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Japanese creative create a dog detects smelly feet.

Japanese create a robotic dog that detects smelly feet

The Japanese company CrazyLabo and the Institute of Technology of the University of Kitakyushu created two robots notified when there are bad smells. This is a dog named Shuntaro that recognizes the smelly feet. The animal moves its head if the smell is normal, barks and growls in bad odor and faint when the smell [...]

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Microsoft announces new Xbox console at May 21st event

 Microsoft announces their newest gaming console Eight long years after the arrival of the Xbox 360, Microsoft is gearing up to reveal information on their gaming console’s new face.  Tomorrow, May 21st, the Redmond-based company is hosting a live announcement at 10am PDT (1PM EST).  You’ll be able to watch the event at xbox.com/hub, from the Dashboard [...]

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Top quotes from our favorite characters on “The Office”

This Thursday, May 16, 2013, is the final episode of “The Office”.  It will be an hour and 15 minute episode (yes, they added an additional 15 minutes to the finale!) airing 9-10:15 ET. Hopefully it will tie up all the loose ends and not leave us hanging like some series’ finales we know (*cough* [...]

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A motorcycle lives again…kind of.

Back in the fall of ’12 I bought a motorcycle.  This is nothing new, really.  In fall of ’11 I bought my first bike ever, a new 2011 Kawasaki Ninja 250R.  Then in August 2012 I bought a 2005 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R.  Little did I know I had already started the pattern of buying an [...]

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Watch the Annular Solar Eclipse live with SLOOH Space Camera

This Thursday, May 9, 2013, the Annular Solar Eclipse (aka the “Ring of Fire”) will occur.  Unfortunately, it will not be visible from the USA.  The eclipse will only be able to be seen by Australia, eastern Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and the Gilbert Islands (shown on the map above). It’s near Australia! How [...]

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GameStop will stop accepting Sony’s PS2 trade-ins June 1st

Back in January we relayed Sony’s announcement that PS2 production world-wide was coming to an end.  Now one of the largest used game and console retailers is adding its own nail to the PS2′s coffin.  GameStop will no longer accept PS2 consoles, accessories, or games as trade-in after June 1st of this year. Currently you [...]

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Bringing Star Wars Nostalgia To Our Children – Top 10 Favorites For The Kiddos

In honor of Star Wars Day, my husband and I are bringing the nostalgia to our children by watching an episode each night. So the big question Monday night was “Do we start with 4-6 or 1-3??” And, of course, we had to go with 4-6! So, while my husband shared stories and inside knowledge [...]

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A gold and diamond iPhone

Is your iPhone too dull and boring for you? Located in a shopping center with gleaming marble floors, the DG Lifestyle Store offers more indulgent selections to satisfy the whims of those customers who can not imagine using a regular iPhone. Is the price to distinguish themselves from the mass? 20,000 euros. At that price, [...]

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Star Wars Day Discounts

Perennial Star Wars Day Discount Retailers and Past Offerings Below is a list of retailers who have perennially offered a Star Wars Day discount and the deals that were available last year.  I tried contacting a few of them to see what this years offering might be a little in advance and they said to [...]

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May the 4th be with you! Famous photographs recreated with Star Wars characters

May the 4th be with you this Saturday! What started as a New Year’s resolution to take more pictures has turned into a online sensation. David Eger, a passionate photographer and teacher of Visual Arts, Non Traditional Visual Arts and Photography, started a series called 365 Days of Clones. He has managed to bring together history and sci-fi in an entertaining and [...]

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