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Furniture trend for schools: Stand and Deliver

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[photo credit: Ben Garvin for The New York Times] Here's a rather interesting trend: Stand-up furniture coming to schools. Apparently, having the option to stand at variable-height desks can help kids burn calories and even improve concentration.

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For your protection: Unmanned drones may soon be flying over the UK

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What a time to be alive in the UK! Manchester United come home from Meeelan with a 0-0 draw, Arsenal, um, win somehow, and there may soon be unmanned drones flying o’er the countryside! Truly the epitome of civilization!

This Just Inbox: “Celebrating the Cross” crucifix couch

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Humans since 1982 just sent us their new design, with strings attached: We created a new polarizing product. With our lounge "Celebrating the cross 1" we want to: 1. Show that the cross has not only a semiotic meaning but also a practical function. 2.

External USB SATA Dock

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Picture the scenario; you have an 80GB SATA drive, but want a 160GB one, do you sell the 80GB and buy a 160GB? No. At least not with this gadget, all you have to buy is another 80GB and get them plugged up together with the External USB SATA Drive Dock.

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CrunchArcade Roundup

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Here’s what’s been happening in the gaming world the last two days. Yesterday, I sat down with the folks from 2K Sports and played a bit of MLB 2K9. It pretty much rocked my face off and I’m not a big fan of baseball games.

Weta makes amputee’s impossible dream possible

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Loose a limb and there’s always a feeling of deprivation; but fantasies are fantasies and dreams remain. Nadya Vessey was unfortunate enough to get both her legs amputated as a child but always nourished a hope that someday she’d be able to swim like a mermaid.

Because of piracy, Nintendo would like to speak to the following countries in the principal’s office

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Hell hath no fury like Nintendo scorned. (Hey, this is free here, don’t complain.) And Nintendo is pretty damn scorned (?) at the following countries for letting piracy run amok: China, South Korea, Brazil, Mexico, Spain and Paraguay.

Kindle 2: Disassemble? No disassemble!

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iFixIt has ripped apart their Kindle 2 and splayed its green innards for all to see. Anything amazing? Not much, but now we see the OEM - Lab126 - which is actually Amazon’s in-house design team.

My Paper Bag

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My Paper Bag(EUR 65; about $82) designed by Ramon Middelkoop, Rotterdam. This leather bag is made to look like a brown paper bag.

OmniGroup makes several apps freeware

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Filed under: Software, Freeware, DealsOmniGroup has announced that they have decided to release several of their previously shareware applications as freeware.

Guess the object

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Who can guess what this is? Hit the jump for the answer.(more...)

Retro Gadgets – Vinyl CDs

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Here’s something fun for all the retro geeks out there, the Vinyl CDs. The fun CDs are styled like an old school vinyl records, and even come with their own 7 inch record sleeve.

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Microsoft Focuses on Developer Productivity at VSLive!, Showcases New User Interface for Visual Studio 2010

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Visual Studio developers got their first look at a new user interface (UI) that has been created for Visual Studio 2010, the next version of Microsoft’s popular application development platform.

NEW BENTLEY CONTINENTAL SUPERSPORT LAUNCHED

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The Continental Supersports is the fastest, most powerful Bentley ever with 630PS (621 bhp) 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds (0-100 km/h in 3.9 seconds) and a 204 mph (329 km/h) top speed. The Supersports reaffirms Bentley’s environmental commitment with the launch of its first FlexFuel performance car.

AMD Demos Six-core “Istanbul” Server Processor

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Advanced Micro Devices today announced it recently completed live public demonstrations of its upcoming six-core 45nm AMD Opteron™ processor, codenamed “Istanbul.”

Popular Pantech Breeze lands in Black at AT&T

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The Pantech BreEZe™ C520 by AT&T starts reaching AT&T stores this week in a new black finish and is also available online at www.wireless.att.com. The latest version sports a sophisticated black exterior and a silver and black interior.

BlackBerry Curve 8900 on sale for just $49 (no joke)

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Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers You can snag yourself the Blackberry 8900 right now at Amazon for just $49 after a $100 rebate. The quasi-catch? The additional instant $250 rebate that brings it down from the list price of $499 is that you agree to go with...

Recently on Offworld

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Recently on Offworld, we saw EA partner with an indie developer to create an official 2D version of Mirror's Edge, played a new 'multi-single-player' game where you team up with the ghosts of your previous lives, downloaded Commodore 64 games on the Wii, and saw Braid coming to the Mac.

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Hackintosh Jr. casemod

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This casemod probably won’t be mistaken for official Apple hardware, but then it cost a whole lot less than it would to boil a Mac Pro tower down to 5.5-inches high. The handiwork of modder Widefault, it’s a compact low-power Hackintosh running OS X on salvaged components.

New Olypus DSLR Puts Joke Features in Serious Camera

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Olympus has announced its new DSLR, the E-620, which sits somewhere in the middle of the compay's lineup. It's certainly not aimed at the pro, but it has a rather odd mix of features that could appeal to the more advanced amateur.

Erin Jane Nelson

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Dreamspace by photographer Erin Jane Nelson.

Cool Mods – The Hackintosh Junior

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Check out this cool Hackintosh mod from modder Widefault, the Hackintosh Junior. This tiny Hackintosh Junior stands 5.5 inches tall by 7 inches wide by 5 inches deep, which explains why Widefault calls it ‘Junior’ as it is extremely small.

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MashiMaro MP3 Player

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One of the iconic cartoon characters in Korea is called MashiMaro, and now there is an MP3 player styled after this fun cartoon character. This fun looking MP3 player will playback up to 9 hours of audio on the built in battery, and comes with 2GB of storage.

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LG TU330 Globus Phone only $29,99 at Rogers

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LG TU330 Globus phone is available for order at Rogers, Canadian carrier. LG TU330 Globus itself is a flip phone sport a 220 x 176 resolution display and works on quadband GSM network. For connectivity, this LG flip phone support triband HSDPA network and stereo Bluetooth.

MobileMe login page sports a new look

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Filed under: .Mac, MobileMe After a brief overnight outage, the MobileMe services are back this morning -- and sporting a new look on the login page.

Martha Stewart is seeking a Senior Art Director in New York

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Senior Art DirectorMartha Stewart Weddings Magazine New York, New York The qualified candidate should have strong typographic skills, great attention to detail, and the ability to shape a project from conception to completion.

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