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Vices of the week: Sojourns in space, robots galore

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This week we gave you 5 ideas to get more out of your TiVo while the writers strike, took a hard look at the 5 biggest drawbacks of the MacBook Air and reviewed the $250 Harmony One, Logitech's universal remote. Also, be sure to check out Shift, where commissarius Stewart Wolpin outlines your role in the upcoming transition to digital television.

Virgin Galactic unveils new commercial spaceship; ticket price: $200k
Find out who's already signed up on the 100-person-long wait list to head into space.

Is your yard ready for LawnBott: The Next Generation?
Robots will take over one day, just you wait. Until then, they'll settle for conquering our lawns.

Levitating Salt & Pepper Shakers keep your seasonings in place
For your next Jetsons-themed banquet.

U.K. deploying army of underwater robots to protect Gulf
And what horrors lurk in those depths? Sharks? Militant mermen? Vile creatures? You'll be amazed (and perhaps bored) to discover the threat.

FPS Gun Mouse equips you with the perfect virtual hand cannon
You'll have plenty more to grip while screaming, "BOOOM! HEADSHOT!"

Want to build a Gundam robot? That'll be $725 mil, please
From the comments, by vncnt9663: "This sounds like a steal when you consider the cost of one F-22 Raptor, $339 million per aircraft. I'll take two please."

And, for you camera buffs, we've got the lowdown on the Pentax K20D and Olympus SP-570.

 
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