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Buy something or get out: Some New York cafes ban no-good laptop users

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Pretty interesting article in the WSJ this morning dealing with the scourge of laptop users in coffee shops, also known as cafés. It’s a trend story, and the trend is that, hurt by the recession, several New York area cafés are now banning the use of laptops (to use the free Wi-Fi).

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Self-Destructing Encryption to Protect Data

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A team of university researchers led by a certain Roxana Geambasu will unveil a security system that effectively destroys messages after a set duration, and it will make use of the online cloud!

Recently on Offworld: an ode to the jetpack, rusted steampunk adventures, Tetris bejeweled

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Recently on Offworld, our Ragdoll Metaphysics columnist Jim Rossignol takes us through an illustrated history of one of videogames' best mechanical conceits: the jetpack.

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Tron Turquoise Is The New Black

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With Tron Legacy set to debut in 2010, don't be surprised if turquoise and, more specifically, turquoise LED strips get slapped onto anything and everything. Exhibit A: The Pulse, a concept fixed-gear with electric turn signals and a luminescent frame...

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LG BL40 Chocolate has FM Transmitter

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So, what do you know about the LG BL40 Chocolate phone ? Ok hrere’s the list : 4 inch display with 800 x 345 pixels resolution, 5MP camera with Schneider-Kreuznach lens and flash, Wifi, GPS and UMTS/HSDPA connectivity. That’s it ?

Fly-Goodbye Bug Vacuum Gun

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Suck them bugs! The Fly-Goodbye Bug Vacuum Gun($30) is a powerful weapon for bug, you just move the ..(more...

Microsoft unveils keyboard and mouse built for Windows 7

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Section: Computers, Peripherals, Mice / Keyboards Microsoft has recently announced their latest keyboard and mouse set—the Wireless Comfort Desktop 5000. Just to begin with, the new set is wireless, with both the keyboard and mouse using a shared USB 2.4GHz transceiver.

Goodyear and NASA develop the next-gen lunar rover tire (it’s springy)

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Eventually man will go back to the Moon and will need a way to travel in style. Goodyear and NASA has just unveiled the tire that will help with that.

Mac 101: Change your desktop picture

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Filed under: OS, Mac 101Welcome back to Mac 101, our series of posts aimed at novice Mac users and veterans who like the occasional refresher.Many new Mac owners want to customize their Mac's look and feel. A simple place to begin is the desktop picture.

Metal coat rack inspired by a ribbon

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I'm really digging this metal coat rack inspired by a ribbon. It was designed by Hemal Patel of London.

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iRex e-Reader Out This Holiday Season

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It’s not just an Amazon Kindle world anymore with all of these new e-reader hitting the shelves, not to mention the new iRex e-Reader that will be coming out this holiday season.

Review: Touchatag RFID System

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You always remember your first time, right? That heady rush, the embarrassment that turns into passion, that sense that this, this moment right now, is what you’re living for. You could stay this way forever or die today - it didn’t matter.

Netbook + mouse = Newton Mogo Mouse for netbooks

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Is this not the most impressive thing you have ever seen? It’s the Newton Mogo Mouse, a mouse for netbooks. Very fancy. So the mouse sits in a little holder-thing on the exterior of your netbook.

Wilcraft – Amphibious Ice Fishing and Hunting Vehicle

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The Wilcraft is a multi-seasonal amphibious vehicle designed for the ice fishing and to get you into..(more...

Carving steel with electricity

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Enjoy this insane contraption over at BB Video: "Theo Gray, Popsci.com columnist and "Mad Science" author, shows us how to perform DIY electrochemical machining with homemade gadgets."

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A $1.1 million Sarah Palin autographed Xbox 360

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Got a spare million dollars burning a hole in your pocket? Well, we have a deal for you, buddy. You should totally buy this Sarah Palin signed Xbox 360. I mean, this Xbox 360 Pro is really signed by the one and only Sarah Palin.

Rejected By Apple, iPhone Developers Go Underground

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Apple is the exclusive gatekeeper to its iPhone App Store, able to reject apps at will — as it did July 28 with Google Voice.

Sprint to Release Biodegradeable Samsung Phone this August 16

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Watch out Sprint subscribers: the operator’s coming out with a full-featured biodegradable phone within two weeks! The Associated Press reports that the Samsung Reclaim will one-up previous similar phones by providing a complete feature set.

Mimo 710-S portable monitor

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A portable monitor is offered by Mimo. Designed to save space or traveler, Mimo 710-S comes in a slider design with 7 inch screen size at 800 x 480 pixels resolution. The screen feature 90 degree rotation, allowing you to choose your most comfortable position.

Video: The OpenChord V1 guitar lets you play Guitar Hero, Rock Band with a real guitar

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This is the OpenChord V1 guitar. It’s a guitar, obviously, but one that works with Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Right now, the guys behind the guitar only have it up and running with the Nintendo Wii version. That said, Xbox 360 and PS3 versions are in the works.

“Party-shot” accessory for new Sony cameras automatically takes pictures of everyone at the party

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Somehow I missed this accessory when I posted the new TX1 and WX1 cameras from Sony last night. How could I… well, let me check. Nope… nope, this was not in the press release I got. Very funny, Sony. I know we give the PS3 a lot of flak but that’s pretty cold of you.

New Cyclops watch from Crispin Jones

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Mr Jones Watches, the line of timepieces by London-based designer Crispin Jones, has a new model out called the Cyclops: Cyclops dispenses with a conventional arrangement of hour, minute and second hands; instead a single hour marker passes around the coloured dial.

MAINGEAR eX-L 15 Gaming Notebook announced

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MAINGEAR announced a brand new gaming notebook today called the eX-L 15, and this notebook includes everything the hardcore gamer needs to play with the best of them on an up-to-date platform.

Bulb Lantern

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The Bulb Lantern by Kyouei Design. I want a lampshade like this!

Review: BlackBerry Curve 8520 (T-Mobile)

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John already gave you his “quick look” on the 8520, but a second look never hurt. Take into account the fact that my main phone is the BlackBerry Curve 8900 and you can see why I’m anxious to give you my thoughts on the latest Curve to hit the streets.

Mars Life Looks Increasingly Unlikely

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Despite the discovery of a meteorite on Mars the other day that looks vaguely like the famous one from the 1990s, hopes are beginning to dim for finding life on the red planet, Space.com reports.That's because while methane was found in the Martian atmosphere--which led to speculation that...

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