If you want to do your part and help out some of the troops fighting overseas like a true patriot, we suggest sending them some video games. Not only are they a great outlet for stress, we hear they’re also fun to play.

CheapAssGamer is continuing an existing drive to collect video games for US troops, so if you have some extra titles that you’ve beaten or don’t want to play, send them to some people who could really use them. After all, they’re protecting your right to play video games, no matter what the political agenda. Hit the link to get more information.

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Ok, so it’s not tech-related, but it’s one of the most enrapturing images we’ve seen in ages. Prepare to be shocked. — Andrew Dobrow

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Robots have been so widely used in Afghanistan and Iraq that there have surely been thousands of lives saved by the mechanical wonder dogs. Boeing and iRobot have joined hands in tech harmony to create the SUVG Early, a next-gen reconnaissance robot capable of even more than previous models. The SUGV will be faster, lighter, and smarter than its older brother, the Packbot.

Featuring a video camera, commercial electro-optics, an infrared sensor mounted on its manipulative mechanical arm, and track-driven chassis, the SUGV Early is all around more advanced that any recon robot currently in use. The Early is expected to have a large and diverse customer base and is expected to be ready for delivery by 2008. — Andrew Dobrow

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