Next month, the entire Star Wars series is headed to Blu-ray. And wouldn’t you know it, George Lucas has gone in and futzed around with them again for the release.
Most of the changes are probably for the best; fixing the framing of the …
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George Lucas tinkers with the Star Wars movies yet again
Posted by admin on August 24, 2011
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$300 toothpaste squeezer helps you get your money’s worth
Posted by admin on August 22, 2011
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Squeezing every last blob out of toothpaste out of its tube is hard. How much would you pay to never waste another ounce of toothpaste ever again? $5? $10? Try $300 for this Italian toothpaste squeezer.
That’s the asking price for this “…
The Energizer iSurge travel charger will juice up anything
Posted by admin on August 18, 2011
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We have so many gadgets these days, and all of them need to be recharged almost daily. When you’re traveling, that can be a pretty big pain. The Energizer iSurge aims to help.
Here’s what it packs:It features a 30 pin dock at the top tha…
NYC to test out parking meters you can fill from your phone
Posted by admin on August 17, 2011
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Sick of searching for quarters when you need to feed a parking meter? NYC is set to test out a new system that would allow you to pay for street parking using a smartphone app.
The city is set to equip 300 parking spots in the coming mon…
Good news, everyone: everything is getting better
Posted by admin on August 17, 2011
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Is life getting you down? Do things seem hard or tough? Well, buck up, ’cause according to The Millennium Project’s 2011 State of the Future report, pretty much everything is getting better.
The State of the Future report looks back at t…
Screw fish tanks, get yourself a jellyfish tank
Posted by admin on August 12, 2011
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Having a small fish tank on your desk is kind of cool, but it’s also not that unique. Lots of people have fish tanks! But not many people have a jellyfish tank.
This Jellyfish Tank features “full-spectrum energy efficient LEDs for illumi…
A South Pacific island is issuing tenderable Star Wars currency
Posted by admin on August 12, 2011
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How crazy is this? The South Pacific island state of Niue is actually going to issue coins emblazoned with Star Wars characters on one side and Queen Elizabeth II on the other. Who on earth is going to ever use these coins to buy a Coke?
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The real-deal Star Trek theme park is a go
Posted by admin on August 8, 2011
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Deep breaths, Trekkies: a Star Trek theme park is in the works. A $1.5 billion Star Trek theme park, to be precise. And it just got its funding nailed down.
Of course, you’re going to have to go to Jordan to visit it, as only someone as …
Researchers create a suitcase-sized one-hour anthrax detector
Posted by admin on August 3, 2011
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Worried that some terrorist might have smuggled anthrax onto your flight? Well, a new gizmo developed by researchers at the University of Albany and Cornell University will be able to identify if that suspicious white powder is anthrax or just baby pow…
Groom programs a computer to help wed him and his fiancé
Posted by admin on August 1, 2011
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When a friend couldn’t wed Miguel Hanson and his fiancé Diana Wesley, the 33-year-old IT consultant decided to write his own computerized minister and have the computer marry the two. Nerdy? Yes, but the couple are nerdy and proud!
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