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Now you’re going to want to take this with a huge grain of salt. We’re talking a grain of salt so big that you might not even be able to carry the damn thing. But supposedly, a helpful little mole sent these spy photos into Engadget revealing the coveted Apple Tablet, bolted to the table for what we can only imagine is security purposes, expected to be announced today at a special event.

I can’t help but hope these photos are fake. When I think Apple Tablet, I think revolutionary, complete hype-inducing revolution. A 10-inch iPhone replica isn’t my idea of game-changing. Especially if the ballpark figure of $1000 is anywhere close to the mark. Cut that price in half and we’ll talk. After the jump you’ll see a photo of the iPhone lying on top of the supposed tablet for size-comparison purposes.

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Basically a musical exploration through gaming starting from the dawn of the Atari 2600 system up to the peak of Super Nintendo, progressive metal covers of video game music make this video about as awesome as early gaming video chronologies get.

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While talk of Google conquering the globe has simmered down a tad, mostly because of the influence of other companies, such as Microsoft and their Bing search engine, the company still holds a tremendous amount of influence in the technical world, as was clearly witnessed by the hysteria following the announcement of their Nexus One smartphone. They’ve got the money. Now all they need is the motive.

Do you have your own secret plans of world domination? Or perhaps your own prediction for how Google might do it one day? Googolopoly allows you to act as your very own internet-domineering company. Control the whole board and hoard all the money to win.

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What happens when you put an iron-fisted nun, a hungry shark and a heartless robot together in one room? Violence and mayhem. While we’ve seen our share of epic battles in the past, this is our first three-way battle.

The robot seems to be sort of waiting it out in the back, waiting for his other two opponents to weaken. And then? He’ll strike! Robo-man has got this completely under control. He’s just gotta watch out for that nun’s hidden penis.

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Hard to believe I know, it’s aged so gracefully, but the Rubik’s Cube is celebrating its 30th year of puzzling unsuspecting children and the entertainment of Asian 4-year-olds. Us Americans have to resort to sneakier ways of solving the cube, such as removing all of the stickers and re-adhering them in the correct spots. But what’s the fun in that? Bragging rights, baby.

So three decades later, we still love you Cubey. We still talk about you frequently and we still even pick you up from time to time and give you another fruitless go. In thirty more years, no matter what might be invented or designed, the Rubik’s Cube will still be around, as classically engineered as ever and just as frustratingly fun.

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If Pokemon had been first drawn in the days of feudal Japan, those pocket monsters might have looked a bit different. In fact, they likely would have taken on a similar style as the demons which fill ancient Japanese scrolls.

This clever Japanese artist redrew the Pokemon, reimagining their design to resemble ancient mythological Japanese creatures. First there was Godzilla, then there was Mario and Yoshi. Now, we’ve got Charzard and his pals to deal with. Joy.

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Monsoon season is just around the corner. And you know what that means. Massive rainfall in a short amount of time. For a photographer, just the mention of rain can cause your anxiety level to rise. That’s why something like the ThinkTank Hydrophobia Rain Cover can come in such handy if you’re in a heavily moist climate.

Zipping right around your DSLR camera and up to a 70-200mm sized lens, the Cover keeps your photography safe from a raindrop gone astray. The flash cover costs a few bucks more, but hell, you figure if it’s raining its probably pretty cloudy out, so you’re going to need a little light in your life. Grab yours for $145.

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How long has it been since you’ve actually been to the dentist? Probably longer than it should be, huh? Luckily for you dentists aren’t the only ones who care about your teeth and the damage you sustain from chewing on your damn pencil all the time. You might not know this, but at night, a miscreant group of mini-construction workers go to work on your chompers while you sleep. Sure, this all might seem pretty far-fetched, but photographic proof has confirmed otherwise.

How do you think your teeth just happen to stay so pearly white when you brush like once every other day? Yeah, that’s their handy-work. You can always tell when they’ve been working on you because you wake up with a dry mouth. Next time, you’ll know.

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After much, much, much adieu, the Playstation 3 has finally been “jailbroken,” the last major console to be cracked. Who was capable of such sheer genius hackery?  The same guy who first jailbroke the iPhone, Mr. George Hotz, better known on the web as Geohot.

What’s even more impressive is that it took him merely five weeks to penetrate the console’s puzzling security. He hasn’t revealed much about how much control the crack actually allows, but if we can start playing some pirated games games we of course pay full price for soon, we’ll be happy.

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I’m not quite sure why this combination works so well, but it just does. Take Charlie Brown’s round noggin’ and shove it between a pair of TIE-Fighter wings and you’ve got yourself a gadget of nostalgia ready for setting shop on your man cave’s mantle.

Imagine being a member of the Rebellion and witnessing this thing flying at you at full speed. There’s nothing scarier than a partly-bald wishy-washy boy head soaring towards your ship, guns ready. No Wilhelm scream here. Just a lot of “good grief.”

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