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Thanko's USB Neck Cooler Clamps Down On Summer Heat

by Steve Levenstein

The bad news is, Thanko's new USB Neck Cooler makes you look like a sci-fi mecha robot's grabbed you by the throat. The good news is, you'll feel a lot less hot under the collar this summer if you're wearing one.

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$16,000 Up For Grabs Via The 2013 Mobile Dev Challenge For Best Mobile App!

by Arnold Carreiro

Are you a stellar mobile app innovator who needs a good excuse to show off your work? Any sort of mobile app can be thrown into the running, as long as it’s excellent!

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Panther 3D Printer Brings Your Visions To Life

by Cornelius Fortune

Have you ever wanted to really bring an idea to life? The Panther 3D Printer gives you the tools to make this a reality.

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MIT Shows Off Robot Cheetah

by Katie Gatto

A look at a new cheetah robot that came from the Biomimetic Robotics Lab at MIT. The researchers, who showed off the robot at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation this year have managed to create the second fastest robot in the world. The bot tops speeds of about 14 MHP by using electric motors, instead of hydraulics.

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Gecko Robot Can Climb

by Katie Gatto

New work from researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology had prouced a light weight robot that is modeled after the high climbing gecko robot. The mostly plastic robot is set up with a low melting goo on its feet that allows the robot to climb vertical surfaces.

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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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Let The Soundwagon Drive Your Music

by Laurie Kay Olson

Back in the day our tunes only came on vinyl and there are those afficionados who say that vinyl is the only true and pure way to listen to music. If you can still find vinyl albums this is great. What can be even harder to find is something to play them on. Well, how about something to play on them? The Soundwagon will drive your music right to your ears.

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Tired of Torn Toast? Try the Butter Cheese Grater

by Jill Harness

Cold butter is practically impossible to spread, but not with the help of the butter cheese grater that helps soften things up in no time.

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Lytro-style Camera Technology On Smartphones Soon

by Arturo Rubio

Pelican Imaging, inventor of array camera technology for mobile devices, recently announced a $20M investment by cellphone manufacturer Nokia. A representative of Nokia Growth Partners noted, "Pelican Imaging's computational camera solutions are at the cutting edge of mobile camera technologies. We believe they're positioned to lead the next wave in video and image capture; they're a great addition to our portfolio of innovators in the imaging space." If this is any indication, we may see Lytro-style camera technology on smartphones in the very near future.

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E3’s Almost Upon Us: Get Ready For The Latest Videogame Tech!

by Arnold Carreiro

It’s that time again! Videogame enthusiasts from all over the world will be tuning in to their favorite gaming websites and video portals from June 11th through the 13th for huge reveals of brand new videogames, technology and other electronic entertainment related goodies. As always, I can’t wait!

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