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As robots become more involved in delicate tasks such as autopsies or surgeries, we need their touch to be as precise and sensitive as possible. To have that, we'll need to give them a skin-like surface full of optical sensors. Existing sensors, which are...
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The swirling vortex of postmodern metacommentary has all led down to this: Our Gift Guide to Other People's Gift Guides. How do you approach Bob Vila's earnest recommendations for household handymen, or OK!'s abstinence-vampire-centric guide for Twilight...
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The Imperator is Razer's latest gaming mouse, and it may be their best—oddly, because it feels like a mouse from an entirely different company. Price It's $80, which is about par for the gaming mouse course. Verdict It uses the tracking engine...
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I can't tell you how many times we have come across USB chargers that can be plugged into an outlet, so why not cut out the middleman and simply convert the outlet to USB? Instructables shows you how. Not only that, the guy behind the hack claims it can...
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Remember the secret plane spotted in Kandahar? The one that looked like a Nazi stealth plane? Well, it's been spotted again, but this time the picture is crystal clear, and it doesn't look like anything in the US arsenal. Stephen Trimble at Flight Global...
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The new SDXC standard (which theoretically tops out at 2TB) replaces SDHC in 2010, and according to DailyTech, some of the bigger laptop makers may add SDXC support to their upcoming laptops with 32nm Core i5/i7 processors. Toshiba's long had 64GB SDXC...
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This neat wall clock shows how video game favorite, Mario, has changed over time. Granted the entire thing's technically a bit reversed unless Mario has a Benjamin Button sort of issue. The fact that the most recent versions are really the youngest aside,...
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Battlemodos give you a clear sense of what's good and bad in a gadget category, but there's no way to include everything. Consider the $99 Asus O!Play the new champ of HD video players—better late than never. The Old Champs If you remember the HD...
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No, this isn't a still from a sci-fi movie. It's actually the Sofia and Varna Air Traffic Control Hall in Bulgaria. Pretty amazing. [Airliners.net; Thanks, Jason!]
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First question: How hard are Thinkpad notebooks? Hard enough to be installed in buses and tram shuttles as seats and keep working just fine. Second question: Are the trackpads scrotumsensitive? I like to think they are. The notebooks—part of a...
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If you think about it—really think about it—or even half-assedly think about it—this Void VO2 Retrograde watch isn't so different from an iMac. But whereas an iMac* focuses on its glass screen accented by a tiny strip of aluminum, this...
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Missed the Black Friday dealzmodo rush, or nothing really catch your eye? You might still be in luck. Cyber Monday is when online retailers are supposed to shine. Here's a linktastic list of big-brand deal pages that just went live: Amazon, Best Buy, New...
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Apparently the Department of Defense believes that PS3s are a better value when it comes to supercomputers than IBM products specifically designed for the purpose. Granted recent price drops probably didn't hurt in justifying a 2,200 console order either....
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Far be it from me, a blogger with only the most perfunctory grasp of the English language to criticize a legitimate artist, but $30,000 for a tea pot? The Earl Grey within better literally send me to the stars. Price aside, this thing really is sleek,...
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From the eccentric brainiacs at Skymall comes the Invisible Bluetooth Headset. I can see it causing permanent deafness, but not because of a volume level issue. More like it's the size of a matchstick head and I can definitely picture it hammering an...