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Touchscreen kiosk can duplicate your keys in just one minute

Touchscreen kiosk can duplicate your keys in just one minute

File this one under devices that make so much sense we thought they already existed. Someone finally invented what might be the most practical kiosk ever: an automated key duplicator. MORE
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iPhone 5 rumor sparks new animation with Siri versus Tim Cook

iPhone 5 rumor sparks new animation with Siri versus Tim Cook

The rumors surrounding the design and release of the iPhone 5 have reached a fever pitch, so much so that Taiwan's most notorious animators have once again given Apple the fantasy treatment in a new video spot. MORE
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Magnetic mount puts a smartphone on every wall in your home

Magnetic mount puts a smartphone on every wall in your home

Some of us have two or three different iPhone and iPod Touch devices laying around that we use in addition to our primary device. But that set-up begins to take over too much desk space. The Wallee M is a solution designed to remedy this issue. MORE
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Gyroscopic two-wheeler is an electric car that acts like a Segway

Gyroscopic two-wheeler is an electric car that acts like a Segway

The light cycles in Tron have been duplicated by several motorcycle enthusiasts in real life, but they're mostly eye candy, and hardly practical. If you really want something close to a light cycle experience that is also a more usable commuter vehicle, the C-1 might be for you.

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Android's creepy death stare is the future of Russian robotics

Android's creepy death stare is the future of Russian robotics

The business of creating androids that look almost human has seen amazing advances in the last decade. Now Russian roboticists want to get in on the action with a robot that completely nails the weird, glassy-eyed geek stare commonly seen from the likes of Mark Zuckerberg. MORE
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Pioneer unveils augmented reality heads up display for cars

Pioneer unveils augmented reality heads up display for cars

One of the coolest scenes in the new Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol film involves Tom Cruise manipulating a map superimposed on the car's windshield. It looked like science fiction but Pioneer just made it a reality. MORE
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Advanced snorkel lets you swim underwater indefinitely

Advanced snorkel lets you swim underwater indefinitely

If your childhood swimming experiences included fantasies of somehow becoming Aquaman and powering through the water like the master of the sea, a new device won't give you gills, but will bring you a little closer to the dream. MORE
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Best Buy employs leading tech geeks to appeal to consumers

Best Buy employs leading tech geeks to appeal to consumers

The culture of innovative technology and the geeks who create it has completely infected the mainstream, as exampled by the praise heaped upon icons like the late Steve Jobs. But a new clip shows us exactly how much respect even obscure tech geeks are now commanding. MORE
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Remote-controlled robot roaches ready to infest your nightmares

Remote-controlled robot roaches ready to infest your nightmares

After millions of dollars in research and testing, robotic insects designed for surveillance are now a reality. But there's another, cheaper way to creep out your friends and family with tech-powered pests operating under your direction. MORE
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Audi e-bike lets you control riding modes via smartphone

Audi e-bike lets you control riding modes via smartphone

E-bikes haven't enjoyed a great reputation, due in part to the fact that most of them look like would-be motorcycles for the less-than-brave, or training-wheels-evoking contraptions that scream "Yes, I'm out of shape." However, Audi's entry into this field aims to change all that. MORE
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Kinect-controlled 5-ton robot could be the most dangerous toy ever

Kinect-controlled 5-ton robot could be the most dangerous toy ever

The era in which we all get to have our own remote-controlled giant robots just got a little closer thanks to a new development from a few clever engineers in Japan looking to bring anime fantasy into reality.

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Softbank launching earthquake-proof floating cellphone base stations

Softbank launching earthquake-proof floating cellphone base stations

Seismologists predict that a major earthquake to rival last year's 9.0 magnitude event will strike Tokyo between now and 2016. During the last quake local cell phone service abruptly disappeared. Now Softbank has a solution in hopes of avoiding a repeat of that technology breakdown. MORE
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Digital mannequin lets you control your 3D models in real-time

Digital mannequin lets you control your 3D models in real-time

Watching actors play against green screens, outfitted in motion capture suits has become a common sight. But for the digital animator lacking the manpower and studio space to manipulate humans in such a way, there's now another way to control your digital characters. MORE
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Fashion brand brings real-time Facebook Likes to the physical world

Fashion brand brings real-time Facebook Likes to the physical world

As Brazil continues its gradual move from Google's Orkut to Facebook, the country's love affair with the leading social network has given rise to all manner of interesting local tie-ins. The latest is fashion-oriented and offers a new vision of using social media to shop. MORE
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Warning: Sleeping with your iPad can be hazardous to your smile

Warning: Sleeping with your iPad can be hazardous to your smile

Hardcore users of the iPad have a secret fear that is seldom discussed but near the top of list if you live with your tablet as much as many of us do everyday. In short, it involves how to avoid getting smacked in the face with your iPad while falling asleep in bed. MORE
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Weight-sensing vehicle could be the Segway of skateboards

Weight-sensing vehicle could be the Segway of skateboards

Skateboarders are generally fit people, which speaks to the effort needed to propel the vehicle. But what if there was a skateboard for us lazy wanna-be skaters that didn't require constant foot-powered locomotion? Well that day has finally arrived. MORE
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Music player trainer also looks like the ultimate video game weapon

Music player trainer also looks like the ultimate video game weapon

Wearable tech like the Jawbone Up and Nike FuelBand are great at tracking how many calories you burn, but their simplicity and lack of extra bells and whistles can obscure exactly how powerful they actually are. And then there's the +++ Wearable Player. MORE
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Volkswagen floating car concept rides the streets of China

Volkswagen floating car concept rides the streets of China

We're all still anxiously waiting for the day when floating cars arrive to fulfill all of our sci-fi fantasies and let us know, beyond any doubt, that we're living in the future. Well one new Volkswagen concept offers a humorous glimmer of hope. MORE
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Tokyo gets its second giant robot: a transforming fighter jet

Tokyo gets its second giant robot: a transforming fighter jet

Apparently the popular life-sized Gundam robot< standing guard over Japan has inspired a trend. Now another popular robotic character from Japanese anime has received the real-life treatment. MORE
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Boeing Space Taxi passes re-entry test, ready for 2015 flight

Boeing Space Taxi passes re-entry test, ready for 2015 flight

In just a couple of hours NASA's space shuttle Enterprise will ride piggyback on a 747 across the New York skyline, a kind of last gasp for NASA's spacecraft program. Now commercial efforts like the new Boeing private space capsule hope to pick up the outer space slack.

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