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Ghostbusters: The Video Game trailer shows the old gang regrouping

July 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Ghostbusters: The Video Game returns the film’s famous stars to the franchise for the first time since the 1980’s. Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson and Bil Murray all reprise their roles as Spenglar, Stantz, Zeddmore and Venkman. Supporting the crew in the game are the voice talents of Annie Potts, Brian Doyle Murray and William Atherton. [...]

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Me, Myself, and iPhone

July 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Vern Poythress:A capable cell phone today has more computing power than the computer that took the Apollo astronauts to the moon. It gives instant access not only to your friends’ voices but to all the information on the internet. Are you keeping up or falling behind in the race for the latest electronic fashions? [...]

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A Look at The Dark Knight Batman Gadgets

July 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Batman has to be the superhero with the coolest gadgets. With The Dark Knight opening today, I couldn’t help but wonder, are any of Bruce Wayne’s gadgets available in real life? I discovered that some of these finds are currently on the market for you to purchase, others are a strong possibility in the [...]

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Film Review: The Dark Knight

July 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Why are you at work today? You should be out seeing The Dark Knight, which opened today. Play hooky and go see it. You can check it out at the ArcLight in Hollywood as it has that exhibit of the actual Batman and Joker costumes, but I recommend seeing it at an IMAX theater as [...]

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Gadget Lab Podcast #38: Atomic Watches, The HP 2133 Mini Notebook, and iPhone 3G Bugs

July 18th, 2008 · No Comments

In this week’s Wired Gadget Lab Podcast, Dylan Tweney, Daniel Dumas, and Jose Fermoso, talk about atomic watches, and no, these have nothing to do with bombs. They’re especially interested in the automatic synchronization with atomic clocks around the world, as well as the other cool, high-tech features like shock resistance, solar re-charging, and altimeters. [...]

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The Bat-Pod Officially Has a Complex

July 18th, 2008 · No Comments

There are several not-from-this-world motorcycles in our midst. This most likely stems from the surge in sales that motorcycle-industry designers and executives are now savoring, thanks to all that madness at the pump. To capitalize on this newfound popularity, why not innovate with, dare I say it, out-of-the-box approaches to design and functionality. To [...]

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GTalk (Google Talk)

July 18th, 2008 · No Comments

The Google Talk downloadable application for Windows offers many features for communicating with your friends and family. Instant messaging — Chat with all of your Google Talk and Gmail contacts in real time. Free PC-to-PC voice calls — You can talk to anyone else for free who’s online and has the [...]

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Popular Business Card, Mistakes

July 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Business cards are almost old fashioned when compared with new gadgets and high technological items of today. In fact, most people would just get their Blackberry, mobile phones, or PDAs if they want to remember your information and contact details. And still some would prefer that you just email it to them [...]

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Links 18/07/2008: GNU/Linux at NASA, Nicaragua

July 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Links 18/07/2008: GNU/Linux at NASA, Nicaragua Posted in News Roundup at 2:54 pm by Roy Schestowitz GNU/Linux 5 Most Popular Linux-hackable Gadgets Linux is a powerful and versatile operating system that can be utilized to hack just about any electronic hardware device. To prove it, I have here a [...]

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DIY Canoe Made out of PVC Pipe & Duct Tape!

July 18th, 2008 · No Comments

One of my best friends from college is a fully-redneck dude who will use duct tape for anthing that leaks. He also told me if you duct tape anything, it’s probably redneck. Here’s a canoe made out of PVC pipe and duct tape that’d definitely qualify as redneck boat. I wanted a [...]

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