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by Amy Bennett

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Amy Bennett is ITworld's managing editor.

Baby to be born online, given awful name

Posted Jun 04, 2010 - 06:07 pm

The little tyke who will be the first to have its birth streamed live over the Internet will also be saddled with the awful name Chattrspace.
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- Offbeat, weird news
Millions of hours wasted on ancient video game

Posted Jun 03, 2010 - 06:04 pm

Who says video games need to be cutting edge to win audiences? Maybe they just need to be very, very widely distributed.
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- Offbeat, Google, Pac-man
Is this Bulgarian cell phone number cursed?

Posted Jun 02, 2010 - 06:01 pm

If everyone who's assigned a specific cell phone number keeps dying under mysterious circumstances, is that a sign of supernatural foul play?
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Virtual reality slap results in physical reactions

Posted May 28, 2010 - 06:15 pm

Subjects participating in a simulation in which their avatars were unexpectedly slapped displayed an elevated heart rate and other reactions similar to the victims of a real-world attack.
Get ready for doomsday in the Mojave Desert

Posted May 27, 2010 - 06:12 pm

Whatever you're afraid of, you can hide from it in an underground bunker in California.
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Computers learn to recognize sarcasm

Posted May 26, 2010 - 06:08 pm

As a generation raised on the Simpsons comes of age, the computers of the future will need to be able to deal with people who are cynical and sarcastic all the time.
Chinese scientists find good use for cigarette butts

Posted May 22, 2010 - 03:00 pm

Toxic chemicals in cigarette butts can be used to keep water pipes from corroding.
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Newton's apple tree experiences zero-G

Posted May 21, 2010 - 06:59 am

A sliver from the famous tree goes where no tree has gone before: low earth orbit.
Woman: 3D TV made me pregnant

Posted May 20, 2010 - 06:50 pm

"With today's technology, anything is possible," says duped husband.
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- Offbeat, 3D TV, weird news
Asians turn important rituals over to electronics

Posted May 20, 2010 - 03:21 pm

The groom was handsome, the bride was radiant -- and the officiant was a robot named I Fairy.
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