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by Amy Bennett

A tribute to the weird, funny, twisted, technology-driven world we live in.

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Flying cars hit market -- 53 years ago

One California man is taking to the road and the sky in a vehicle built in 1956.

Posted on 7/3/09 at 8:00 am | future tech
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Latest terrifying Japanese robot produces ghastly parodies of emotions

KOBIAN is a metal humanoid with 48 "actuators" that allow it to mimic the body posture and facial expressions that correspond to real human moods.

Posted on 7/2/09 at 8:00 am | robot
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The Commodore 64 vs. the iPhone 3GS

This handy chart shows how the dream computer of the early '80s stacks up against the must-have phone of 2009.

Posted on 7/1/09 at 8:00 am | commodore 64, iPhone, iPhone 3GS
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Google Street view catches Dutch muggers in the act

Usually crime victims don't like to be reminded of what they suffered. But a 14-year-old boy who was mugged in the Netherlands was pleasantly surprised to see a photo record of the attack on him recorded for posterity on Google Street View.

Posted on 6/30/09 at 8:00 am | Google, Google Street View
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How to screen print a t-shirt

If there's one thing that geeks like, it's t-shirts with witty/ironic/inscrutable designs. But what if nobody out there is selling precisely what you want to declare in t-shirt form, and you're tired of CafePress's dodgy quality? This video from Make magazine will teach you how to put your own wacky designs on the shirt or shirts of your choice, for fun or (since ironic screen printed t-shirts are America's last growth industry) profit.

Posted on 6/29/09 at 8:00 am | screen print
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How to solve a Rubik's Cube

Admit it! You labored hard on this throughout much of the '80s, hoping to impress the world with your mad pattern-matching skills, but never quite managed to defeat Erno Rubik's fiendish puzzle-device. In this first in a series of videos, a remarkably enthusiastic young man teaches you the basics.

Posted on 6/26/09 at 8:00 am | games
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How to hack your Prius

Toyota's high-tech hybrid has a host of electronic hooks that you can fiddle with. These videos demonstrate how to turn your car into a true plug-in hybrid of the sort not yet available in showrooms; put the dashboard computer into diagnostic mode and muck around in its guts; or, if you're feeling really ambitious, control the car's drive-by-wire steering wheel from your laptop.

Posted on 6/25/09 at 8:00 am | Prius
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How to jailbreak your iPhone

Sure, iPhone OS 3.0 just came out -- but maybe you'd like to take your phone in a whole new direction instead of updating. If unapproved apps, or background running apps, or an iPhone Java environment appeal to you, this 15-minute video will walk you through the process.

Posted on 6/24/09 at 1:13 pm | iPhone, iphone jailbreak
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9/11 hero dog cloned

Rescue dog Trakr passed away two months ago but 5 genetic duplicates live on.

Posted on 6/23/09 at 8:00 am | popular science
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Teenage girl takes texting crown

15-year-old Kate Moore just got her first cell phone eight months ago, but she quickly became proficient enough at text-messaging to take the LG U.S. National Texting Championship by storm.

Posted on 6/22/09 at 8:00 am | cell phone, lg, text messaging
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