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Wrapsol Ultra Film Protects Phones When They’re Dragged Behind a Car at 35 MPH [Protection]

By admin | Published: March 20, 2010
The makers of Wrapsol Ultra adhesive film wanted to prove how well their product protects gadgets. So they took an innocent Nokia, wrapped it up like a sandwich, and dragged it behind a car at 35 miles per hour. Ouch. More
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Night of the Gun: Remembering Only What We Can Stand To Remember [Memoryforever]

By anthony | Published: March 20, 2010
Before David Carr was my favorite NY Times columnist, he was an asshole. More
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Steve Jobs on Organ Transplant Lists: "I Almost Died" Waiting [Health]

By anthony | Published: March 19, 2010
When Steve Jobs received his liver transplant , he was considered "the sickest person on the waiting list." Now he's speaking out about the faults in California's current organ donor system which left 400 people dying in wait last year alone: More
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The Future of Storage [Memory Forever]

By anthony | Published: March 19, 2010
If you take the guts of a Blu-ray or DVD player, blow it up, and spread it across a work bench, it looks like this. So you might be surprised to know that you're looking at the future of storage . More
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Google Wants 3D Graphics Acceleration Directly In Chrome [Chrome]

By anthony | Published: March 19, 2010
Google's ANGLE project, launched today, will allow their Chrome OS to be able to access graphics hardware using the OpenGL ES 2.0 API. What this means to you: 3D graphics in your browser! More
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Bill Nye the Science Guy: Don’t Worry, Your Phone Isn’t Making You Dumb [Brains]

By anthony | Published: March 19, 2010
Talking with Bill Nye the Science Guy is like meeting your favorite HS science teacher in a bar—the conversation might flail wildly, but you learn something at every twist. This week, I picked his brain about, well, brains. More
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Paladin XLC Gaming PC: Six-Core CPU, Liquid Cooling, and Looks from Hell [PCs]

By anthony | Published: March 19, 2010
The new liquid-cooled Paladin XLC gaming PCs from iBuypower come loaded with Intel Core i7 980X Extreme Edition processors, 12GB of DD3 memory, a maximum of 1 terabyte of storage, and Blu-ray. They start at $2,159. [ iBuypower via Slashgear ] More
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Old Websites Sure Are Embarrassing [Retromodo]

By anthony | Published: March 19, 2010
The Wayback Machine offers an incredible catalog of what the web once was. But unlike that beloved Polaroid of your dad donning tweed and an afro, anyone can access the skeletons in your digital closet, anytime. Here's our peek wayback . More
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Xbox 360 Laptop Mod Available on eBay For $2k [Gaming]

By admin | Published: March 17, 2010
It's not got the good looks of Ben Heck's previous Xbox 360 laptops , but modder TheTwoJ's efforts aren't bad—and unlike Heck's creations, you can bid for it on eBay with the starting price listed as $1,950. More
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Braille Rubik’s Cube Would Take 54 Times As Long To Complete [Toys]

By anthony | Published: March 17, 2010
Somehow, I think this braille Rubik's Cube would be a lot harder to solve than that other blind-friendly touch cube with different textures for each panel. Not saying I've ever solved a classic Rubik's Cube, mind. [ Konstantindatz via Yanko Design ] More
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