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It’s fairly easy to find exactly when most Americans started to get fat.

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Behold the Clicker: the ultimate lazy man device

The GigaPan Epic Pro was the Gigapan we were waiting for it. It’s, well, professionally epic and capable of using nearly any DSLR camera/lens available thanks to its large magnesium chassis. It was originally going to start shipping sometime in April, but apparently something changed because we just got word from the company itself that its available now

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The GigaPan Epic Pro is now shipping to eager photographers

Apple doesn’t like HTC , not one bit.

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A cornucopia of Apple lawsuits

The year 2004 called, and it wants its iPod dock back. (Yes, I know it works with the iPhone , too.) Seriously, do people still buy these things?

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Who still buys iPod docks in 2010?

Roku’s HD player is a great deal at $99, but it’s an even better deal if you buy one now from Amazon. In addition to having a great Netflix box, you’ll also be able to use Amazon’s Video of Demand service, and to get you started they’ll throw in $20 worth of credit. That’s a pretty good deal, considering that a movie like The Hurt Locker rents for $3.99, or you can rent a TV show for about $3 an episode (watch Human Target, seriously).

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CrunchDeals: Buy a Roku HD Player, get $20 Amazon on Demand credit

Japan and its alarm clocks . Most of these devices force you to wake up through an extra-annoying noise (or by moving away from you), but this new one, the so-called Twist Alarm Clock [JP], makes you solve (simple) math problems.

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The Twist Alarm Clock forces you to activate your brain in the morning

Mosquitos are one of the major ways that malaria is spread, causing an estimated two million deaths per year. Wouldn’t it be cool if those mosquitos could be genetically modified to spread a malaria vaccination instead of the disease itself? Scientists have theorized about just such a solution for years, but recent work from Jichi Medical University in Japan proves that it’s actually possible , not just theoretically possible

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Mosquitos of the future may vaccinate against malaria, instead of spread it

Loyal readers, I give you a Steampunk Sin City concept made on 1000 Euros. Now if one of you could kindly tell me what in the world is going on in it? via [ Dvorak Uncensored ]

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Warren Lich concept trailer

There’s been so much push for digital, downloadable content lately that we’ve almost forgotten about our old friend, the compact disc. Even though CD sales are plummeting each time our little planet makes another obit around that bright, flaming thing in the sky, the big boys don’t seem to be willing to throw in the towel just quite yet .

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UMG to lower U.S. CD prices

As a full time systems administrator, I can tell you without equivocation that IT is hard. There are lots of little problems that occur.

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IT in a box: the ClearBOX