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Star Wars’ 35th Anniversary: The Force Is Strong With This One

Federico Lo Giudice — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:04:57 +0000

Believe it or not, it was exactly 35 years ago when we first met Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Leia and Darth Vader, and we saw the destruction of the first ...
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Instagram vs The New York Times: What’s a Company Worth? [Infographic]

John Jorgensen — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:59:00 +0000

In this infographic, you will see valuations that reveal how some iconic companies and brands are worth less in the eyes of investors than certain hot new startups.

On April 9, 2012, Facebook purchased Instagram for $1 billion. The New York Times, on that same day, had a market capitalization of ...
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Capcom’s Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Collector’s Set

Bernie Mota — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:15:51 +0000

Due on September 18, it’s the ultimate collector’s set for the ultimate Street Fighter fan that celebrates 25 years of fireballs, dragon punches, and the iconic World Warriors.

In 1987 Street Fighter hit arcades, and despite offering a totally unique control set-up – the original arcade cabinet used two, large red ...
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The Iron Man PC Mod

Federico Lo Giudice — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:14:33 +0000

This might not be the Iron Man armor as seen on the movies, but we’re sure that if Tony Stark was a PC Gamer, he’d be proud of this little tribute.

This is the creation of a user at the bit-tech forums, who chose the most kickass theme ever and ...
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WTF Of The Day: Floating Bed With Magnets

Federico Lo Giudice — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:54:01 +0000

Don’t you even think about using this bed if you’re covered in piercings. With the magnets and all, you’re gonna have a terrible time.

Meet the incredible (but expensive) floating bed. No, you read that right. Those of you who have $1,000 USD in their pockets, and some tools can ...
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Folding Origami Boat

David Delony — Thu, 24 May 2012 14:15:17 +0000

If you think of origama, images of folding pieces of paper into cranes come to mind. But a couple of guys have decided to take his ambitions further by building a folding boat.

Max Frommeld and Arno Mathies, Masters students of production design at London’s Royal College of Art have created ...
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Bethesda’s Office Has A Skyrim Wall

Federico Lo Giudice — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:55:08 +0000

Every time we think of Bethesda, buggy but hilarious games such as The Elder Scrolls or Fallout franchises come to mind. Can you imagine how cool it’d be to work there?

So, do you remember the Alduin Wall from Skyrim, the one Bethesda had around every time they spoke about ...
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Star Wars Spaceships Made Out Of Floppy Disks

Federico Lo Giudice — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:37:19 +0000

Our dreams of flying through the emptiness of space dropping missiles on the Death Star’s weak point can be recreated once more, this time with ships made out of floppies.

Instructables user Jetpack5 came up with these as a fun little project, and even put instructions up for those who ...
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Crowdfunded Billboards Warn SOPA Sponsor Not To Mess With The Internet

David Delony — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:35:40 +0000

Internet users have a wide variety of opinions on politics, but one thing united them: the proposed SOPA and PIPA laws in the U.S. Congress that would have amounted to censorship of the Internet.

One of the groups opposing the law, Fight for the Future, has erected billboards reading “Don’t mess ...
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Awesome Villainous Steampunk Art

Ehud Riven — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:13:22 +0000

The steampunk fashion hasn’t skipped over comic books fan art, not even the villains, who some make a very suitable case for the steampunk rendition. Mostly, it seems, that Batman bad guys fit the bill. X-Men scourge and Doctor Doom, a walking steampunk creation, couldn’t be ignored as well.

Steampunk Joker

And ...
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