Archive for November, 2011
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Robotic Venus Fly Trap Eats Real Bugs for Fuel

Two prototype Venus Fly Trap robots were recently designed with the ability to capture and eat real bugs and use them for energy.

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R2-D2 Water Bottle Carries More Than Just Leia’s Message

“Help us, Obi-Wan Kenobi. Only you can quench our thirst!” might not be such a powerful line, but fits best in this context.

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WTF Gadgets: Chinese Knock Offs

Legally, copyright laws exist in China, but they’re suggestions, and not really enforced. The result is a hilarious industry of knock-offs.

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Delen Memory Table Shares Your Dishes On Social Networks

Twitter’s main goal is to help you answer the question “What’s happening?”, but if any of your friends is the equivalent of Thomas (biblical reference here), the Delen Memory table will help you bring proofs to the table (pun intended).

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New York Man Runs His Office in Texas with a Robot

A well known game developer from Texas works from home and runs his office through a robot, which he controls and leaves in charge during his absence.

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Martin Luther King Recreated in 4,242 Rubik’s Cubes

People usually take years to solve the puzzle of Rubik’s cube and most of us usually give up after months of seemingly endless problem solving. However, there are many of us who also swear by these little puzzle cubes, that it has almost reached a cult status all over the …

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What is Google Flight? Search Takes Off

Google has introduced a new function to their arsenal of search tools: the ability to search flights anywhere in the U.S.

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ASCIIpOrtal (Portal Demake): The A in ASCII is for Aperture?!

The year is almost over, and most of the Blockbusters are already out (we’re waiting for Skyrim, though!). Still, we’re gonna call Portal 2 the Game of the Year.

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Samsung to Launch Smartphones with Flexible Display Screens

Samsung is preparing to launch a new line of smart phones and tabelts in 2012 that will feature flexible display screens.

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Cool Science Teacher Explosively Carves a Pumpkin

If you’ve ever carved a pumpkin for Halloween before, you know it can be a messy endeavor. Chemistry teacher Mr. Bergmann has a more impressive way to do this, although it’s probably just as messy.