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Polaroid iPhone Dock Concept Instantly Prints Photos

by Steve Levenstein

The Polaroid iPhone Dock Concept from Japanese designer Mac Funamizu combines the Apple iPhone's built-in camera with the instant print function that made Polaroid cameras famous.

Too Many Pandas & Not Enough ZooKeepers

by Ron Callari

While "Panda" is only a code name for Google's recent algorithmic re-engineering of search results, one has to wonder if too many Pandas are spoiling the soup? I'm sure software engineer Navneet Panda never imagined that his name would become associated with striking fear in the hearts and minds of publishing sites - when he first began the process of targeting so-called "content farms."

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Keep Your Brush Fresh with Yumaki Subscription Toothbrushes

by Steve Levenstein

Maybe you can't handle the tooth, but Yumaki can. This stylish Scandinavian-Japanese collaboration offers 18 cool colorful toothbrush models and by signing up for an annual subscription, Yumaki will send you a new one every 3 months.

Barack Obama Lookalike Campaigns for a Better Tasting KFC Sandwich

by China.new

'Mmm, change is good!,' exclaims a Barack Obama lookalike and soundalike on a recent KFC commercial aired in Hong Kong. If campaigning for voters' stomachs instead of their minds is a new trend, then I for one wholeheartedly agree!

Facebook.cn Forges Past Firewall To Access China's Ad Dollars & World Domination?

Facebook.cn Forges Past Firewall For Access To China's Ad Revenues & World Domination?

by Ron Callari

A lot has been written about Facebook's potential expansion on the international digital horizon. To date, being blocked in China by the Great Firewall is not where Mr. Zuckerberg would like to remain. There's over 1.3 billion citizens that reside in this authoritarian state where over a third are active netizens. As these numbers correlate to potential new ad revenue dollars, Facebook.cn could scale exponentially with the right deal. World domination - on the other hand -might be the ultimate goal.

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Is That A PC In Your Pocket? - The PC That's The Size Of A Flash Drive

by Jamie Reygle

You will soon be able to buy a PC that fits in your pocket - for under $25!

Apple iPad 2 Goes on Sale in Mainland China Today

by China.new

The Apple iPad 2 tablet officially goes on sale in mainland China today and for Apple fans who've been lined up all night the wait will be well worth it. The same goes for Apple Inc., for whom pictures of huge lineups for the iPad 2 tablet aren't just worth a thousand words, they're worth millions of dollars!

Part Of The Process - Participatory Budgeting And You

by Jamie Reygle

People all over the world are deciding how their tax dollars are spent. Why aren't you?

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Cab or Cube? Meet the Nissan NV200, New York's Next-Generation Taxi

by Steve Levenstein

New York City's iconic yellow taxicabs are about to get an extreme makeover of the Soccer Mom kind. According to Big Apple mayor Michael Bloomberg, the NV200 minivan from Japanese automaker Nissan has been selected to be the next anchor of the 13,000-strong NYC taxi fleet.

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Beijing Women's Prison Hosts Mother's Day Meet & Greet

by China.new

China may have a reputation for meting out swift and harsh justice to those who run afoul of its legal system but a Mother's Day event held at the Beijing Women's Prison proves it's not all 'Midnight Express'.

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It Took Almost A Decade For Social Media To Catch Osama Bin Laden

by Ron Callari

While three presidents vowed to hunt him down and take his life, it's been almost a full decade since the horrific deaths incurred on American soil at the World Trade Center. At the time, social media and Web 2.0 was only in its infant stages, where over the course of last ten years - blogs, tweets and Facebook status updates have been few and far between regarding the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden.

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Opening Education's Gates - The Gates Foundation Invests In Innovative Education

Gates Foundation fund innovative education

by Jamie Reygle

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is putting over $20 million into innovative learning tools, including gaming and social networking.

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Selling Mud and Calling it Pepper is Nothing to Sneeze at in China

Selling Mud and Calling it Pepper is No Sneezing Matter in China

by China.new

Shakespeare once wrote, 'A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.' While appropriate for flowers, the same cannot be said for fake pepper a Chinese vendor made... from mud.

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Chinese Restaurant Saves on Staff by Using iPads for Menus

by China.new

These aren't your father's TV dinners. At one forward-thinking Chinese restaurant in Guangzhou, Apple iPads aren't ON the menu, they ARE the menu!

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Fridgeezoo Fridge Pets are Cool and Environmentally Friendly

by Steve Levenstein

Looking for a cool, low-maintenance pet that costs nothing to feed and just might save the planet? Well step right up, Fridgeezoo Fridge Pets from Japan are just what you've been looking for!