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Recently on Offworld: Time Donkeys, Sackboy Marvels, Dali games

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Recently on Offworld, it was a day of tributes: fans of cult hit RPG series Earthbound celebrated its 20th anniversary, home-crafters celebrated Hand Circus's iPhone platformer Rolando 2, and renowned papercrafter master Matt Hawkins celebrated the pursuits of Pac-Man for an upcoming gallery show.

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Let Arduino Play – Brico Geek Project

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Our friends over at Brico Geek are having a cool Arduino based contest called Let Arduino Play. All you need to do is make a cool game using an Arduino and enter. There are lots of cool prizes to be won so it’s sure to be a fun contest.

HP delaying promises to go green, Greenpeace responds

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Section: Business News, Computers, Desktops, Mobile Computers, Hardware, Gadgets / Other, GreenFor computer manufacturers, going green has been a big issue for a number of years. Most computers include a number of dangerous compounds such as brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and polyvinyl...

Video: Geek creates dancing humanoid with iPhone head

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Given the enormous creative energy some robot geeks regularly demonstrate, this took longer than I expected: A robot hobbyist (who is Japanese, I believe) created a humanoid with an iPhone head.

CrunchDeals: 24-inch monitor for $170

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Looks like 24 inches is becoming the new low-price sweet spot for LCD monitors. Newegg.com is selling one for just $170 with free shipping. That’s the lowest-priced new 24-inch monitor I believe I’ve ever come across.

Zeemote JS1 Bluetooth gaming controller for BlackBerry announced

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Zeemote have launched a version of their Bluetooth mobile gaming controller for BlackBerry smartphones. The Zeemote JS1 is compatible with all BlackBerry handsets that have a trackball, and connects wirelessly to offer over fifty hours of battery-powered gameplay.

Darth Vader Robitic Arm Kit

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Check out this cool Darth Vader robotic arm kit which features 45 snap together parts. Using controls on the side of the elbow you can turn and extend the arm while opening and closing the fingers to grasp objects or Jedi warriors.

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Google Voice a no-go on the iPhone; remember corporate interests?

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Never gonna happen. I'm a fan of captitalism, so I'm always disappointed when it doesn't work properly. The whole point of capitalism is that different groups compete to bring us things we need or want at the lowest possible price.

How-to: USB charger hack for Novatel MiFi

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Click to see the video Now it's better... next hack is...UPDATE: We got a software hack from commenter. Thanks, Anon1. go to your mifi config page, then settings, config2. download a backup of your config3. edit it with a text editor. change the line that says 0to14.

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Creative Zii EGG Android “Stemcell Computing” developer device launched

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Creative have announced their Zii EGG developer platform, the test hardware for coders to get to grips with their freshly “Plaszma” branded Stemcell Computing system.

Boardy Origami USB Stick

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The Boardy Origami is a USB flash drive that was made from recyclable paper. The device features a foldable surface that has advertising written all over it. The paper, once the sponsor’s message is read or ignored, is folded into a more compact and pluggable form.

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HP Offers Products at Employee Discounts

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Wish that you could get an employee discount on your favorite electronics and hardware? Well, now you can, without ever having to fill out a job application!

Finally, a portable ATSC tuner, now if it will only work well

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Expect to starting seeing ATSC tuners in notebooks, netbooks, and UMPCs soon. MaxLinear and Hauppauge Digital are working on a minicard that should tune in ATSC, QAM, DVB-T, DVB-H, and DTMB signals.

Greenpeace action targets HP over ‘Hazardous Products’

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Indie rock band Greenpeace has a problem with HP, specifically its broken promises vis–à-vis toxic chemicals in its products. The band’s frontman, Casey Harrell, says that “HP continues to put hazardous products on the market despite promises made years ago to phase out these toxic compounds.”

Digital monkey wrench costs $323, tells you when bolts are tight

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Ho-ly crap. For $323 plus $20 shipping you can get a digital monkey wrench that tells you when whatever bolt you’re tightening is tight enough. All these years I’ve been relying on the old “it doesn’t turn any more, so it must be tight” rule.

TASER X3 is officially Released

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The new TASER X3($TBA) gun. It is a new handheld electronic control device (ECD) has a multi-shot de..(more...

Panasonic Lumix FZ35 Packs 18x Optical Zoom

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Panasonic release its Lumix FZ35 hybrid camera in the US. This 12MP camera noasts a 18x optical zoom as well as its Optical Imsage Stabilization. Packs a dedicated video recording button, Panasonic Lumix FZ35 capable to record video in 720p resolution.

Withings Body Scale with Wi-Fi Connectivity

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The Withings Wi-Fi Body Scale sets a new boundary when it comes to iPhone Connectivity as it has the capability to beam your weight and body fat measurements to the web, that can be then accessed using your Apple iPhone via a free App.

Firebox WoodStation is a Wooden Weather Station

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Remember the Weather Station by Jacob Jensen, well here is an alternative for the environmentally friendly consumer. It is called the Firebox WoodStation and it is a Weather Station made from wood.

Unpronouncable Medical Procedure

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I’m sure someone can pronounce it, but this afternoon I have to go for something that is right around 30 letters long, but boils down to they’re drugging me, then sticking a tube down my throat, then sticking a camera down the tube to see what’s wrong with my insides.

Five Gadgets To Improve Your Summer Cycling

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Summer is a great time to get out on two wheels. Sure, “Summer” means different things in different places — here in Barcelona it means the afternoons are too hot to leave the house. In England it means rain, just like any other day.

Five Gadgets To Improve Your Summer Cycling

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Summer is a great time to get out on two wheels. Sure, “Summer” means different things in different places — here in Barcelona it means the afternoons are too hot to leave the house. In England it means rain, just like any other day.

A-DATA 4GB DDR3 memory for laptops, desktops & servers

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A-DATA have introduced 4GB DDR3 DRAM single-modules into their range of performance memory. The new capacity stick will be available across the company’s U-DIMM desktop RAM, SO-DIMM laptop RAM and unbuffered ECC-DIMM/ECC Registered DIMM RAM workstation/server lines.

A-DATA 4GB DDR3 memory for laptops, desktops & servers

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A-DATA have introduced 4GB DDR3 DRAM single-modules into their range of performance memory. The new capacity stick will be available across the company’s U-DIMM desktop RAM, SO-DIMM laptop RAM and unbuffered ECC-DIMM/ECC Registered DIMM RAM workstation/server lines.

One second for 720 DVDs: New super-fast fiber optic cable

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KDDI R&D Laboratories, research arm of KDDI (a Japanese telcom) and Japan’s National Institute of Information & Communications Technology (NICT) yesterday announced [JP, PDF] the development of the world’s most advanced fiber optic cable.

Ultra-Bright Bike Tail-Light Resembles Star Wars Spaceship

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Tail-Light, or TIE-Fighter? You decide. In the olden days, bike lights were more about being seen than actually seeing. Incandescent bulbs and D-cells meant that you’d be able to present the aspect of a bright-ish candle to other road-goers, but anything more powerful was specialized and expensive.

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