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- Japanese Robot Learns to Sing by Mimicking Pop Stars
- A Day in the Life of a Commenter
- The Extinction of the Ewoks
- Post-Apocalyptic Wizard of Oz Miniatures
- When 'Monopoly' and Internet Collide...
- Facebook Bandit Pleads Guilty, Is a Moron
- Popcorn Apocalypse
Steve Jobs Action Figure Gets Trashed
As a cultural icon, it’s no surprise that companies would seek to “immortalize” Steve Jobs by creating products in his image. One company released an eerily realistic Steve Jobs “Action Figure”… and was quickly shot down by Apple. Continue reading
New Test Can Determine Fetus’ Gender at 5 Weeks
Dutch researchers have published results of a five year study, confirming a medical test that could determine a baby’s gender as early as five weeks. Continue reading
Hackers Now Planting Viruses in Kids’ Games
Hackers have found a new way to get malicious software onto your home computer — through your kids’ computer games. Continue reading
Nintendo Sold 4 Million 3DS Units, 4.5 Million Wii Consoles in 2011
Nintendo finally released some of its sales statistics from last year, and there aren’t really any surprises. The Wii outsold the 3DS by 500,000 units. Continue reading
Wikipedia Will Be “Blacked Out” for a Day to Protest SOPA
It looks like we’ll be getting a chance to witness history — on January 18th, Wikipedia has announced that it’s going to “black out” its US site for 24 hours. Continue reading
Paypal Tells Customer to Smash Antique Violin Instead of Return It
Yes, you did read the title right — Paypal told a customer to destroy an antique violin instead of return it to the seller. Continue reading
Princess Leia Vaporgram is Amazingly Realistic
A creative guy named Chris Weisbart has actually managed to recreate the Leia hologram — using regular household items. Continue reading
Sony PS Vita Sells 321,000 Units in 48 Hours
If you had any doubts about the popularity of the newly released Playstation Vita handheld console in Japan, Sony has just released some sales figures that will make you think otherwise. Continue reading
Man Gets 10,000 URLs Tattooed on His Body
What kind of crazy stuff would you do to be in the Guinness Book of World Records? If you’re Pat Vaillacourt, you get over 10,000 URL addresses tattooed on your back and shoulders. Continue reading
Olympus Reveals LS-100 Linear PCM Digital Recorder
This week, Olympus has unveiled one of the best-looking digital recorders we’ve seen in a long time. Dubbed “The Musician’s Toolbox”, the LS-100 includes some pretty high-tech features. Continue reading
