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Western National Robot Rodeo Tests Bomb Bots Skills

by Katie Gatto
Have you ever wondered what the robots who take care of bombs do in their time off. They spend their spare time at the  Western National Robot Rodeo. The event pits bomb robots, and their operators, against each other in a 10 event challeneg in a variety of different events, both indoors and outdoors.

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Instant DIY Videos: Latest Social Media Craze For Those Who Oughta Be In Pictures

Instant DIY Videos: Latest Social Media Craze For Those Who Oughta Be In Pictures by Ron Callari
It's becoming evident in social media circles, the written word (or even 140 characters) is just not enough. And although it's been said that a picture is worth a thousand words, to get really social these days, users just wanna be in (moving) pictures. The success of YouTube alone is testament to this growing trend.

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Another Cheetah Robot Rears it Neck

by Katie Gatto
A cheetahs can be a very scary animal. With chases that are often over in less than a sixty seconds you probably do not want face a real one. But what about a robot cheetah? A robot that is modeled after the cheetah is currently in development may be used for search and rescue in the future. 

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Print A Lighter Aircraft Bracket, Win $8,000 Via GE Jet Engine Bracket Challenge

Design 3D printed plane part, win up to $8,000! by Arnold Carreiro
An aircraft engine’s brackets need to be strong and firm, but due to the heavy metal materials commonly used to make these parts, they are a bit on the bulky side. GE is looking for 3D printing wizards to solve this problem, while offering big bucks for big ideas.

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Safety Nets Keep Pedestrians Covered When Beijing Manholes Aren't

Safety Nets Keep Pedestrians Covered When Beijing Manholes Aren't by China.new
Dropping out of sight through an open manhole might be funny in cartoons but in real life, not so much. China's capital city of Beijing is testing out a possible solution, installing safety nets under 1,000 manhole covers along with a reflective pylon that pops up if the cover is removed.

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Design Spacecraft For NASA Using Legos, Win The “Imagine Our Future Beyond Earth Competition!”

Build cool spacecraft with Legos, win cool prizes! by Arnold Carreiro

 Lego and NASA has teamed up in the hopes that fans of the popular building toys will construct an amazing spacecraft that would suit one of NASA’s upcoming missions. Impress the judges and you’ll win plenty of cool Lego prizes!


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It’s E3 Eve, Get Ready To See The Future Of Gaming Revealed Live!

Are you ready to watch E3 live? by Arnold Carreiro
Tomorrow is the first day of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, and the big names in videogames will be presenting their latest consoles and software in full force. Lucky for you, I’ve got a cheat sheet for when and where you can watch the action live!

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Let The Sun Shine On Intersolar 2013’s Solar Powered Exhibition!

Intersolar is about to heat up the West Coast for solar energy fans! by Arnold Carreiro
If the future of solar energy makes you all sunny and warm inside, there’s no hotter place to be than Intersolar North America in sunny San Francisco, California.

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Create App To Show Driver’s MPG & Win $25,000 In Ford Personalized Fuel-Efficiency App Challenge!

Create useful MPG-displaying app, win big money! by Arnold Carreiro
Honestly, I have no idea how many miles my car gets to the gallon. Hopefully one of you software geniuses can collaborate with Ford to build a simple app to show me just how efficient my Taurus is.

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Game Of 'Social Media' Thrones Positions HootSuite As Benevolent Leader?

Game Of 'Social Media' Thrones Positions HootSuite As Benevolent Leader? by Ron Callari
Attaching oneself to the popularity of a current cultural phenomenon is a tried and true promotional tactic used as far back by ad execs, the likes of Don Draper and the Mad Men. So, it didn't come as any surprise when someone in the social media space would seize the opportunity to tag on to one of the most popular TV dramas of the day: Game of Thrones.

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Rising Stars In Action Sport Industries At The Agenda Trade Show! NYC, Long Beach, Las Vegas!

New skate and fashion stuff shown at Agenda by Arnold Carreiro
If you’re ready to see what the latest trends, innovations and fashions are about to hit skateboarding and streetwear, then it’s time to get pumped for Agenda!

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Weed As A Brand: Starbucks Or Botwin Pot Stores? Fact Or Fiction? [Video]

Weed As A Brand: Starbucks or Botwin Pot Stores? Fact Or Fiction? by Ron Callari
After eight successful seasons on HBO, the acclaimed award-winning series, "Weeds" ended its run in 2012 with matriarch Nancy Botwin dealing in a world that finally legalized marijuana. With plot lines that followed a mother and widow of two children rise in the weed business, Nancy's chain of pot stores became so overwhelmingly successful by the end of Season 8, Starbucks was written into the script securing a bid to buy them.

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3D Printers Unite For Goodwill & Rad 3D Printing Tools Via Printers for Peace Contest

Win Cool 3D printer stuff from Printers for Peace Contest by Arnold Carreiro
The concept of personal 3D printers has spread like wildfire, and Michigan Tech wants to make sure that the first things that people think of when the innovative product making platform is mentioned include harmony, joy and other peaceful goodies. 

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Microsoft Contest For Southeast Asian Businesses To Upgrade From Windows XP, Globally Ends Support For XP In 2014

Microsoft will pull support for Windows XP in 2014, hurry up and upgrade! by Arnold Carreiro
Are you still using Windows XP as your personal or business operating system? It’s 2013, for goodness sake! You’d better upgrade before it’s too late…

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New Fibertrap Technology Stops Bedbugs, Termites, In Their Tracks

Bed bug about to get caught in Fibertrap by Myra Per-Lee
Like a spider's web stops a fly in flight, a patent-pending man-made fibrous web stops a bedbug in its tracks. Commercialized as Fibertrap, this material, created in the laboratories of Stony Brook University's Center for Advanced Technology in Sensor Materials, has tested effective not only for trapping bedbugs, but also for stopping termites in their tracks.

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Invent Affordable Home Security Product, Win $10,000 From Global Security Experts Inc!

Invent great and affordable home security device, win $10,000! by Arnold Carreiro
The innovators behind the OnGARD Security Door Brace and SMART Dummy Camera are looking to you to invent the next big advancement in home security devices, and are willing to pay big bucks for your best idea.

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Heart Attacks, Sleep Disturbances, And PTSD

Sleep disorders by T Goodman
Most of us don't immediately associate post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with heart attacks, but when we stop and think about it... a heart attack is a hell-of-a traumatic event, one which could certainly induce symptoms of PTSD....

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Cicadas, Going Nowhere At The Speed Of Light

Cicadas, Going Nowhere At The Speed of Light by Ron Callari
In A Tale of Two Cities, when Charles Dickens penned his famous quote, "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times," while he was relating how opposing factions viewed the French Revolution, one might make a similar observation regarding the return of the cicadas.

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RentAGoat.com: When Business Innovation Meets Low Tech

Goats provide all natural landscaping by Arnold Carreiro
Using the internet to develop and market an innovative idea doesn’t need to be a hairy experience, but this green landscaping company is the exception to that rule! Let’s take a closer look at RentAGoat.com’s innovative business:

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Yesteryear's Drive-In Theater Hosts Prestige's Biannual MINI Movie Night

Yesteryear's Drive-In Theater Hosts Prestige's Annual MINI Movie Night by Ron Callari
Drive-in theaters have been attracting motorists ever since Camden, New Jersey resident Richard M. Hollingshead, Jr. first applied for a patent for his invention back in 1932. At the height of the outdoor theaters' popularity, the Warwick Drive-In Theater in Orange County, New York began operations in 1950 and is one of the few in the country to continue that tradition some 60 years later.

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Shanghai See's Your Giant Rubber Ducky & Raises You A Big Pink Piggy

Shanghai See's Your Giant Rubber Ducky & Raises You A Big Pink Piggy by China.new
Finding over 10,000 illegally dumped pigs in Shanghai's largest river and main source of drinking water? Disgusting. Poking fun at the scandal by “floating” a huge inflatable pink pig on China's largest social messaging site? Priceless!

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Will Robots Social Network When They Eclipse Man's Intelligence? [Videos]

Will Robots Social Network When They Eclipse Man's Intelligence? by Ron Callari
'Singularity' for those mere mortals who are unaware is the theoretical emergence of a super-intelligence through technological means. First proposed by mathematician John von Neumann, it is the time when "ever accelerating progress of technology and changes in the mode of human life, which gives the appearance of approaching some essential singularity in the history of the race beyond which human affairs, as we know them, could not continue."

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Develop An App For NETGEAR'S Million Dollar App Contest & Win Up To $1,000,000!

develop networking app for Netgear, win one million dollars! by Arnold Carreiro
If you’re a master of creating networking apps, you’ve got a great chance to score up to one million dollars in Las Vegas for your innovative development skills.

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

Develop mobile app, win cash prizes! 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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