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The DVD Stereo Luxury Bathtub From Baden Bath

by Toby

Do you know someone who loves to soak for hours in a hot bathtub? If you do, I think I've found the gift that keeps on giving...

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The Early Adopter APIs For Foursquare

by Ron Callari

What catapulted Twitter and Facebook into the Stratosphere? One innovative approach opened the doors to the most successful social media experiments to date? An Application Programming Interface or API is what did the trick! And Foursquare, the popular location-based social network has taken a page out of that playbook in an attempt to scale faster than its competition.

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Grace Electric Bike Melds Scooter, Motorcycle And Bicycle Into One Expensive Ride

by Chris Weiss

The Grace Bike throws two electric motors and lithium batteries onto a performance bicycle and creates an enviable ride that will leave others long behind.

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"Mr Murdoch,Tear Down This Wall" Infers Biz Stone

by Ron Callari

President Reagan's "tear down this wall" address may well have been the Great Communicator's most remembered words. Perhaps not as historic, but noteworthy nonetheless was a BBC interview with Biz Stone this past week where he criticized news mogul Rupert Murdoch similarly for lack of foresight in today's Web 2.0 business climate.

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Social Media Putting The "Black" Back In Black Friday?

by Ron Callari

Black Friday is the term used to mark the start of the traditional Christmas shopping season in which retailers transition from being in the red (posting losses) to black (turning profits). The difference this year might get an extra boost as merchandise in stores online and off utilize social networks, Web sites and mobile applications. Will having access to the new social media tools available be enough to turn that red ink black? Check out ten enterprises that are banking on it!

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Top Ten Must-Have Toys For Christmas!

by Ron Callari

From Cabbage Patch Dolls to Tickle-Me Elmos, each holiday season introduces us to a series of new innovative toys for children of all ages. And this year is no different. From mind-powered games to adopting a Pet Lawyers, there's a lot of creative toys and gadgetry flying off the online and offline shelves. But with the clock slowly ticking away, some of the items on this TOP TEN list are quickly dwindling in inventory. If you must have them, you best act fast!

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9 Hot USB Gadget Gifts To Keep Geeks & Gamers Warm This Winter

by Must Love Gadgets

I found a website that has hundreds of USB gadgets and most of them are not dumb.... They're not just for geeks and gamers either, but can be quite practical for all of us who spend our lives nearly chained to a computer. If you like them, order by November 30, 2009, and get free world-wide shipping!

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Gong! Alarm Clock Wakes You With A Boxing Ring

by Steve Levenstein

Japanese alarm clocks have a well-deserved reputation for being loud, persistent, even obnoxious but it's all for one good purpose: waking your sleepy butt up and KEEPING it up.

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Top Ten Holiday Stores For Social Media Gifts

by Ron Callari

Gifting your favorite social networking netizen this year doesn't have to cost you an arm and a leg. A lot of entrepreneurial and social networking online store sites are selling some very unique social media-oriented gifts this holiday season. And with just a few mouse clicks, you can purchase that special gift that demonstrates just how social you are.

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Kindle vs Nook & Sony e-Reader For The Holidays!

by Ron Callari

Sony, in its latest attempt to compete head-on with Amazon's Kindle's and Barnes & Noble's Nook success is attempting to open a storefront online of its own. Despite its previous failure at a similar venture back in 2005, is Sony ready for a comeback?And if not, does Amazon's Kindle or Barnes & Noble's Nook win in this year's Holiday Sweepstakes?

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SnazL & Flip.to, Social Media Tools For Sharing Content

by Ron Callari

SnazL and Flip.to are two of the first open source tools to bridge the gap between content and community. By allowing users to create and share their videos, photos and content from one central location, the user become the center of his or her own sphere of influence cross social media platforms.

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Interior Designer's Mr. Potato Head: Mr. Light By Tomás Alonso

by Toby

You may not get the similarity between Mr. Light, by designer Thomás Alonso, and Mr. Potato Head, by toy company Hasbro... not right away.

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Crime Scene Cleanup In Chicago: Cleaning Up City Streets

by Beth Hodgson

Crime scene cleanup is a niche market that's continuing to grow, because someone's got to do the dirtiest jobs in each city. Chicago's got a business that takes care of all of that gross stuff that no one else wants to think about, just as we've seen in other cities, but this one's run by a unique group of people.

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Designer Piggy Bank Holds $10,000: Buy Two And Save $20,000

by Toby

A stunningly realistic pig, gilded or polymer coated in hot pink, by a world famous designer, would look smashing on her dark cherry server. She would love it, even be encouraged to shove dollar bills through the cork opening and look forward to saving $10,000....

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Anti-Theft Collapsible Bike Wheel

by Chris Weiss

These concept wheels provide an interesting new reason for thieves to pass your bike over (or at least spend an extra 3 minutes stealing it).

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Portable Air Hockey Brings The Game Where It Never Existed Before

by Chris Weiss

Portable Air Hockey is a great solution that allows for play of the popular game pretty much anywhere.

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Sushi Bars For Pets: Where Dogs And Cats Eat "Rawrrr"

by Lady Bee

Even veterinarians are recommending raw food diets for pets these days, but other marketing of raw food diets has lagged behind consumer interest, perhaps because the large pet food manufacturers with big marketing budgets have not jumped into the trend... yet. But at least two small companies with raw food pet diets have found a delicious way to present their raw pet foods: sushi bars.

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Sarah Palin Trades In Twitter Tweets For Facebook Powder!

by Ron Callari

How can anyone forget the now infamous 'lipstick on a pig' reference during the last political campaign and the hockey Mom from the Tundra that turned "going rogue" into a mantra. Well now that same lady is using the "powder" of social media to sell books and position herself for a run at the highest post in the land.

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"Pirate" Murdoch Claims Search Engines Arrrhhh Stealing His Material

by Ron Callari

What do you get when you cross legacy newspapers with an arch conservative right-wing publisher? Rupert Murdoch, that's who! In a new twist as how to not play nice with Google and the other top search engines, Murdoch's controversial approach might either become a new business model for other newspapers to emulate, or a crash and burn scenario that sees the rise and fall of his own Phoenix!

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Step Aside GPS: Manhole Navigation Concept Is Taking Over

by Chris Weiss

Navigation takes a turn for the steampunk in the Map Hole concept, designed for use in urban environments.

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