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Bender Forms Group to Promote OLPC's Sugar UI

Gadgets & Tech – Former One Laptop Per Child President of software and content Walter Bender has launched Sugar Labs, an organization that will promote the development of the open-source user interface originally developed for the XO laptop.

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Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 04:45pm

New bin Laden message coming on Israel: monitor
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New bin Laden message coming on Israel: monitor

News – A pending new message from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been announced on Islamist message boards and addresses the 60th anniversary of the state of Israel, an Internet terrorism monitor said on Thursday.

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 04:39pm

Clinton: It'd be 'terrible mistake' to pick McCain over Obama
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Clinton: It'd be 'terrible mistake' to pick McCain over Obama

Politics – (CNN) -- Hillary Clinton on Wednesday reiterated her vow to stay in the Democratic presidential race, but she said it would be a "terrible mistake" for her supporters to vote for John McCain over Barack Obama.

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 04:39pm

Indictment Handed Down in Megan Meier
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Indictment Handed Down in Megan Meier "MySpace Suicide" Case

Gadgets & Tech – You probably remember the Megan Meier case, in which a teenage girl committed suicide after a MySpace romance went bad. The romance itself and the boy involved were in fact fictional, perpetrated as a vindictive prank by the mother of a former friend who lived down the street.

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 04:39pm

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Record audio with the MSP430 microcontroller pt. 3

Do-It-Yourself – In the first few segments I developed a digital audio recorder prototype that plays raw audio files from an SD card. This time we finish up the introductory segments by recording audio to the SD card.

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Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 04:34pm

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AT&T reverses one-iPhone policy

Gadgets & Tech – Just one day after instituting a policy of one iPhone sale per customer, AT&T said Thursday that it has ended the policy both on its Web site and in its retail stores. Customers will now be able to buy three iPhones per person, a limit that the carrier enacted when the device first went on sale almost a year ago.

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Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 03:12pm

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U.S. helps China with satellite data on quake

Gadgets & Tech – The United States has provided China with satellite images of earthquake-stricken areas, and will provide two planeloads of relief for quake victims this weekend, the State Department said on Friday.

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A baseball cap that reads your mind

Gadgets & Tech – It looks like an ordinary baseball cap. But when you put it on, the cap detects and analyzes the electroencephalogram (EEG) signals from your brain. It can even tell you if you're getting too sleepy when driving based on your brain wave patterns. Similar technology could also allow you to control home electronics such as TVs, computers,

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 01:08pm

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Cable sees opportunities in digital television

Gadgets & Tech – NEW YORK (Reuters)-The U.S.cable television industry is feeling more confident going into this year's Cable Show in New Orleans,with the transition to digital television expected to pay dividends for cable operators.By February of next year,the U.S.government will require the 18 million to 22 million homes that get their television entertainment

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The New Homeless

Money – Economic hard times are forcing Americans to move out of their homes and into their cars.

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 01:07pm

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13 Geeky Baked Goods

Food – From classic geek memes like "All your base..." to Mario Brothers and Tetris and robots, here are thirteen cakes, cookies and snacks that geeks will love.

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 01:06pm

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Fifty Years of DARPA: A Surprising History

Gadgets & Tech – From the Internet to GPS, DARPA's Biggest Successes and Greatest Failures

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Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 12:26pm

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France's Orange signs new iPhone deal with Apple

Gadgets & Tech – French wireless operator Orange said Friday it has signed a deal with Apple Inc. to sell its iPhone in the Middle East, Africa and several European countries.

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Mono offers open-source spin on Silverlight

Gadgets & Tech – The Novell-led Mono project this week made the first, though incomplete, public release of Moonlight, an open-source implementation of Microsoft's Silverlight, a browser plug-in that competes with products such as Adobe Flash, Adobe Flex, Adobe Shockwave, JavaFX, and Apple QuickTime.

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Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 12:03pm

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Rocketman flies over Alps with jet-pack strapped to his back

News – Yves Rossy likes to jump out of a small plane with a pair of jet-powered wings on his back and loop the loop above the Swiss Alps. The self-built contraption took the former fighter pilot five years to build and perfect - and yesterday he gave it its maiden flight.

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Voted for on May 16, 2008 11:26am