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There's A Rash Of 'Jash' On YouTube's First-Ever 'Comedy Week' [Videos]

by Ron Callari

To understand Jash, you need to know what the YouTube Channel Initiative is all about. Funded by Google with the specific goal of bringing innovative content to YouTube, it's a 100 million dollar program that kickstarted Google TV's entree into original programming.

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Propose Efficient Energy Solutions From Latin America, Win Up To $100,000 Via 2013 IDEAS Energy Innovation Contest!

invent sustainable, renewable energy for latin america and win big bucks!

by Arnold Carreiro

The government of South Korea, Inter-American Development Bank, Nordic Development Fund and GDF SUEZ, have pulled together to seek out energy solutions from Caribbean, South and Central American nations, and there are huge cash prizes for the best ideas!

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ZipNiqab: An Innovative Soution For Discreet Muslim Women

by Fashion Finds

Niqabs are worn by many women from the Muslim community that are focused on modesty. The goal of the Niqab is to cover the lower part of their face - but this garment poses a challenge when it comes time to eat in public. Women are then force to choose between a messier mealtime, or sacrificing their modesty and pulling the religiously motivated apparel away from their faces. Neither is the most desirable way to proceed, which is why the ZipNiqab was created.

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Drink Mixing Robots Shown Off

by Katie Gatto

The folks over at Coke and Bacard have been working with researchers at the MIT Senseable City Lab to create a robot that is capabale of making you great drinks. The robot, which is currently in testing, is able to make 1000's of different types of drinks with the help of an app.

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Gain Additional Clout on Klout When You Play For No Pay?

by Ron Callari

While still considered a punchline by many, for others that are happy to receive the perk of free access to American Airlines Admirals Club, Klout has been diligently trying to find ways to up its game. No longer content in just assessing one's social media score, Klout is morphing into a social network of sorts.

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Demonstrate How To Build Your Green Product To Win Over $1,000 In Prizes From Instructables’ Green Design Contest!

Make recycled products and show how to win big prizes

by Arnold Carreiro

If you can demonstrate how to build something useable that is truly worth raiding the recycle bin to create, you could win over $1,000 worth of prizes from Voltaic, REI, Nokero and more!

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Up In Smoke: The Revolution of High Art

by Art Outside The...

4/20, International Pot Smoking Day, has come and gone, but Chronic artist Cliff Maynard never stops celebrating the holidaze. His mind-blowing portraits made of the burnt-out roaches from thousands of joints prove that drugs don't just inspire art, sometimes they actually make it. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

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Propose A C02-Reducing Product Or Invention, Win € 500,000 In The Postcode Lottery Green Challenge!

by Arnold Carreiro

If you’ve got an invention that reduces greenhouse gas emissions, pitch your idea to the judges at The Postcode Lottery Green Challenge for a chance to receive € 500,000 to develop your business plans.

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Sit On One Of These Feral Futons By Máximo Riera, IF YOU DARE!

Get inspired by reinvented animal chairs!

by Arnold Carreiro

When people tell you that the wheel doesn’t need to be redesigned, lean back in your biologically accurate rhinoceros throne and scold them for thinking inside the box.

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Build A Fantastic Product To Create The Future For A $20,000 Prize

Win $20,000 in Create the Future Contest!

by Arnold Carreiro

The Create the Future Design Contest has been pushing talented inventors to dream up incredible and innovative products since 2002, and there’s still time for you to get your idea in this heated competition!

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Redditors Willing To Meme Their Opposition To Death

by Ron Callari

While the "Party of No" desperately seeks something to say yes to, their fight to rebrand themselves is met by aggressive social media opposition by the Redditors. While bookmarking sites the likes of Digg have withered on the digital vine over the past few years, Reddit seems to be not only the one with staying power, but the one whose "up" or "down" votes can sway public opinion quickly.

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Design A New Way To Deliver Insulin & Win $5,000 Via Ignite Contest!

by Arnold Carreiro

Sure, I came across this one very close to its deadline, but if you have a brilliant new way for diabetics to consume the insulin they need, send it to the Ignite: Diabetes Challenge for a chance to win $5,000.

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Promising Gray Hair Cure On The Horizon

by Kim Patterson

In a recent report published in the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, a group of European researchers believes they’ve found a cure to the graying process.

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This Summer's Number One Poop Throwing Game

by Bob J

With the warmer weather almost upon us, I can hardly help but be reminded of summers past and the lost innocence of childhood, when long into the evenings, the trees surrounding our happy home full with the raucous laughter of cicadas, my parents and I would challenge each other to a thrilling game of Doody Head.

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Marissa Mayer's Intuitive Search Meets Work Ethic At The Corner Of Bing & Yahoo

by Ron Callari

What's a $36 Million-Dollar lady to do after bailing from the world's largest search engine only to join the ranks of a bit player the likes of Yahoo? A player that was losing so much market share, it needed to enter a 10-year partnership agreement with Microsoft's Bing to stop the bleeding.

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Are Brits Sleeping Better - And Cheaper?

by John J. Staughton

Whether you spend your nights in 1500 Thread Count luxury or the scratchy tatters of motel room sheets, the quality of the mattress is always key. Getting the best mattress isn't easy or cheap, but somehow, the brilliant Brits at WeDo Mattresses have unlocked the mystery behind inexpensive, high-quality beds so they can grab some cheeky sleep.

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Magisso Tipping Teacup Allows You To Brew And Enjoy Without Added Accessories

by Kim Patterson

If you love loose leaf tea, but hate fumbling around with infusers there’s an option you may not have considered or even known about. The Magisso Tipping Teacup’s inventive design eliminates the middleman and gives tea enthusiasts the opportunity to brew and enjoy without added accessories.

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Kilt Tartan: Harley-Davidson Shows Scottish Pride

by Laurie Kay Olson

Somehow the wearing of a kilt hardly seems to fit the image of a guy who rides a "Hog." Guys who ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles are supposed to be scruffy and hairy and . . . wait . . . that sounds like a lot of Scotsmen too. The truth is there is some basis for there to be a Harley-Davidson tartan.

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Cool-it Caddy Icepops Are Really Cool Cosmetic Bags - Literally!

by Kim Patterson

In warm weather makeup can melt, sometimes before it ever gets to your face. Cool-it Caddy Icepops to the rescue! These bags are designed to keep your cosmetics cold for up to 7 hours.

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Top 10 Clever and Cool Cooking Concepts Of 2013

by John J. Staughton

Whether you are a master chef or a bacon-craving amateur, cooking is a part of your life. However, there is always room for improvement, and inventors around the world are constantly thinking of new culinary concepts to make the kitchen less intimidating and more fun. These new concepts and clever products will make the chef in all of us reach for our measuring cups!

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