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Does Your Shirt Detect Wi-Fi?

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

Wi-Fi Detector ShirtBecause it could.

Geek chic is taken to a whole new level with this classy t-shirt, which will let you zone in on the hottest spots for wi-fi without cracking open your laptop — all courtesy of the people at ThinkGeek.

Accessorize with TokyoFlash’s Scope Watch, which tells time in an x-y axis format, some thick tortoise-shell eyeglasses, and you’ll be the envy of your geek posse.

This Holiday Season, Give the Gift of Technology (And Get Some Too)

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

Through November 26, the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) will be handing out two XO laptops per donation – one to a child in a developing country, and one to a child of your choice. The program is called Give 1, Get 1.

Who can resist when Masi Oka is the spokesman?

Additionally, T-Mobile is rewarding donors with one year of HotSpot access, available in about 8,500 locations in the U.S., such as Starbucks, Borders, airports, and Amtrak stations.

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The Real Estate Market Is Alive and Well – At Least Virtually

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

Sick of the current real estate trends? It might be time to turn your eye to the virtual real estate market of Second Life.

For those of you unfamiliar with Second Life, it isn’t a game, per se. It’s an online virtual universe where you can live out an alternate fantasy life — a virtual online universe with millions of registered users.

Meet one of Second Life’s richest land barons, Anshe Chung:


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Moon 2.0 — Put a Robot on the Moon, Win 20 Million Dollars

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Do you think you can get a robot on the moon for under 20 mil? Then you might want to try for the Lunar X Prize for First Robot on the Moon. The project is spearheaded by the X Prize Foundation and the prize money — 20 million bucks to the 1st place team, 30 million in total awards — will come out of Google’s pocket.

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