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Bee-like Mini Robots May Be The Key to Exploring Mars

Searching for life on Mars could be made easier with the use of swarms of miniature robots.

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Nine-Angled Lens Captures 3D Images

Science, now in 3D!

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Concrete Playground Needs a Digital Sales Manager

Do you (a) possess excellent online sales skills and/or (b) look like Will Ferrell in Eastbound and Down? This might just be the role for you.

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Nokia and Burton Develop Smart Snowboards

Snowboard with sensors can track your runs, and will do anything else you can think of and develop

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Cyberdyne Develops Superhuman Robot Suits

Cyberdine unleashes HAL, a robot suit that enhances strength beyond average human capability.

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A Mobile that Can Recharge in your Pocket

An environmentally friendly mobile phone that can run on body heat

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Silicone Speakers for Sharing Music Anywhere

Foldable, stackable, washable and virtually indestructible, Tembo Trunks sustainable silicone speakers let you share your tunes wherever you are.

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IKEA Helps Organise Your Computer Desktop

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See More of the World with New Improved Google Street View

New and improved Google Street View transports you to locations on all continents, with stunning 360 degree panoramas and enhanced interactivity.

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Wear Music of Artists You Heart on Your Sleeve

Playbutton is an mp3 player embedded in a badge, each one storing pre-recorded content like an album or mix-tape.

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Tweets Inspire a Book on the Egyptian Revolution

Tweets from activists in the revolution in Egypt are compiled into a compelling timeline of the uprising.

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Google’s Person Finder Helps Locate Tsunami Victims

Person Finder is an online search tool to help people locate the whereabouts of family members, loved ones and friends that have been caught in the natural disaster.

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Surreal Images Caused by Google Earth Glitches

These dream-like pictures look as though they could be from the set of Inception, but they're actually screenshots from Google Earth

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Virtual Christchurch Cafe Raises Money for Earthquake Victims

This philanthropic website seeks to aid New Zealand's earthquake victims with profits from virtual coffee products.

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Flying House from ‘Up’ Recreated in California

As part of a new National Geographic television series, a team of scientists, engineers and balloon pilots recreated the scene from the hit flick.

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Eco-Friendly Alternative to Plastic USBs

Each Flashkus is created from thin strips of recyclable cardboard, allowing for easy disk-labeling and the potential to recycle the body of the disk once you're done.

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Instagram and Stickygram Print Your iPhone Photography

iPhone photography apps like Instagram and Hipstamatic recreate a Polaroid-feel in our piccies.

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The new look Concrete Playground

We've nipped, tucked and delivered Concrete Playground to you in a shiny new package, re-imagining everything from the ground up.

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Lenovo Creates First Ever Eye-Controlled Computer

Blinking or being distracted by someone across the room could potentially lead to your documents closing unsaved, now that your eyes can control your computer.

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Kite-Powered Car Drives Across Australia

A unique take on raising environmental awareness involves a kite and a pair of German 'extreme sportsmen.'

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Breakup Notifier Normalises Your Facebook Stalking

The highly controversial new Facebook app is the one most likely to get you laid by someone on the rebound.

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