Beijing Net cafes to take mug shots, scan IDs, written 1 month ago, In a purported effort to cut down on "ID sharing" in Beijing's Internet cafes, the government will require that by the end of 2008, first-time visitors will have their picture taken and ID scanned before being allowed onli...

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11/20/2008 Daily Hardware Reviews, written 2 days ago, DailyTech's roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Thursday

Blackberry Storm available today at Verizon, written 2 days ago, We told you all about the Blackberry Storm including how you could pick one up starting today. This just appeared in my inbox showing it's true:

For Sony, No Discounts Means Stress-Free Shopping, written 2 days ago, Sony says its new rule forcing all of its dealers to sell its high-end products at the same price helps consumers avoid the stress of having to shop for good deals.

Obama Girl, Fred, the Movie Re-enactment Guy and Other Online Phenoms at YouTube Live, written 2 days ago, This weekend, YouTube is going analog, showing off a bunch of the freaky people who have become online phenoms, at YouTube Live, its "first ever official live community celebration," ...

New MacBook Pro: now with 20% less battery power, written 1 month ago, Apple touted some pretty decent battery life numbers at the new MacBook / MacBook Pro press event this week: up to five hours on the Pro with discrete graphics off, and four hours with it on (both surely assuming ideal low-power ...

Build an Easy 5 x 5 Home Greenhouse for under $25, written 2 days ago, www.pondplantgirl.com/coldframe.htm Here is how you can build your own home greenshouse for under $25. Also see my website at: www.pondplantgirl.com/coldframe.htm HAPPY PONDING!!! Supplies Needed 1/2" PVC Pipe ...

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Get 25% off a new Pleo, written 2 days ago, You can now get 25% off a new Pleo robot with Free Shipping in our Pleo buyers guide. Deal expires 11/24. Tags: Pleo

Wind Lights, written 5 days ago, These Wind Lights measure in at just under 8? tall, but they work just like their bigger windmill cousins, generating electricity through the power of air. Each tiny light uses a 2.4? propeller to power a pair of bright red or blue LEDs. The below is a massive instal...

Microsoft: Not all information can be free, written 2 days ago, A top Microsoft lawyer made the case on Thursday that sites like Google News are making money while the folks creating that digital content aren't able to make a living. Google News, said Thomas C. Rubin, makes $100 million a year, w...

Hands-on with the new MacBook Pro, written 1 month ago, When Apple announced its new notebooks on Tuesday, it said the new machines would be in the company's retail stores the next day. So I went to the Apple store at the Westfield Valley Fair mall in Santa Clara, Calif., after work on Wednesday....

On the Circuit: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, written 4 days ago,

The Faces of Mechanical Turk, written 2 days ago, When you experiment with Amazon's Mechanical Turk, it feels like magic. You toss 500 questions into the ether, and the answers instantly start rolling in from anonymous workers around the world. It was great for getting work done, but who are these ...

BlackBerry's Storm Presses Into the Touch-Phone Fray, written 3 days ago, Walt reviews the hotly anticipated BlackBerry Storm, the first BlackBerry model without a physical keyboard. Typing and navigation require tapping on glass, just as users do on the iPhone. Verizon will be selling the Storm for...

The blue screen of disappointment, written 2 days ago, With the economy collapsing and the ranks of the unemployed growing, the last thing this country needs is a shortage of cheap entertainment. Perhaps that's why the Senate, unable to agree on plans for another economic stimulus package or a...

Life Is Just A Series Of Events…, written 3 days ago, Techno Tuesday High five to Laughing Squid. Related posts The Original Definition of Facebooking (3) November 4, 2008 (3) Geek salad (0) Garbage Pail Kids (0) Are you? (7) This is a post from Somegirlwith...

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