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« Previous EntriesWe Dump Coffee, Coke, OJ and Milk All Over a Shiny New Toughbook: Did It Survive? [Clips]
Friday, February 29th, 2008newVideoPlayer(”toughbook_giz.flv”, 475, 286,””);On Tuesday we asked you about the one thing you wouldn’t want spilled on your keyboard, and we were surprised how much you had to tell us. We have a…
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Question of the Day: What’s the Best Hard Drive Deal You Can Find? [Question Of The Day]
Friday, February 29th, 2008This is a bit of a self-serving question of the day, but here’s something for readers to participate in. What’s the best hard drive deal you can find right now? We’re talking preferably internal and…
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NASA to Intentionally Smash Two Spacecraft Into the Moon [Space]
Friday, February 29th, 2008NASA is planning to intentionally smash two spacecraft into the surface of the moon, hoping to reveal some water ice under the surface of the moon’s south pole. Hey, where’d they get this idea? Hmm,…
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NSA Gets the Best AT&T Coverage Around [At&t]
Friday, February 29th, 2008Yes, this is real, and spectacular. The Billboard Liberation Front has launched an “improvement” campaign on AT&T billboards in the SF area “to promote and celebrate the innovative collaboration of…
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Tributaries T12 Power Strip Is Overkill With 12 Ports, Eight of Which Rotate [Peripherals]
Friday, February 29th, 2008Tributaries has had a rotating power strip on the market before, but this T12 seems like they’re going all out—and by all out, we mean adding two extra ports to the strip. The whole thing comes…
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USB Speedometer Measures WPM From Super Slow to Court Reporter Speed [Usb Speedometer]
Friday, February 29th, 2008We can see this USB typing Speedometer being extremely useful for young typists who want to improve their speed, or Brian Lam if he ever wants to type faster than three words per minute, but it’s a…
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Lenovo’s Official X300 Comparison vs. MacBook Air Shows Why It’s Better For Business Dudes [Lenovo X300]
Friday, February 29th, 2008The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.You saw the 5 takes on the Lenovo X300, the X300 benchmarked vs. the MacBook Air, and even Mossberg’s review, but what does Lenovo…
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Desktop PC Start Button Eliminates Gamer’s Crack [Start Button]
Friday, February 29th, 2008If you thought plumber’s crack was bad, imagine a gamer in crawling under his desk to turn on his PC. He’ll never have to do that again if he grabs one of these Sharkoon PC Jump Start Buttons, which…
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Diebold Accidentally Leaks 2008 Election Results Early [Politics]
Friday, February 29th, 2008Diebold, the company run by unscrupulous Republicans that manufactures crappy, easily-hacked voting machines, has done a bang-up job of pretty much destroying many people’s confidence in the…
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What Went Wrong With Sharper Image [Sharper Image]
Friday, February 29th, 2008Now that Sharper Image declared bankruptcy and plans to close down 90 out of its 180 stores, us (vibrating) armchair quarterbacks are all trying to figure out why the store shut down. The Washington…
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