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MIT’s Robot Cheetah of Doom Now Runs Free

09/15/2014

So, A Robot Cheetah Without a Leash, Huh? That’s…Unnerving. CNet reports that MIT figured out a way to let loose its amazing, yet horrifying, Robot Cheetah, which previously required a leash. I’m a little torn about developments like this one. Part of me says something that rhymes with “Hell yeah, robot animals are awesome!” But…
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Nintendo’s new (not New) 3DS XL’s Are Gorgeous

09/11/2014

3DS new Editions from Nintendo Delight and Confuse Every now and again, my wallet goes into cardiac arrest and a gamer specific lump grows in my, uh, throat. Nintendo is often behind these fits of suffering, and today is yet another of those days. On September 10th, at the Gamestop Expo in Anaheim, CA, Nintendo…
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Michael Bay Directs Pixar Action Theater’s Up

08/18/2014

Michael Bay Knows Boom Have you ever wondered how Pixar’s 2009 masterpiece Up might have turned out differently had Michael Bay been handed the keys to the kingdom? Yeah, neither have I, but YouTube video maker Mr. Stratman 7 did. I’ll give you three guesses how this goes, and all of them start with “BOOM”.…
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Lumia Phones Get a Speed Boost from Windows Phone 8.1

08/16/2014

Lumia 1020 Updates Make It Faster One of the more painful aspects of owning a smartphone is the long, slow march toward obsolescence. For iPhone and Android owners, this is especially painful: update by update, your device gets slower and slower. Eventually, it’s no longer the joy it once was to use. Instead, all those…
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Lucy: your next homework assignment.

07/29/2014

There are SO many things that this movie offers. Besides a strong and independent female protagonist, in line with the times—but a first for summer blockbuster cinema in terms of gross profit—Luc Besson delivers an original plot in what has been a long, dry run of remakes and non-original ideas. It is well known to…
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Review: The Flash Leaked Pilot

06/26/2014

The Flash Expands Green Arrow’s Universe With Charm The biggest thing I wanted from the CW’s new The Flash series was simple: I wanted it to not be a fast version of Arrow. I’m pleased to say that the show’s producers have not disappointed. With that acknowledged, I’ll do my best to avoid spoilers as…
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T-Mobile Wants You To Test Drive Its Service With a Free Week of iPhone

06/19/2014

Need an iPhone 5s for a Week? Take a Test Drive on One with T-Mobile During today’s event in Seattle, T-Mobile introduced “Test Drive,” a part of their “UnCarrier 5.0” plan to get people to switch to T-Mobile. In it, you can get a iPhone 5s to use on their network for seven days. Free.…
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Amazon Fires at Apple With New Fire Phone

06/18/2014

Fire Phone from Amazon Touted at Today’s Amazon Press Conference At Amazon’s event on June 18th, CEO Jeff Besos introduced new features for Amazon Prime and kindle. But the big news of the day was the Amazon Fire Phone. Coming out next month, the Amazon Fire Phone has a lot of pretty impressive features, along…
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Heroes Reborn: Jack Coleman Returns as Noah Bennett!

06/18/2014

Heroes Reborn Dips Into One of Its Best Characters Fresh from the folks at Deadline, casting news revealed today that Heroes Reborn will feature none other than Jack Coleman, returning to the role of Noah Bennett from the original series. What this ultimately means to the plot is anyone’s guess. Given that, by the end…
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E3 2014: Nintendo’s Amiibos Are Your Amigos

06/11/2014

Nintendo Reveals Amiibos, Your Wii U’s new Amigos! During their E3 2014 digital press conference, Nintendo revealed a new category of product for your Wii U: the Amiibo. These are a new set of NFC-based figurines that can link with the Wii U. Also, thanks to a forthcoming adapter, Amiibos will work with Nintendo 3DS and…
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