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Dealzmodo: Ultimate Never Leave Home Food Kit, 275 Meals for $75
There's nothing worse than having to leave the comfort of your closed blinds and glowing computer in order to get dressed and and go outside on a sunny day just to pick up something to eat. Consolidate your trips with this emergency food kit. Lasting up to 20 years, the bucket contains 275 meals worth of sustenance so you never have to leave the house. And since you save $10 by ordering online, you could potentially never need to leave your house again. So here's your menu for the next few months:
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Ars Technica: iTunes 8 Not Slated for September 9
While Kevin "Father of Digg" Rose may believe that iTunes 8 is hitting during the September 9th Apple event, Ars "Probably More Reliable" Technica says that Rose has the date wrong. Gizmodo "We Wish We Were More Than One Word So This Middle Name Motif Worked Better" doesn't really mind either way, as long as John "John Mayer Here" Mayer shows up to rock the house with at least two Bluetooth headsets on. Update: Ars is now saying that iTunes 8 WILL be at the Sept. 9 event.[arstechnica]
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Scuba Steve Is Good With Children, Aquatic Pets
Scuba Steve, a 7" figurine, seems like a nice enough guy. His round face and charming monocle seem perfect for children's parties and lending an extra hand in bathroom sterilization. But then you read his description and see that "if a shark won’t listen to reason, then Scuba Steve pulls their teeth out (but still lets the shark live.)" And you realize, yeah, that Scuba Steve really is a great guy. $350. [Slobot via Gizmo Watch]
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New Windows Ad Just an "Icebreaker"
Confession: I actually very much enjoyed the new Bill Gates/Jerry Seinfeld Microsoft ad. Yes, I found it funny and entertaining—the moment when Gates grins like a conspiratorial child revealing that his budget shoes were actual "leather" cracked me up. No, there wasn't 
Dell to Sell Most or All of Its Factories in 18 Months
According to the Wall Street Journal, Dell is restructuring their production in a massive overhaul that will send the entire manufacturing process overseas. According to one insider's account, most or all of Dell's factories, which are based in the US, will be sold off in 18 months.
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When Political Cross-Branding Goes Horribly Wrong
There's a good reason why Washington has generally veered away from 80s robot cartoons. And now we know that reason. [brewcityonline]
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Garmin's Free Lifetime Traffic Alerts Come at a Price
Garmin's new fleet of GPS nav units looks fantastic, especially in light of a particular feature: Free traffic alerts lasting the lifetime of your Garmin product. But according to the first review of the nüvi 755T by PC Magazine, Garmin is coincidently preloading map screen with clickable ads (probably to offset traffic alert costs). From PCMag:
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StellarWindow Transforms Your Computer Into Galactic Guide
The StellarWindow is a USB stick loaded with a compass and tilt sensors and bundled with software to convert your laptop or tablet into an astronomy guide. Point the system at what you want to see for 3D stock photography and more information, or speak your target into the computer and the StellarWindow will point you in the right direction. The major flaw with the StellarWindow is probably not that you have to lift you laptop to the sky (a USB extension could probably solve this problem) but that a computer screen's light will blind your eyes to the most faint of stars. Look for the StellarWindow this year for $250. [Fairy Devices and Hobby Media via OhGizmo]
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MultiTouch Cell Can Play Tom Cruise as Big as You'd Like
MultiTouch, the company, not the technology, has developed the MultiTouch Cell, a multitouch LCD display that's modular (meaning that many LCDs can assemble to make one big LCD). Beyond expandability, the screens are quite advanced, supporting multiple users and recognizing fingers in relationship to the hand as opposed to independent points (which allows for more complex interactions). The tech is still quite pricey—the 32" display runs $7,000 with the 1080p 46" version reaching $15,000—but it takes a lot of resources to be a non-crazy version of Tom Cruise. Read on for a pretty fantastic clip of the MultiTouch Cell in use.
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Asus N10, An Eee with Some Oomph
While Asus has gone a little Netbook-nuts, their recently leaked N10 is actually a promising revision on the genre dominated by clones. The 1.6Ghz Atom, 10.2" screen and 2GB of RAM—that's all pretty standard stuff. But three things other than its draft n Wi-Fi and face/thumb recognition have us interested in the N10. First, it's got HDMI-out. And with its small footprint, one can easily imagine hooking this little laptop up to their TV. Second, it's loaded with high quality Altec Lansing speakers. Third, Asus netbooks are finally dealing with that whole lack of graphics card issue.
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Stimuli 3.0 Lamp Is Perfect for Home, Work, Spaceship
Honestly, we'd have posted the Stimuli 3.0 lamp even if it did nothing special. Just look at it, sitting there all science fiction-y, like some huge alien computer's vulnerable data core. But it just so happens that the spherical shape and surrounding panels have a specific function, to constantly adjust the lamp's light levels to correspond with that coming in through the windows. By shifting around the panels with an internal 3 axis gearbox, light output can fill the light gap left by a waning sun, maintaining a constant light level through the day. Plus, it'll match your alien autopsy dinner table fabulously. [Cnatt via Yanko Design]
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September 9th Will Be Microsoft's Big Day, Too
While a lot of us are excited for the next Apple event on September 9th, that's the same date Microsoft has slated for their "Say Goodbye to Laser" event which, LiveSide has revealed, will feature more than their new mouse. It will also include a new line of LifeCams with 5 times zoom, hi def recording and 8MP stills. Of course, with all that other Microsoft news going on, ars technica thinks it'll be the perfect time to unveil their new Zune products—and we're inclined to agree. So what do you think? Will Microsoft have the goods to pull your attention away from Apple? [LiveSide via ars technica]
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The iPhone Handles 1080P Video Just Fine
Logically speaking, it shouldn't be a huge surprise. But a friend in the industry told us that they've seen H.264 1080P video playing on the iPhone, quite a few times, with no problems at all. Of course, the resolution is absurd overkill for the system's screen, but what's this mean in light of the purported iTunes 8 HD? Potentially a lot.
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Special Dongle De-Bricks Dead Wiis, Loads Any Homebrew
Internally, Nintendo uses a tool called a "Waikiki adapter" to boot Nintendo Wiis in recovery mode—bricked or not. Now one modder has apparently duplicated the device, a simple flash drive that fits in the GameCube memory port of the Wii, and set a demonstration to some righteous 80s guitar riffs. If commercialized, not only could such a device make homebrew a whole lot less risky—it could usher in a whole new era of Wii piracy as you can load any code you want from this recovery menu...which would be horrible and awful and evil, of course. [via tehskeen]
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Internally, Nintendo uses a tool called a "Waikiki adapter" to boot Nintendo Wiis in recovery mode—bricked or not. Now one modder has apparently duplicated the device, a simple flash drive that fits in the GameCube memory port of the Wii, and set a demonstration to some righteous 80s guitar riffs. If commercialized, not only could such a device make homebrew a whole lot less risky—it could usher in a whole new era of Wii piracy as you can load any code you want from this recovery menu...which would be horrible and awful and evil, of course. [via tehskeen]
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Niveus Media DVRs Will Tease Your TiVo, Take His Lunch Money
Most of us will be happy with consumer-priced stock DVRs or TiVos. But for those who are looking for something better for the ego, Niveus has just revealed their updated media centers, the Rainier, Pro Series and Denali Limited Edition. All three lines support 8 CableCards and 10 Media Center Extenders. The Rainier is modest, storing 1TB of data with no fans. The rack-mountable Pro Series continues the fanless trend and packs 4TB of storage, 32GB SSD, Intel Core i7 processor and Nvidia Series 9 graphics card (for when 1080P video just isn't enough). The Denali Series (pictured) is similar to the Pro Series, but maxes at 2TB of storage to make room for a Blu-ray drive. These monster media centers will be available in Q4 2008.
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Typewriter Monster Mask, Grrrr! (Arg)
After artist Jeremy Mayer created this series of typewriter masks, he said, "I'm not going for whimsy. So I will probably never do a set again." That's a shame. Wired has a full profile of the artist along with a complete gallery of his intricate human-sized typewriter cyborg sculptures. There are worse ways to spend your workday. [Wired via bbGadgets]
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