the Las Vegas Sun reports,

Title Mavs tracker: Kidd benched in second half

John Skrhak — Sat, 18 May 2013 08:16:45 PDT

Google-built media player hits the FCC, reveals only a Hitchhiker’s Guide reference

John Skrhak — Sat, 18 May 2013 08:16:44 PDT

With much of its information obscured it’s hard to say what Google has planned for this new device revealed by its FCC filing, but the model number at least indicates someone has a sense of humor. Called an “H840 device”

Want a 10-foot-tall painting of ‘Star Wars’ action figures?

John Skrhak — Sat, 18 May 2013 08:16:42 PDT

Full of delightful details, ‘The Birth of a Jedi’ by Rob Burden measures 128×88 inches. (Credit: Kickstarter) Do you still have your original “Star Wars” action figures? Mine are tucked away in storage, but looking at Rob Burden’s artwork makes

How well would Jarrett Jack fit with Mavs?

John Skrhak — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:14:48 PDT

In the likely event that the Mavericks have to go to Plan B to find a point guard, Jarrett Jack’s name should be at or near the top of the list. There are a lot of things to like about

Twitter partners with NBA to highlight in-game replays, Blake Griffin posterizations

John Skrhak — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:14:47 PDT

In all honesty, Blake Griffin himself could start a social network that served no purpose outside of featuring his dizzying (and disgusting, if you will) array of dunks, and it’d probably go over quite well. Instead, he — along with