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Wi-Fi Umbrella Snaps Shots Of You At Your Soggiest

If you have an extra hand free to hold up an umbrella (and if not, there is always Nubrella), you might as well make it the coolest damn umbrella possible. The Wi-Fi Umbrella has a built-in camera which snaps shots of you as you stroll around town on a rainy day. The umbrella even allows you to upload the photos ...

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MindMentor: The Robot Psychologist

A lot of people are very skeptical about seeing a psychologist to discuss their problems. A huge part of the skepticism is probably due to the fact that other psychologists are other humans. Who really feels comfortable talking about their juiciest problems with a fellow human? Developed by two Dutch psychologists specializing in Neuro Linguistic Programming, the MindMentor is programmed ...

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And The Bloggie Goes To…

Congratulations to Heather Armstrong from Dooce for her four Bloggie wins this year, including weblog of the year and lifetime achievement, and to I Can Has Cheezburger? and Jezebel for their two wins each. You guys deserve it. — Andrew Dobrow Link

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Wash Your Mouth Out With Gmail

Some of the spam e-mail I receive makes me feel so raunchy that I need to take a shower to rinse myself of the debauchery. Perhaps I’d be able to cleanse my e-mail demons more thoroughly with this Gmail Soap spotted in Russia. Translated to English, the Russian text reads something like “the purest soap”. And for the most part, ...

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Creator Of Pong Working On An MMO: Probably Has Nothing To Do With Pong

We thought the idea of Nolan Bushnell, creator of Pong, one of the first and most well-known video games worldwide, was a really interesting idea. If he could think of something with the lasting power of Pong, what could he offer the world of MMOs? Bushnell comments that he is indeed working on an MMO, but than mysteriously added “as ...

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Desktops At Starbucks: You’ve Been Punk’d

If you’re one of those trendy little shits that camps out at Starbucks to steal their WiFi, you know that the cafes are crowded with others just like you. Notebooks in hand, ready for some free Internet access. A few pranksters from the comedy troupe Improv Everywhere set up house at a Starbucks, fully equipped with full desktop computers and ...

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Magic: The Gathering Coming To A Console Near You

� Hours and hours of my pre-teen years were spent huddled in circles, dishing on mana cards from my black deck, owning all of those damn counter-spell blue decks people were using for awhile. Gradually, my relationship with Magic: The Gathering grew further and further apart. Wizards Of The Coast has licensed Magic to be made into a video game ...

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Can U Reed Da L337 Sp3ak Ey3 Chart?

More interweb rambling than actual l337 speak, the L337 Eye Chart proves how geeky you are if you understand why this makes perfect sense. If you’re a 75-year-old square, we apologize. — Andrew Dobrow� Link

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Art For The Geek Mind

The geek mind is sometimes ignorant to the abstract, such as fine art. Flickr user Paulthewineguy has put together a photo set which translates art into a language geeks can understand. Using emoticons and code, these pieces of art are much easier to admire, being a geek, than ever before. Art snobs beware, as this might make you feel a ...

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