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Shoe-Merang: For Aspiring Iraqi Journalists

Can’t think of the perfect way to disgrace your least favorite politicians? We humbly suggest the Shoe-Merang. Now, you can throw your Oxford at whomever you desire and be confidant that you’ll receive the shoe back, untouched by any Secret Service hands. We suppose your target doesn’t even have to be a politician or even a celebrity, but that makes it so much more entertaining to watch on YouTube. Get your own for $126. Link

True Patriot: Collecting Video Games for Troops

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... Continue reading

Unrelated Story Of The Day: An Average Day On Patrol

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 Link [via]

New life-saving robot: The iRobot SUGV Early

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... Continue reading