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ioSafe is running a great deal with Costco right now, you can buy their ioSafe Solo (which John reviewed ) for a great price, and also get an additional year of data recovery for free. The drive is currently on sale for $229.99 ( ordered online ), and is regularly priced at $259.99 and doesn’t normally include the additional year of data recovery. Having personally seen one of these set on fire , I’m seriously considering picking one up, and you should too

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CrunchDeals: Get an ioSafe Solo for $229.99

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

Apple doesn’t like HTC , not one bit.

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A cornucopia of Apple lawsuits

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

Hollywood (the movie studios, the record labels, etc.) sure does have a knack for causing its own problems. You’ll recall that it’s en vogue to call copyright infringers “pirates,” which is an insult to legitimate pirates like William Kidd and Henry Morgan.

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Henry Morgan wants the word ‘pirate’ back

The good news? Microsoft has announced Windows 7 ’s first service pack, which fixes minor bugs

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Windows 7 SP1, everyone

For the child who has everything, we present the Threadless $10 sale . The sale lasts until 3/20 at 10AM Central, so hurry up. I think the most important shirt in the bunch is DaddyTypes’ favorite , the Michael, shown here

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CrunchDeals: Threadless kids tees $10 until tomorrow

Looks like Apple is running into some last-minute trouble getting content providers to provide content for the iPad . The device goes on sale next week, and Apple has already seen plenty of pre-orders —even if those pre-orders may have quickly fallen off .

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Apple having a rough time convincing companies to provide content for iPad

Can’t you see this little iPod dock sitting next to your coffee bean grinder and spice rack? It sure looks the part with stanless steel-looking corners and a sort-of utilitarian design theme. Oh yeah, you know you wanna make room on your kitchen counter for the iP39SZC — catchy name, eh

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Product Name: iP39SZC Kitchen Timer and FM Alarm Clock Radio Speaker System for iPhone/iPod