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Daily Crunch: Impossible Zombie Edition

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Video Of Escher’s Impossible Waterfall A La Rube GoldbergBoard Up The House, The Walking Dead Video Game Is ComingDIY Sous Vide CookerDistributed Computing Project: Climate Change Is Responsible For All The FloodingGood Thing Shadows Don’t Normally Fight...

Twitter suspends UberTwitter and Twidroyd for policy violations, both should be back soon

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Section: Communications, Mobile, Web, Web 2.0 / Social Networking If you use Twitter on a BlackBerry or Android device, chances are you’ve used or heard of UberTwitter and Twidroyd. Both are popular clients on their respective platforms, and today both were suspended from accessing Twitter.

Blackboard Mobile Central Rolls Out Mobile Web, WebOS App

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Blackboard is a name that fits right into education these days. In fact, it's hard to encounter a college course-load today that doesn't use Blackboard in some form or fashion. With online courses, it's nearly always Blackboard as the tool that delivers the coursework and returns the grades.

Pull Ties Seal Plastic Bags Real Tight

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It even does the job better than zip locks! Or at least that’s what its manufacturer claims. The Pull Ties family of plastic bag sealers work real simple: just use the bottom lock to tighten the elongated loop around a plastic bag’s opening.The creation of the Pull Tie is a classic...

Russian Man Builds His Own Propeller Skis

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Winter does funny things to people. Other than cabin fever, a man can be driven to blow up the snow on his yard or build a small tracked engine to propel himself in skis. Apparently this Russian dude had a better idea: Strap on a propeller and zoom!

Brain Cube Is A Rubiks Cube For Brainiacs

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How come nobody ever came up with this before? Considering its unique design and brainy challenge (literally and artistically), it would take quite a smarty-pants person to figure it out.

2012 Chevy Volt And Equinox To Gain Pandora Radio Streaming, More

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It took automakers quite a long time to finally realize that consumers really adore having technology in their cars. Not just basic stuff like power windows and locks, but more advanced stuff like iPod support, Bluetooth calling and touchscreen navigation units.

Toner Transfer Galvanic Etched Custom Audio Panel

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Getting a finished look on custom gear is always hard. If it was made in your basement it usually shows. Rabbisu demonstrates how it is possible to make a great looking custom audio panel using the toner transfer and galvanic etching method on some metal panels.

Analyst says iPad 3 the one to get 2048×1536 display

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The third-generation iPad will be the one to get the rumored 2048x1536 display, Concord Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claimed on Saturday.

Bejeweled 2 now available in the Android Market

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Section: Communications, Smartphones, Mobile, Gaming, Mobile, Portable EA Games has officially released Bejeweled 2 for Android. The game is available in the Android Market and comes bearing a $2.99 price tag.

Twitter’s Top Trending Topics of the Week: Radiohead, Jeopardy, Uncle Leo, and More

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We haven't seen this many music-related Tweets in a long time, but this week, people were tweeting like crazy about Radiohead, the Grammys, Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire, Rihanna, Mick Jagger, and of course, Bieber.

Kickstarter-sponsored WALdok is a speaker dock that plugs into your wall

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It takes quite a bit for me to be impressed with yet another speaker dock. I run my music through some pretty good PC speakers, so I don’t really have a need for a separate speaker to play music directly from my iPhone. But something about the WALdok appeals to me.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play may launch with multiple US carriers

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Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones At Mobile World Congress 2011, Sony Ericsson announced that its upcoming Android smartphone, the Xperia Play, would launch with Verizon Wireless in the United States.  At the time, it wasn’t known whether Verizon...

HTC Incredible S 4-inch Android Smartphone

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HTC was at the recently held Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona where they announced three new Android-Powered Smartphone and the one that stood out the most to us was the HTC Incredible S.

Casio Exilim EX-Z2300 Digital Camera

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In addition to the Exilim EX-ZS10 and EX-ZS5, Casio also announced the Exilim EX-Z2300 Digital Camera that is a 14-Megapixel camera which features a 26mm wide angle 5x optical zoom lens and a combat stylish casing.

Los Angeles Apple stores offering exclusive headphones this NBA All-Star weekend

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If you're around Los Angeles and need some new headphones this weekend, your local Apple Store has a deal for you. To celebrate the NBA All-Star Game, Skullcandy is selling its NBA All-Star Aviator headphones in Apple Stores exclusively, this weekend only.

ZTE Skate Smartphone Launched With Android 2.3, 4.3″ Touch Screen

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With Mobile World Congress going on this week, it's no surprise that loads and loads of new cellphones were introduced. But this is a surprise in its own right: ZTE will be bringing an Android phone to the world.

Say Hello To The Nes Paul, The Nes Controller Guitar

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Get it? After Les Paul? Bah!So this smart lady is building a customized controller for her own game, which is somewhere along the lines of Guitar Hero (RIP) except all the music is from classic games and will be called 8-Bit Hero, which is still under construction.Here’s the inventress...

HP Pavilion DM3 – A Dream-Come-True Innovation! Really?

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Technology these days is actually very cruel. It tempts us with the out-of-this-world-types laptops and gadgets and then takes the Mickey out of us by the digits on their price tags.

BlackBerry Storm3 pops up in first video

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RIM's long in the making BlackBerry Storm3 has appeared in the flesh on Friday through a video (below). Along with confirming its combination of a keyboard-free design with a trackpad, the slip shows the extra screen area afforded by the 3.7-inch, 480x800 display.

SRS iWow 3D really improves the sound of any iPod or iOS device

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I've been a fan of the SRS iWow audio adapter for my iPod Classic for a number of years. What this dongle did is make iTunes audio sound dramatically better.

Nokia: Microsoft deal hinged on very low-price Windows Phone

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Nokia's recently installed CEO Stephen Elop told those at a Finnish press event that developing ultra-budget Windows Phone devices was a condition of the Microsoft deal. Before it would make the switch, Nokia had to be persuaded that it could reach a "very low price point" in short order.

Lenovo LePad Tablet Will Ship in June

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Lenovo has been rather quiet about release dates for its LePad tablet device. When the tablet computer was first announced officially at CES last month, we were told that the release date would be quarter 1 in China and that a price tag of RMB 8,888 for the set (tablet and keyboard dock) would be...

IHHS 2011 Preview: Aladdin Collapsible Bowls

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One of our favorite categories of ID is homewares -- tools to help everyday people do the things they love to do best -- and we're looking forward to seeing what the upcoming annual International Home and Housewares Show in Chicago has in store for us.

Samsung Epic 4G and Sanyo Zio To Get Android 2.2 Froyo Update on February 21st

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If you own a Samsung Epic 4G or a Sanyo Zio, then you’ll be glad to know that both devices will be getting an OS update very soon. Sprint announced today that the Samsung Epic 4G will be receiving Android 2.2 Froyo updates starting on February 21st.

Skill Set: Woodworking Tips from Laura’s Dad

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As we never tire of saying, we love it when family members get involved in MAKE. Our crack editorial assistant Laura Cochrane’s dad, Craig, is a general contractor and woodworker.

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