Excuse me for being overly excited, but the aquarium controlling computer most geeky, tech savvy marine aquarists have been expecting has finally started shipping. I just got my notice with tracking number. I haven’t been so excited to receive a package since our wedding gifts last year…

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How’s this for cool? I just got two of these. The blue one and amber one and I can’t stop playing with them
The Dynaflex PowerBall Blue Lights Gyro is an addictive and eye catching toy, and can be used to exercise your coordination, strengthen muscles and even relieve stress!

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What? Did I hear correctly?   This is music to my ears! (no pun intended)
More than 12 months have gone by since this deal was first announced, and finally the news just broke of the DOJ approving the merger. While FCC approval is still pending, I think this is enough to get excited!
The merger stalled [...]

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Thanks to high speed photography, we are now able to see things never imagined possible before. The newer cameras can capture upwards of 200,000 frames per second, revealing incredible detail and fascinating transformations which in real time happen instantly.
The following is a selection of photos of a balloon being popped, photographed with a high speed [...]

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Despite recent law suit noise and commentary, the Guitar Hero craze continues to spread.
In my house we own Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero III, Guitar Hero Rock the 80s across the Sony Playstation 2 and Nintendo Wii and we are eagerly awaiting the Aerosmith game to be released. Its a fun game, the music is [...]

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…we don’t stop playing because we get old;
we get old because we stop playing.
Now we’re talking - I have to get myself one of these! Here’s the coolest toy yet. A full size, fully functional remote control Hummer H3.
Engineer Dr. James Brighton, of Cranfield Universit, built this monstrosity. The project took about one month, [...]

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I love cool products. Specially ones that are simple, well designed, and brilliantly do what they are made for.
Whether delivery or home baked, cutting and serving pizza is always a hassle… Getting through the crust, toppings and cheese, while not going though the cardboard container and putting nice marks on the table. Dealing with the [...]

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Up until now, though I’m a huge Apple fan and user since as far back as I can remember computers, I’ve always wanted the latest and greatest from them. From my Macintosh SE 1/20, to my StyleWriter II, from the Apple QuickTake which I managed to borrow from school often, to the Newton 2000 I [...]

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It is hard to believable that its the end of the first quarter of 2008, and Nintento Wiis are still nowhere to be found in stock. Amazing. Unnaceptable.
Fortunately, I was pointed to www.wiialerts.com by a friend. If you want to buy a Wii anytime before the ice caps melt, the sun runs out of energy, [...]

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WARNING — GEEK ALERT!
I’m about 270 miles from home, visiting my wife’s college friend, but this isn’t the only context in which I enjoy this set up. I use it whenever I travel on business and whenever we’re away from home.
My set up consists of the following:
At Home:
A DirecTV DVR (http://www.directv.com)- My personal preference is [...]

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